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The Bank of Japan lowered its growth forecast by more than half and paused its efforts to raise interest rates. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/wjIYEbt via IFTTT

Israel launched airstrikes on Syria amid a spreading wave of sectarian violence in areas dominated by the Druse minority. Dozens of people have been killed in two days of clashes. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/1VSQm9P via IFTTT

Plus, books that whisk you away. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/VF9jBAq via IFTTT

The fires interrupted memorial day ceremonies, and Israel’s top firefighter called the blazes “one of the toughest events” he has faced. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/e0dMJNK via IFTTT

The charges stemmed from a criminal case more than 20 years ago. In the interim, the businessman, David Lee, had repeatedly visited China without issue. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/m2by7Sx via IFTTT

The instructions from the office of Secretary General António Guterres were reviewed by The New York Times and came after President Trump ordered a review of U.S. funding to the agency. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/p1yJ9ZM via IFTTT

The instructions from the office of Secretary General António Guterres were reviewed by The New York Times and came after President Trump ordered a review of U.S. funding to the agency. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/p1yJ9ZM via IFTTT

Plus, advice on how to be happy. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/fD9rIZn via IFTTT

Companies like Alibaba that built China’s world-leading online shopping sector are now helping its sellers find markets beyond the United States. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/zOW4pLS via IFTTT

Plus, the poetry challenge. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/dNfYg40 via IFTTT

The departure of Israel’s domestic intelligence chief appeared to end his unusually public clash with the prime minister. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/0IrSzTf via IFTTT

President Trump ordered a start to the strikes against the Houthis on March 15. Congressional officials say the campaign has cost well over $1 billion. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/QjFLzlq via IFTTT

Plus, when a child’s life is the family business. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/t7GYmSF via IFTTT

Intent on firing the Shin Bet chief, Ronen Bar, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced him in a sharp affidavit, deepening national political divisions. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/yQLnsTP via IFTTT

The attack raised concerns that the cease-fire that ended a war between Israel and Lebanese militants might be in jeopardy. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/eUl0LHq via IFTTT

The ramming episode, at a Filipino-themed block party in Vancouver on Saturday, killed “a number of people,” and injured more, the police said. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/maM2tIq via IFTTT

Both major political parties are pledging steep cuts on the number of foreigners allowed to study in Australia as a way to rein in runaway housing prices. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/tI31OpN via IFTTT

For many ordinary Palestinians, the appointment of Hussein al-Sheikh was emblematic of how out-of-touch the leadership of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority has become. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/gR4sC83 via IFTTT

There was no immediate indication that the blast was caused by sabotage or a deliberate attack. State media said it was likely caused by containers of chemicals catching fire. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/YXPL6z2 via IFTTT

The risk of exposing a military still being modernized may constrain Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he weighs retaliation for a terrorist attack. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/dB8DjUl via IFTTT

Plans for a third round of talks in three weeks have raised hopes for an Iran nuclear accord, which could avert a new Mideast conflict. President Trump said he believed a deal was within reach. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/KbeJ8fk via IFTTT

Amid rising tensions with India, Pakistan’s defense minister declared his country’s innocence in a terror attack that killed 26 people this week in Kashmir territory. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/8ATIGcL via IFTTT

At a formerly grand hotel where the famed martial arts star once stayed, a group of collectors is trying to preserve vestiges of the city’s past as its political identity changes. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/MtdV7TD via IFTTT

An explosion near a UNESCO world heritage site in Yemen’s capital on Sunday killed 12 people, according to health authorities tied to the Houthi-led government. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/w2mL6aj via IFTTT

In a rare apology to the United Nations, Israel said its forces had struck a U.N. compound in Gaza with tank fire. A Bulgarian aid worker was killed. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/UObCTgr via IFTTT

Plus, was Shakespeare a bad husband? from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/JOtWKTh via IFTTT

Online mockery of President Trump is fodder for the Communist Party’s propagandists. For liberal-minded Chinese, it is a creative expression of shock at his policies. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/cnqiSwO via IFTTT

The move could shutter the country’s largest opposition party, the Islamic Action Front, which is the Brotherhood’s political arm in Jordan. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/DcgMyli via IFTTT

Plus, the perfect pour-over coffee. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Ppyxmrk via IFTTT

The president’s threats of tariffs have brought countries like Japan, South Korea and India rushing to negotiate, but they have sown chaos with bigger trading partners like China. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/ORv8w7X via IFTTT

Japan had long maintained deep economic ties with both China and the United States. Recent trade tensions may challenge that approach. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/utvU1Rm via IFTTT

Remarks by President Trump and his Treasury secretary fueled a rebound in global stocks, extending a surge that started on Wall Street. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/H8dSmYl via IFTTT

Plus, the next big thing from Japan. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/k3AE1N4 via IFTTT

Her career at Israel’s national intelligence agency included working undercover before serving as deputy under three directors. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/7V4pWOr via IFTTT

President Trump’s tariffs and his attacks on the Federal Reserve continue to unnerve the markets, pushing investors away from the dollar and toward havens like gold. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/FIRCuz2 via IFTTT

Plus, making a difference on Earth Day. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/9M7hJjZ via IFTTT

Witnesses said an airstrike on Sunday hit a densely populated area adjacent to the Old City in Houthi-dominated Sana. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/cDKnYVW via IFTTT

Those tariff clouds? Indians wish them away as they welcome Vice President JD Vance for a four-day visit. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/5cQGJBX via IFTTT

Trump’s tariffs continued to jar investors on Monday as stocks in Asia mostly fell and the U.S. dollar weakened. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/2SU6kl4 via IFTTT

At least in the capital, Damascus, the Christian holiday festivities were protected and joyfully observed. Religious minorities are still wary, however, about the new leaders’ commitment to inclusivity. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/ZNnklVp via IFTTT

Plus, a Senegalese strawberry farmer on a mission. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/SokOCBM via IFTTT

The draft executive order to be signed by President Trump would eliminate Africa operations and shut down bureaus working on democracy, human rights and refugee issues. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/2XeLVbE via IFTTT

The draft executive order to be signed by President Trump would eliminate Africa operations and shut down bureaus working on democracy, human rights and refugee issues. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/2XeLVbE via IFTTT

A sectarian-fueled killing spree exposed how fragile peace is in Syria, where the government’s control is limited and tension runs deep after nearly 14 years of civil war. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/5VMeSpb via IFTTT

Massacres have spread across once-quiet towns on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, in the deadliest outbreak of sectarian violence since rebels toppled the dictator Bashar al-Assad. Christina Goldbaum, The New York Times’s bureau chief in Syria, traveled to the area to get a sense of who was responsible. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/A2s7X5U via IFTTT

Israel was keeping up its intense bombing campaign in the enclave, which has exacted a heavy price on civilians struggling to find safe places to shelter. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/XY3f7Lw via IFTTT

As the North African nation continues to slide toward authoritarianism, a court sentenced about 40 people, including high-profile rivals of the president, to up to 66 years in prison. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/A2yWag4 via IFTTT

The Trump administration has sent mixed messages about its goal for the negotiations. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/yYXKEaF via IFTTT

The new fees are aimed at countering China’s dominance of the shipbuilding industry, but critics say they will simply raise prices for American consumers. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/RmXDzbj via IFTTT

China is the biggest foreign patron of Cambodia, where Mr. Xi concluded a tour of Southeast Asia. But the region also needs to curry favor with President Trump. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/gp7qsvo via IFTTT

Indian authorities said that Harpreet Singh, who was arrested on Thursday, was linked to a Sikh separatist movement and to an attack on a retired police officer. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Sb1eZJM via IFTTT

Plus, Argentina’s capybara problem. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/LrEzOXV via IFTTT

The end of the Assad era has reduced some threats, but the Islamic State has shown renewed strength in the country. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/WR5Va7M via IFTTT

Beijing is using a mix of carrots and sticks to try to prevent other countries from siding with the United States in isolating China. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/po1m5ns via IFTTT

But Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran planned to participate “calmly and coolly” in the negotiations. Both sides will meet in Rome on Saturday for a second round, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/MqXl5jy via IFTTT

Plus, a look at the Grand Egyptian Museum. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Gp4Xrnj via IFTTT

The move comes before President Trump’s planned imposition of new tariffs on small packages sent to the United States from Hong Kong and China. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/IdzlHFM via IFTTT

Plus, the fight over Van Gogh’s roots. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/gzo3NPD via IFTTT

While serving as Colin Powell’s deputy during the Iraq war, he found himself at the center of a scandal when he leaked a C.I.A. operative’s name. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/AzXWLdH via IFTTT

The New York Times obtained autopsy reports for 14 of the 15 people killed in a March 23 attack on an ambulance and fire truck. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/DjSxCpU via IFTTT

Britain was edging closer to China, but a dispute at a Chinese-owned steel company in the U.K. may prompt a rethink. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/lOdPHI5 via IFTTT

While India dreams of becoming a new factory to the world, its manufacturers are struggling to find skilled workers, secure components and overcome red tape. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/3hwEqBi via IFTTT

President Trump is staking everything on winning by imposing tariffs on China. But the fight threatens to choke off negotiations about other issues like Taiwan, fentanyl, TikTok and more. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Vb9mR3K via IFTTT

Plus, remembering Mario Vargas Llosa. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/TYObQZP via IFTTT

Xi Jinping is in Southeast Asia to build bonds with countries that also face U.S. tariffs and have come under pressure from Washington to curb the transshipment of Chinese goods. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/lL9oI6G via IFTTT

For companies that have shifted factory production from China to other countries, the latest tariffs have undermined their strategy while sowing paralysis. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/4o9GTq3 via IFTTT

After exempting Chinese imports of smartphones, chips and other electronics, President Trump said on Sunday the carve outs were only temporary. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/N2dHQw7 via IFTTT

Plus, an art forest in Thailand. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/6qiAGBY via IFTTT

Asaad al-Nasasra has not been heard from since the March 23 ambush by Israeli forces, which left 15 aid workers dead and drew international condemnation. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/PFM37Ym via IFTTT

No one was killed but the attack hit the Ahli Arab Hospital, a mainstay of Gaza’s decimated health care system. Separately, Israel said its troops had expanded their occupation of southern Gaza. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/UDKJ9B3 via IFTTT

The party, once the city’s largest opposition force, long championed a moderate approach. It ended up squeezed between a discontented populace and a repressive Beijing. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/anK1XNw via IFTTT

China’s leader is on a charm offensive in the region, but some of Beijing’s neighbors are wary of being caught in the crossfire of a superpower rivalry. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/4xWynKz via IFTTT

The city of Beijing advised residents to stay home as forecasters said the winds could be the city’s strongest in April in 70 years. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/1Is4jDM via IFTTT

The two sides are set to negotiate on Saturday, though expectations for a breakthrough are modest, and distrust high. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/ZDc7vq6 via IFTTT

The island’s many small factories have thrived by being frugal — and flexible. But President Trump’s unpredictability is testing their limits. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/zqcPTSH via IFTTT

More than 10,000 people will be put on track for deportation in May and June as a result of the Department of Homeland Security’s action. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/kDct2HR via IFTTT

The people of Myanmar have often turned to the clergy for aid during natural disasters. But last month’s earthquake was also devastating for monks, many of whom died under the rubble of collapsed monasteries. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/EQ3O8K4 via IFTTT

A set of popular apps helped China’s ByteDance develop a key component of advanced artificial intelligence: information on how a billion people use the internet. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/uhaxmcl via IFTTT

Plus, the biggest luxury deal of the year. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/KNWtBsX via IFTTT

The two sides have started talks to prevent conflicts between their troops in Syria, amid a growing rivalry for influence in the region. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/N5BV9Qd via IFTTT

Small factories with tiny profit margins have played a central role in China’s international competitiveness. Many could now face disaster. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/D5B7ywX via IFTTT

Markets in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan soar after the U.S. president pauses punishing tariffs. Gains in mainland China were modest as trade hostilities heat up between Washington and Beijing. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/VAuGEyM via IFTTT

Plus, how your brain connects to ideology. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/kEhaOgM via IFTTT

The president also further raised already steep tariffs on China, saying that Beijing should not have retaliated against his earlier trade actions. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/mK49y7d via IFTTT

American military officials say the Pentagon might need to dip into stockpiles in Asia to replenish supplies in the Middle East, congressional aides say. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/sdrVoGw via IFTTT

“The floodgates of horror” have been opened for Palestinians since the collapse of the temporary cease-fire, Secretary General António Guterres said. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/t7kA8Gy via IFTTT

Plus, the International Booker Prize shortlist. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/vP6dnVs via IFTTT

President Trump pulled out of the last Iran nuclear accord in 2018, and negotiators from the two nations have not met face-to-face since. Now he faces the challenge of dismantling the Iranian program. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/5uMto9R via IFTTT

The president said he would counter Beijing’s tariffs, which came in response to Mr. Trump’s own levies, with even more tariffs on Chinese imports. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/b5CSZrP via IFTTT

Dozens of foreign governments were trying to appeal to the president to have steep tariffs rolled back, but the president and his advisers have indicated negotiations could be difficult. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/2bUxIk7 via IFTTT

Kanda, on Japan’s southern coast, grew in tandem with an auto plant that sends half of the cars it makes to the United States. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Bxj1hmR via IFTTT

Cambodia’s authoritarian dynasty had silenced almost all of the country’s independent media. The remaining few are facing extinction because of an executive directive from President Trump. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/k7FyCv1 via IFTTT

The New York Times interviewed two people who described being detained by Israeli soldiers and looking on as they opened fire on ambulances and a fire truck, killing 15. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/p7HAbVF via IFTTT

Plus, meet a robot butler. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/moDTyVf via IFTTT

The Israeli military, confronted with video evidence contradicting its initial account, now says it was “mistaken.” from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/9kdYqJh via IFTTT

In recent years Vietnam has forged strategic and economic links with the United States, its former foe, making the steep tariff rate all the more of a shock. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/ZTs548C via IFTTT

The number, far higher than any previous estimate, poses a test for the new government. Experts fear that sarin, chlorine and mustard gas stockpiles could be unsecured. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/kc86CnI via IFTTT

The Israeli military had previously asserted that the workers had been “advancing suspiciously” toward its troops. A video obtained by The New York Times on Friday appeared to contradict that account. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/Bzs5JUf via IFTTT

Rodrigo Duterte, the former Philippine president who is facing charges of crimes against humanity, is running for mayor in a race analysts say he could win. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/McbLCFd via IFTTT

The U.N. has said Israel killed the workers. The video appears to contradict Israel’s version of the incident, which described the vehicles as “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency signals. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/qwC0lEe via IFTTT

A 24-year-old American man went to a far-flung island in hopes of filming an encounter with the Sentinelese, the Indian authorities said. It is illegal to make contact with the tribe. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/a8sMxoc via IFTTT

In one of the biggest cases he worked on, he represented Time magazine when Mr. Sharon, Israel’s defense minister, sued it over its reporting on a 1983 massacre in Lebanon. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/n4LaP3h via IFTTT

Five friends defied the junta to care for people injured in the military coup. One returned from the battlefield to find his four friends among the dead in the March 28 earthquake. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/0aYzsxA via IFTTT

More than 14,000 police officers have been deployed ahead of Friday’s decision by the Constitutional Court in the impeachment case of President Yoon Suk Yeol. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/t3BxW6e via IFTTT

Plus, Bruce Springsteen’s “Lost Albums.” from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Mr35FPA via IFTTT

The Israeli military said it was looking into reports about the deaths at a school-turned-shelter, which came as Israel was intensifying its offensive in Gaza to pressure Hamas to release hostages. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/pE6YPnm via IFTTT

The death of the actress Kim Sae-ron has plunged her former boyfriend, the superstar actor Kim Soo-hyun, into the biggest crisis of his career. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/xnvbzMI via IFTTT

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that nearly all of the 15 bodies recovered had gunshot wounds. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/7XiISpk via IFTTT

Plus, David Hockney’s biggest show. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/794LxTs via IFTTT

Democratic senators said in a letter that the administration was failing its first test of humanitarian aid as China and Russia send teams to help. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/YP9Grw4 via IFTTT

Large quakes produce shaking at a variety of frequencies. Some waves can travel hundreds of miles, and are amplified by local geological conditions. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Cx5Kny6 via IFTTT

Plus, the enigmatic “goddess” of the piano. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Oqf6tox via IFTTT

Mohammad Rahim Wahidi, a lawful permanent resident of the United States, was detained for more than 30 hours upon returning to the country over the weekend. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/jo8d1Wf via IFTTT