By Jesus Jiménez from NYT World https://ift.tt/XVFgLc8
via IFTTT A chemical used in underwater construction and medical procedures was used to dye parts of the channel bright green, but the authorities still don’t know how it got there.

By Christiaan Triebert, Blacki Migliozzi, Alexander Cardia, Muyi Xiao and David Botti from NYT World https://ift.tt/AsUlfx7
via IFTTT The New York Times tracked several oil tankers faking their locations while transporting Russian oil currently under Western sanctions, in an apparent effort to deceive their American insurer.

By Ivan Nechepurenko and Anatoly Kurmanaev from NYT World https://ift.tt/RpwC8sd
via IFTTT Russia’s Defense Ministry said that at least eight drones had targeted Moscow and the surrounding region.

By Carlotta Gall from NYT World https://ift.tt/9dMI17x
via IFTTT Ukraine has charged four members of Russia’s National Guard with war crimes in Kherson. The four acted with such impunity, the authorities say, they did not mask their identities.

By Jane Bradley from NYT World https://ift.tt/NODErdJ
via IFTTT Seven women say that a star columnist groped them or made unwanted sexual advances. But Britain’s news media has a complicated relationship with outing its own.

By Abdi Latif Dahir from NYT World https://ift.tt/Pr86paq
via IFTTT The legislation is among the most restrictive of its kind in the world and was condemned by Western leaders and the United Nations human rights body.

By Ben Hubbard from NYT World https://ift.tt/lF7ovq2
via IFTTT Crises including earthquakes and inflation did not stop the re-election of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The vote was seen as free but not fair, as he used his power to tilt the playing field.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/SaAPsfB
via IFTTT After a painting by the Dutch artist sold at auction, a movie producer claimed to be the owner. It later vanished from sight, with a trail leading to Caribbean tax havens and a jailed Chinese billionaire.

By Motoko Rich and Hikari Hida from NYT World https://ift.tt/RXNid23
via IFTTT A case involving a graduate student and her art history professor illustrates the tangled state of sexual power dynamics in Japan.

By Marc Santora and Andrés R. Martínez from NYT World https://ift.tt/7OgD2Sj
via IFTTT More than 40 drones were intercepted over Kyiv, where city officials said at least one person had been killed, probably by falling debris.

By Anatoly Kurmanaev and Henrik Pryser Libell from NYT World https://ift.tt/uoW3Uhg
via IFTTT Andrei Medvedev fought with Russia’s Wagner mercenaries in Ukraine, then requested asylum in Norway. The authorities there must now weigh his plea against solidarity with Ukraine.

By Anton Troianovski and Paul Sonne from NYT World https://ift.tt/iNUvh41
via IFTTT Vladimir V. Putin of Russia looks like a commander in absentia, treating the war in Ukraine as unfortunate but distant. His options have narrowed, but he is still betting on outlasting his foes.

By Sameer Yasir and Mike Ives from NYT World https://ift.tt/QKMWSV7
via IFTTT Rajesh Vishwas, a food inspector, used a diesel pump to empty part of a reservoir where he had lost his smartphone.

By Marc Santora and Eric Schmitt from NYT World https://ift.tt/80UmPiO
via IFTTT A blunt statement, accompanied by a slickly produced video of Ukrainian troops preparing for battle, appeared designed to rally the nation and to spread anxiety among Russian forces.

By John Yoon from NYT World https://ift.tt/ocmQt2h
via IFTTT A man was arrested on suspicion of unlocking an emergency exit on an Asiana Airlines flight in South Korea when it was about 700 feet off the ground.

By Megan Specia from NYT World https://ift.tt/QbRugmc
via IFTTT A search of a reservoir in Portugal that came more than 16 years after the British girl went missing resulted in the collection of some material but did not solve the mystery of her disappearance.

By Andrew E. Kramer and Valerie Hopkins from NYT World https://ift.tt/jMnXJpa
via IFTTT The cross-border raid by Russian fighters based in Ukraine appeared intended in part to force Moscow to divert its soldiers from the battlefield.

By Jeffrey Gettleman and Eric Schmitt from NYT World https://ift.tt/O9joYpG
via IFTTT Ukrainian and American officials say Russian warplanes are dropping Soviet-era bombs, some modified to glide long distances, which are almost impossible to shoot down.

By Thomas Gibbons-Neff from NYT World https://ift.tt/WcueGEH
via IFTTT Seizing the city took 10 months and untold lives. Most likely, analysts say, Russia’s exhausted forces will settle into a defensive crouch, preparing for Ukraine’s counteroffensive.

By Vivian Wang from NYT World https://ift.tt/Tlx4UaR
via IFTTT Performances across the country were canceled last week after Beijing began investigating a stand-up comedian.

By Andrew E. Kramer, Valerie Hopkins and Michael Schwirtz from NYT World https://ift.tt/Np6iVHh
via IFTTT The cross-border attacks by fighters aligned with Ukraine were an effort to force Russia’s military to divert troops from the front line, an official said.

By David Pierson and Chris Buckley from NYT World https://ift.tt/tJsogDO
via IFTTT Beijing and Moscow are holding visits this week as alarm grows in China that Western countries backing Ukraine are turning their attention to Asia.

By Mark Landler from NYT World https://ift.tt/zJ7Gyfs
via IFTTT The decision in Britain, where Harry lost police protection after stepping back from royal duties, comes amid heightened scrutiny of his security after an encounter with paparazzi in New York.

By The New York Times and Marc Santora from NYT World https://ift.tt/MfgKSvm
via IFTTT Times photographers have been documenting Ukraine’s defense of the Eastern city since May 2022.

By Natalie Kitroeff and Ronen Bergman from NYT World https://ift.tt/3PXbGYk
via IFTTT While looking into abuses by the armed forces, the country’s top human rights official was targeted with Pegasus, the world’s most notorious spyware, The Times found.

By Tyler Hicks and Marc Santora from NYT World https://ift.tt/oh90BeA
via IFTTT Drone footage taken by The New York Times captured the scorched buildings, destroyed schools and cratered parks that now define the city in eastern Ukraine.

By Andrew Higgins from NYT World https://ift.tt/ifcUgya
via IFTTT The online influencer, popular with young men, is facing charges of human trafficking and rape, after seeking out a place where “corruption is accessible to everybody.”

By Andrew E. Kramer from NYT World https://ift.tt/DXrLMlH
via IFTTT Military analysts say that if Moscow continues to send reinforcements to defend the city, that could weaken Russian forces’ ability to hold off a broader counteroffensive that Ukraine has been planning.

By Julie Turkewitz and Federico Rios from NYT World https://ift.tt/qc7Lvwh
via IFTTT For thousands of Afghans, the American withdrawal from Kabul was just the beginning of a long, dangerous search for safety.

By Motoko Rich from NYT World https://ift.tt/WcEuFOz
via IFTTT The U.S. ambassador has enthusiastically embraced his host country. But critics say he has overstepped diplomatic bounds with his advocacy on equality.

By Carlotta Gall from NYT World https://ift.tt/IpEZCFr
via IFTTT Ukraine’s sizable contingent of fighter jets come with a few problems. President Volodymyr Zelensky said F-16s would “greatly enhance our army in the sky.”

By Vivian Wang from NYT World https://ift.tt/hUA4YLk
via IFTTT Zibo has become a social media star for its distinctive barbecue style. Now the city is overrun with visitors.

By Damien Cave from NYT World https://ift.tt/Z3PcfD5
via IFTTT The newly fashionable term, reflecting an evolution in the discussion over dealing with a rising, assertive China, has a vexing history in financial policy.

By Peter Baker from NYT World https://ift.tt/cFE0SsR
via IFTTT Among the 500 people singled out for travel and financial restrictions were Americans seen as adversaries by former President Donald J. Trump.

By David E. Sanger from NYT World https://ift.tt/RoUaCup
via IFTTT

By Marc Santora and Tyler Hicks from NYT World https://ift.tt/IOpJwE5
via IFTTT Ukraine, this month, pressed ahead with three days of maneuvers that gained ground on the flanks of Bakhmut. But Russian forces still appear to hold the center of the strategic city.

By Dan Bilefsky from NYT World https://ift.tt/OXDWAje
via IFTTT Wildfires raging in Alberta and British Columbia have created a sense of panic and fear, and forced thousands of residents to evacuate from their homes.

By David E. Sanger and Victoria Kim from NYT World https://ift.tt/FNE0j6l
via IFTTT The Ukrainian president’s attendance at the meeting comes after President Biden opened the door to other nations training Ukrainian pilots and sending their F-16s to Kyiv.

By David E. Sanger, Jim Tankersley, Michael Crowley and Eric Schmitt from NYT World https://ift.tt/qTnLiP4
via IFTTT The president told allied leaders that he would allow Ukrainian pilots to be trained on American-made F-16s, and is prepared to approve other countries’ transferring the jets to Ukraine.

By Matina Stevis-Gridneff, Sarah Kerr, Kassie Bracken and Nimet Kirac from NYT World https://ift.tt/3wPe7rC
via IFTTT Video evidence shows asylum seekers, among them young children, being rounded up, taken to sea and abandoned on a raft by the Greek Coast Guard.

By Mark Landler from NYT World https://ift.tt/FrIjxfe
via IFTTT Their pursuit by paparazzi in New York shows that neither leaving Britain nor having a police escort shields them from unwanted attention.

By Andrew E. Kramer and Matthew Mpoke Bigg from NYT World https://ift.tt/hPsimog
via IFTTT Ukrainian officials did not claim responsibility for a train derailment on the occupied peninsula, but it was the latest in a series of explosions hitting the railways and supply lines of Russia’s war machine.

By Nicole Hong from NYT World https://ift.tt/C7S2MrT
via IFTTT Xi Jinping of China is meeting with leaders of five countries in Central Asia, a region crucial to his geopolitical ambitions.

By Lara Jakes and Eric Schmitt from NYT World https://ift.tt/AjfXC5w
via IFTTT The United States is resisting a European push for the powerful fighters. But will it relent, as it did before with tanks, rocket launchers and air defense missiles?

By Andrew Higgins from NYT World https://ift.tt/1egHbRX
via IFTTT Was a “medieval New York” called Jomsborg a literary fantasy or a historical reality? New archaeological discoveries may provide a clue.

By Elisabetta Povoledo from NYT World https://ift.tt/twKS4r5
via IFTTT Intense downpours caused rivers to overflow in the northern region of Emilia-Romagna, swamping numerous cities in a catastrophe that experts described as “unprecedented.”

By Paul Sonne and Anton Troianovski from NYT World https://ift.tt/DIBTaHP
via IFTTT The problems that have hindered Russia’s 15-month war are still festering: stretched resources and disunity in the ranks. Still, Mr. Putin’s resolve augurs a willingness to prosecute a long war.

By Mark Landler from NYT World https://ift.tt/0ui14jx
via IFTTT America’s ambassador to Britain says several top officials have called her to discuss the hit show, implausibilities and all. Now she’s meeting with Keri Russell, who plays her role.

By Daniel Victor from NYT World https://ift.tt/rDxe5IX
via IFTTT The State Department had no immediate comment on the report that the man, identified as Robert Shonov, had been arrested and charged with conspiracy.

By Gulsin Harman and Ben Hubbard from NYT World https://ift.tt/nkLtzrH
via IFTTT Recep Tayyip Erdogan is headed for his — and his country’s — first presidential runoff vote. But the first round showed the longtime leader’s continued strength.