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UN Panel Says Israel Is Obstructing Its Investigation of the Oct. 7 Attack

The commission, which is looking at possible human rights violations by Hamas and Israel, said it had still amassed large amounts of evidence. Israel has accused the commission of bias.

Navi Pillay, right, who leads a U.N. commission created to look into possible human rights violations by Israel, with the Egyptian ambassador to the U.N., Ahmed Ihab Abdelahad Gamaleldin, in Geneva on Tuesday.

Tuesday Briefing

A chance for U.S. aid to Ukraine and Israel.

The aid package that Mike Johnson is advancing mirrors the $95 billion aid bill the Senate passed two months ago.

Was It Hatred of Women? Australia Asks After Stabbing Rampage.

All but three of the 18 people killed or injured Saturday were women. While the attacker’s motive may never be known, many said the episode spoke to a larger problem.

A memorial at Bondi Junction in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, after six people were killed last weekend.

In Bogotá, Cyclists Fear Becoming Crime Victims

In Bogotá, a city with more than 1.1 million bicycles and a strong riding culture, a number of high-profile crimes have rattled cyclists.

Bogotá is a Mecca for cyclists, but concerns over robberies are increasing.

Pardoned for Serving in Ukraine, They Return to Russia to Kill Again

Recruiting convicts for its army has given Russia a manpower advantage. But it is backfiring in tragic ways when former inmates are pardoned and return home to commit new crimes.

A Russian military recruitment billboard saying, “Heroes are not born, they are made,” last year in Ulan-Ude, Russia. Veterans who survive the front line return to Russia as heroes with an elevated status in society.

In Moscow Attack, a Handful of Suspects but a Million Tajiks Under Suspicion

The main suspects in a deadly assault near Moscow were from Tajikistan. Now many other Tajiks, who fill jobs in Russia’s wartime economy, are being deported and harassed.

A market in the suburbs of Moscow, where many people from Central Asian countries, such as Tajikistan, work.

Ugandan Court Upholds Draconian Anti-Gay Law

The law, which includes the death penalty as a punishment in some cases, has been strongly condemned, including by the United States.

The five-judge panel of Uganda’s Constitutional Court at a hearing in Kampala, the capital, on Wednesday. “The upshot of our judgment is that this petition substantially fails,” one judge said.

What Is Happening With the Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh?

Gunfights, kidnappings and homicides have become widespread in the refugee settlements in Bangladesh, as armed groups and criminal gangs have become more brazen.

A Rohingya refugee camp, along the Naf River, near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in November.

Inside the Garrick, the Men-Only London Club Rocked by Criticism

Founded in 1831, the opulent private club has long guarded its membership list closely. A leak this month caused a scandal.

The Garrick Club in London’s theater district counts among its roughly 1,300 members judges, actors, Britain’s deputy prime minister and King Charles III.

Kremlin Treads Carefully After Moscow Attack Over Fears of Ethnic Strife

Anti-migrant rhetoric in the aftermath of the attacks at the concert venue outside Moscow has spurred fears that the tragedy could cause ethnic strife inside Russia.

Crowds in Moscow, including men wearing traditional Kyrgyz hats, leaving floral tributes at the concert hall that was the site of the attack.

British Conservative Ad About London Crime Used New York Footage

An ad for the British Conservative mayoral candidate showed terrified commuters running. But they were not in London. They were in Penn Station, responding to false reports of gunfire in 2017.

In 2017, Penn Station commuters were captured on video running after hearing what they mistakenly believed to be gunfire. The footage was used in a British Conservative Party ad about crime in London.

Aya Nakamura, French-Malian Singer, Is Caught in Olympic Storm

Aya Nakamura’s music is one of France’s top cultural exports. But reports that she might perform at the Paris Games have prompted fierce debates over identity and language.

Aya Nakamura is France’s most popular singer at home and abroad, with 25 top 10 singles in France and over 20 million followers on social media.

Insooni Breaks Racial Barrier to Become Beloved Singer in South Korea

Born to a South Korean mother and a Black American soldier, she rose to a pioneering stardom in a country that has long discriminated against biracial children.

Kim In-soon, known professionally as Insooni, taking a picture with a fan at a book signing in Seoul in March.

MONA Ladies Lounge Accused of Discriminating by Gender

Gender-based discrimination is central to the women-only art installation, in Australia, but one visitor claims it is also illegal.

The Museum of New and Old Art, or MONA, in Hobart, Australia, is no stranger to works that may shock or appall.

U.K. Tory Donor Allegedly Said Black Lawmaker ‘Should Be Shot’

Frank Hester, the leading supporter of Britain’s Conservative Party, is accused of making the comments about Diane Abbott, a well-known lawmaker.

Diane Abbott in 2019. “To hear someone talking like this is worrying,” she said of the newly reported comments.

India to Enforce Citizenship Law Criticized as Anti-Muslim

The law sparked lethal riots when it was passed. Now, after a four-year delay, it has come into force on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s re-election campaign.

Police block students trying start a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in India’s Assam State on Tuesday.

The I.C.C. Arrest Warrants for Russian Officers Will Echo Beyond Russia.

The warrants for two commanders over alleged war crimes may set an interesting precedent, legal experts said, including for the conflict in Gaza.

Repairs in Kyiv after a Russian strike damaged Ukrainian electricity lines last winter. The court argues that attacks on civilian infrastructure like this were a war crime.

Racial Profiling in Japan Is Prevalent but Unseen, Some Residents Say

Experts say the country’s first lawsuit about police discrimination against foreign-born residents highlights a systematic problem.

Lora Nagai standing on the platform in a station near her home in Tokyo last month. She has been stopped repeatedly by the Japanese police.

South Korea Is Desperate for Foreign Workers

Though a shrinking population makes imported labor vital, migrant workers routinely face predatory employers, inhumane conditions and other abuse.

Migrant workers harvesting and packaging vegetables in a greenhouse in Gasan-myeon, South Korea, in December.

In Britain, Shockwaves From Israel-Hamas War Are Jolting Domestic Politics

The United States and several European nations have been caught up in toxic debates that have altered election campaigns and led to eruptions of inflammatory language over the conflict.

Protesters in London calling for cease-fire in Gaza this month.

‘Mary Poppins’ Gets New Age Rating in Britain for Racist Language

The musical about a nanny with magical powers had been classified for all audiences since 1964, but the British Board of Film Classification has issued new guidance.

Dick Van Dyke, left, and Julie Andrews, right, starred in “Mary Poppins,” which originally received a “U,” or universal, rating in Britain.

What to Know About Lead Poisoning in Children

Hundreds of children sickened from high levels of lead in applesauce pouches last year put a spotlight on lapses in the food-safety system.

Three children’s applesauce products, WanaBana apple-cinnamon fruit purée pouches, Schnucks- and Weis-brand cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches, were found to contain toxic levels of lead.

4 Ways Autocrats Have Used Interpol to Harass Faraway Enemies

As an election looms, strongmen are finding new ways to use the international policing organization to pursue dissidents.

The opening of Interpol’s general assembly last year in Vienna.

Despite Interpol Fixes, Strongmen Find New Ways to Abuse It

The international police organization has toughened oversight of its protocols, which autocrats have used to pursue dissidents. But the autocrats have adapted.

The opening of Interpol’s general assembly last year in Vienna. The organization’s secretary general is due to leave in November.

U.S., U.N. and ICC Intensify Warnings to Israel Against Invading Rafah

International pressure has escalated on Israel to restrain its military campaign in the southern Gazan city, where many have fled from attacks in the north.

Palestinians walk at the site of an Israeli strike in Rafah on Monday.

Spending More Money on Police Shows No Clear Link to Lower Crime Levels

Par : Ian Austen
A study led by researchers in Toronto found that crime had risen in several cities along with increases in spending.

Toronto’s police chief is pushing for an expanded budget increase.

Luis Rubiales, Ex-Chief of Spanish Soccer, to Face Trial Over World Cup Kiss

The ruling by a National Court judge resulted from a pretrial inquiry into an unsolicited kiss that set off a widespread debate about sexism in Spanish women’s soccer.

Luis Rubiales, then president of the Spanish football federation, with Jennifer Hermoso, a national team player, after the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney, Australia, in August.

In a New Cannabis Landscape, a Navy Veteran Battles for Racial Equity

Wanda James is on a mission to empower entrepreneurs from communities harmed by racial disparities in marijuana arrests.

Wanda James at her recreational cannabis dispensary, Simply Pure Denver. A former Navy lieutenant, she now advocates for racial justice in the changing cannabis landscape.

Turmoil at Australia’s ABC After Hiring and Forced Departure of Antoinette Lattouf

The hiring and forced departure of a Lebanese Australian journalist has exposed long-simmering issues at one of the country’s most trusted institutions.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation offices in Sydney, Australia.

Germans Push Back as Far Right’s Influence Grows

News of a secret meeting among extremists to discuss mass deportations, including of citizens from immigrant backgrounds, has shaken the society.

Demonstrators protesting the far-right Alternative for Germany party, known as AfD, in Berlin this week.

Two Capitol Riots. Two Very Different Results.

Par : Jack Nicas
Why has Brazil united in rejecting last year’s insurrection, while the United States remains deeply divided over Jan. 6?

On Jan. 8 of last year, a mob ransacked Brazil’s Congress and other offices, claiming an election had been stolen. Unlike the Jan. 6 rioters in Washington, the Brazilian protesters have almost no support now.

A Small-Town Stabbing Takes On a Larger Significance for France

The death might have been just a local tragedy. But some of the suspects were from an immigrant community, turning the case into a cause célèbre for the far right.

Banners in Romans-sur-Isère’s immigrant neighborhood of La Monnaie, denouncing racism and calling for justice for all.

A Small-Town Stabbing Takes On a Larger Significance for France

The death might have been just a local tragedy. But some of the suspects were from an immigrant community, turning the case into a cause célèbre for the far right.

Banners in Romans-sur-Isère’s immigrant neighborhood of La Monnaie, denouncing racism and calling for justice for all.

Putin’s Drive to Rewrite History Snares a Retired Lithuanian Judge

A few years ago, Kornelija Maceviciene ruled against Soviet officers for a brutal crackdown on pro-independence protesters in her country in 1991. That has made her a target for a Russian court.

Kornelija Maceviciene, 70, near the entrance of Vilnius District Court in Lithuania. “I really can’t figure out their logic,” she said of the Russian authorities. “The facts of the case are clear.”

Asian American Officials Cite Unfair Scrutiny and Lost Jobs in China Spy Tensions

National security employees with ties to Asia say U.S. counterintelligence officers wrongly regard them as potential spies and ban them from jobs.

“I know dozens of diplomats who have lost out on getting assignments to China, Hong Kong and Vietnam,” said Yuki Kondo-Shah, a diplomat in London who successfully fought an assignment restriction placed on her for Japan.

Burundi’s President Says Gay People Should Be Stoned

President Evariste Ndayishimiye also railed against Western governments that he said had conditioned providing aid on accepting gay rights. His remarks do not carry the force of law.

President Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi has called on citizens to stone gay people.

South Africa Accuses Israel of Genocide in U.N. Court

Par : Traci Carl
Israel’s Foreign Ministry said the filing was a “despicable and contemptuous exploitation of the court.”

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has compared Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to apartheid, the racist system of segregation that governed South Africans for nearly 50 years before it ended in 1994.

Death of Lee Sun-kyun of ‘Parasite’ Highlights South Korea’s Drug Crackdown

Par : John Yoon
The actor, Lee Sun-kyun, had been questioned on suspicion of drug use in a country that has long drawn a hard line against anything other than total abstinence.

Police officers investigating a vehicle in which the body of Lee Sun-kyun was found in Seoul on Wednesday.

Abandoned Cemetery of Algerians Highlights Painful Episode for France

Family groups have been calling for the excavation of land believed to hold the bodies of at least 50 children — the sons and daughters of Algerians who fought for France — who died in internment camps.

Nadia Ghouafria and Hacène Arfi walking through the remains of one of several barracks where hundreds of Algerian Harkis were kept by local authorities in Rivesaltes Camp in southern France.

Mass Shooting in Prague Brings Grief and a Focus on Guns

After a student killed 14 people at a premier university, questions swirled. Did the Czech Republic’s permissive attitude toward gun ownership play a role?

Police officers outside a Charles University building in Prague on Friday.

Irish Leader Condemns Fire at Hotel Preparing to Host Asylum Seekers

Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said there was no justification for “violence, arson or vandalism.” The blaze came weeks after an anti-immigrant riot in Dublin.

Prime Minister Leo Varadkar of Ireland speaking to the media on Friday as he arrived in Brussels for an E.U. summit.

Lead Levels in Children’s Applesauce May Be Traced to Cinnamon Additive

The F.D.A. is investigating the sources of cinnamon and other ingredients produced outside the U.S. as the possible cause of lead poisoning in dozens of children. Advocates are urging mandatory testing of lead in food.

Three products, WanaBana apple-cinnamon fruit purée pouches, Schnucks- and Weis-brand cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches, were manufactured in a plant in Ecuador.

Math Scores Dropped Globally, but the U.S. Still Trails Other Countries

In a global exam for 15-year-olds, only a handful of places, including Singapore, Japan and Australia, kept math performance high through the pandemic.

In math, the U.S. ranked 28th out of 37 participating countries from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a group that includes mostly industrialized democracies.

Russia Asks Court to Label Gay Rights Movement as ‘Extremist’

Activists said the designation could put L.G.B.T.Q. people and their organizations under threat of criminal prosecution for something as simple as displaying the rainbow flag.

Russian police officers blocking L.G.B.T.Q. protesters in St. Petersburg in 2019.

In New Zealand, Maori Wardens Take a Different Approach to Crime

The strategies used by the Indigenous community policing alternative are in stark contrast to more muscular tactics pitched by the incoming government.

Maori Wardens, a group of Indigenous volunteers, patrolling the streets to check on store owners and residents in Auckland, New Zealand.
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