November 19, 2024
Sweden, Finland and Norway Update Crisis Advice as Ukraine-Russia War Grinds On
Sweden, Finland and Norway have recently updated their advice for citizens preparing to survive war and other crises, wary of Ukraine’s grinding fight against Russia.
Brazilian Police Arrest Soldiers in Alleged Plot to Kill President Lula
Members of an elite army unit planned to kill Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022 as part of an effort to keep Jair Bolsonaro in power after he lost the presidential election.
Delhi Trudges Through Another Air Pollution Nightmare
The government seems powerless to protect its citizens from this annual crisis, let alone prevent it.
As Pelicot Rape Trial Nears End in France, Wife Speaks of ‘Banality’
Gisèle Pelicot made her final address to the court, calling the things her husband allegedly did to her ‘unforgivable.’
Russia Claims Ukraine Used U.S.-Made Missiles in Strike
If confirmed, the strike would be first time that Ukraine had used the weapons system, known as ATACMS, to strike inside Russia.
Out of Gaza
We photographed badly wounded Gazans who made it out for treatment. Many can think of little but the dead they left behind. “We wanted to go with them, too,” one child told us.
U.S. Envoy Visits Lebanon, Seeking Truce Between Israel and Hezbollah
Amos Hochstein met with the speaker of the Lebanese Parliament amid efforts to stop the fighting.
Putin Lowers Nuclear Weapons Threshold After U.S. Allows Ukraine to Use Missiles Against Russia
A decree signed by the Russian leader, though long-planned, came days after President Biden authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine for strikes inside Russia.
Dozens of Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Leaders Sentenced in Mass Trial
The 45 defendants, including Joshua Wong, were at the forefront of the opposition movement crushed by Beijing. Many had already been in jail for years.
Magicians Mount Search for Woman Behind Decades-Old Deception
A British society of magicians expelled a woman for tricking her way into the club in 1991. Now it wants to invite her back, but the woman seems to have pulled a disappearing act.
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