Body of Reuters Photographer Was Mutilated in Taliban Custody, Officials Say

By Mujib Mashal from NYT World https://ift.tt/3lffmBX
via IFTTT The body of Danish Siddiqui, a Pulitzer Prize winner killed in Afghanistan, was unrecognizable when it was brought to a Kandahar hospital, one official said.

Remains of Esther Dingley, Missing British Hiker, Are Found

By Derrick Bryson Taylor from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ydW4Rj
via IFTTT For months, the authorities and Ms. Dingley’s partner combed the Pyrenees mountains. A DNA test confirmed the identity of remains found near her last known location, a group aiding the search said.

‘They Thought I Was Dead’: Haitian President’s Widow Recounts Assassination

By Frances Robles from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ibnJwo
via IFTTT Struck by gunfire, Martine Moïse lay bleeding as the assassins who killed her husband ransacked her room. Now, she says, the F.B.I. must find the mastermind behind the attack.

The Chinese Sports Machine’s Single Goal: The Most Golds, at Any Cost

By Hannah Beech from NYT World https://ift.tt/3f7eADj
via IFTTT China relies on a system that puts tens of thousands of children in government-run training schools. Many of the young athletes are funneled into less prominent sports that Beijing hopes to dominate.

This Ethiopian Road Is a Lifeline for Millions. Now It’s Blocked.

By Declan Walsh from NYT World https://ift.tt/3j3U089
via IFTTT Aid workers say the Ethiopian government has effectively cut off the lone route into the conflict-torn region of Tigray, leading to a risk of mass starvation.

Vaccinated U.S. and E.U. travelers can travel to England and Scotland without quarantining.

By Elian Peltier from NYT World https://ift.tt/3zMtbvY
via IFTTT Travelers will still need a negative coronavirus test before entering the country.

Vaccinated U.S. and E.U. travelers can travel to England and Scotland without quarantining.

By Elian Peltier from NYT World https://ift.tt/3f5oVzC
via IFTTT Travelers will still need a negative coronavirus test before entering the country.

Critics Pounce on Naomi Osaka After Loss, Denting Japan’s Claim to Diversity

By Motoko Rich from NYT World https://ift.tt/3l5VCkb
via IFTTT The tennis star, who lit the Olympic cauldron, took a drubbing on social media, with some questioning her identity or right to represent the country.

As China Boomed, It Didn’t Take Climate Change Into Account. Now It Must.

By Steven Lee Myers, Keith Bradsher and Chris Buckley from NYT World https://ift.tt/2VcL4Vq
via IFTTT China’s breathtaking economic growth created cities ill-equipped to face extreme weather. Last week’s dramatic floods showed that much will have to change.

No Longer ‘Hidden Victims,’ Children Are Dying as Virus Surges in Indonesia

By Richard C. Paddock and Muktita Suhartono from NYT World https://ift.tt/3iDVLZa
via IFTTT Hundreds have died from Covid-19 in recent weeks, many of them under the age of 5. National leaders face mounting criticism that they have been unprepared.

Hospitalized with Covid, a conservative Tennessee radio host shifts his message to urge vaccinations.

By Jesus Jiménez from NYT World https://ift.tt/3iZDwOn
via IFTTT Phil Valentine is currently one of hundreds of Covid patients in Tennessee, which has seen a 77 percent increase in hospitalizations over the past two weeks.

Amateur Fossil Hunters Make Rare Find in U.K. Using Google Earth

By Aina J. Khan from NYT World https://ift.tt/3i1jcwq
via IFTTT While some indulged in baking through lockdown, a husband-and-wife team discovered an exceptionally large and well-preserved group of Jurassic starfish.

Spain Pledged Citizenship to Sephardic Jews. Now They Feel Betrayed.

By Nicholas Casey from NYT World https://ift.tt/3eQ7L93
via IFTTT In 2015, Spain said it would give citizenship to the descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled during the Spanish Inquisition. Then rejections started pouring in this summer.

How One of the World’s Biggest Ships Jammed the Suez Canal

By Vivian Yee and James Glanz from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Ukbqow
via IFTTT Four months after the megaship Ever Given got stuck in the canal, neither the canal nor the shipping industry has addressed some of the most critical issues that led to the grounding.

‘Please Save Us!’ Grim Scenes in China as Flood Inundates a Subway

By Steven Lee Myers from NYT World https://ift.tt/2UVyMAO
via IFTTT The heaviest rainfall on record in central China also swept cars and people away, caused power outages and led to suspended rail services and flights.

Canada will reopen its border with the U.S. and hopes to allow others in by early September.

By Vjosa Isai from NYT World https://ift.tt/3BlBsrZ
via IFTTT The relaxed rules at the border will apply to fully vaccinated travelers.

Ben & Jerry’s to Stop Selling Ice Cream in Israeli-Occupied Territories

By Eric Nagourney from NYT World https://ift.tt/2VO8PDB
via IFTTT A politically active company just waded into one of the most fraught issues in the world, and the reaction was immediate.

This Train Crash Killed 49 People. It Didn’t Have to Happen.

By Amy Qin, Amy Chang Chien and Steven Lee Myers from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Utl4Fj
via IFTTT A Times investigation found that systemic failures at a government agency contributed to Taiwan’s worst rail disaster in seven decades.

‘Anti-Sex’ Beds in the Olympic Village? A Social Media Theory Is Soon Debunked

By Austin Ramzy from NYT World https://ift.tt/3iorayH
via IFTTT The coronavirus has forced a number of social distancing measures at the Summer Games, but the recyclable cardboard beds provided by organizers are not one of them.

Haiti, Urged by Foreign Powers, Announces New Government

By Catherine Porter from NYT World https://ift.tt/3eBkrjV
via IFTTT Claude Joseph was the country’s leader in the aftermath of President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination. He will hand power to Ariel Henry and join a new unity government intended to keep Haiti stable.

Coco Gauff tests positive for the virus, another blow for the Tokyo Olympics.

By Jennifer Jett, Alexandra E. Petri and Matthew Futterman from NYT World https://ift.tt/3zcDEjI
via IFTTT Cases have now been identified within Tokyo’s Olympic Village, where thousands of athletes are staying during the Games that begin this week.

The Pandemic Has a New Epicenter: Indonesia

By Fira Abdurachman, Richard C. Paddock and Muktita Suhartono from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ewyUO6
via IFTTT The suffering that ravaged places like India and Brazil — with deaths soaring, hospitals overwhelmed and oxygen running out — has reached Southeast Asia.

Haitian Ex-Intelligence Officer Gave Order to Kill President, Colombia Says

By Julie Turkewitz and Anatoly Kurmanaev from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ipcks2
via IFTTT The officer initially told two Colombian soldiers that they would be “arresting” the president, Colombian police said. The order, they said, changed days before the operation.

European Floods Are Latest Sign of a Global Warming Crisis

By Melissa Eddy, Jack Ewing, Megan Specia and Steven Erlanger from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ibXc0I
via IFTTT Floods like these, which have left more than 100 dead, had not been seen in perhaps 1,000 years. For many, the warnings came too late, raising questions about lapses in Germany’s flood alert system.

Flooding in Europe, in Pictures

By Ian Austen from NYT World https://ift.tt/2VHFWca
via IFTTT Sinkholes that swallowed up houses. Streets disemboweled, their utility lines exposed. Cars carried away and deposited upside down. Homes emptied out, their contents mixed with mud.

Hundreds Missing and at Least 69 Dead as Raging Floods Strike Western Europe

By Melissa Eddy from NYT World https://ift.tt/2UcFmD0
via IFTTT Strong rains caused rivers to burst their banks and wash away buildings in Belgium and Germany, where at least 1,300 remained missing. Homes and streets in the Netherlands and Switzerland also flooded.

Europe Unveils Plan to Shift From Fossil Fuels, Setting Up Potential Trade Spats

By Steven Erlanger and Somini Sengupta from NYT World https://ift.tt/2U8GNlS
via IFTTT The proposal would impose tariffs on some imports from countries with looser environmental rules. It would also mean the end of sales in the European Union of new gas- and diesel-powered cars in just 14 years.

Parents Who Never Stopped Searching Reunite With Son Abducted 24 Years Ago

By Vivian Wang and Joy Dong from NYT World https://ift.tt/3egALGP
via IFTTT Guo Gangtang’s cross-country, decades-long search for his son inspired a movie. Now, there’s an ending fit for Hollywood.

Parents Who Never Stopped Searching Reunite With Son Abducted 24 Years Ago

By Vivian Wang and Joy Dong from NYT World https://ift.tt/36BzG81
via IFTTT Guo Gangtang’s cross-country, decades-long search for his son inspired a movie. Now, there’s an ending fit for Hollywood.

Medieval French Coins Unearthed in Poland? A Mystery Begins

By Andrew Higgins from NYT World https://ift.tt/2UGyIom
via IFTTT Could a scavenger hunter’s find be a part of the lost booty once extorted by Vikings to spare Paris from ruin? A full-scale excavation may tell.

South African Military Is Called In to Quell Violence

By John Eligon from NYT World https://ift.tt/3yTOGKP
via IFTTT Protests over the imprisonment of Jacob Zuma have escalated into looting and other destructive lawlessness fed in part by poverty and scant opportunity.

Murder Mystery: What Were Colombian Military Vets Doing in Haiti?

By Julie Turkewitz and Simon Romero from NYT World https://ift.tt/3e7KwXF
via IFTTT At least 20 Colombians have been implicated by Haitian officials in the plot to assassinate the president. But their role in the killing, if any, is murky.

After Defeat, England’s Black Soccer Players Face a Racist Outburst

By Mark Landler from NYT World https://ift.tt/3yL5fsc
via IFTTT The social media bigotry, directed at three players who missed penalty kicks in the Euro 2020 final, was condemned by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and most everyone else.

On This German Farm, Cows Are in Charge. Or at Least Coequals.

By Melissa Eddy from NYT World https://ift.tt/3r8n0iv
via IFTTT The cows don’t have to produce milk. The pigs sleep late. No animal on this former dairy farm serves a human need. Their only purpose is to live peacefully — and provoke questions about how we eat.

Heat Wave Spread Fire That ‘Erased’ Canadian Town

By Vjosa Isai from NYT World https://ift.tt/3e5Qc4j
via IFTTT Busloads of residents went to tour the charred town of Lytton, British Columbia, this week and found it almost unrecognizable.

Haiti’s police chief suggested a Florida-based doctor arrested in the president’s killing was plotting to assume the presidency.

By Catherine Porter from NYT World https://ift.tt/3wzflL9
via IFTTT The suspect is now the third with U.S. ties to be held in the assassination of Haiti’s president.

Fauci says boosters are not recommended ‘right now’ and reiterates school reopening guidance.

By Jan Hoffman from NYT World https://ift.tt/3e8sKU3
via IFTTT Dr. Anthony Fauci said federal agencies were conducting independent research on the potential need for vaccine boosters.

Cubans Denounce ‘Misery’ in Biggest Protests in Decades

By Frances Robles from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hWwER3
via IFTTT The rallies, widely viewed as astonishing for a country that limits dissent, were set off by economic crises worsened by the pandemic.

Who Paid for That Mansion? A Senator or the Haitian People?

By Dan Bilefsky and Catherine Porter from NYT World https://ift.tt/3yH31db
via IFTTT Valued at $3.4 million, a Haitian senator’s Montreal villa has become a potent emblem of the growing gap between Haiti’s impoverished citizens and its wealthy political elite.

Two U.S. citizens are among at least 17 suspects arrested in the Moïse killing.

By Anatoly Kurmanaev, Rick Gladstone and Catherine Porter from NYT World https://ift.tt/2UA0hzP
via IFTTT Haitian officials identified the American suspects as James Solages and Joseph Vincent, both of Haitian descent.

Spectators Will Be Barred at Tokyo Olympics Amid New Covid Emergency

By Ben Dooley from NYT World https://ift.tt/2STKdIv
via IFTTT Organizers announced in June that domestic fans would be allowed, despite concerns that the Games could be a superspreader event. A sudden rise in cases upended those plans.

A Digital Cat Is Melting Hearts (and Napping a Lot) in Japan

By Hikari Hida and Mike Ives from NYT World https://ift.tt/3yF28lD
via IFTTT The calico prances and dozes on a 26-by-62-foot LED billboard in Tokyo. It has drawn crowds in real life and sparked joy on social media.

The world’s known Covid death toll passes four million.

By Daniel E. Slotnik from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Uq3i5z
via IFTTT The World Health Organization’ director-general said the toll was continuing to rise largely because of dangerous virus variants and inequities in vaccine distribution.

Jacob Zuma, Former South African President, Is Arrested

By John Eligon from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ACYoCJ
via IFTTT The Constitutional Court had found him guilty of contempt for failing to appear before a commission investigating corruption accusations that tainted a president once best known for fighting apartheid.

Dilip Kumar, Film Star Who Brought Realism to Bollywood, Dies at 98

By Baradwaj Rangan from NYT World https://ift.tt/3jQDkmg
via IFTTT One of India’s earliest Method actors, he was the last survivor of a triumvirate of actors who ruled Hindi cinema in the 1950s and ’60s.

After the killing of Haiti’s president, the threat of further political violence escalates.

By Catherine Porter and Marc Santora from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hFZ3ed
via IFTTT Jovenel Moïse died in an attack on his private residence on the outskirts of the capital, Port-au-Prince. His wife was also shot. The prime minister said a group of attackers was involved.

As Lebanon’s Crisis Deepens, Lines for Fuel Grow, and Food and Medicine Are Scarce

By Ben Hubbard from NYT World https://ift.tt/3dLW3vt
via IFTTT The World Bank said the financial crisis could rank among the world’s three worst since the mid-1800s. The currency has lost more than 90 percent of its value and unemployment has skyrocketed.

A Closer Look at the Colon Condition That Hospitalized the Pope

By Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT World https://ift.tt/36eUMJk
via IFTTT Francis suffered a disorder that is relatively common and treatable, and doctors expect him to make a full recovery.

Canada’s Grim Legacy of Cultural Erasure, in Poignant School Photos

By Ian Austen from NYT World https://ift.tt/3jRQLCq
via IFTTT With the discovery of human remains on the grounds of residential schools, this history is now dominating the conversation in the country.

They Were the Nice, Older Couple Next Door. Then the First Body Turned Up.

By Farnaz Fassihi from NYT World https://ift.tt/3AEBbjQ
via IFTTT An Iranian couple has confessed to murdering and dismembering their son, years after killing a daughter and her husband. They are not sorry.