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Aujourd’hui — 19 avril 2024NYT > World

Drones Believed to Have Been Used in Iran Attack Are a Common Israeli Weapon

Iranian officials said that an attack Friday used small drones possibly launched from inside Iran, and that radar systems had not detected unidentified aircraft entering Iranian airspace.

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows damage on the roof of an Iranian military workshop, center, after a drone attack in Isfahan, Iran, Feb. 2, 2023.
Hier — 18 avril 2024NYT > World

Björn Höcke of the AfD Goes on Trial in Germany

Björn Höcke, one of the most prominent far-right figures in Germany, has called the trial an attempt to suppress patriotism.

Björn Höcke heads the far-right Alternative for Germany party in the state of Thuringia.

Millions of Girls in Africa Will Miss HPV Shots After Merck Production Problem

The company has told countries that it can supply only 18.8 million of the 29.6 million doses it was contracted to deliver this year.

On the way to class in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The delayed vaccines means that girls in countries such as Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso and Mozambique who are now 14 will no longer be eligible for vaccination when these campaigns finally start.

Prince Harry Now Officially Resident in U.S., Documents Show

For years, Harry and his wife, Meghan, have considered California home. This week, he updated his residency in a corporate filing.

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, were in Florida on Friday. The online filing dated his U.S. residency to June 2023.

Long-Acting Drugs May Revolutionize H.I.V. Prevention and Treatment

New regimens in development, including once-weekly pills and semiannual shots, could help control the virus in hard-to-reach populations.

Kenneth Davis, a patient in an H.I.V. treatment trial, undergoes a routine exam with the assistance of Phoebe Bryson-Cahn, a research clinician, at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Mayor Orders Police to Interrupt Conservative Conference in Brussels

A mayor in Brussels gave no explanation of why he thought it necessary to try to stop a conservative gathering from taking place, other than saying he wanted to “guarantee public safety.”

Belgian police blocking the entrance of the Claridge, where the National Conservatism Conference was being held in Brussels on Tuesday.

U.S. Lays Out Protections for Assange if He Is Extradited

American officials sought to reassure the U.K. about Julian Assange’s treatment should the former WikiLeaks founder, who has been indicted by the U.S., be sent there.

Julian Assange, 52, was the head of WikiLeaks in 2010 when it published tens of thousands of classified military and diplomatic documents leaked by Chelsea Manning, an Army intelligence analyst.
À partir d’avant-hierNYT > World

Tesla Will Lay Off More Than 10% of Global Workforce

Par : Jack Ewing
Along with the departure of two senior executives, the cuts added to signs of turmoil at the electric car company.

Tesla reported a decline in sales this month that caught investors off guard.

Far Right’s Ties to Russia Sow Rising Alarm in Germany

As cases proliferate, opponents fear the Alternative for Germany party is becoming a tool of Russian influence operations to undermine support for Ukraine.

A protest against the Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, in January in Rostock, Germany. It was one of many around the country.

Julian Assange’s Family React to Biden Suggesting U.S. Might Drop Case

The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange spent five years in a London prison while contesting extradition efforts. Before that, he holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy.

Julian Assange leaving a London court in a prison van in 2019. He has been asking Britain’s courts to prevent his extradition to the United States.

Mexico’s 2024 General Election: What to Know

Mexico’s election will make history. It will be the largest in terms of voters and seats, and the country will elect a female president for the first time.

In Latin America, From Nasty Personal Insults to an Embassy Raid

Ecuador’s raid of Mexico’s embassy shows how foreign policy is often driven by personal politics, not national interest.

Police and military officials outside the Mexican Embassy on Friday in Quito, Ecuador, where they forcibly removed a former Ecuadorean vice president, Jorge Glas.

Biden Says U.S. Is Considering Dropping Assange Case

The WikiLeaks founder has been held in London as he has battled extradition to the United States on charges related to his publication of classified documents.

Julian Assange in London in 2011. He has been jailed for nearly five years after being indicted by the United States with 18 counts of violating the Espionage Act.

Death Toll Likely to Rise After Explosion at Hydroelectric Plant in Italy

Emergency workers were searching for four other workers who were missing after the blast in northern Italy, which has galvanized unions in the region.

The Enel hydroelectric power plant, after a fatal explosion and fire south of Bologna on Wednesday.

Gaza War Turns Spotlight on Long Pipeline of U.S. Weapons to Israel

President Biden sends arms to Israel under an Obama-era $38 billion aid agreement that runs until 2026. Israel’s purchases include the types of bombs dropped in Gaza.

An Israeli Blackhawk, an American-made helicopter, during a drill in northern Israel in February.

Who Is Jorge Glas, an Ecuadorean Politician Arrested at Mexico’s Embassy?

A former vice president of Ecuador, Jorge Glas had been convicted of bribery in two separate cases. He had fled to the Mexican Embassy in Quito after facing more embezzlement charges.

Ecuador’s former vice president, Jorge Glas, after his release from prison in Quito, Ecuador, in 2022.

Mexico Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Ecuador After Jorge Glas Arrest

Jorge Glas, a former vice president, had taken refuge at the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador’s capital. Mexico’s president called his arrest a violation of international law.

Ecuadorean police officers entered the Mexican Embassy in Quito on Friday night to arrest Ecuador’s former vice president.

Russian Missiles Hit Kharkiv, Killing at Least 6

The latest assault on the eastern city killed at least seven people, local authorities said. As Kyiv waits on American aid, Moscow has stepped up bombardments, including using modified “glide bombs.”

A bomb crater at the scene of an overnight attack in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, on Saturday.

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.

Senior Tory MP William Wragg Admits Sharing Colleagues’ Private Data on Grindr

William Wragg said he had been scared that a man he met on the Grindr dating app had “compromising things” on him, and apologized for causing “hurt.”

An undated photo released by the British Parliament of William Wragg, a conservative lawmaker, who admitted that he had given the phone numbers of fellow members of Parliament to someone he met on Grindr.

Author Who Defected From North Korea Wins Defamation Lawsuit

Jang Jin-sung​, known for his memoir “Dear Leader,” was accused of rape by a fellow North Korean defector. He sued her and a South Korean broadcaster and won.

Jang Jin-sung in London in 2012.

IDF Says UN Observers in Lebanon Were Wounded by Hezbollah Explosive

A spokesman for the Israeli military said the blast was caused “by an explosive previously installed there by Hezbollah,” a Lebanese militia and political movement.

A station of the U.N. peacekeeping forces in Lebanon, in Markaba, near the border with Israel, last year.

#MeToo Stalled in France. Judith Godrèche Might Be Changing That.

Judith Godrèche says the abuse of children and women is stitched into the fabric of the French movie industry. This time, the country seems to be listening more closely.

“I don’t see myself as the messiah. I didn’t invent #MeToo. There were women who talked here before me,” Judith Godrèche said.

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.

Rishi Sunak Backs J.K. Rowling in Criticism of New Scottish Hate Crime Law

Par : Sopan Deb
The legislation expands protections and creates a new charge of “stirring up hatred.” Critics, including J.K. Rowling, said the law was “wide open to abuse.”

Edinburgh, Scotland. A conviction under the country’s new hate crime law could lead to a fine and a prison sentence of up to seven years.

The Bizarre Chinese Murder Plot Behind Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’

Lin Qi, a billionaire who helped produce the science-fiction hit, was poisoned to death by a disgruntled executive. His attacker now faces the death penalty.

Lin Qi spent millions to buy the rights to a Chinese science-fiction novel called “The Three-Body Problem” but was murdered before it launched as a television series.

Police Raid Peruvian President’s Home, Looking for Rolex Watches

Par : Mitra Taj
Dina Boluarte, who has been seen wearing luxury watches and a $50,000 bracelet, is under investigation for breaking the country’s unlawful enrichment and asset disclosure laws.

President Dina Boluarte of Peru speaking in San Francisco in November. She has declined to explain the origin of Rolexes she has been seen wearing.

Czechs Accuse Men of ‘Russian Influence Operation’ in Europe

Amid news reports that European politicians received payments to promote Russian interests, the Czech government froze the assets of the men and a website, Voice of Europe.

Viktor Medvedchuk, a high-profile, pro-Russian Ukrainian politician, at a session of the Ukrainian Parliament in Kyiv in 2019. Arrested in 2022, he was handed over to Russia in a prisoner exchange.

Friday Briefing: Sam Bankman-Fried Gets 25 Years

Plus, three video game adventures for the weekend.

Bankman-Fried was also ordered to forfeit $11.2 billion in assets.

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.

Thailand Lawmakers Pass Bill to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to legalize same-sex marriage. The bill now goes to Thailand’s Senate.

L.G.B.T.Q. couples took part in a “mock marriage” ceremony on Valentine’s Day in Bangkok.

How Elon Musk Became ‘Kind of Pro-China’

Mr. Musk helped create China’s electric vehicle industry. But he is now facing challenges there as well as scrutiny in the West over his reliance on the country.

Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, dancing onstage during a delivery event for Tesla’s China-made Model 3 cars in Shanghai in 2020.

‘Dune’-like Sandworm Existed Millions of Years Longer Than Thought

Researchers examined fossils of the predatory worm and found a new species that persisted for 25 million years after it was believed to have become extinct.

Israeli Hostage Says She Was Sexually Assaulted and Tortured in Gaza

Amit Soussana is the first former hostage to publicly say she was sexually abused in captivity. A U.N. report has said it found “clear and convincing information” that some hostages suffered “conflict-related sexual violence.”

Amit Soussana in Israel in March, after she was released by Hamas.

Julian Assange Extradition On Hold Until U.S. Gives More Assurances

British judges asked the United States, which wants to try the WikiLeaks founder on espionage charges, for more guarantees about his treatment.

Julian Assange’s wife, Stella Assange, speaking outside the High Court in London during a hearing in February.

Bolsonaro Faces New Legal Jeopardy After Stay at Hungarian Embassy

Par : Jack Nicas
The Brazilian Supreme Court and the federal police are demanding answers from former President Jair Bolsonaro after a New York Times investigation.

Jair Bolsonaro speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland in March 2023.

Who Could Sway the Outcome of the U.S. Election? Mexico’s President

Immigration is a key issue for voters in the U.S. election, giving Mexico immense power to potentially shape the vote.

A member of Mexico’s National Guard at the border fence in Playas de Tijuana in February. Some Biden Administration officials question whether the Mexican government is doing enough to drive down a surge in illegal crossings.

Julian Assange Extradition Decision: What to Know

On Tuesday, two British judges will decide whether the WikiLeaks founder can appeal his extradition order to the United States.

Supporters of Julian Assange outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London last month.

Israeli Soldier’s Video Undercuts Medic’s Account of Sexual Assault

Kibbutz residents concluded that two sisters killed on Oct. 7 were not victims of sexual violence.

At least 97 civilians were killed in Be’eri, a small community just east of Gaza that was one of the hardest hit by the Hamas-led attack.

It’s a Golden Age for Shipwreck Discoveries. Why?

More lost shipwrecks are being found because of new technology, climate change and more vessels scanning the ocean floor for science or commerce.

After Hurricane Fiona hit Canada, a 19th-century shipwreck washed ashore in the Cape Ray area of Newfoundland. Experts say stronger storms are one of the factors leading to more shipwreck finds.

Harry and Meghan Wish Princess Kate ‘Health and Healing’ After Cancer Diagnosis

Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and King Charles III offered Catherine messages of encouragement.

From left, Catherine, Princess of Wales; William, Prince of Wales; Prince Harry; and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, at Windsor Castle after the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022.

Rose Dugdale, Heiress Turned Irish Independence Fighter, Dies at 82

Par : Clay Risen
Born into English wealth and Oxford-educated, she left it all behind for a life of radical and often violent activism.

Rose Dugdale in 1974 after being sentenced to nine years in prison for crimes including art theft. Born an English heiress, she left her wealth behind to join the Irish Republican Army.

Uganda President Museveni Appoints His Son as Top Army Commander

Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who has a reputation for provocative late-night tweets, has been working to position himself as heir apparent to his father, President Yoweri Museveni.

Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda’s president, has been working to raise his profile and set himself up as heir apparent.

A Mexican Drug Cartel Targets Retirees and Their Timeshares

One of Mexico’s most violent criminal groups, Jalisco New Generation, runs call centers that offer to buy retirees’ vacation properties. Then, it empties its victims’ bank accounts.

Tourists in Puerto Vallarta, a popular beach town in Mexico, in February. Over the last five years, American timeshare owners were bilked out of $288 million, according to the F.B.I.
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