Israel Says It Will Rein In ‘Footprint’ of West Bank Settlements

By ISABEL KERSHNER from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nHt9Dg
via IFTTT The change in policy was out of consideration for President Trump’s views, the government said, but it is unclear how limits will be imposed on the ground.

Firing of South Africa’s Finance Minister Widens a Political Rift

By NORIMITSU ONISHI and SEWELL CHAN from NYT World http://ift.tt/2ogQxsr
via IFTTT President Jacob Zuma dismissed Pravin Gordhan as part of an abrupt cabinet reshuffle, a move that also prompted protests and sent the rand into a nose-dive.

New ISIS Tactic: Gather Mosul’s Civilians, Then Lure an Airstrike

By MICHAEL R. GORDON from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nB2Lt6
via IFTTT Islamic State fighters forced residents into buildings, then tried to draw an attack in the hope that a rising civilian deaths would lead to fewer airstrikes, an American spokesman said.

Israel Approves First New Settlement in Decades

By ISABEL KERSHNER from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nA2TJe
via IFTTT Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved ahead with a new West Bank project despite a request from President Trump to hold off on new settlements.

Serbia Prepares to Elect a President Amid a Murky Media Landscape

By MATTHEW BRUNWASSER from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nPTkIp
via IFTTT Aleksandar Vucic, prime minister since 2014, is running for the top job, bolstered by a repressed media environment intended to tilt heavily in his favor.

India, Long at Odds With Pakistan, May Be Rethinking Nuclear First Strikes

By MAX FISHER from NYT World http://ift.tt/2ogfu7h
via IFTTT Indian leaders are thought to be pondering pre-emptive strikes against the Pakistani arsenal in the event of war. That could alter a tenuous balance of power.

‘Penis Seat’ Causes Double Takes on Mexico City Subway

By SOPAN DEB and MARINA FRANCO from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nIi70I
via IFTTT A campaign against sexual harassment, created by the Mexican government and UN Women, featured men reacting to a seat made to look like male genitalia.

Turkey’s Wars: Quelling Kurdish Uprisings, and Suffering From Terror Attacks

By PATRICK KINGSLEY from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nlryQ4
via IFTTT What happens to a country battling ISIS and an insurgency? In Turkey, it means thousands of traumatized Kurdish families, and young people afraid to go out at night.

On ‘Brexit,’ It’s Divorce First, Trade Talks Later, E.U. Tells U.K.

By JAMES KANTER from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nm6gli
via IFTTT Brussels has long insisted that Britain must reach a deal on its withdrawal before making any agreement on access to the single market.

Park Geun-hye’s Life in Jail: Cheap Meals and a Mattress on the Floor

By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World http://ift.tt/2oGoajL
via IFTTT South Korea’s ousted president was detained before dawn on corruption charges, and the comedown in her circumstances could not have been more stark.

As the Maldives Gains Tourists, It’s Losing Its Beaches

By KAI SCHULTZ from NYT World http://ift.tt/2ol1d6k
via IFTTT Small guesthouses have joined resort villas as getaways, but the islands are at risk of being submerged by shore erosion and rising seas.

Venezuela Moves a Step Closer to One-Man Rule

By NICHOLAS CASEY and PATRICIA TORRES from NYT World http://ift.tt/2noc3Yl
via IFTTT A ruling by the country’s Supreme Court appears to allow the court, which is controlled by loyalists to the president, to write laws itself, experts say.

Park Geun-hye, South Korea’s Ousted Leader, Is Arrested on Bribery Charges

By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World http://ift.tt/2oAUvZu
via IFTTT A judge warned that if Ms. Park was not quickly taken into custody the former president might “destroy evidence.”

Trump Said to Ease Combat Rules in Somalia Intended to Protect Civilians

By CHARLIE SAVAGE and ERIC SCHMITT from NYT World http://ift.tt/2okUysT
via IFTTT A directive declaring parts of the country an “area of active hostilities” will give the United States greater latitude in carrying out airstrikes and raids.

Fleeing Boko Haram, Thousands Cling to a Road to Nowhere

By DIONNE SEARCEY from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nNTUqb
via IFTTT Times journalists spent weeks documenting the stories of people living along a desert highway in Niger, interviewing more than 100 residents scattered by Boko Haram.

China Confirms Details of Trump-Xi Meeting at Mar-a-Lago

By GERRY MULLANY from NYT World http://ift.tt/2mS41uS
via IFTTT President Xi Jinping of China will visit President Trump at his Florida estate next week for the two leaders’ first summit meeting, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.

Nikki Haley Calls United Nations Human Rights Council ‘So Corrupt’

By SOMINI SENGUPTA from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nNodwX
via IFTTT Ms. Haley, the American envoy to the United Nations, said the U.S. would never close its doors to foreigners fleeing persecution, even as she defended the Trump administration’s travel ban.

U.S. War Footprint Grows in Middle East, With No Endgame in Sight

By BEN HUBBARD and MICHAEL R. GORDON from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nxvWNK
via IFTTT Two months after President Trump took office, indications are mounting that the military is deepening its involvement in complex wars that lack clear outcomes.

Pillars of the West Shaken by ‘Brexit,’ but They’re Not Crumbling Yet

By STEVEN ERLANGER from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nuEwg0
via IFTTT Britain’s withdrawal from the E.U. and Donald J. Trump’s election are blows to multilateralism, but many European nations seem to be shying away from going it alone.

Theresa May’s Letter Invoking Article 50

By Unknown Author from NYT World http://ift.tt/2o70vMI
via IFTTT The text of the letter written by Britain’s prime minister to Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, starting the legal process for leaving the European Union.

‘Here Lies’: A Clue in Hebrew Points to Rome’s Medieval Jewish Cemetery

By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nx8O3C
via IFTTT Archaeologists say that 38 skeletons unearthed in Rome’s Trastevere neighborhood were likely buried in the long-vanished Campus Iudeorum, or Field of the Jews.

Python Swallows Indonesian Man Whole, With Aftermath Caught on Video

By JON EMONT from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nh4BgM
via IFTTT A recording shows the victim’s body being recovered from the snake, found after searchers on Sulawesi observed the shape of shoes in its belly.

China Poised to Take Lead on Climate After Trump’s Move to Undo Policies

By EDWARD WONG from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nzngI8
via IFTTT For years, the United States pushed China to commit to limiting its use of fossil fuels. The countries now look likely to switch roles.

U.K. Initiates ‘Brexit’ and Wades Into a Thorny Thicket

By STEPHEN CASTLE from NYT World http://ift.tt/2mPgcZe
via IFTTT Prime Minister Theresa May gave notice of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, kicking off a two-year negotiation steeped in peril for both sides.

Ahmed Kathrada, Anti-Apartheid Activist in South Africa, Dies at 87

By SEWELL CHAN from NYT World http://ift.tt/2neaH2h
via IFTTT He spent 26 years in prison, many alongside his close friend Nelson Mandela, for resisting white minority rule.

U.S. ‘Probably Had a Role’ in Mosul Deaths, Commander Says

By MICHAEL R. GORDON from NYT World http://ift.tt/2o89KwQ
via IFTTT The remarks by a general were the fullest acceptance of responsibility by an American commander for a March 17 strike that killed scores of civilians.

‘Just See How I Shoot.’ In Norway, Women Are Joining the Hunt.

By STEPHEN CASTLE from NYT World http://ift.tt/2ocCRM1
via IFTTT Women are increasingly taking up this traditional masculine pastime, looking to connect with nature and the food chain.

Scotland Votes to Demand a Post-‘Brexit’ Independence Referendum

By STEPHEN CASTLE from NYT World http://ift.tt/2oeAlVR
via IFTTT A vote by the Scottish Parliament sets the stage for a tussle between London and Edinburgh, with Scottish voters preferring to stay in the European Union.

France Investigating Police Killing of Chinese Man in Paris

By PALKO KARASZ from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nINoAS
via IFTTT An officer fatally shot the man, Liu Shaoyo, 56, at his home on Sunday amid murky circumstances, setting off violent protests.

Bones Aboard South Korean Ferry Stir Hope, Then Anguish, in Relatives

By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nHwin3
via IFTTT Officials reported finding human remains on the Sewol, nearly three years after the ship sank, but later said the bones were from an animal.

Bodies of 2 U.N. Researchers Are Found in a Shallow Grave in Congo

By SOMINI SENGUPTA from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nITcKN
via IFTTT Michael Sharp of Kansas and Zaida Catalan, a Swede, were investigating a new rebellion in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Daily Mail Compares 2 U.K. Leaders — Their Legs, Not Their Ideas

By SEWELL CHAN from NYT World http://ift.tt/2o20UQK
via IFTTT A front page with Theresa May, Britain’s prime minister, and Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister of Scotland, elicited immediate outrage.

Engulfed in Battle, Mosul’s Civilians Run for Their Lives

By Photographs and Text by IVOR PRICKETT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT World http://ift.tt/2o29rTK
via IFTTT On the front lines of the fight against ISIS in west Mosul, a photojournalist for The Times documents the toll on Iraqis who have no safe way to escape.

Killing of a Hamas Leader Could Signal a New Conflict With Israel

By MAJD AL WAHEIDI and ISABEL KERSHNER from NYT World http://ift.tt/2o38LxW
via IFTTT The mysterious death of a Qassam Brigades commander threatens the fragile cease-fire that ended 50 days of deadly fighting in Gaza in the summer of 2014.

Cyclone Debbie Strikes Australia’s Coastline as Thousands Flee

By JACQUELINE WILLIAMS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2ndkSEk
via IFTTT Emergency responders struggled to assess the full force of the storm after the loss of telephone service and power in at least 48,000 homes.

Netanyahu and Trump Skip Aipac Meeting

By MARK LANDLER from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nukDHC
via IFTTT The absence of the president and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the high-profile conference spoke to the fluidity of the nations’ relationship.

In Protests, Kremlin Fears a Young Generation Stirring

By ANDREW HIGGINS and ANDREW E. KRAMER from NYT World http://ift.tt/2o4aVxc
via IFTTT The youthfulness of the anticorruption protesters across Russia this weekend surprised even organizers, and clearly rattled the government of Vladimir V. Putin.

Strikes Shut Down French Guiana, With Effects Resonating in Paris

By AURELIEN BREEDEN from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nnCxKv
via IFTTT Presidential candidates scrambled to address the unrest as residents of the French territory in South America protest high crime and economic hardship.

Aleksei Navalny, Russian Opposition Leader, Receives 15-Day Sentence

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR and IVAN NECHEPURENKO from NYT World http://ift.tt/2mIJFEc
via IFTTT Mr. Navalny was arrested on Sunday during mass anticorruption protests across Russia that he had helped to inspire on social media.

South Korean Prosecutors Seek to Arrest Park Geun-hye

By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World http://ift.tt/2n8A3ij
via IFTTT Prosecutors requested a warrant for Ms. Park, who was removed from office as South Korea’s president this month, on charges of bribery and abuse of power.

At Site of Deaths, Our Reporters Find Cost of U.S.-ISIS Battle

By TIM ARANGO from NYT World http://ift.tt/2oarkNn
via IFTTT Times reporters are in Mosul, Iraq, to assess reports that less time is being taken to weigh risks for civilians as the battle intensifies.

Streetlight Fight in Rome: Golden Glow vs. Harsh LED

By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO from NYT World http://ift.tt/2n9TG9o
via IFTTT For some, replacing the Italian capital’s yellow sodium lamps with cheaper, more environmentally friendly, white LED bulbs is not modernization, but heresy.

Thieves Take a Chunk of Change, All 221 Pounds of It, From a Berlin Museum

By MELISSA EDDY from NYT World http://ift.tt/2mIRU3e
via IFTTT The police say robbers broke into the Bode Museum and made off with the Canadian Big Maple Leaf coin, the world’s largest.

Cyclone Debbie Barrels Toward Queensland in Australia

By JACQUELINE WILLIAMS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nmfEXE
via IFTTT The storm, with winds of over 140 miles per hour, forced thousands to leave their homes, halted ferry and train service, and closed an airport.

Drought and War Heighten Threat of Not Just 1 Famine, but 4

By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN from NYT World http://ift.tt/2mHePvJ
via IFTTT Six years after its last famine, another is about to tighten its grip on Somalia. South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen are also at risk.

Japan Avalanche Kills 8 Teenage Mountaineers on School Trip

By JONATHAN SOBLE from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nWuo2i
via IFTTT The members of a high school mountain climbing club were killed in Tochigi Prefecture a day after the authorities issued an avalanche warning.

Angela Merkel’s Re-election Bid Is Buoyed by Widely Watched State Election

By ALISON SMALE from NYT World http://ift.tt/2mE5g0g
via IFTTT Results from Sunday’s vote in tiny Saarland gave the German chancellor’s Christian Democrats about 40 percent of the vote, a boost for Ms. Merkel as she seeks her fourth term as chancellor.

Who Killed the Iceman? Clues Emerge in a Very Cold Case

By ROD NORDLAND from NYT World http://ift.tt/2n5Mivf
via IFTTT Using a wealth of new scientific information, a seasoned homicide detective has developed a theory in a death 5,300 years ago.

Key Putin Opponent Arrested in Moscow During Anti-Corruption Protests

By ANDREW HIGGINS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2nXiKEY
via IFTTT Aleksei Navalny was arrested in Moscow in a protest that was among rallies in dozens of cities across Russia.

Miners Found a 706-Carat Diamond in Sierra Leone. Who Should Get the Profit?

By JAIME YAYA BARRY from NYT World http://ift.tt/2n4qRLK
via IFTTT The government will broker the sale of the gem, valued at as much as $50 million. But many are skeptical that all involved will get their fair share.