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Aujourd’hui — 19 mars 2024NYT > World

Who was Marwan Issa, the Hamas commander killed by Israel?

Mr. Issa, a presumed planner of the Oct. 7 attacks, is one of the most senior Hamas leaders killed in Gaza since the start of the war.

There are few photos of Marwan Issa, the senior-most Hamas leader killed by Israel since the start of the war. An official in the group’s military wing, he kept a low profile.

Tuesday Briefing: Putin’s Victory Spectacle

Also, Gambia moves to overturn a ban on female genital cutting.

Russian incumbent President Vladimir Putin addresses the crowd at a rally in Red Square in Moscow on Monday.

Putin Urges Russians to Unite on Ukraine War

A day after a rubber-stamp presidential election, President Vladimir Putin said he would not back down in Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Thousands of Russians gathered on Red Square in Moscow on Monday, a day after Vladimir V. Putin was declared the winner of a stage-managed presidential election.
Hier — 18 mars 2024NYT > World

Middle East Crisis: Israel Will Dispatch Team to Hear Biden Administration Worries on Rafah

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, agreed to the request in a call with President Biden, who has been concerned about the danger an invasion poses to more than 1 million Gazans there.

Palestinians flee the area after Israeli bombardment in central Gaza City on Monday.

Famine Is ‘Imminent’ in Northern Gaza, Report Warns

Par : Gaya Gupta
A global authority on food security said that in the coming months, as many as 1.1 million people in Gaza could face the most severe levels of hunger.

Palestinian children waiting in line for food provided by donors in Deir al Balah, Gaza, in February.

Gambia Votes to Overturn Landmark Ban on Female Genital Cutting

Lawmakers in the West African country voted to advance a bill repealing a 2015 ban. If it passes the final round of voting, Gambia will become the first nation to roll back protections against the practice.

Protesters outside the National Assembly in the capital of Gambia on Monday hold signs asking legislators not to repeal the law banning female genital cutting.

Pakistani Airstrikes in Afghanistan Kill at Least 8, Taliban Officials Say

The pre-dawn strikes escalated tensions between two countries that have clashed over the recent rise in militant violence on Pakistan’s soil.

Security officials searching vehicles in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Monday following the strikes by Pakistan.

Israeli Negotiators Head to Qatar for Cease-Fire Talks, Officials Say

Hamas and Israel failed to reach an agreement ahead of Ramadan. Last week, Hamas dropped one of its demands.

In Tel Aviv this month, people held photos of a hostage believed to have been taken during the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on Oct. 7. Some Israelis say their government is not doing enough to secure the captives’ release.

What Meltdown? Crypto Comes Roaring Back in the Philippines.

Two years after the cryptocurrency market crashed, internet cafes for playing crypto-earning video games are opening and farmers have started harvesting virtual crops from the games for income.

Customers at an internet cafe in Quezon City, Philippines, can play games that reward players with cryptocurrency tokens.

Putin’s Orchestrated Election Leaves Russians With No Other Choices

Par : Paul Sonne
Many Russians say they back their president, but it is far less clear what they might do if they were given alternatives.

Voters at a polling station in Moscow on Sunday, as part of a protest against President Vladimir V. Putin.

In Seoul, Blinken Warns of Disinformation Threat to Democracies

At an international forum, the secretary of state said artificial intelligence’s ability to disrupt the global flow of information could prove politically perilous during a year of elections.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke about threats to global security posed by A.I.-generated disinformation at the Summit for Democracy in Seoul on Monday.

Putin Breaks Silence on Navalny’s Death, Calling It an ‘Unfortunate Incident’

The Russian leader claimed he had been ready to release Navalny in a prisoner swap when the opposition leader died last month at an Arctic penal colony.

On Sunday, Mr. Putin made his first public remarks about Aleksei A. Navalny’s death.

Five Takeaways From Putin’s Win in Russia

President Vladimir V. Putin is expected to use the scale of his victory to justify more aggression in Ukraine. Many Russians are uneasy about what comes next.

President Vladimir Putin said the election results reflected “internal consolidation” that would let Russia “act effectively at the front line” in Ukraine.

Monday Briefing

Russia’s election results.

President Vladimir Putin said the election results reflected “internal consolidation” that would allow Russia to “act effectively at the front line” in Ukraine.

Steve Harley, ‘Make Me Smile’ Singer, Dies at 73

Mr. Harley was the frontman of the 1970s rock band Cockney Rebel, which landed several hits on the British charts.

Steve Harley formed the band Cockney Rebel in the early 1970s.

Putin Wins Russian Presidential Election

A rubber-stamp presidential election with no real competition allows Vladimir Putin to claim strong public support for his domestic dominance and the invasion of Ukraine.

A presidential election poster in Moscow on Sunday.

Niger Orders American Troops to Leave Its Territory

The West African country’s military junta said the presence of U.S. forces was “illegal.” Increasingly, West Africans are questioning the motives of Western countries operating in Africa.

American and Nigerien flags at an air base in Agadez, Niger. The Biden administration formally acknowledged last October what most countries had already concluded: that the military takeover in Niger last July was a coup.

Netanyahu Rejects Schumer Call for Israeli Election

The Israeli leader lashed back at a call from a prominent Democratic senator for elections in Israel.

An Israeli tank moving near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on Sunday.

Monday Briefing: Putin Extends His Rule

Also, new avenues to get aid into Gaza are not yet relieving hunger.

Voters lined up outside a polling station in Moscow at noon on Sunday, part of a protest against Vladimir Putin.
À partir d’avant-hierNYT > World

Navalny’s Widow Votes in Berlin

Yulia Navalnaya, who has vowed to carry on her husband’s work, waited in line for hours with voters outside of the Russian embassy.

Gaza Aid Chef, José Andrés, Calls for Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire

Par : Vivian Yee
The chef, José Andrés, also said that he hoped his group, World Central Kitchen, would be eventually able to transport “huge quantities of food daily into the shores of Gaza.”

World Central Kitchen is the only aid group that has successfully delivered aid directly to Gaza by sea.

Russia Says It Shot Down Ukrainian Drones, Debris Caused Oil Refinery Fire

An oil refinery was set on fire in southern Russia and air defense forces shot down two drones flying toward Moscow, officials said, as Ukraine continued a flurry of attacks timed for the election.

Damage on Sunday in Belgorod, Russia.

Long Lines of Russian Voters Signal Discontent With Putin’s Tenure

Many appeared to be heeding a call by the opposition to express frustration by showing up en masse at midday. “We don’t have any other options,” said one woman.

Voters lined up outside a polling station in Moscow on Sunday.

Middle East Crisis: Netanyahu, Responding to Schumer, Vows to Push Ahead With War

The Israeli prime minister said Senator Chuck Schumer’s call for elections in Israel had been “totally inappropriate.”

Humanitarian aid being airdropped over Gaza City on Friday.

Iceland Volcano Erupts in Plumes of Fire With Little Notice

The authorities said the eruption on Saturday night was the most powerful of a series that started in December.

Lava flowed from a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland on Saturday, in a handout photograph released by the Icelandic Coast Guard.

Haiti’s Hospitals Survived Cholera and Covid. Gangs Are Closing Them.

Many hospitals in Haiti’s capital have been looted by gangs or abandoned by their staffs amid the violence. Some are open, but too dangerous for people in need of care to reach.

An older woman was carried off the street this month in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where gang violence has forced the closure of more than half of the city’s medical facilities.

Russians Know Putin Will Be Re-Elected, but Many Worry What Comes Next

While there is little doubt about the vote’s outcome, there is concern that an emboldened President Putin may use a win to start a new war mobilization.

Some Russian voters are concerned that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia may introduce new economic measures after the voting.

Little Suspense Over Russian Vote. What Comes Next Is Less Certain.

While there is little doubt about the vote’s outcome, there is concern that an emboldened President Putin may use a win to start a new war mobilization.

Some Russian voters are concerned that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia may introduce new economic measures after the voting.

Gaza Receives First Sea-Borne Aid Amid Fears About Security and Malnutrition

The 200 tons of food provided by a celebrity chef’s charity arrived as UNICEF said rising numbers of children in Gaza were facing food deprivation.

The Open Arms ship towing a barge loaded with food off the coast of Gaza on Friday. The supplies were successfully offloaded for distribution in the territory.

Rebellious Russians Stage Daring Attacks From Ukraine on Russian Soil

The surprise attacks, timed to Russia’s election, are meant to undermine the sense of stability in Russia and divert the country’s military resources from Ukraine.

Russian soldiers who are fighting for Ukraine gather in a farmhouse on Thursday near the Russian border as they prepare for an assault.

U.N. Documents More Than 24 Attacks on Gazans Waiting for Aid Since January

The United Nations human rights office has not blamed any side for the attacks, including one on Thursday that Gazan health officials say killed 20.

Palestinians who were wounded by Israeli gunfire while waiting for aid, according to health officials, rest on beds at Al Shifa hospital in Gaza this month.

Hamas Softens Demand for Permanent Cease-Fire in Truce Talks, Officials Say

Hamas’s new proposal would allow the release of hostages in exchange for a phased pullback of Israeli troops. It could restart negotiations.

Pictures of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since Oct. 7 on display in Tel Aviv on Thursday.

Middle East Crisis: First Aid Shipment to Arrive by Sea Is Set to Be Delivered Across Gaza

The effort is a test of a planned maritime corridor to deliver supplies as the United Nations warns of rapidly worsening food deprivation.

The Open Arms towing a barge with about 200 tons of humanitarian aid off the Gaza coast on Friday.

In Occupied Ukraine, Soldiers and Poll Workers Collect Votes for Putin

Russia is holding a presidential vote in the occupied regions of Ukraine to try to legitimize its rule there, expose dissenters and present a veneer of democracy.

Members of a local election commission, accompanied by a soldier, prepared a mobile polling station for early voting in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region of Ukraine on Thursday.

India’s 2024 Multiphase Election: What to Know

India’s general elections will determine the political direction of the world’s most populous nation for the next five years.

In Paris, the Olympics Clean Up Their Act

Organizers of the Games promise to slash greenhouse gas emissions by re-using historic buildings, adding bike lanes, even putting solar panels on the Seine. Will it work?

Construction in Place de la Concorde.

In Search of Spring

For those of us who’ve been white-knuckling our way through winter, the new season can’t arrive soon enough.

A Financial Crisis May Jeopardize Local News in Most of Atlantic Canada

Par : Ian Austen
The main lender for SaltWire, which owns most of the region’s legacy newspapers outside New Brunswick, has moved to dissolve the publisher.

A lender has asked a court to dissolve Atlantic Canada’s leading news media company.

Chile’s Deadliest Wildfire Is Said to Have Been Made Worse by a Lack of Water

Poor water pressure and dry hydrants posed major obstacles to fighting the February fire that killed scores of people along the country’s Pacific Coast.

Ariel Orellana with a photo of his sister, Anastasia, who was killed in the fire, along with their mother. Forensic experts identified her remains a week after the fire.

Gazans Struggle to Celebrate Ramadan: ‘Practically Fasting for Months’

A time of religious devotion, dawn-to-dusk fasting and charity is instead a daily struggle for survival.

A Palestinian family in Deir al Balah in the central Gaza Strip prepared on Monday to break fast on the first day of Ramadan in the ruins of their family house.

For Ytasha Womack, the Afrofuture is Now

The writer and filmmaker discusses the blend of theoretical cosmology and Black culture in Chicago’s newest planetarium show.

Ytasha Womack, a screenwriter on “Niyah and the Multiverse,” currently playing at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, is the author of numerous works including “Black Panther: A Cultural Exploration.”

Was He Secretly Working for China? This Is What He Told Us.

Par : Yan Zhuang
Di Sanh Duong openly said that some people might mistake him for a Chinese spy, but he maintained that he never did anything to hurt Australia.

Di Sanh Duong in December at his office in Melbourne, Australia.

Who Australia Caught When It Went Looking for Chinese Spies

Par : Yan Zhuang
The first case tried under Australia’s foreign interference laws has raised tough questions about the breadth of the regulations.

Di Sanh Duong at his warehouse in December in Melbourne, Australia.

What the Philippines Is Doing About South China Sea Tensions

Escalating tensions in the South China Sea, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. says, are not only a regional issue, but a global one.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. of the Philippines and Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany this past week at the chancellery in Berlin.

Another Gaza Aid Convoy Ends in Violence, With at Least 20 Killed

The Gaza Health Ministry accused Israel of a “targeted” attack. Israel’s military denied the accusation, blaming Palestinian gunmen for the violence.

Palestinians performing the first Friday noon prayer of Ramadan over the ruins of Al-Farouq Mosque in Rafah, Gaza, on Friday.

Court Temporarily Halts S.E.C.’s New Climate Rules

Two fracking companies had challenged requirements that some businesses disclose more information about the risks they face from climate change.

The rules have been challenged by industry as too restrictive, but also by environmentalists as not strong enough.

Iran and U.S. Held Secret Talks on Proxy Attacks and Cease-Fire

Diplomats gathered in Oman in January, with the U.S. side seeking to stop attacks on Red Sea shipping and American bases, and Iran looking for a Gaza cease-fire.

A Houthi soldier in Sana, Yemen, on Friday, at a protest against the United States and Israel. Houthi attacks have been disrupting Red Sea shipping since the start of the war in Gaza.
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