Amid Trump’s Trial, Pompeo Visited Ukraine. Here’s How It Went.

By EDWARD WONG from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Ogqk98
via IFTTT The secretary of state met with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, during the impeachment trial of President Trump over a pressure campaign against Ukraine.

Britons on Brexit: ‘We’ve Made a Spectacle of Ourselves’

By CEYLAN YEGINSU from NYT World https://ift.tt/2RNDXyR
via IFTTT As Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union becomes a reality, some people are celebrating and others are mourning. But for most, it seems, it is a time for recuperation and healing.

Portraits of Brexit Day: U.K. Celebrates and Mourns Leaving E.U.

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT World https://ift.tt/38WH0KF
via IFTTT Three years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, dividing the nation as never before, it finally left on Friday night.

Taliban’s Continued Attacks Show Limits of U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan

By THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF from NYT World https://ift.tt/3aWjCid
via IFTTT The number of attacks, detailed in a quarterly inspector general report, highlights once more the disparity between talking points and the reality on the ground.

Abduction of Ethiopian Students Fuels Anger at the Government

By SIMON MARKS and ABDI LATIF DAHIR from NYT World https://ift.tt/3b1oPWf
via IFTTT The failure of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government to rescue a group of students who were believed to have been kidnapped last month and forced into the jungle has bred protests and anguish.

At the Stroke of Brexit, Britain Steps, Guardedly, Into a New Dawn

By MARK LANDLER, STEPHEN CASTLE and BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2GKw5I1
via IFTTT On a rainy evening of dampened festivities, its epoch-making departure stirred hopes and fears, but also relief that the ordeal is finally over.

U.S. Strikes at Leader of Qaeda in Yemen

By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI, ERIC SCHMITT and JULIAN E. BARNES from NYT World https://ift.tt/2GJMsV3
via IFTTT American officials believe they may have killed the terrorist leader, Qassim al-Rimi, but have not confirmed his death.

Uzbek Leader's Daughter Quits Government Job

By REUTERS from NYT World https://ift.tt/3aRXTIf
via IFTTT The elder daughter of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has resigned from a senior cabinet job to pursue a career in the non-governmental sector, her former agency said on Wednesday.

Brexit Live Updates: U.K.’s Final Hours in the E.U.

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT World https://ift.tt/2teGbxA
via IFTTT Britain formally withdraws from the European Union at 11 p.m. on Friday, after nearly half a century of membership.

Iranian Rapper Detained in Turkey Faces Deportation

By CARLOTTA GALL from NYT World https://ift.tt/3aVnIqX
via IFTTT Iran has put out a red notice with Interpol for the arrest of one of its most popular rappers after he began criticizing the government.

An Outbreak of Racist Sentiment as Coronavirus Reaches Australia

By ISABELLA KWAI from NYT World https://ift.tt/31gFQqL
via IFTTT A newspaper front page called it a “Chinese virus.” Fake posts have warned people to avoid Chinese products. As the outbreak spreads, some worry about xenophobia.

German Nurse Accused of Poisoning Five Infants With Morphine

By CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE from NYT World https://ift.tt/2O8pn2w
via IFTTT The babies, who ranged in age from a day to a month old, started experiencing respiratory difficulties about the same time, leading a hospital to investigate.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Infections Up Tenfold in One Week, to Nearly 10,000

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT World https://ift.tt/2RHtjJF
via IFTTT The United States issued a red alert, its strongest warning, urging Americans to avoid travel to China.

New H5N6 Bird Flu Hits Swans in China's Xinjiang-Ministry

By REUTERS from NYT World https://ift.tt/30FNSsP
via IFTTT China's agriculture ministry said on Tuesday it had found the highly pathogenic H5N6 strain of avian flu in swans in its western Xinjiang region.

Pompeo Calls China’s Ruling Party ‘Central Threat of Our Times’

By MARC SANTORA from NYT World https://ift.tt/2U6irqx
via IFTTT Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the stark statement at a meeting with his British counterpart, where he also talked up the prospect of a U.S. trade deal with Britain.

Duterte Orders Cabinet Not to Visit U.S. After Official’s Visa Is Denied

By JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/3aU8hiQ
via IFTTT The Philippine president issued the order after one of the architects of his bloody drug war was denied a visa for the United States.

In India, Protesters and Modi Tussle Over Who Can Claim Gandhi

By MARIA ABI-HABIB from NYT World https://ift.tt/2RFf2gw
via IFTTT Prime Minister Narendra Modi says the national icon would have supported his contentious citizenship law. Demonstrators say it goes against everything Gandhi stood for.

Coronavirus Anger Boils Over in China and Doctors Plead for Supplies

By CHRIS BUCKLEY and AMY QIN from NYT World https://ift.tt/36FJXxB
via IFTTT A man was detained after beating up a doctor in Wuhan, and medical staff members are wearing raincoats to protect against infection.

Trump’s Mideast Plan Leaves Palestinians With Few Options

By DAVID M. HALBFINGER and ISABEL KERSHNER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3aVouUD
via IFTTT The landscape has shifted so much that a proposal that would have been a nonstarter a decade ago has put the Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in a bind.

Lina Ben Mhenni, 36, ‘a Tunisian Girl’ Who Confronted Regime, Dies

By LILIA BLAISE from NYT World https://ift.tt/36xFNb6
via IFTTT Ms. Ben Mhenni used her blog to expose violence against protesters in the revolt that led to the government’s overthrow, and then to the Arab Spring.

As Coronavirus Spreads, So Does Anti-Chinese Sentiment

By MOTOKO RICH from NYT World https://ift.tt/36Jg27D
via IFTTT Fears of the outbreak have fueled xenophobia as a wave of panic spreads, sometimes outstripping practical concerns.

The Jungle Prince of Delhi

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2rc9uzF
via IFTTT For 40 years, journalists chronicled the eccentric royal family of Oudh, deposed aristocrats who lived in a ruined palace in the Indian capital. It was a tragic, astonishing story. But was it true?

Cruise Passengers Are Held at Italian Port Over Coronavirus Fears

By EMMA BUBOLA and ELISABETTA POVOLEDO from NYT World https://ift.tt/36DD2VJ
via IFTTT Passengers on the Costa Smeralda were blocked from disembarking after a woman onboard became sick, raising concern that she may have contracted the coronavirus.

Longest Smuggling Tunnel Is Found at U.S.-Mexico Border

By ELIAN PELTIER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2tbJNR5
via IFTTT The shaft ran for four-fifths of a mile between Tijuana and San Diego and was equipped with rails, ventilation, a drainage system and even an elevator, officials said.

Press Send for Brexit: E.U. Seals U.K. Withdrawal by Email

By MATINA STEVIS-GRIDNEFF from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ObUBWJ
via IFTTT The European Union’s 27 remaining member nations signed off on Britain’s departure in a typically low-key and bureaucratic style.

Putin Pardons American-Israeli Swept Up in Geopolitical Game

By IVAN NECHEPURENKO from NYT World https://ift.tt/2RXsyeF
via IFTTT Naama Issachar had been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for a small amount of marijuana. The case was linked to the American extradition of a Russian man.

Foreigners Airlifted From Chinese City at Heart of Coronavirus Outbreak

By MIRIAM JORDAN and AUSTIN RAMZY from NYT World https://ift.tt/3146ZND
via IFTTT More than a dozen nations pulled their citizens from Wuhan. But how evacuees were handled once they got home varied country by country.

Mexican Butterfly Conservationist Is Found Dead, Two Weeks After Vanishing

By KIRK SEMPLE and PAULINA VILLEGAS from NYT World https://ift.tt/2S1DzeJ
via IFTTT The cause of death has not been determined, but criminal groups have often attacked environmentalists whose work impedes their interests.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Death Toll From Mystery Illness Rises to 170

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT World https://ift.tt/38Uyyf3
via IFTTT Over 7,700 people have fallen ill, with China now having more cases than it saw during the SARS epidemic.

Russia Exerts Growing Influence in Africa, Worrying Many in the West

By ERIC SCHMITT and THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF from NYT World https://ift.tt/310nNVw
via IFTTT The Kremlin is increasing arms sales, security pacts and training programs as the American defense secretary weighs withdrawing troops from the continent.

What to Know About Trump’s Middle East Plan

By MEGAN SPECIA from NYT World https://ift.tt/2UdO01s
via IFTTT The proposal, three years in the making, favored Israeli priorities and was conceived without Palestinian input. Here are the main points and some of the most contested elements.

E.U. Recommends Limiting, but Not Banning, Huawei in 5G Rollout

By MATINA STEVIS-GRIDNEFF from NYT World https://ift.tt/38SsdAN
via IFTTT The bloc’s experts suggested members limit and monitor the involvement of “high-risk” vendors as they invest in next-generation mobile communications infrastructure.

A Deal That Has Two Elections, Rather Than Mideast Peace, as Its Focus

By DAVID E. SANGER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2O7Hnu5
via IFTTT The Israeli-Palestinian peace plan unveiled by President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sounds more like a road map for their own futures than for the Middle East.

Brexit Is Here, and It’s a Texas-Size Defeat for the E.U.

By STEVEN ERLANGER from NYT World https://ift.tt/38MCIWa
via IFTTT The loss of such a rich, sizable, powerful member state will weaken the European Union’s momentum and its diplomatic weight.

A Muted Arab Response to Trump’s Mideast Peace Plan

By BEN HUBBARD and DECLAN WALSH from NYT World https://ift.tt/316UssS
via IFTTT The U.S. is banking on Arab leaders to help make its plan for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict work. It is not clear how realistic that is.

Kenya’s New Digital IDs May Exclude Millions of Minorities

By ABDI LATIF DAHIR from NYT World https://ift.tt/2vm40nN
via IFTTT Millions face hurdles in obtaining documents to get a biometric ID card that will be required to function in the country. Without one, “you are totally a living dead,” a human rights advocate said.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Thousands Infected as Scientists Race for a Cure

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Gxq0yp
via IFTTT Researchers on three continents are trying to develop a vaccine for a new and mysterious virus that has already killed more than 130 people in China.

Asylum Seekers Find a New Route to Europe, Flowing Into a Divided Cyprus

By MATINA STEVIS-GRIDNEFF from NYT World https://ift.tt/2t205vC
via IFTTT The tiny island now hosts the most refugees per capita in the European Union.

Modi Prepares to Welcome Trump to India

By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and VINDU GOEL from NYT World https://ift.tt/2O5PdEx
via IFTTT The February visit would be a welcome distraction for both nationalistic leaders, who face deepening political troubles at home.

Containing the Coronavirus: Countries Limit Travel to China

By PAUL MOZUR from NYT World https://ift.tt/2uJ4nZy
via IFTTT With cases spiking in China and early signs of a spread outside Asia, Hong Kong severely cut back transportation to the mainland.

Trump’s Mideast Plan Could Give Israel Sovereignty Over Much of Jordan Valley

By MICHAEL CROWLEY and ISABEL KERSHNER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2O5B61P
via IFTTT The president, joined by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, will announce the plan at the White House on Tuesday.

Trump Plan’s First Result: Israel Will Claim Sovereignty Over Part of West Bank

By DAVID M. HALBFINGER and ISABEL KERSHNER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Oa6fkS
via IFTTT Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his government would effectively annex nearly a third of the occupied West Bank, with U.S. approval.

Trump Outlines Mideast Peace Plan That Strongly Favors Israel

By MICHAEL CROWLEY, PETER BAKER and DAVID M. HALBFINGER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2U53pBe
via IFTTT President Trump called the plan, which would discard the longtime goal of granting the Palestinians a full-fledged state, a “win-win” for both sides.

A Divided Hong Kong Confronts the Arrival of the Coronavirus

By AUSTIN RAMZY from NYT World https://ift.tt/36ww1WH
via IFTTT Hong Kong announced the shutdown of major rail passenger links and limits on flights coming from the mainland. China will stop issuing visas for individual travelers to the territory.

At Auschwitz, Holocaust Survivors Plead ‘Never Forget’

By JOANNA BERENDT from NYT World https://ift.tt/36wlESX
via IFTTT Organizers sought to put a spotlight on the stories of survivors, as this may be the last time that such a large number will be able to gather in one place.

Coronavirus Live Updates: More Than 4,000 Infected as Death Toll Surpasses 100

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT World https://ift.tt/36uINov
via IFTTT The total known cases of a mysterious new virus spreading across China increased nearly 60 percent overnight from 2,835 to 4,515.

Macron Scraps Proposal to Raise Retirement Age in France

By ADAM NOSSITER from NYT World https://ift.tt/35KoZxc
via IFTTT Faced with an unrelenting protest over proposed changes in France’s generous pension system, officials withdraw a move to raise the full-benefit retirement age to 64 from the present 62.

Chinese Officials Race to Contain Anger Over Virus

By CHRIS BUCKLEY and STEVEN LEE MYERS from NYT World https://ift.tt/2t17I5u
via IFTTT With public fury rising, the government acted on several fronts to show resolve in the face of the gravest political crisis in years.

U.S. Military Plane Crashed in Afghanistan, Officials Confirm

By MUJIB MASHAL and FATIMA FAIZI from NYT World https://ift.tt/2U0Np3o
via IFTTT After hours of confusion, the United States military said there was no indication that enemy fire had caused the aircraft to crash in Taliban territory.

Alert on Philippine Volcano Lowered as Residents Are Cleared to Return

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World https://ift.tt/2RppMQ6
via IFTTT The decline in volcanic activity means that many of the region’s 376,000 displaced villagers can return to their homes.