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Plus, the global craze for matcha. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Sejuf8T via IFTTT

President Trump’s special envoy said that “we will now consider alternative options to bring the hostages home,” though it was not clear that negotiations had halted. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/4LmOQ70 via IFTTT

The announcement sets France apart from the United States and most of its close allies, and could cause friction with President Trump. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/zong5JB via IFTTT

At least a dozen people were killed after the two countries exchanged fire after simmering tensions over a border dispute boiled over on Thursday. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/CjGyPpt via IFTTT

European Union officials are set for a summit with China’s top leaders. China’s support of Russia and a long list of trade disputes are on the agenda. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/E6h8Zo5 via IFTTT

The warning from Iran’s deputy foreign minister came days before he is set to travel to Istanbul for nuclear talks with European counterparts. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/JmkP0NW via IFTTT

President Trump will get to decide where to invest Japanese money and the United States will keep 90 percent of the profits, the White House said. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/1UdIPjX via IFTTT

For weeks, fires and explosions have been reported almost daily in Iran. Officials are investigating what they think is a coordinated campaign. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/BJur5z7 via IFTTT

Plus, the death of Ozzy Osbourne. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/kM9342p via IFTTT

A fact-finding committee presented findings on a wave of sectarian killings earlier this year. Human rights experts said the report failed to hold the country’s security establishment accountable. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/BbzNAKX via IFTTT

The administration provided some insight into the terms that were agreed upon between Indonesia and the United States, hinting at how other vague and hastily negotiated deals may turn out. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/alxV941 via IFTTT

The theocratic government is repurposing folklore and patriotic anthems as it seeks to channel national outrage into increasing its support at home. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/xisvWjc via IFTTT

Bed sharing tends to be unpopular and contentious in the United States. But in many Asian countries, the question is often not whether to do it, but when to stop. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/RThtBmS via IFTTT

Plus, New Zealand wines with something extra. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/HpFunf7 via IFTTT

The man, a U.S. citizen, is barred from leaving China by the Ministry of State Security, the country’s main intelligence and counterintelligence agency. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/OjpHmAn via IFTTT

Iranian representatives will meet with negotiators from Britain, France and Germany on Friday, days after they threatened to restore sanctions. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/w2qTrSd via IFTTT

As rescuers search for the missing under the rubble, thousands of evacuated villagers face the daunting task of rebuilding their homes. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/HWG10iZ via IFTTT

Beijing is betting that economic pressure and diplomatic defiance will force concessions, but its stance could put more strain on its ties with Europe at a crucial time. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/E6PApij via IFTTT

Plus, a film takes us back to the pandemic. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/GsLHM9Q via IFTTT

The case comes around the same time a Japanese pharmaceutical executive was imprisoned, adding to growing unease even as Beijing tries to court overseas investors. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/uNhpyJs via IFTTT

The Trump administration has dialed back aggressive measures against China and reversed its position on technology controls as the president angles for a Chinese trip later this year. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/lAvbDp6 via IFTTT

The tropical cyclone was expected to make landfall in mainland China later on Sunday with winds equivalent to those of a Category 2 Atlantic hurricane. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/Fj4brsK via IFTTT

Big Ocean, a boy band whose members are deaf or hard of hearing, has found success with a mix of singing and signing. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/b6mQqBN via IFTTT

Thousands went missing during Syria’s decades-long intervention in Lebanon. Months after the fall of the Syrian regime, families are still clinging to hope. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/ZoQ6zWO via IFTTT

Defying demolition orders, a Chinese man turned his home into a rickety 11-story tower. Now tourists are coming. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/tJwqOlN via IFTTT

With his calls to limit foreign workers, fight globalism and put “Japanese First,” Sohei Kamiya has brought a fiery right-wing populism to Japan’s election on Sunday. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/nzMbNOB via IFTTT

Long before President Trump wielded tariffs as a weapon to punish Indonesia, the country was fighting back a flood of cheap Chinese goods. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/fMGUnsV via IFTTT

In the first tangible inroads Elon Musk has sought for years in India, Starlink passed a final regulatory hurdle and Tesla opened its first India store. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/7irPbny via IFTTT

A clearer picture begins to emerge of what the Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites achieved. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/m036lLN via IFTTT

Plus, panic-buying Korean beauty products from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/rW1oxG4 via IFTTT

A popular and contentious game, Revenge on Gold Diggers, sheds light on misogyny, inequality and the feeling among many men that they are economic victims. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/4hWK9dZ via IFTTT

Alimentation Couche-Tard’s $47 billion bid spurred changes at the chain’s Japanese owner. Now, the question is whether that momentum will carry forward. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/gJVDquv via IFTTT

Plus, the many takes on Superman. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/zIAuVy7 via IFTTT

More than 1.4 million Afghans have been forced out of Iran since January amid a governmental crackdown. Elian Peltier, an international correspondent at The New York Times, reports from the Afghanistan-Iran border. There, he met with Afghans grappling with an uncertain future, as they return to a country with widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women’s and girls’ rights. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/q9YtPUC via IFTTT

Druse militiamen have been fighting with Bedouins in the Sweida Province, and Syrian government forces and the Israeli military are getting involved. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/PxIpvbQ via IFTTT

Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, demanded “accountability for this criminal and terrorist act,” referring to the killing last week of Sayfollah Musallet in the occupied territories. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/MER0Hba via IFTTT

Druse militiamen have been fighting with Bedouins in the Sweida Province, and Syrian government forces and the Israeli military are getting involved. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/n2ZrsCF via IFTTT

Plus, “Severance” picks up top Emmy nominations. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/xIhBJtO via IFTTT

Companies redirected exports through other countries to avoid U.S. tariffs, and policymakers turned up investment in manufacturing and infrastructure. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/sfSDZ98 via IFTTT

Plus, why Hitchcock still scares us from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/jWI4Dyc via IFTTT

Competing in a marathon in 2011, he claimed to be 100, though his exact age remained a mystery. “I run while talking to God,” he said in explaining his endurance. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/JxVFGiW via IFTTT

The minority members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee say the White House is undercutting American soft power and letting China fill the void. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/VrvyQjM via IFTTT

An Israeli proposal to force much of Gaza’s population into a small enclave is now overshadowing negotiations over a truce. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/aBVOgY0 via IFTTT

The university published the student’s full name and said her behavior had “damaged national dignity.” The move prompted an online debate and accusations of sexism. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/H1tB03U via IFTTT

Plus, Jannik Sinner wins Wimbledon. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/2SAc1y6 via IFTTT

Most nations are still negotiating in hopes of avoiding punitive import taxes. At the same time, they’re looking for trading partners as a way around the United States. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/6OWlcZ3 via IFTTT

A preliminary assessment in last month’s disaster focusing on fuel being cut to both engines only deepened the mystery for people grieving loved ones. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/InqJ4x0 via IFTTT

States worry that the imposition of Hindi, the main language of northern India, would wipe out their cultural heritage. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/JgYtu24 via IFTTT

Marco Rubio made his first visit to Asia as secretary of state. Edward Wong, a diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times, reports from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to explain how President Trump’s tariffs have upset U.S. trading partners. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/WVGRP0g via IFTTT

In April, U.S.-made bombs destroyed a detention facility that held Ethiopian migrants in Yemen, crushing bodies and shredding limbs. Amid official silence, the survivors are left wondering why. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/S8VdT3p via IFTTT

How one man gets by in the unbearable and inescapable heat of Pakistan’s biggest and most unlivable city. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/XD5vbli via IFTTT

How one man gets by in the unbearable and inescapable heat of Pakistan’s biggest and most unlivable city. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/OMkp6Jw via IFTTT

The focus on the fuel switches on Air India Flight 171 raised questions about the pilots’ actions. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/F8SWjBT via IFTTT

The Central Asian nation, rich in critical minerals, is deepening its ties to China but does relatively little trade with the United States. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/YEVjJov via IFTTT

Plus, toads with psychedelic powers. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/InTxU6E via IFTTT

A total of 10 crew members have been rescued so far after Yemeni militants sank a Greek-owned cargo ship in the Red Sea. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/W09NY8F via IFTTT

The assessment came as experts are trying to determine how long it would take Iran to rebuild its nuclear program in the aftermath of U.S. and Israeli strikes. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/TuFnxyj via IFTTT

The Yemeni militia, backed by Iran, said it had sunk a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea. Liberia said the attack killed two crew members. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/oF9bBmD via IFTTT

Plus, the Bayeux Tapestry’s homecoming. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/6oyZJtG via IFTTT

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol, already ​accused of insurrection, faced additional ​criminal charges after a special counsel expanded the investigation into his ill-fated declaration of martial law. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/VxMUlsk via IFTTT

Dr. Victoria Rose spent 21 days in the territory in May, treating people who were shot trying to get food and children with life-changing injuries from Israeli bombs. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/FulTM18 via IFTTT

The fishermen’s boats had drifted into South Korean waters, officials said. The South’s new president has been trying to improve ties with North Korea. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/lYya45H via IFTTT

The kindergarten’s cooks used inedible pigments to decorate buns and cakes, the authorities said. Eight school officials and employees were detained. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/U2QfC7y via IFTTT

The country is experiencing its worst drought in decades, which has set the conditions for the blazes to scorch an area the size of Washington, D.C. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/eQI7ghn via IFTTT

Plus, Sweden’s secret to well-being. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/ZKwasnB via IFTTT

As the rebels have gained ground, they have detained thousands of prisoners of war. Their enemy, the junta, keeps few captives. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/MEoGQ6I via IFTTT

Plus, the beautiful chaos of Rio’s beaches. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/MlAO6Z0 via IFTTT

The private dinner between the two leaders on Monday marks Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s third visit to Washington this year. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/sgJVTLB via IFTTT

President Trump has told seven countries that they will face tariffs of at least 25 percent on Aug. 1 if they don’t reach agreements by then. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/M8J6aiZ via IFTTT

Momentum is building in Taiwan to lessen its business dependency on China, its biggest trading partner. Doing so will not be easy. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/jJrdBsP via IFTTT

The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying cry against Israel, even among the Iranian regime’s domestic critics. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3RL5ol8 via IFTTT

Plus, the case of the lost Stradivarius. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/JxNngz2 via IFTTT

The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying cry against Israel, even among the Iranian regime’s domestic critics. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/3fNdvDx via IFTTT

As China vies with Silicon Valley for primacy, Hangzhou, home to DeepSeek and Alibaba, is where its aspiring tech titans mingle and share ideas. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/wDmdEJs via IFTTT

Just before the Dalai Lama turned 90, he announced that his successor would be selected through the traditional process of reincarnation. Mujib Mashal, The New York Times’s South Asia bureau chief, explains why this process could increase tensions with China. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/NGWo8hy via IFTTT

The long absence of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, from public life had fueled speculation about his health and threats to his life. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/eauZ7c4 via IFTTT

Local leaders denounced the episodes, which both took place on Friday evening: arson at a synagogue and a disturbance at an Israeli eatery. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/wC7qolA via IFTTT

Low environmental standards helped China become the world’s low-cost producer of rare earths, but Beijing was also focused on helping the industry. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/rotvswA via IFTTT

It was not immediately clear whether the group was demanding any significant changes to the plan for a 60-day truce, hostage-for-prisoner swaps and talks on a permanent end to the Gaza war. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/Uf1ZRw4 via IFTTT

Plus, North Korea’s new beach resort. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/VmLk7ec via IFTTT

The rise of Izz al-Din al-Haddad in the chain of command suggests the group will hold firm to its position demanding a total end to the war before releasing all remaining hostages. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/yeLKo9z via IFTTT

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Municipal workers in the South Korean capital region are responding to a summer infestation by spraying water, but residents wish they would break out the poison. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/lQnfqLT via IFTTT

The ship was carrying 65 people when it sank on its way to the Indonesian resort island, a popular tourist destination. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/RUmzD73 via IFTTT

Using falsified and stolen IDs, prosecutors say, North Koreans secure jobs that help finance the regime by evading sanctions. They also steal corporate secrets, some related to military technology. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/1sQSfhR via IFTTT

Plus, pet crocodiles in Australia. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/2PwZoMN via IFTTT

The aging Tibetan spiritual leader is looking to prevent Beijing from taking advantage of a power vacuum that might arise after his death. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/tno4fDp via IFTTT

Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani was seen struggling to walk with a cane at a funeral procession this weekend for military commanders killed in the 12-day war. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/slB10hj via IFTTT

Plus, a new way to see Cézanne. from NYT > World > Asia Pacific https://ift.tt/LyANiWl via IFTTT

It was the two leaders’ first call since 2022, and the Russian president’s first with any major European leader since last year. from NYT > World > Middle East https://ift.tt/as0lL3U via IFTTT