By Rory Smith and Christopher F. Schuetze from NYT World https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/26/world/europe/euros-ultras-hungary-carpathian-brigade.html?partner=IFTTT
via IFTTT Hard-core fan groups, embracing a strong nationalistic streak, have provoked pushback from soccer’s authorities at the European Championship.

By Roger Cohen from NYT World https://ift.tt/819qXJD
via IFTTT A surprise decision by President Emmanuel Macron to hold a snap election appears to have backfired badly, giving the National Rally a decisive victory, early projections showed.

By Aurelien Breeden from NYT World https://ift.tt/bBjPU1I
via IFTTT Participation was unusually strong as voters headed to the polls for a parliamentary election that could put the country on a new course. Here’s what to watch for.

By Megan Specia from NYT World https://ift.tt/1IUubxY
via IFTTT Many young people in the northern English cities of Liverpool and Manchester say they feel disillusioned by politics.

By Andrew E. Kramer, Maria Varenikova and Daniel Berehulak from NYT World https://ift.tt/DdorPCy
via IFTTT In the latest tactic for storming trenches, Russians use motorcycles and dune buggies to speed across open space, often into a hail of gunfire.

By Roger Cohen from NYT World https://ift.tt/BPLFi6M
via IFTTT The U.S. presidential debate and Sunday’s snap election in France have emboldened nationalist forces that could challenge NATO and undo the defense of Ukraine.

By Mark Landler from NYT World https://ift.tt/NWdaDhC
via IFTTT The British monarch is constitutionally barred from any role in politics. But experts say that Charles and the leader of the Labour Party, Keir Starmer, have much in common.

By Abdi Latif Dahir from NYT World https://ift.tt/vxJRFq8
via IFTTT A day after at least 23 people were killed in demonstrations against a tax increase, President William Ruto withdrew the law that he said was necessary to avoid defaulting on the country’s debt.

By Neil MacFarquhar, Milana Mazaeva and Ivan Nechepurenko from NYT World https://ift.tt/Iwkbhyv
via IFTTT Evan Gershkovich of The Wall Street Journal has endured 15 months in prison by reading letters and Russian classics, while the authorities have not publicly offered any evidence that he was a spy.

By Julie Turkewitz, Genevieve Glatsky and María Silvia Trigo from NYT World https://ift.tt/wgtzMET
via IFTTT The general declared he was leading an effort to “re-establish democracy,” but he and other members of the armed forces later pulled back after trying to storm the presidential palace.

By Vivian Wang from NYT World https://ift.tt/6oQrD5n
via IFTTT China has been considered relatively progressive on juvenile justice. But several high-profile killings have prompted calls for the law to come down more harshly on minors.

By Anatoly Kurmanaev and Marc Santora from NYT World https://ift.tt/fwGNCJd
via IFTTT Sergei K. Shoigu, a former defense minister, and Gen. Valery V. Gerasimov, the country’s highest-ranking military officer, were accused of directing attacks against civilians in Ukraine.

By Valerie Hopkins from NYT World https://ift.tt/TJEj1pf
via IFTTT The prosecution of a prominent playwright and a director in Russia over their work is a chilling sign of increased repression, cultural figures say.

By Frances Robles and Abdi Latif Dahir from NYT World https://ift.tt/ltMuLyW
via IFTTT The arrival of 400 Kenyan officers came on a day of deadly violence in Kenya. The international force was sent to try to restore order in the gang-plagued Caribbean nation.

By Jo Becker and Justin Scheck from NYT World https://ift.tt/GjYJSzm
via IFTTT Will Lewis gave a “green light” to delete emails during a major journalism scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.

By Anatoly Kurmanaev and Ivan Nechepurenko from NYT World https://ift.tt/ZVyNlfb
via IFTTT A deadly assault in the southern region of Dagestan has put a spotlight on the failing of Russian security services amid the war in Ukraine.

By Mark Landler from NYT World https://ift.tt/5TuxBp6
via IFTTT The younger sister of King Charles III sustained a concussion after an incident on Sunday, Buckingham Palace said.

By Erika Solomon from NYT World https://ift.tt/SlTC2fM
via IFTTT Björn Höcke has done more than take the far right into the mainstream. He is tilting the mainstream toward the far right.

By Anton Troianovski and Ivan Nechepurenko from NYT World https://ift.tt/S8LAM9I
via IFTTT Multiple law-enforcement officers and a priest in the region of Dagestan were killed in what appeared to be coordinated attacks, local officials said.

By Isabel Kershner from NYT World https://ift.tt/RZNAj76
via IFTTT Despite being aware of the devastation in the enclave, many in Israel ask why they should show pity when Palestinians there showed none on Oct. 7.

By Damien Cave from NYT World https://ift.tt/fgUWeOv
via IFTTT His embrace of North Korea and deal making with Vietnam injected more potential threats into a region already strained by Taiwan tensions and South China Sea clashes.

By Emma Bubola and Elisabetta Povoledo from NYT World https://ift.tt/xazXi2v
via IFTTT The pope used homophobic slang and cautioned prelates about admitting gay men into seminaries. But ordination has also long been a refuge for gay faithful.

By Emad Mekay and Lynsey Chutel from NYT World https://ift.tt/QMLHR5e
via IFTTT Searing heat in Saudi Arabia appeared to at least contribute to many of the deaths.

By Motoko Rich and Kiuko Notoya from NYT World https://ift.tt/W6ErlQ4
via IFTTT A lawsuit challenges the onerous requirements for getting sterilized, calling the regulations paternalistic and a violation of women’s constitutional rights.

By Isabella Kwai from NYT World https://ift.tt/abALiWo
via IFTTT A Swiss criminal court handed prison sentences to members of the Hinduja family for exploiting domestic workers at their villa in Geneva.

By Natan Odenheimer, Ronen Bergman and Patrick Kingsley from NYT World https://ift.tt/MZyoQYs
via IFTTT Israeli judges have long ruled that Israel’s control of the territory is a temporary military occupation and complies with international law. A powerful minister’s recent speech, caught on tape, suggested the government is trying to change that.

By Roger Cohen from NYT World https://ift.tt/DZYX7zK
via IFTTT An attack on a 12-year-old Jewish girl is inflaming an already tense and divisive situation.

By Marc Santora and Emily Anthes from NYT World https://ift.tt/JNK6tsU
via IFTTT A pair of whales were extricated from the besieged city of Kharkiv and taken to an aquarium in Spain with help from experts around the world.

By Claire Moses from NYT World https://ift.tt/rUuaDW0
via IFTTT Marlene Engelhorn, a descendant of the founder of one of the world’s largest chemical companies, decided to give away most of her inheritance.

By Eve Sampson from NYT World https://ift.tt/M24VwZf
via IFTTT The Kremlin clings to Soviet-designed aircraft even as Russia’s commercial carriers opt for Western planes.

By Cassandra Vinograd and Emad Mekay from NYT World https://ift.tt/IOFdnZR
via IFTTT Reports from official media in Europe, the Middle East and Africa suggest that dozens of people died during this year’s pilgrimage as temperatures soared.

By Andrew Higgins from NYT World https://ift.tt/xOvonHV
via IFTTT North Macedonia has claimed historical figures as part of a drive to build a national identity. That has ruffled the feathers of the Balkan nation’s neighbors.

By Lauren Leatherby, Declan Walsh, Sanjana Varghese and Christoph Koettl from NYT World https://ift.tt/rXoVHu7
via IFTTT Darfur, the region of Sudan once synonymous with genocide, may be on the brink of a new chapter of horror.

By Choe Sang-Hun and Paul Sonne from NYT World https://ift.tt/TLMzDti
via IFTTT A need for munitions to use against Ukraine is pushing Russia’s leader to deepen his ties with North Korea, raising alarms in the West. The text of the agreement was not immediately released.

By Isabelle Qian from NYT World https://ift.tt/miMEVRo
via IFTTT We spoke to three women who have rejected the government’s drive for bigger families and asked them to document their daily lives as they juggle home and the workplace.

By Choe Sang-Hun from NYT World https://ift.tt/yFWQnlo
via IFTTT ​Seeking more weapons for the war in Ukraine, the Russian president plans to return to the country on Tuesday for the first time in nearly a quarter-century.

By Emma Bubola from NYT World https://ift.tt/fUzO5tx
via IFTTT At Saturday’s celebration in Rome, Pope Francis’ image was on cardboard cutouts adorned with flower necklaces. People came dressed as the pope, wore papal hats and said that there was never too much “gayness.”

By Rory Smith, Lena Mucha and Christopher F. Schuetze from NYT World https://ift.tt/Mu0zNTy
via IFTTT The shooting took place in Hamburg, in an area packed with soccer fans, and hours before the Netherlands and Poland were set to play in the city.

By Matina Stevis-Gridneff from NYT World https://ift.tt/P1V8YlA
via IFTTT Pro-Palestinian student activists at one Belgian university have borrowed from the U.S. playbook of encampments and slogans. The results, however, have been starkly different.

By Catherine Porter and Liz Alderman from NYT World https://ift.tt/5CXGZ7H
via IFTTT A newly formed left-wing coalition called on demonstrators to stop Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party from taking power in upcoming elections.

By Justin Scheck and Jo Becker from NYT World https://ift.tt/TC5gAjJ
via IFTTT Years before becoming the Post’s publisher, Will Lewis assigned an article based on stolen phone records, a former reporter said.

By Anton Troianovski and Michael Schwirtz from NYT World https://ift.tt/EV35elg
via IFTTT Documents from 2022 shed new light on what prevented Ukraine and Russia from ending the war — and what would complicate a future negotiation.

By Raja Abdulrahim and Iyad Abuheweila from NYT World https://ift.tt/SuszOiZ
via IFTTT Ordinary Gazans are bearing the brunt of the 8-month Israeli military onslaught on the territory and many blame the Palestinian armed faction for starting the war.

By Michael S. Schmidt and Tariq Panja from NYT World https://ift.tt/kjxzN8o
via IFTTT Three athletes who failed drug tests before the 2021 Olympics had tested positive for a powerful steroid several years earlier. They were not suspended in either incident.

By Mark Landler from NYT World https://ift.tt/LA4RSqj
via IFTTT In a message to the public, Catherine said she would attend King Charles’s birthday parade this weekend and wrote candidly about “knowing I am not out of the woods yet.”

By Elisabetta Povoledo from NYT World https://ift.tt/Xy7aWC8
via IFTTT Francis hosted an audience with over 100 comic entertainers, also including Chris Rock, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Conan O’Brien. He said there was much to learn from them.

By David E. Sanger from NYT World https://ift.tt/NK1Cuvc
via IFTTT The president signed a 10-year security pact with Ukraine and promised, with E.U. help, a $50 billion loan. But will the money arrive in time to turn the tide, and will the deal outlast the election in November?

By Hank Sanders from NYT World https://ift.tt/Z8fqgzV
via IFTTT Ernest Shackleton was sailing for Antarctica on the ship, called the Quest, when he died in 1922. Researchers exulted over the discovery of its wreckage, 62 years after it sank in the Labrador Sea.

By Ivan Nechepurenko from NYT World https://ift.tt/TrYse2A
via IFTTT The Wall Street Journal reporter will be tried on a spying charge in Yekaterinburg, the city where he was arrested more than a year ago. Mr. Gershkovich and his employer have denied the charge.

By Damien Cave from NYT World https://ift.tt/gsmxSpY
via IFTTT The United States no longer towers over the Asia-Pacific, dictating terms to its allies. Instead, it’s offering to be a teammate and share responsibilities.