Mexico Earthquake, Strongest in a Century, Kills Dozens
The quake, which struck off the Pacific Coast, set off tsunami warnings and scattered frightened residents into the streets as far as Mexico City.
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CreditLionel Chamoiseau/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Caribbean Islands Battered by One Hurricane Are Bracing for the Next
Days after Hurricane Irma struck the Caribbean, the islands that bore the brunt of the storm are bracing for Hurricane Jose.
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CreditDelil Souleiman/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The Last Days of ISIS’ Capital: Airstrikes if You Stay, Land Mines if You Flee
A Times reporter travels to Raqqa, the wounded heart of the Islamic State, and finds residents trapped by airstrikes, artillery fire and land mines.
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CreditPool photo by Mark Schiefelbein India’s Modi Criticized for Following Twitter Feed Tied to Nasty Post
Should influential people be held to a higher standard in choosing whom to follow? Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s defenders say following someone doesn’t mean you agree with them.
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Credit Pope Sees Two Slain Clerics as Martyrs for Peace in Colombia
In beatifying a priest and a bishop who were killed during decades of bloody conflict, Francis urges Colombians to ask and offer forgiveness.
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Credit Canada Letter: A TIFF Film About Film and an Immigrant’s Story
A roundup of news for and about Canada.
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Credit Giant Earthquake Shakes Mexico
The country was struck by an 8.2-magnitude quake, the strongest in decades, killing at least 58 people and leveling areas in some southern states.
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Credit ‘We Have Nothing Left’: Islanders Survey Irma’s Destruction
Two residents from St. Martin island's two nations, the French St. Martin and the Dutch St. Maarten, describe Irma’s destruction.
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Credit Hurricane Jose Is Next on Radar, With Fresh Alert for Antigua and Barbuda
A day after Irma devastated Barbuda, a second storm threatens the tiny two-island nation. Meanwhile, Hurricane Katia churns toward Mexico.
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Turkey’s President Assails U.S. Over Indictment of Ex-Minister
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the indictment of a former official accused of helping Iran evade sanctions imposed by the United States.
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Credit Holger Czukay, 79, Influential Rock Experimenter, Is Dead
As the bassist and primary sound architect of the German band Can, Mr. Czukay made music that, he said, “creates a certain sort of vision.”
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Credit Catalonia Independence Bid Pushes Spain Toward Crisis
The region’s latest vote on separation, scheduled for Oct. 1, is significantly riskier than previous efforts and thrusts Spain into uncharted territory.
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Credit Trinity Mirror Looks to Expand Tabloid Empire in U.K.
A deal to buy a rival group would shake up Britain’s fiercely competitive newspaper market and bring together outlets on opposite ends of the political spectrum.
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Credit Emmanuel Macron, in Greece, Calls for ‘Rebuilding’ E.U.
“We have lost our ambition,” the French leader said on his first state visit to Greece, calling for a more united Europe in a speech short on specifics.
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Credit Ferraris and Opera Were Urgent, but Grenfell Tower Risks Went Unheeded
Councilors in London’s Kensington and Chelsea borough, home to some of the city’s wealthiest and poorest residents, are accused of catering to the wealthy and ignoring the poor.
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Credit London’s New Subway Symbolized the Future. Then Came Brexit.
Crossrail is a megaproject meant to bind London together. But in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, it may signal the end of an ambitious era.
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Credit Afghan Anger Simmers Over U.S. Leaflets Seen as Insulting Islam
With an image of Quranic text on a dog, American forces inadvertently offend the people they are there to help defend.
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Credit North Korea’s Trade Troubles Could Point to a Need for Cash
As sanctions take effect, China is selling more goods to North Korea than it is buying, raising questions about Pyongyang’s potential cash needs.
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Credit 270,000 Rohingya Have Fled Myanmar, U.N. Says
Camps in Bangladesh, already crowded and underserved, are “bursting at the seams” with people fleeing the military crackdown in Myanmar.
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Credit Navy Ships Kept at Sea Despite Training and Maintenance Needs, Admiral Says
Crews and commanders have little time to train and ships go without maintenance because of growing demands in the Pacific, a top admiral told lawmakers on Thursday.
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Credit How the U.S. Could Respond to Another North Korean Missile Test
President Trump has both military and nonmilitary options. Each has its own downside.
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Credit Sara Netanyahu, Wife of Israeli Prime Minister, to Face Fraud Charges
The case, involving accusations of the misuse of some $100,000 in public funds, is one of four corruption investigations closing in on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Credit An Israeli Chef Looks to the Landscape
Erez Komarovsky influenced a generation of Israeli chefs by embracing local ingredients and dishes long belong it was in style.
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Credit Shimon Peres, in Memoir, Takes On Israel Past and Future
A year after his death, the last of the founding generation of Israel’s leaders describes a life “entwined with the birth and construction of Israel.”
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Credit No Relief for Islamic State Convoy Blocked in Syria
“It has not reached Iraq and will not reach Iraq,” an American official said, though the military says food and water are reaching the militants and their families.
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Credit In Land of Many Rivalries, New One Bubbles Up: Falafel vs. Falafel
Two brothers run competing shops, right next to each other. But their falafel rivalry, fierce as it is, is nothing compared to their sibling one.
Africa
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ScienceTake
Wild Dogs Sneeze When They Are Ready to Hunt
The number of African wild dogs in a pack who sneeze determines whether or not the pack goes on a hunt.
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Credit Even an Early Exit at the U.S. Junior Open Doesn’t Dampen a Burundian’s Trip
Sada Nahimana, 16, had to take to the road early to find worthy competition. After her visit to New York, she was struck by the shade provided by its buildings.
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Credit U.N. Group Accuses Burundi Leaders of Crimes Against Humanity
A panel of investigators set up by the agency’s Human Rights Council said it had delivered a list of suspects to the United Nations High Commissioner for human rights.
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Credit Global News Quiz: Trump Rebuked, Diana’s Death, Myanmar Exodus, Kenya Court
Did you stay on top of the most important stories last week? Test your knowledge of international events with our quick quiz, recapping major news headlines and featured articles from across the globe. To take the quiz, click on an answer, and the correct response will be revealed after you choose.
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Credit Seven Girls Killed in Fire at Kenya High School
The blaze brought back memories of the deaths of 67 students in a Kenya dormitory fire in 2001.
Australia
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Credit From Australia’s ‘Stolen Generation’ to Celebrated Poet
An Aboriginal, Ali Cobby Eckermann was taken from her family at birth. Having fought her demons, she will soon pick up a literary award at Yale.
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Credit Australia’s Same-Sex Marriage Vote May Proceed, Court Rules
The High Court’s decision clears the way for ballots to be sent next week in the nonbinding plebiscite, which critics have called divisive and costly.
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Credit So This One Time, I Overheard...
In this week’s Australia Letter, a New-York-inspired call for personal vignettes, plus same-sex marriage, rejecting Australia Day, and North Korea.
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Credit Fitzroy Fights Australia Day and Demands Respect for Indigenous History
How a Melbourne suburb and its city council is confronting Australia’s celebration of “discovery” by European settlers.
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Credit New Zealand’s Election Had Been Predictable. Then ‘Jacindamania’ Hit.
After becoming the Labour Party’s youngest leader last month, Jacinda Ardern is disrupting New Zealand’s status quo — and may be the next prime minister.
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Credit What the President Really Meant to Say
President Trump often contradicts his own national security team. This rogue-cop routine has serious foreign policy consequences.
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Credit Is Pakistan Willing to Lose America?
Pakistan would not risk the wrath of the United States if its concerns about India in Afghanistan were imaginary.
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Credit Iran Is Taking Over Syria. Can Anyone Stop It?
If Iran is the only country that cares what happens after the war ends, the Middle East will be in big trouble.
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Credit Brexit Sends Labour Back to Class
If Jeremy Corbyn’s party is ever to get back in power, it has to win over its lost workers.
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Credit With Conrad on the Congo River
What counts as progress? I traveled to Africa to see what has, and hasn’t, changed since the author’s visit over a century ago.
