Denmark Gets Statue of a ‘Rebel Queen’ Who Led Fiery Revolt Against Colonialism

By MARTIN SELSOE SORENSEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2GGIk9X
via IFTTT As a challenge to the country’s collective memory, two artists unveiled what they called Denmark’s first public monument to a black woman.

Easter Week Around the World (and Hell, if It Exists)

By YONETTE JOSEPH from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Gmc9gT
via IFTTT From Italy to South Africa to India to Israel, the faithful held solemn ceremonies, re-enacted Christ’s suffering and prayed for loved ones before Easter Sunday.

At Stephen Hawking Funeral, Eddie Redmayne and Astronomer Royal Give Readings

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World https://ift.tt/2GIrzeM
via IFTTT Hundreds of people lining the streets broke into applause as the hearse carrying the remains of Dr. Hawking, the famed scientist, arrived at a church in Cambridge, Britain, for his funeral service.

Russia’s Feared ‘Night Wolves’ Bike Gang Came to Bosnia. Bosnia Giggled.

By ANDREW HIGGINS from NYT World https://ift.tt/2GJqOlC
via IFTTT A Kremlin-funded tour by a biker gang known as “Putin’s Angels,” agents of meddling and mayhem, stoked fears about what Russia is up to in Bosnia.

Bar Americans From Man Booker Prize, Fed-Up British Authors Urge

By CEYLAN YEGINSU from NYT World https://ift.tt/2GWOGzI
via IFTTT With Britain’s most prestigious literary award increasingly dominated by Americans, a push to return to old rules excluding them has gained strength.

Britons Accused of Being Islamic State ‘Beatles’ Call Beheadings ‘Regrettable’

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World https://ift.tt/2GY7yOO
via IFTTT El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey, who are being detained in Syria, denounced a reported decision by Britain to strip them of citizenship.

14 Million Visitors to U.S. Face Social-Media Screening

By SEWELL CHAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2pS1SPh
via IFTTT The American Civil Liberties Union condemned the Trump administration’s plan, saying it risked chilling freedom of speech and association.

As Russia Empties Embassies, Who Will Replace That Lost Passport?

By ANDREW HIGGINS and STEVEN ERLANGER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2uuBH5G
via IFTTT After expulsions of diplomats from 23 countries were announced, high-level discussions will go on. But life will be harder for Westerners in Russia.

Trump, Lacking Leverage Over North Korea, Takes Aim at South Instead

By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2GWYk5A
via IFTTT By tying a trade deal with South Korea to progress in denuclearizing Pyongyang, President Trump is pressuring an ally hoping it will help him deal with a reclusive foe.

Greece’s Island of Despair

By Text by ILIANA MAGRA from NYT World https://ift.tt/2pUqAxk
via IFTTT Two years after the E.U. and Turkey struck a deal to cut off asylum seekers crossing the Aegean, thousands languish in deplorable conditions on Lesbos.

Israeli Military Kills at Least 12 in Confrontations on Gaza Border

By ISABEL KERSHNER and IYAD ABUHEWEILA from NYT World https://ift.tt/2pQmB5R
via IFTTT What was promoted as a six-week campaign of peaceful protests, with thousands of Palestinians in tent cities, turned quickly into deadly violence.

North and South Korea Set a Date for Summit Meeting at Border

By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2E2r8GE
via IFTTT Kim Jong-un and South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-in, will hold talks on April 27 at the so-called truce village of Panmunjom, officials said.

Cricket Hero Breaks Down in Tears on TV Over Cheating

By DAMIEN CAVE and RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Ie5MZo
via IFTTT A cheating scandal over a plot by Australia’s team captain has seized the cricket world and turned into a national embarrassment.

Venezuela, Accustomed to Tragedy, Is Shaken Again by Horrific Jail Fire

By ANA VANESSA HERRERO and NICHOLAS CASEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/2GTM45N
via IFTTT With at least 68 dead, the inferno in Valencia was one of the worst in the country’s modern history.

Russia Will Expel U.S. Diplomats, as Tensions With West Reach Fever Pitch

By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA from NYT World https://ift.tt/2GTSdin
via IFTTT The move was in retaliation for the expulsion of diplomats by Britain, the United States and their allies. The U.S. Consulate in St. Petersburg will be closed.

Malala Yousafzai Returns to Pakistan for First Time Since Attack

By SALMAN MASOOD from NYT World https://ift.tt/2pMwe5o
via IFTTT Ms. Yousafzai, a Nobel laureate studying at Oxford, met with the prime minister and will visit a school she helped build near her native Swat Valley.

Russian Ex-Spy Sergei Skripal Was Poisoned via Front Door, U.K. Says

By ELLEN BARRY from NYT World https://ift.tt/2pMLnUn
via IFTTT After the spy and his daughter were found unconscious, investigators looked at how they could have been poisoned.

Venezuela Jail Fire Killed at Least 68, Attorney General Says

By ANA VANESSA HERRERO from NYT World https://ift.tt/2E6TAHC
via IFTTT The announcement came after crowds of relatives gathered outside the facility, some weeping and others facing off with police officers in riot gear.

Kim Jong-un’s China Visit Strengthens His Hand in Nuclear Talks

By JANE PERLEZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/2IYTNQA
via IFTTT The North Korean leader’s first diplomatic trip since taking power was a reminder of how much he has set the agenda over his nation’s nuclear arsenal.

El Al Sues Israel After Air India Flies Through Saudi Airspace

By ISABEL KERSHNER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2GjD7l0
via IFTTT Air India became the first commercial airline permitted to fly over Saudi Arabia en route to and from Israel. Claiming discrimination, El Al is suing.

When Xi Met Kim: How China and North Korea Depicted It

By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/2I9wWAv
via IFTTT The meeting in Beijing between President Xi Jinping of China and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un provided propaganda opportunities on both sides.

Whistle-blower Contends That Data-Mining Swung Brexit Referendum

By ELLEN BARRY from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Gi9lgL
via IFTTT A pink-haired whistle-blower, who testified to Parliament on the dangers of data-mining, has become a matinee idol in some technology quarters.

North Korea Is Firing Up a Reactor. Why That Could Upset Trump’s Talks With Kim.

By K.K. REBECCA LAI, WILLIAM J. BROAD and DAVID E. SANGER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Ge4ltf
via IFTTT As President Trump plans to meet Kim Jong-un, satellite evidence suggests that North Korea is expanding the complex that makes fuel for its nuclear weapons.

New Fault Line in German Politics? A Nazi-Era Abortion Law

By MELISSA EDDY from NYT World https://ift.tt/2pHeybw
via IFTTT Germany is the only country in Europe that forbids doctors to publicly advertise that they perform abortions. Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged change, but her conservatives are balking.

Bulletproof, Slow and Full of Wine: Kim Jong-un’s Mystery Train

By RUSSELL GOLDMAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2GwO461
via IFTTT In earlier incarnations, the North Korean leader’s train has featured sumptuous feasts, cases of fine French wines and female entertainers known as lady conductors.

Live in a Drainpipe? Five Extreme Ideas to Solve Hong Kong’s Housing Crisis

By AUSTIN RAMZY from NYT World https://ift.tt/2GvB5S8
via IFTTT With little available land and housing prices soaring ever higher, Hong Kong is considering some audacious ways to house residents.

How an Outraged Europe Agreed to a Hard Line on Putin

By STEVEN ERLANGER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2GcCZYs
via IFTTT Faced with new aggressiveness from the newly re-elected Putin, the E.U. backed Britain on the Skripal poisoning and sent a strong message to Moscow.

She Survived the Holocaust, to Die in a 2018 Hate Crime

By ADAM NOSSITER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2I3UpmI
via IFTTT Two people have been held in the death of Mireille Knoll, who was found in her Paris apartment. She had survived a 1942 roundup of French Jews.

Is Kim Jong-un Visiting Beijing? Online Video Fuels Speculation

By CHRIS BUCKLEY and CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2G9cjYS
via IFTTT The Japanese broadcaster NTV aired footage of what it said was a train similar to the ones used in the past by the North’s leadership.

Exits Blocked and Alarms Disabled in Deadly Russia Mall Fire

By IVAN NECHEPURENKO from NYT World https://ift.tt/2GdqND0
via IFTTT Panicked people were unable to escape the blaze in Siberia, officials said. At least 64 people were killed, many of them children.

U.S.-Russia Relations: How Latest Blowup Compares to Earlier Ones

By RUSSELL GOLDMAN and RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World https://ift.tt/2GpiIyr
via IFTTT The expulsion of Russian officials in response to the alleged poisoning of a former spy resembles the tactics of the Cold War.

Trump, Joining Allies, Expels 60 Russians Over Poisoning in U.K.

By KATIE ROGERS and EILEEN SULLIVAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2pJb1sn
via IFTTT The expulsion order included 12 people identified as Russian intelligence officers station at the United Nations. The Russian consulate in Seattle also must close.

Where Fear and Hope Collide: Images From Mexican Border, and Beyond

By AZAM AHMED from NYT World https://ift.tt/2IREfOK
via IFTTT Traversing the border area, the photographer John Moore covered the story of immigration from all sides. Here are 17 striking photographs.

A First in Flight: Australia to the U.K., in 17 Hours (and 2 Minutes)

By YONETTE JOSEPH from NYT World https://ift.tt/2DSsnIB
via IFTTT Qantas calls its first direct, nonstop Dreamliner flight from Perth to London a “game changer.”

Catalan Ex-Leader Carles Puigdemont Detained in Germany

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT World https://ift.tt/2IQWpQy
via IFTTT Mr. Puigdemont was on his way back to Belgium from Finland, where the authorities had received an international warrant for his arrest.

‘We Are Ready to Die.’ Five North Korean Defectors Who Never Made It.

By JANE PERLEZ and SU-HYUN LEE from NYT World https://ift.tt/2G5KYCJ
via IFTTT Around 30,000 North Koreans have successfully defected to the South. But under the reign of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, far fewer people are getting out.

Solving the Dutch Pot Paradox: Legal to Buy, but Not to Grow

By CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE from NYT World https://ift.tt/2uh1Jcy
via IFTTT Small amounts of marijuana can be bought in the Netherlands, but it is illegal to grow cannabis, and coffee shops must turn to the black market to stock up. A pilot program will test legalizing production.

North and South Korea to Hold Preparatory Talks for Summit Meeting

By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2G7InYY
via IFTTT High-level officials from both Koreas will meet next week to discuss the agenda for the talks between Kim Jong-un, the North’s leader, and the South’s president, Moon Jae-in.

In France, Officer Slain After Swapping Places With Hostage Is Hailed as Hero

By ELIAN PELTIER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2pE3MTi
via IFTTT France mourned a police officer who died of his injuries after swapping places with a hostage held by a gunman claiming allegiance to the Islamic State.

He Left Soviet Army for Afghan Life 35 Years Ago. Now, He Sees Russians Return.

By ANDREW E. KRAMER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2pBENQz
via IFTTT A deserter from the 1980s Soviet war in Afghanistan dreamed for decades of going home, but he has lived long enough to see Russian influence return to northern Afghanistan.

At Swedish Preschool, Boys Learn to Dance and Girls Learn to Yell

By ELLEN BARRY from NYT World https://ift.tt/2pErez1
via IFTTT The state curriculum urges teachers to “counteract traditional gender roles,” and at one school, girls are encouraged to shout “No!” and boys run the play kitchen.

Powerful Indian Politician Gets 14-Year Prison Sentence for Embezzlement

By ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World https://ift.tt/2G3YP0A
via IFTTT Lalu Prasad Yadav was convicted of embezzling 37 million rupees to buy fictitious medicines and cattle fodder while he was chief minister of Bihar State from 1990 to 1997.

Shining a Cleansing Light on China’s Dark Secrets

By JANE PERLEZ from NYT World http://ift.tt/2IHR91r
via IFTTT The historian Shen Zhihua says the Communist Party should relax. “I would say: ‘Those mistakes were made in the past, not now, and we need to learn from our mistakes.’”

China Brings Warm Words to U.N., and Rights Activists Feel a Chill

By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE from NYT World https://ift.tt/2udYPoW
via IFTTT A resolution passed by the United Nations’ top human rights body reflects a push against international norms, rights organizations and Western officials say.

Misreading Trump: Ally Japan Is Spurned on Tariff Exemptions

By MOTOKO RICH from NYT World http://ift.tt/2I0wQeH
via IFTTT Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s wooing of President Trump seemed to get Japan little as the United States announced actions on trade.

Gunman Dead After Killing at Least 2 in Trèbes, France

By AURELIEN BREEDEN from NYT World http://ift.tt/2pBnKOD
via IFTTT The assailant at a Super U market in the southwest of the country had claimed to be acting on behalf of the Islamic State; he was killed by the police.

150 Whales Beached in Australia, as Rescuers Fight to Save Them

By RUSSELL GOLDMAN from NYT World http://ift.tt/2ueNW6o
via IFTTT Poor weather and the threat of sharks were hindering emergency efforts.

Trump’s Appointment of John Bolton Raises Concern in Asia

By GERRY MULLANY and CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World http://ift.tt/2ucHBIK
via IFTTT “We will have to see if Bolton opens his mouth and launches his verbal attacks against the North,” said one South Korean analyst, fearing that talks with Kim Jong-un would be derailed.

Post-Brexit U.K. Is Getting New Passports, Probably From France

By CEYLAN YEGINSU from NYT World http://ift.tt/2DLglk7
via IFTTT The British manufacturer of the current burgundy version said that the new design, in a traditional dark blue, would be made by a continental rival.

Responding to Trump, China Plans New Tariffs on U.S. Goods

By CHRIS BUCKLEY and SUI-LEE WEE from NYT World http://ift.tt/2py0v7e
via IFTTT China proposed tariffs on $3 billion worth of American fruit, pork, wine and other goods, striking back just hours after President Trump’s announcement.