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Gunmen Open Fire at Church in Jordan, Killing at Least Seven

Officials said the shooting, during a funeral at an Orthodox church in the southern province of Karak, was a terrorist act motivated by extremist ideology.

The Christian church where the shooting took place in Hamoud, Jordan, on Friday.

Why These Towers Collapsed in Venezuela’s Earthquakes

A 3-D reconstruction reveals why multiple apartment towers toppled in the earthquakes that struck Venezuela in June. Our reporter Julie Turkewitz examines how structural flaws — not just the strength of the quakes — left the towers vulnerable to collapse.

Death Toll From Venezuela Quakes Likely Far Exceeds Official Count

A Times analysis and U.S. Geological Survey data indicate that the official 6,509 death toll is probably a severe undercount.

Volunteers and relatives searching for bodies in the rubble of a public housing complex that collapsed during the twin earthquakes in July.

The French City of Limoges Wasn’t Known for Unrest. Then Rioters Set Fire to Its City Hall.

As unrest surged across France this weekend, the most surprising attack came in the quiet city of Limoges, where rioters set fire to the city hall.

The city hall in Limoges on Saturday night. The violence in the city, better known for its porcelain than its politics, was among the most surprising episodes of France’s widespread unrest.

Violent Protests Resurface in Albania: What to Know

Thousands have marched in student demonstrations over education, the cost of living, and a project linked to Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law.

Protesters clashed with police officers on Saturday in central Tirana, Albania.

Deadly School Roof Collapse in Pakistan Raises Questions Over Regulation

A roof collapse that killed 32 children and a teacher in northwest Pakistan has prompted safety inspections of schools across the region.

The courtyard of the Al-Khair Education System school in Peshawar, Pakistan, after its roof collapsed on Thursday.

Violent Protests in Albania

Opposition to a luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner has collided with rising discontent over corruption and the cost of living.

A protester confronting riot police during an anti-government demonstration in central Tirana, Albania, on Thursday.

32 Children Killed After School Roof Collapses in Pakistan

The collapse, in Peshawar, also killed a teacher and injured dozens of people. A local official said the building appeared to be dilapidated.

A rescue worker carried a child from a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Thursday, after the roof of the building collapsed.

Home of London’s Oldest Restaurant, Rules, Is Given to National Trust

The restaurant Rules is an institution. Now the National Trust, which preserves Britain’s heritage, plans to safeguard the landmark.

The interior of Rules, a British mainstay in the Covent Garden neighborhood of London. In the centuries since it opened, the restaurant has served London’s wealthy and wordy, its royals and its regulars.

Pay Phone, a Lifeline During 2019 Australia Wildfires, Gains Heritage Status

Hundreds lined up to call loved ones as the internet went down and the flames closed in on the Australian town of Narooma in 2019.

A public phone booth in Narooma on Australia’s east coast has been awarded heritage status for the role it played during and after wildfires in the region.

Six Dead After Explosion in Athens Tourist District

Officials said a gas leak might have caused the blast, which destroyed a building and rattled a part of the Greek capital that draws many visitors.

Emergency workers on Saturday searched the site of an explosion in Athens.

In Trumpeting His Ballroom Project, Trump Has Used China as an Example

President Trump has repeatedly cited the Great Hall of the People in Beijing as inspiration and competition with his own design.

The Great Hall of the People was built in less than a year starting in late 1958. Mao Zedong had called for its construction years earlier.

Decoding Trump-Xi

The Chinese leader seems to have the upper hand heading into a state visit to Washington and talks on trade, A.I. and Taiwan.

In Beijing in May.

Tech-Utopian Movement Praxis Says It Has Found a Home in Uruguay

After a sprawling world tour, Praxis, a New York-based, crypto-backed “digital nation,” has signed a deal to build a physical city in Uruguay.

Construction of apartment buildings as part of the +Colonia city development in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. Praxis said it plans to build its community within +Colonia.

How One Man’s Quest for a Musketeer’s Bones Got Him Locked Up

A secret archaeological dig inside a Dutch church has led to drama worthy of Alexandre Dumas. Did Wim Dijkman really find the bones of the fourth musketeer? We may never know.

The Church of Saint Peter and Paul in Maastricht, where the bones were found.

Building Housing Students Collapses in New Delhi, Killing at Least 7

Rescue crews were working to find people trapped in the wreckage of the building, which collapsed on Sunday.

Rescuers clear debris at the site of a collapsed building in New Delhi, on Monday.

Unstable Manhattan Building Had More Damaged Columns Than Previously Known

Drawings obtained by The New York Times and reviewed by engineers show insufficient reinforcements on eight more steel columns than previously known at a Manhattan building.

More columns at the former Pfizer building had missing or insufficient reinforcement plates than was previously known.

Orban’s Office, Thrown Open, Is Not the Den Hungarians Expected

The new government of Peter Magyar hoped to use the suite overlooking the Danube as evidence of an autocrat’s indulgence. The trappings fell short.

Visitors on a balcony with a view of the Danube that Viktor Orban, the former prime minister, had built off his offices at a former monastery in Budapest.

Kyiv’s Dormition Cathedral is Revived After Russian Drone Strike

Volunteers and priests rallied to clean up Kyiv’s Dormition Cathedral, still smelling of smoke from a massive blaze, for an anniversary celebration.

Nadiia Fesenko mopped the floor of the Dormition Cathedral, one of the main cathedrals of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra preserve, after it was struck by a Russian drone several weeks prior, in Kyiv, in July.

$10 Million in Gold Found Buried Under Former Brewery in Belgium

Par : Zane Irwin
A construction worker’s drill struck gold during a renovation project in East Flanders, setting off a search for the owners of the stashed fortune.

Gold bars found at the site where a 19th-century brewery had stood in Dendermonde, Belgium. The police do not know who put the gold there, or what its fate might be.

Images Emerge From Quake-Battered Colombia

The most powerful temblor in a decade struck in a Pacific Coast region, killing over 100 people.

Looking for survivors on Monday in Cali, Colombia.

How Japan Reduced Deaths From a Major Quake

After deadly tremors a decade ago, Kumamoto built earthquake-resistant buildings and even trained locals in search and rescue.

Collapsed houses after the earthquake in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, last week.

Residents of the Barbican in London Are Battling a New Tower

The Barbican, a once divisive housing complex in central London, is now considered an architectural masterpiece. Residents are fighting plans for a 20-story building next door.

N.Y. Doctor Sentenced in Japan for Vandalizing Ancient Religious Sites

Masahide Kanayama, a surgeon and an expert in endometriosis, received an 18-month suspended sentence after a court found him guilty of damaging the sites.

Dr. Masahide Kanayama in Manhattan last year.

Wildfire in France Rages Near Bordeaux, a Famed Wine City

A blaze sweeping the countryside of southwestern France drew close enough to worry officials in the city of some 270,000 people.

An exhibition center in Bordeaux, used to house people evacuated from the nearby regions swept by wildfire.

Hitler’s Birthplace in Austria Is Now a Police Station

The government repurposed the 17th-century building in hopes of preventing the site from becoming an attraction for Nazi sympathizers.

Six Dead in an Elevator After Fire in Central Brussels

After a fire broke out at the Oxy building in central Brussels on Tuesday morning, six bodies were found in an elevator.

Emergency personnel outside a building in Brussels following a fatal fire on Tuesday.

Inside the Canadian Lab Burning Down Buildings to Save Them

Par : Ian Austen
At the national fire safety facility in Ottawa, scientists and engineers are increasingly focused on the threat from the forest.

Ahmed Kashef, the director of the National Research Council of Canada’s fire safety lab in Ottawa, inside a furnace used to test how long walls can withstand fire.

As More Remains Are Found in Rubble From Venezuela Earthquakes, Horror Becomes Routine

Fearful that officials would tear down damaged buildings without accounting for any remaining bodies, Venezuelans are desperately digging for their relatives’ remains.

A priest and nuns blessing the rubble of a collapsed building in Catia La Mar on Tuesday.

Venezuelans Criticize Own Government Response After Twin Earthquakes

Venezuelans are publicly expressing their anger over their government’s disaster response, despite the risk of imprisonment.

People look for their relatives in the rubble of a public housing complex in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Friday, after twin earthquakes destroyed it.

Mexico’s Secret 12th Man in the World Cup: Baby Jesus

The tradition of dressing up a baby Jesus statue began in a Mexico City church nearly 60 years ago. It moved to the cathedral for this World Cup and Mexico hasn’t lost yet.

Baby Jesus’s soccer uniform is size 0.

Mexico’s Secret 12th Man in the World Cup: Baby Jesus

The tradition of dressing up a baby Jesus statue began in a Mexico City church nearly 60 years ago. It moved to the cathedral for this World Cup and Mexico hasn’t lost yet.

Baby Jesus’s soccer uniform is size 0.

A Hitler Bunker Faces Demolition in Housing-Challenged Berlin

Preservation experts say the move to develop the site reflects a tension in Germany between the need to preserve historically significant monuments and the need to build and modernize.

The New Reich Chancellery bunker.

A Hitler Bunker Faces Demolition In Housing-Challenged Berlin

Preservation experts say the move to develop the site reflects a tension in Germany between the need to preserve historically significant monuments and the need to build and modernize.

The New Reich Chancellery bunker.

China Says Pilot Who Flew Into Skyscraper Had Thoughts of Death

Par : Lily Kuo
Beijing authorities said the pilot who hit a building in the city had suffered from insomnia and anxiety and had expressed a desire to end his life.

A hole was visible in the Citic Tower in Beijing, after a plane crashed into the skyscraper last month.

The Hidden Dead: The True Toll in Venezuela Is Buried Under Rubble

Five days after devastating twin earthquakes flattened entire residential neighborhoods, experts fear the official death toll of 1,719 could be a serious undercount.

The authorities have started an improvised morgue, so that relatives can look for the bodies of loved ones among the earthquake’s victims at La Guaira’s port in Venezuela.

Scale of Venezuela Earthquakes Death Toll Could Take Weeks to Emerge

Par : Leo Sands
Experts pointed to several indications that the twin earthquakes were particularly lethal, including the number of people reported missing and the extent of building damage.

Rescue efforts have continued for days since the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.

China Confirms Death of Pilot Who Flew Small Plane Into Beijing’s Tallest Tower

The statement came a day after online images showed falling debris and plane parts. Another 13 were injured in the incident five miles from Communist Party headquarters.

A hole was still visible on Sunday morning on the eastern face of Citic Tower in Beijing, after a light plane hit it on Friday.

Canada’s 24 Sussex Drive Is a Dump. Mark Carney Is Going to Fix It Up.

Par : Ian Austen
The prime minister’s official residence in Ottawa, in disrepair and vacant for more than a decade, has become the country’s most prominent home renovation project.

24 Sussex Drive, the official residence of Canada’s prime ministers.

Small Plane Crashes Into Tallest Building in Beijing

Crowds in the capital’s central business district fled as the crash sent debris falling into the streets below.

The damaged exterior of Citic Tower, also known as China Zun, in Beijing, China on Friday.

How Long Can a Person Survive Under Rubble?

Par : Zane Irwin
It depends on water, air and how quickly rescuers are able to find people.

Rescue teams walking through a building that collapsed during the earthquakes in Venezuela.

Venezuela Residents Describe Terror as Deadly Earthquake Struck

Buildings collapsed, windows rattled and residents poured into the streets in Venezuela’s capital and nearby cities after two major earthquakes hit.

A couple cries in front of a building that collapsed during the earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday.

As Russia Strikes Ukraine, a Cultural Symbol Catches Fire

Par : Zane Irwin
The latest casualty in the war is a centuries-old cathedral. President Volodymyr Zelensky called it “one of the largest Russian crimes against Christian culture.”

The Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv after it was hit during Russian missile and drone strikes on Monday.

Hong Kong Charges 7 People and 2 Companies Over Deadly Apartment Fire

The 25 charges include manslaughter and conspiracy. They are the first to emerge from a monthslong investigation into a blaze that killed 168 people.

The fire in the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex in November was the worst Hong Kong had seen in generations.
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