Yeti Footprints Found in Nepal Are Maybe (Definitely) From a Bear


By SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2UTrlEo
via IFTTT The Indian Army posted photos on Twitter of what they believed were the footprints of a yeti. Social media responded with theories of its own.

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Venezuelan Opposition Leader Steps Up Pressure, but Maduro Holds On


By NICHOLAS CASEY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2IQET2b
via IFTTT After Juan Guaidó said rebellion was at hand, supporters clashed with loyalists to the president. By day’s end, Mr. Guaidó fell short of the prize he sought.

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U.K. Police Have a Message for Crime Victims: Hand Over Your Private Data


By ILIANA MAGRA from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2vt29KY
via IFTTT Privacy and victim advocates criticized the policy, which asks victims and witnesses to consent to searching their electronic devices, or their cases may be dropped.

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The Suitor With the Shaggy Hair


By MOTOKO RICH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2GIKiVr
via IFTTT Princess Mako was never getting anywhere near the Japanese throne. But the public still seemed to have a say over her romantic life.

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The Reluctant Bride


By MOTOKO RICH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2DFFz63
via IFTTT She had her sights on a career in diplomacy. The Japanese prince had his sights on her.

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For Sri Lanka’s Children, the Deepest Scars Are Not Physical


By KAI SCHULTZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2GVmLlD
via IFTTT Some suffered terrible injuries in the bombings. But for many others, witnesses to unimaginable scenes of carnage, the wounds are psychological.

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Xi Praises a Student Protest in China. From 100 Years Ago.


By CHRIS BUCKLEY and AMY QIN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2WcUEDn
via IFTTT The Chinese leader marked the historic May 4 protest against Western colonialism. But under his brand of authoritarianism, even a demonstration from a century ago is tricky.

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MS-13 Gang Put Fake Body in Car, Then Detonated a Bomb When Police Came


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2XOcSvo
via IFTTT A street gang in El Salvador wrapped a mannequin in blankets inside a car, then set off explosives when the police arrived to investigate, wounding two officers.

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Emperor Akihito Abdicates, and a New Era Arrives in Japan


By MOTOKO RICH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2WhKwcK
via IFTTT The new emperor, Naruhito, replaces an enormously popular monarch who traveled the country to console the Japanese after disasters and toured Asia to atone for Japan’s wartime sins.

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A Princess in a Cage


By MOTOKO RICH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2La2tJ2
via IFTTT The survival of Japan’s monarchy rested on her shoulders. No one ever let her forget it.

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What Is Happening in Venezuela and Why It Matters


By MEGAN SPECIA from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2GVV8ZG
via IFTTT A basic guide to what has been happening in Venezuela, once one of Latin America's most prosperous countries, where a political and economic crisis has reached new heights.

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Emperor Akihito, Who Gave Japan’s Monarchy a Human Face, Abdicates Throne


By MOTOKO RICH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2LrQ0Rl
via IFTTT Akihito, 85, the son of the wartime emperor Hirohito, relinquished the Chrysanthemum Throne in a short ceremony on Tuesday afternoon.

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Live Updates: Clashes Flare After Venezuela Opposition Leader Calls for Military Uprising


By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2UKY3I5
via IFTTT The crisis in Venezuela appeared to take a new turn after Juan Guaidó appeared at a military base in Caracas.

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Japan Would Make Akihito Emperor, but She Called Him ‘Jimmy’


By MOTOKO RICH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2WcT9oM
via IFTTT An American teacher taught the young prince he would never be a god. But he just might help heal his country.

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Emperor Akihito, Who Gave Japan’s Monarchy a Human Face, Abdicates Throne


By MOTOKO RICH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2GIXsSg
via IFTTT Akihito, 85, the son of the wartime emperor Hirohito, relinquished the Chrysanthemum Throne in a short ceremony on Tuesday afternoon.

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His Father Was Called a God. She Called Him ‘Jimmy.’


By MOTOKO RICH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2GLaoaf
via IFTTT Prince Akihito would never wield the power of Japanese emperors of old. But he just might help heal his country.

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The Long Shadows of a Failed War


By MOTOKO RICH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2UPwBJp
via IFTTT A Japanese royal sought to make peace with the lands his country had once conquered. But at home, too, there were fences to mend.

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Where ISIS Ruled in Syria, Fear and Uncertainty Reign


By BEN HUBBARD and IVOR PRICKETT from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2VylFnJ
via IFTTT The Islamic State lost control of eastern Syria, but a visit there found cities in shambles, an uncertain future and ISIS still carrying out deadly attacks.

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Spain’s Election Gives a Lift to the Left and a Warning to the Far Right


By RAPHAEL MINDER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2Y0yyEX
via IFTTT The vote was likely to hearten supporters of socialism. If not the beginnings of a backlash against the populists, it seemed at least to be a fortifying of defenses.

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‘We Will Come for You’: How Fear of Terrorism Spurs Online Mobs


By AMANDA TAUB from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2J1VZcy
via IFTTT After the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, a doctor with no connection to the attacks, living thousands of miles away, became the target of mass rage.

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ISIS Releases Video Said to Be of Leader


By BEN HUBBARD from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2UO5IoX
via IFTTT The video is said to show the reclusive leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. If confirmed, it would be the first time he has been seen in a video in years.

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Sri Lanka Authorities Were Warned, in Detail, 12 Days Before Attack


By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and DHARISHA BASTIANS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2UPjLL4
via IFTTT The intelligence chief warned on April 9 that a radical Islamist group planned a suicide attack “shortly.” On Monday, the president banned face coverings like those worn by some Muslim women.

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Pakistan’s War on Polio Falters Amid Attacks on Health Workers and Mistrust


By SALMAN MASOOD from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2UZVc37
via IFTTT Pakistani officials had hoped that 2019 would be the year they declared victory against the disease. But attacks and mistrust of vaccinations make that goal unlikely.

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Japan Will Enthrone a New Emperor. His Wife Won’t Be Allowed to Watch.


By MOTOKO RICH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2LdM1Yf
via IFTTT The new empress, Masako, will be barred from attending the ascension ceremony on Wednesday of her husband, Naruhito — another illustration of the diminished status of women in Japan’s imperial family.

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Surfers Fight to Block Oil Drilling in the Great Australian Bight


By JACQUELINE WILLIAMS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2vpFNJZ
via IFTTT Opponents of drilling in the pristine waters, home to some of the world’s most unusual marine life, are turning beaches into protest zones.

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Socialists Strengthen Hold in Spain Election


By RAPHAEL MINDER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2J0ps6B
via IFTTT Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez claimed victory for his Socialist Party. But he will still need to form a coalition to govern.

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U.K. Police Investigate Photo Said to Be of Soccer Striker Emiliano Sala’s Body


By ILIANA MAGRA from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2DBUNJo
via IFTTT A picture said to be of the Argentine player, who died in a plane crash in January in the English Channel, was shared on social media.

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‘It’s the Grannies!’ New Voices Rise Against Austria’s Populists


By MELISSA EDDY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2VuvjHV
via IFTTT A group of older women is galvanizing protests against the conservative-nationalist government in Vienna. But why stop there?

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Sri Lanka Attacks: Hometown of Accused Mastermind Was Fertile Ground for Extremism


By HANNAH BEECH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2WaBcaw
via IFTTT The influences of Wahhabism, a hard-line strain of Islam, transformed the hometown of the suspected ringleader in the Easter Bombings.

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Polish Teachers End Strike to Allow Exams but Tell Government It’s Not Over


By MARC SANTORA and JOANNA BERENDT from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2XSd25d
via IFTTT A three-week work stoppage forced thousands of schools to close, posing a challenge for the governing party ahead of national elections.

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At a Bombed Sri Lankan Shrine, Talk of Miracles Past and Present


By MUJIB MASHAL and HANNAH BEECH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2V69Dmp
via IFTTT People of all faiths come to St. Anthony’s seeking relief. On Sunday, it was closed, but worshipers at a vigil outside saw in their survival proof of the saint’s powers.

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Trump Accuses Saudis of Giving U.S. a Bad Deal. Is That True?


By BEN HUBBARD from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2ZId6WD
via IFTTT President Trump said that although the kingdom had spent $450 billion in the United States, Washington still subsidized the Saudi military. We checked the facts.

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Spain Election: Divided Nation Holds 3rd National Vote Since 2015


By RAPHAEL MINDER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2UNdcJb
via IFTTT The issue of Catalan independence, and the rise of the far-right Vox party, are important elements in the vote on Sunday. The only certainty seems to be more party fragmentation.

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400-Year-Old Bible Stolen From Pittsburgh Library Is Recovered in the Netherlands


By KAREN ZRAICK from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2UEJNAJ
via IFTTT A purloined 1615 Geneva Bible was traced last year to a Dutch museum. The authorities say it had been taken as part of a long-running theft scheme by an archivist and a rare book dealer.

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Serial-Killing Case Shocks Cyprus as Police Come In for Criticism


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2GPwKsB
via IFTTT The police were searching for more victims after a military officer confessed to seven killings, apparently targeting female immigrants and their children.

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Austerity-Battered U.K. ‘Retreating Behind a Nuclear Shield’


By STEVEN ERLANGER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2PwQnZ6
via IFTTT As Britain spends heavily on big-ticket items like nuclear-armed submarines, its military is no longer deemed capable of defending the homeland by itself.

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Ex-President Da Silva: Brazil Governed by 'Crazy People'


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2XLENw7
via IFTTT From the federal police headquarters where he is serving a sentence for corruption and money laundering, Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the South American country is now being governed by a "bunch of crazy people."

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Hashim Aslami Has Just One Word for Afghan Farmers: Saffron


By MUJIB MASHAL from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2GHWaIy
via IFTTT For two decades, he preached the virtues of the spice as an alternative to traditional crops and opium poppies. Today, it is a rare success story for his country.

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Amid U.S. Silence, Gulf Nations Back the Military in Sudan’s Revolution


By DECLAN WALSH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2W7GkMA
via IFTTT As protesters and generals argue over who should run Sudan, the United States has been unusually quiet. Saudi Arabia and its allies are filling the vacuum.

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Knives Were Left on Japanese Prince’s School Desk, Police Say


By MAKIKO INOUE and PALKO KARASZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2GHqdPl
via IFTTT The Tokyo police were investigating security footage indicating that an adult had trespassed on the grounds of the school attended by Prince Hisahito, 12.

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For U.S. Commandos in the Philippines, a Water Pump Is a New Weapon Against ISIS


By THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2UKzrPR
via IFTTT A water pump is linked to the defeat of the Islamic State’s self-proclaimed caliphate in Iraq and Syria and the Pentagon’s race to stop the group’s resurgence in other parts of the globe.

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Belarus Building Site Yields the Bones of 1,214 Holocaust Victims


By ANDREW HIGGINS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2XQjR7e
via IFTTT Activists, who say the city knew about the mass grave for slaughtered Jews, ask why a permit was issued.

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Two Super-Rich Families Ended Up on Opposite Sides of Easter Attacks


By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, KAI SCHULTZ, MUJIB MASHAL and RUSSELL GOLDMAN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2vpWzsE
via IFTTT In an instant, five of their children were blown to pieces in the Sri Lanka bombings, one family slaughtered by the other.

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Running Out of Children, a South Korea School Enrolls Illiterate Grandmothers


By CHOE SANG-HUN and CHANG W. LEE from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2GMDNC3
via IFTTT As the birthrate plummets in South Korea, rural schools are emptying. To fill its classrooms, one school opened its doors to women who have for decades dreamed of learning to read.

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Spanish Election May Pivot on an Aging and Depleted Heartland


By RAPHAEL MINDER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2Vx7xuU
via IFTTT Even as Spain’s interior provinces empty out, they punch above their weight politically and could determine the outcome of Sunday’s national election.

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Sri Lanka Says 15 Died in Raid, Including 4 Suicide Bombers


By MUJIB MASHAL and HANNAH BEECH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2UJ3asa
via IFTTT Explosions and a gun battle erupted as security forces closed in on a house about 25 miles from the site of one of the Easter Sunday bombings, the military said.

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Errors Raise Questions About Sri Lankan Response to Bombing


By MUJIB MASHAL, DHARISHA BASTIANS and JEFFREY GETTLEMAN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2ZEksdF
via IFTTT A series of failures in preventing and investigating the Easter bombing has exposed rifts in the government and brought accusations of incompetence.

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‘There’s Poison in the Sea’: An Oil Spill Fouls a Tropical Eden


By JACQUELINE WILLIAMS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2vmSSDY
via IFTTT On Rennell, an impoverished Pacific island, mining had already scarred the land. Now an oil spill has polluted the water and threatens a World Heritage site.

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After Duterte’s Threats Over Tons of Old Trash, Canada Says It’s Working on It


By ALAN YUHAS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2UFX10a
via IFTTT President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines said he was ready to “declare war” with Canada over hundreds of tons of waste shipped to his country over five years ago.

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Erdogan’s Party Is Deeply Divided by Push to Redo Istanbul Election


By CARLOTTA GALL from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2XPUYZt
via IFTTT Supporters and opponents alike warn that an annulment and new election has steep risks that could only compound the political fallout for the president.

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