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Hier — 26 avril 2024NYT > World

King Charles to Resume Public Duties Amid Cancer Treatment

The king’s cancer treatment will continue but doctors are “pleased with the progress made so far,” a palace spokesman said.

King Charles III, center, and Queen Camilla, left, at a church service in March. “Doctors are sufficiently pleased with the progress made so far that the king is now able to resume a number of public-facing duties,” Buckingham Palace said on Friday.

Treasures From the Titanic Are Up for Auction, Exciting Collectors

Numerous artifacts from the Titanic, including a violin case, are up for auction this weekend in England. Collectors are ready to pounce.

Tony Probst in his home with a ticket for Hilda Maria Hellstrom, a passenger on the Titanic.

When U.S. Officials Visit China, Their Food Choices Are Closely Watched

Par : Yan Zhuang
Visits to China by American officials like Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken can bring fame to local restaurants, as well as scrutiny to the dignitaries.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant in Shanghai on Wednesday.

What Is a ‘Decent Wage’? France’s Michelin Raises a Debate.

The tire maker vowed to ensure that none of its workers would struggle to make ends meet.

A Michelin factory in Clermont-Ferrand, France, where the company has its headquarters.

Resignation of Vietnam’s Parliament Chief Stirs Fresh Political Chaos

Vuong Dinh Hue’s departure comes amid a growing anticorruption push and weeks after Vietnam’s president resigned.

Vuong Dinh Hue, the chairman of Vietnam’s National Assembly, submitted his resignation on Friday after it was found that he violated Communist Party regulations.

Xi and Blinken Trade Small Nods Over a Large Gap

The U.S. secretary of state and the Chinese leader struck conciliatory notes in Beijing. But there was no budging on, or hiding, their governments’ core differences.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meeting China’s leader, Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday.

Save the Children Says Its Guatemala Offices Were Searched Over Abuse Claims

Prosecutors in Guatemala, which has a history of targeting nonprofit groups, said they were probing claims of child abuse, which the charity denied.

Police officers standing guard on the perimeter of a Save the Children office in Guatemala.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez Considers Resignation Amid Wife’s Investigation

Despite insisting that allegations of influence peddling against his wife are false, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says he is considering stepping down, bewildering Spain.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain in Madrid on Wednesday. He wrote in a public letter that accusations against his wife were false.
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Ariel Henry Resigns as Prime Minister as Haiti Installs Ruling Council

With that body in place, Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned and the new leaders turned to the task of establishing order in a gang-ridden country.

Michel Patrick Boisvert, center, was named acting prime minister on Thursday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, replacing Ariel Henry, who resigned.

Energy Dept. Aims to Speed Up Permits for Power Lines

The Biden administration has expressed growing alarm that efforts to fight climate change could falter unless the electric grids are quickly expanded.

Administration officials worry their plans to fight climate change could falter unless electric grids can quickly expand to handle more wind and solar power.

Biden’s New Power Plant Rules: 5 Things to Know

The administration issued a major climate regulation aimed at virtually eliminating carbon emissions from coal, the dirtiest of the fossil fuels and a driver of global warming.

Republican-led states and the coal industry are all but certain to challenge the rules in court.

U.S. to Withdraw Troops From Chad

The departure of U.S. military personnel in Chad and Niger comes as both countries are turning away from years of cooperation with the United States and forming partnerships with Russia.

A U.S. Special Forces trainer leading Chadian soldiers during an exercise in Ndjamena, Chad, in 2017.

Sheppie Abramowitz, Who Advocated Relief for Refugees, Dies at 88

She helped people fleeing conflicts in Vietnam, China, Kosovo and elsewhere around the world, and established the Washington office of the International Rescue Committee.

Sheppie Abramowitz in her office at the International Rescue Committee in Washington in 1999. She spent her adult life helping refugees across the world.

Deadly Rains and Floods Sweep Cities Across East Africa

Downpours have killed at least 200 people and submerged homes and farms in Tanzania, Kenya and Burundi.

Floods caused by torrential rains destroyed a house at the Mathare shantytown in Nairobi, Kenya, on Thursday.

Ukraine Could Use Long-Range ATACMS to Hit Russian Targets in Crimea, U.S. Says

The goal for a recent delivery of ATACMS, a coveted long-range missile system, is to put more pressure on Russian forces in eastern parts of occupied Ukraine.

A handout image from the U.S. Army showing an Army Tactical Missile Systems live fire test at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico in 2021.

What to Know About the Breakup of Scotland’s Coalition Government

The power-sharing agreement between the Scottish National Party and the Scottish Green Party ended abruptly on Thursday, marking a fresh period of turmoil for the S.N.P.

The Scottish first minister, Humza Yousaf, announced in Edinburgh on Thursday that the Scottish National Party would withdraw from the country’s coalition governing agreement.

‘To the Future’: Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower

The oil-rich kingdom is plowing money into glitzy events, computing power and artificial intelligence research, putting it in the middle of an escalating U.S.-China struggle for technological influence.

More than 200,000 people converged on the Leap tech conference in the desert outside Riyadh in March.

A Chinese Firm Is America’s Favorite Drone Maker. Except in Washington.

Par : Kate Kelly
U.S. authorities consider DJI a security threat. Congress is weighing legislation to ban it, prompting a lobbying campaign from the company, which dominates the commercial and consumer drone markets.

A DJI drone flying supplies to a search and rescue team during a training exercise in Ogden, Utah, this month.

Antony Blinken Visits China

Tensions over economic ties are running high, threatening to disrupt a fragile cooperation between the U.S. and China.

The U.S. secretary of state, Antony J. Blinken, walked with Nicholas Burns, the U.S. ambassador to China, through the Yu Gardens in Shanghai on Wednesday.

Europe’s Policymakers Get Ready to Lower Rates, Regardless of the Fed

European Central Bank governors are highlighting cooler inflation as a sign the bank could cut interest rates before the Federal Reserve.

A neighborhood market in Madrid. High inflation in the eurozone is dissipating, and European Central Bank policymakers say their 2 percent inflation target is in sight.

Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s Leader, Considers Resigning as Wife Faces Inquiry

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez put his public duties on hold. He said an inquiry into alleged influence peddling by his wife was politically motivated.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez blamed his political opponents for the inquiry into his wife, Begoña Gomez.

Israel Calls Alliance With U.S. ‘Ironclad’ After Receiving Billions in Aid

The money from Washington, which includes $5 billion to replenish Israel’s defenses and $1 billion for Gazan civilians, comes as Israel readies to invade Rafah.

Israeli soldiers near a rocket-intercepting Iron Dome battery near the Gaza border this month. New American aid for Israel includes more than $5 billion to replenish defense systems.

Queens Park Ladies Triumph in English Boys’ Soccer League

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Britain’s Rwanda plan has become a flagship policy of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, center, at a time when his party’s approval ratings have dropped.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
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