How Fentanyl Laid Waste to Guatemala’s Time-Worn Opium Trade
Reshaping the drug war in one of Central America’s most lawless corners, the fentanyl boom has devastated the trade in opium poppies used to make heroin.
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The opening ceremony for this summer’s Paris Games will be held outside a stadium — an Olympics first. Making it safe is complicated.
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CreditDmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times Many Ukrainian Prisoners of War Show Signs of Trauma and Sexual Violence
As they return with physical and psychological wounds stemming from torture by their Russian captors, soldiers are being sent back to active duty — often without adequate treatment.
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CreditBrendan Hoffman for The New York Times Has South Africa Truly Defeated Apartheid?
We looked at how far South Africa has come in meeting its goals after 30 years of freedom.
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From a Heavy Metal Band in Hijabs, a Message of Girl Power
Voice of Baceprot has electrified audiences and built a large following in Indonesia. Now the group is taking its music to the West.
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Incarcerated women serve as guides to the show, which reflects Pope Francis’ longtime commitment to society’s marginalized people.
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CreditVatican Media, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Asylum Seekers Already in U.K. Say Rwanda Law Creates New Anxiety
For the tens of thousands of asylum seekers in Britain, a new law brings the possibility of deportation to central Africa closer. We asked how it was affecting them.
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CreditSameer Al-Doumy/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images A Novelist Who Finds Inspiration in Germany’s Tortured History
Jenny Erpenbeck became a writer when her childhood and her country, the German Democratic Republic, disappeared, swallowed by the materialist West.
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A flurry of arrests this week reflect the continent’s newly toughened response to Beijing’s espionage activities and political meddling.
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Putin’s War Will Soon Reach Russians’ Tax Bills
Russia’s president has signaled an increase in income and corporate taxes that will help finance the war. The move reflects his firm control over Russian policy.
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CreditNanna Heitmann for The New York Times Israel’s Military Campaign Has Left Gaza’s Medical System Near Collapse
The Israeli military’s bombardment and invasion of Gaza have decimated its health care system in a way that aid groups and international bodies are increasingly calling “systematic.”
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CreditAgence France-Presse — Getty Images Blinken to Return to Israel to Discuss Hostages and Planned Rafah Incursion
The visit next week will come as talks on a cease-fire deal have stalled and tensions have risen over the treatment of civilians in the war.
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CreditHatem Khaled/Reuters When U.S. Diplomats Visit China, Meal Choices Are About More Than Taste Buds
Visits to China by American officials like Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken can bring fame to local restaurants, as well as scrutiny to the dignitaries.
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CreditPool photo by Mark Schiefelbein Resignation of Vietnam’s Parliament Chief Stirs Fresh Political Chaos
Vuong Dinh Hue’s departure comes amid a growing anticorruption push and weeks after Vietnam’s president resigned.
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As the war drags on, communities that were steadfast in their commitment to the effort have been shaken by the unending violence on the front line.
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Even through the Myanmar army’s communications blackout, residents of a conflict zone find moments of grace, and occasional connectivity, away from the battlefield.
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Coffee shops and kiosks are everywhere in Ukraine’s capital, their popularity both an act of wartime defiance and a symbol of closer ties to the rest of Europe.
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To lure swiftlets, whose saliva-built nests fetch high prices in China, people in Borneo compete to build them the most luxurious accommodations: safe, clean, dark and with pools for bathing.
By Richard C. Paddock, Muktita Suhartono and
CreditNyimas Laula for The New York Times Israeli Army Withdraws From Major Gaza Hospital, Leaving Behind a Wasteland
Al-Shifa Hospital lies in ruins after a battle there between Israeli soldiers and Gazan gunmen. Shortly before withdrawing, the Israeli military brought journalists from The Times to witness the damage.
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More in The Saturday Profile ›Forbidden to Watch Films as a Child, He Now Directs Somalia’s Top Shows
Abshir Rageh had to sneak out from home to see bootleg Indian films and “Rambo” at a makeshift cinema. Now, he’s creating dramas that draw millions of online views in a country inching toward stability.
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CreditBrian Otieno for The New York Times Even Before the Olympics, a Victory Lap for a Fast-Moving French Mayor
Karim Bouamrane, the Socialist mayor of St.-Ouen, a Paris suburb that will host the athletes’ village for the 2024 Games, is leading a rapid transformation of the long-struggling city.
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CreditDmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times Documentary Filmmaker Explores Japan’s Rigorous Education Rituals
Her movies try to explain why Japan is the way it is, showing both the upsides and downsides of the country’s commonplace practices. Her latest film focuses on an elementary school.
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CreditAndrew Faulk for The New York Times From New England to Notre-Dame, a U.S. Carpenter Tends to a French Icon
Hank Silver, a timber framer based in Massachusetts, is one of a handful of foreigners who are helping to rebuild the Paris cathedral after the devastating fire in 2019.
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CreditDmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times Insooni Breaks Racial Barrier to Become Beloved Singer in South Korea
Born to a South Korean mother and a Black American soldier, she rose to a pioneering stardom in a country that has long discriminated against biracial children.
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More in Culture and Sports ›This Town Had a Reputation Problem. Premier League Soccer Changed Things.
Having a team in the world’s richest sports competition might alter how people think of Luton, a place long dogged by a ramshackle image and links to extremism.
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CreditAndrew Testa for The New York Times Top Biden Official Calls for Inquiry Into Chinese Doping Case
The administration’s top drug official, Rahul Gupta, said he would bring up the handling of Chinese swimmers’ positive tests at a meeting of sports officials this week.
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CreditVincent Thian/Associated Press A Soccer Team Stopped Charging for Tickets. Should Others Do the Same?
When Paris F.C. made its tickets free, it began an experiment into the connection between fans and teams, and posed a question about the value of big crowds to televised sports.
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CreditDmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times ‘Get Ready to Scream’: How to Be a Baseball Fan in South Korea
The country’s raucous fan culture will be on display when Major League Baseball opens its season in Seoul. Here’s how to cheer and what to eat.
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The apparel giant moved quickly to block the sale of shirts bearing the No. 44, which resembled a banned Nazi logo in the uniform’s new lettering.
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More in Read The Times in Spanish ›Lo que sabemos del ataque de Israel a Irán
Israel arremetió contra Irán a primera hora del viernes, según funcionarios de ambos países, en lo que parecía ser su primera respuesta militar al ataque iraní contra Israel del fin de semana pasado.
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CreditArash Khamooshi para The New York Times Atraco histórico en Canadá: 14,5 millones de dólares en oro, armas de contrabando, y nueve detenidos
Es el robo de oro más grande registrado en Canadá, según las autoridades, que añadieron que el oro se utilizó en parte para comprar armas de fuego.
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CreditArlyn Mcadorey/The Canadian Press, vía Associated Press Un memorable y accidentado viaje por Yucatán con el Tren Maya
En diciembre, el tren comenzó a transitar su primera ruta por la península de Yucatán, en México. Pocos meses después, la reportera de este artículo encontró entusiasmo y fallas en la programación.
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CreditMartin Zetina/Associated Press ¿Fue misoginia? Australia se cuestiona tras el ataque masivo
Quince de las 18 víctimas del sábado eran mujeres. Aunque es posible que nunca se conozcan los motivos del agresor, muchos afirman que el incidente pone de manifiesto un problema mayor.
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CreditMark Baker/Associated Press La ofensiva iraní dejó en evidencia un error de cálculo de Israel
Israel se había acostumbrado a atacar a funcionarios iraníes sin sufrir represalias directas por parte de Irán. Dicha suposición fue revertida por los ataques del sábado.
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Tornado Kills 5 in Guangzhou, a Chinese City Battered by Recent Rains
Videos shared by Chinese official media showed transmission towers and power lines igniting and debris swirling in the air in the city, a manufacturing and technology hub by the Pearl River.
By Vivian Wang
Aid Flows to Gaza Are Rising, U.N. Says, but More Is Needed
Israel says the number of trucks entering the enclave has doubled to an average of 400 a day. The U.N. disputes that, but agrees that the pace of deliveries has quickened.
By Isabel Kershner, Raja Abdulrahim, Adam Rasgon and Troy Closson
Heat Wave Strains Pharmacist’s Ability to Get Crucial Medicine to Gazans
High temperatures this week have left people sweltering and challenged businesses that need to keep their products cool.
By Bilal Shbair and Hiba Yazbek
Hamas Says It Is Reviewing Israeli Proposal on Cease-Fire Deal
The statement came as anticipation was growing of an Israeli invasion of Rafah, where more than a million Gazans have been displaced.
By Adam Rasgon
Russia Bombs Power Plants and Ukraine Targets Refineries in Dueling Attacks
As missiles caused extensive damage to Ukraine’s power grid, Kyiv continued drone assaults inside Russia that have drawn criticism from Washington.
By Marc Santora
Saving Time
The advice to live each day to its fullest can seem like a cliché, but figuring out how to actually do that can be pretty challenging.
By Melissa Kirsch
Alberta Draws Academia Into Its Fight With Justin Trudeau
Alberta is seeking powers to veto funding agreements between the federal government and provincial entities, including postsecondary institutions.
By Vjosa Isai
Deep Beneath London, Onetime Bomb Shelters Will Become a Tourist Attraction
Used for spying, a phone exchange and more over the years, a semi-secret web of tunnels in central London could open to the public in 2027.
By Claire Moses
How the U.S. Humanitarian Pier in Gaza Will Work
A pier operation being assembled by U.S. service members will involve an elaborate process to provide Gazans with just a portion of the aid they need.
By Elena Shao, Mika Gröndahl, Anjali Singhvi and Marco Hernandez
After Israel Aid Vote, Pocan Seeks to Show Biden Liberal Dismay on Gaza
The progressive Democrat from a rural, mostly white Wisconsin district is highlighting that it is not just young people of color who are concerned about the war.
By Robert Jimison
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