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Hier — 24 avril 2024NYT > World

The Only Girls’ Team in a Boys’ Soccer League Has Gone Undefeated

The Queens Park Ladies, an under-12 soccer team in Bournemouth, England, hopes to inspire younger girls to get into the sport after a dominant season against the boys.

“They definitely underestimated us,” one Queens Park Ladies player said of their male opposition.

With Temperatures Soaring, Gazans Swelter in Makeshift Tents

The tents that failed to keep out the cold when many Gazans first fled their homes have now become suffocating as highs surpass 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

Tents in Deir Al Balah, where many displaced Gazans have been suffering under rising temperatures.

Middle East Crisis: Hamas Releases Video of Injured Israeli American Hostage

The video appeared to be the first time that Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was badly wounded in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack, has been seen alive since he was taken captive.

Israeli military vehicles near Israel’s border with Gaza this month.

Here’s How U.S. Aid to Ukraine Might Help on the Battlefield

Par : Lara Jakes
Weapons from the support package, considered “a lifeline” for Ukraine’s military, could be arriving on the battlefield within days.

Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. Artillery ammunition has been in short supply for the Ukrainian military for more than a year.

Israel’s Invasion of Rafah Is All but Inevitable, Experts Say

Israel says an assault on Gaza’s southernmost city is vital to dismantling Hamas and has proposed evacuating civilians. But more than a million people have taken refuge in the city.

The rubble of a building this month after Israeli strikes in Rafah, in southern Gaza, where more than a million displaced people have fled.

Germany Will Resume Funding for UNRWA After a UN Report

The announcement was likely to further strain Germany’s longstanding ties with Israel, which have deteriorated because of differences over the war in Gaza.

Displaced Palestinians cooking as they shelter in a UNRWA-affiliated school in Deir al Balah, central Gaza, on Tuesday.

Australian Journalist Says She Was Pushed Out of India

Avani Dias said that she had been denied a visa renewal for weeks because of her reporting on the Sikh separatist movement. Indian officials disputed her account.

Avani Dias produced a television segment about accusations that India was responsible for the death of a Sikh separatist in Canada last year.

Horses Run Loose Through Central London in Surreal Spectacle

A number of runaway army horses galloped through London on Wednesday morning, causing alarm and injuring pedestrians. All of the animals were eventually recovered.

Two horses bolting through the streets of London near Aldwych on Wednesday.

Myanmar’s Junta Recaptures Town That Was a Significant Gain for Rebels

Resistance soldiers were forced to leave Myawaddy, a key trading center on the border with Thailand, weeks after capturing it.

Crossing the Moei River, fleeing from Myawaddy, Myanmar, to Mae Sot, Thailand, on Saturday.

‘Kharkiv Is Unbreakable’: A Battered Ukrainian City Carries On

For residents of Ukraine’s second-largest city, daily Russian attacks have escalated fears but have not brought life to a standstill.

Luton Learns the Power of Premier League Status

Par : Rory Smith
Having a team in the world’s richest sports competition might alter how people think of Luton, a place long dogged by a ramshackle image and links to extremism.

A street closed on match day near Luton’s stadium.

Blinken Goes to China With Potential Trouble on Horizon

The secretary of state’s visit comes as Democrats and Republicans are vying to appear tougher on China.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is greeted in Shanghai on Wednesday by Kong Fuan, the director general of the Shanghai Foreign Affairs Office, and by two American diplomats — R. Nicholas Burns, the ambassador to China; and Scott Walker, the U.S. consul general in Shanghai.

Middle East Crisis: Israel Will Expand Civilian ‘Safe Zone’ if It Invades Crowded Gazan City, Official Says

Israel has said it plans to target Hamas fighters in Rafah, where a million civilians have sought shelter, an invasion the U.S. has warned against.

Cooking at a makeshift shelter in Rafah this month.

Wednesday Briefing

U.S. Senate approves long-stalled foreign aid.

The approved aid package has given a much-needed boost of morale for Ukrainian soldiers on the front and civilians living under threat.

UN Calls for Inquiry After Mass Graves Found at 2 Gaza Hospitals

Palestinian officials said scores of bodies had been found, some shot in the head, at one hospital after Israeli forces withdrew. Israel said it had dug up and reburied some bodies in a search for hostages.

The Palestinian Civil Defense recovering bodies on Sunday from what it is calling a mass grave at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.

What Is the Rwanda Policy? U.K.’s Plan for Asylum Seekers Explained

The plan has been in the works for years, but the passage of a contentious bill by Britain’s Parliament puts the country closer to sending asylum seekers to the African nation.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain at a meeting with ministers in London on Monday.

Timur Ivanov, Russian Deputy Defense Minister, Is Detained on Bribery Charges

Timur Ivanov, who has long been in charge of major military construction projects and known for leading a lavish lifestyle, was held Tuesday on charges of “large scale” corruption.

A photograph released by Russian state media showed Timur Ivanov in Moscow in 2018. Mr. Ivanov is known as a protégé of Sergei K. Shoigu, the Russian defense minister.

Israel Plans to Expand ‘Humanitarian Zone’ if It Invades Rafah

An oceanside area currently crowded with displaced Gazans is among the sites being eyed for a larger safe zone for evacuees, a military official said.

A street scene in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, where a million displaced Palestinians are sheltering and which Israel still said it is planning to invade.

New Study Bolsters Idea of Athletic Differences Between Men and Trans Women

Research financed by the International Olympic Committee introduced new data to the unsettled and fractious debate about bans on transgender athletes.

The swimmer Lia Thomas is challenging her sport’s ban on transgender athletes, which was created after she won a college championship in 2022.

Wednesday Briefing: Senate Votes on Ukraine Aid

Also, a former tabloid publisher testifies against Donald Trump.

Activists waving Ukrainian flags outside the US Capitol in Washington on Tuesday.

Hezbollah Claims Drone Attack 10 Miles Inside Israel

Par : Euan Ward
The Israeli military later said that no bases had been hit and no casualties reported.

Court in Russia Rejects Evan Gershkovich’s Appeal Against Detention

Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, has been held for more than a year, awaiting trial on spying charges that he, his publisher and the United States vehemently reject.

The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, inside a glass cage in a courtroom in Moscow on Tuesday, must stay in a prison there, a court ruled.

Italy’s New Abortion Law Is a Lesson in How Meloni Governs

The measure, largely restating existing law, shows the prime minister’s skill at reassuring her right-wing base without sacrificing her increasingly mainstream image.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s measure, which draws on provisions in a 1978 law legalizing abortion in Italy, could bring more anti-abortion activists into counseling centers.

Germany Arrests Far-Right Lawmaker’s Aide on Suspicion of Spying for China

The move came just hours after the authorities detained three other people suspected of passing secrets to Beijing.

The Chinese Embassy in Berlin on Monday. The German authorities arrested four people in two days on suspicion of spying for China.

Belgian Man’s Drunken Driving Defense: His Body Made the Alcohol

A 40-year-old man was acquitted of a drunken driving offense after doctors confirmed he had a rare condition: auto-brewery syndrome.

These beers, as well as any other alcoholic drinks, were not involved in a Belgian man’s drunken-driving charge.

Malaysian Navy Helicopters Collide Midair, Killing 10

The two helicopters were rehearsing for a parade to celebrate the navy’s 90th anniversary.

Rescue crews inspecting the crash site of two helicopters in Lumut, Malaysia, on Tuesday.

At Least 5 Die Trying to Cross English Channel, Including a Young Girl

British and French authorities have struggled to find ways to deter people from making the perilous journey.

A rescue ship on Tuesday off the coast of Audresselles, France, just north of the area where an overcrowded inflatable boat was located.

Palestinian Baby Delivered After Mother Killed in Israeli Strike

Par : Liam Stack
The baby was born 10 weeks premature and weighed three pounds, a doctor said. Her father and sister also died.

A Palestinian baby girl was born 10 weeks premature and weighed three pounds after her mother was killed in Rafah on Sunday.

In Ukraine, New American Technology Won the Day. Until It Was Overwhelmed.

Project Maven was meant to revolutionize modern warfare. But the conflict in Ukraine has underscored how difficult it is to get 21st-century data into 19th-century trenches.

Congress is about to provide billions more dollars to Kyiv, mostly in the form of ammunition and long-range artillery, but questions remain whether new artificial intelligence technology will be enough to help turn the tide of the war.

Israel Hasn’t Offered Evidence Tying Many U.N. Workers to Hamas, Review Says

The review did not address whether some employees of a U.N. agency, UNRWA, took part in the Oct. 7 attack, but it said no evidence had emerged that many UNRWA workers belonged to militant groups.

Employees of the main U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees distributing aid in Khan Younis last year.

Biden Official Calls for Investigation in Chinese Swimming Doping Case

The administration’s top drug official, Rahul Gupta, said he would bring up the handling of Chinese swimmers’ positive tests at a meeting of sports officials this week.

Zhang Yufei won two gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

Taiwan Quakes: Aftershocks From Deadly Temblor Hit Island

No injuries or deaths were immediately reported, but four buildings partially collapsed in the tremors, which followed a powerful April 3 quake that killed 17 people.

Two buildings in the city of Hualien partially toppled in the quakes that hit Taiwan on Monday and early Tuesday.

Modi Calls Muslims ‘Infiltrators’ Who Would Take India’s Wealth

The direct language used against the country’s largest minority was a contrast to the image Prime Minister Narendra Modi presents on the world stage.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India at a rally in Bengaluru on Saturday, a day before a speech in which he attacked Muslims.

Germany Arrests 3 Suspected of Passing Secrets to China

Sensitive naval data and a high-powered laser were obtained for China by three German citizens, according to prosecutors.

The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany in Beijing last week in a photo released by the Chinese state media.

Tuesday Briefing

The opening of Donald Trump’s Manhattan trial.

Donald Trump walks out after the first day of opening arguments on Monday at Manhattan Criminal Court in his trial for falsifying documents related to hush money payments.

Myanmar’s Young Rebels Find the Bright Sides to an Internet Blackout

Even through the Myanmar army’s communications blackout, residents of a conflict zone find moments of grace, and occasional connectivity, away from the battlefield.

A commander with the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force playing guitar and singing with fellow resistance members in Karenni State, in February.

2 Starving Families in Gaza Try to Keep Their Children Alive

The United Nations says famine is likely to set in by May. For those living under Israel’s attacks and a crippling blockade, every day is a race against time.

Waiting for donated food in Rafah, Gaza, last month.

Israelis Prepare to Mark Passover With Hostages Still in Gaza

Many Jews say they will adapt their Passover rituals around the Seder table this year to fit the somber mood of a country at war.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews burn leavened items in preparation for the Passover holiday in Jerusalem on Monday.

TikTok Faces E.U. Inquiry Over ‘Addictive’ Features

European officials threatened to fine TikTok and force it to remove some features, the latest regulatory challenge for the Chinese-owned social media app.

The action announced on Monday is the second E.U. investigation against TikTok.

‘Patriots’ Review: What Happened to the Man Who Made Putin?

Michael Stuhlbarg and Will Keen shine as a kingmaker and his creature. But in Peter Morgan’s cheesy-fun play, it’s not always clear which is which.

Will Keen as Vladimir Putin in “Patriots,” Peter Morgan’s wild story of makers switching places with the made, at the Ethel Barrymore Theater in Manhattan.

Tuesday Briefing: The Trump Trial Opens

Also, a top Israeli general resigned.

Former U.S. president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in court Monday.

The Stark Reality of Israel’s Fight in Gaza

Israel has failed to achieve its two primary goals of the war, while the suffering of Palestinians erodes support even among its allies.

Six months into the conflict in Gaza, the question of what Israel has achieved is creating ever more intense global strains.

Everton Seeks Alternative Buyer as Deal With 777 Partners Falters

With a proposed sale stalled seven months after it was announced, a financially strapped Premier League team is pursuing a backup plan.

Fans outside Goodison Park, Everton’s aging stadium in Liverpool.

Bird Flu Is Infecting More Mammals. What Does That Mean for Us?

H5N1, an avian flu virus, has killed tens of thousands of marine mammals, and infiltrated American livestock for the first time. Scientists are working quickly to assess how it is evolving and how much of a risk it poses to humans.

Checking a dead otter for bird flu infection last year on Chepeconde Beach in Peru.
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