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Thứ Bảy, 30 tháng 11, 2024

80 Years After Killings, Senegal Wants the Facts From France

The mass slaying of West African soldiers by colonial forces at the end of World War II in Senegal remains shrouded in secrecy. But Senegal’s new government won’t abide the mystery.

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Israel Accuses World Central Kitchen Worker of Role in Oct. 7 Attack

The Israeli military said it killed the worker in a strike in Gaza on Saturday. “To the best of our knowledge, no WCK team members are affiliated with Hamas,” a spokeswoman for the aid group said.

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U.S. Condemns China’s Harsh Sentence for a Prominent Journalist

The sentencing of Dong Yuyu, a former Harvard Nieman fellow, signals that officials consider some exchanges between Chinese citizens and foreigners to be espionage.

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Thứ Sáu, 29 tháng 11, 2024

Trudeau in Mar-a-Lago to See Trump Amid Tariff Concerns

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under pressure to persuade President-elect Donald J. Trump to back down from a threat to impose a 25 percent tariff on all goods imported from Canada.

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Nigeria Boat Capsizes, Killing at Least 27

Rescuers were searching for survivors after the vessel, taking passengers to a food market, capsized along the River Niger, officials said.

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Major Canadian News Outlets Sue OpenAI In New Copyright Case

A coalition of some of Canada’s biggest media companies is seeking billions of dollars in compensation for what they say is copyright infringement on their work through ChatGPT.

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Chad Ends Longtime Military Partnership With France

The decision by Chad is another blow to what remained of France’s military influence in the troubled stretch of countries below the Sahara, where Russia’s influence has been growing.

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Thứ Năm, 28 tháng 11, 2024

Romania Court Orders a Recount After Surprise Election Result

A top court issued the ruling just days after an ultranationalist outsider unexpectedly won the most votes in the first round of presidential elections held Sunday.

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Daniel Khalife, UK Prison Escapee, Is Convicted of Spying for Iran

Daniel Khalife also pleaded guilty to an escape from a London jail, strapped underneath a truck with a sling made of trousers, that embarrassed the British authorities.

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Bangladesh Ties with India Plunge Further After Arrest of Hindu Leader

India and Bangladesh have traded angry accusations about Bangladesh’s Hindu minority.

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What a Deadly Offensive in Syria Means for a Stalled Civil War

Rebel groups have launched the largest offensive in years against government forces in the northwest.

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Thứ Tư, 27 tháng 11, 2024

With Joy and Tears, Lebanese Return Home: ‘Look at All the Destruction’

A cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah allowed those displaced by the war to return to their homes. Many found buildings cleaved in half, crushed cars and ruined towns.

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The Weeknd Is Set to Perform a One-Night-Only Concert at Rose Bowl Stadium in L.A. to Celebrate His New Album

The Weeknd is set to perform a one-night-only show at Rose Bowl Stadium in L.A. to celebrate his 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' album.

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Israeli Forces Keep Striking in Gaza Alongside Cease-Fire in Lebanon

While Israel and Hezbollah were finalizing a cease-fire to halt the fighting in Lebanon, Israeli strikes killed 33 people in Gaza, according to local health authorities.

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Thứ Ba, 26 tháng 11, 2024

Tariff Threats Show Trump’s Commitment to Upending Global Trade

The president-elect’s threat to hit Canada, Mexico and China with new tariffs is already rocking business and diplomatic relationships and could topple the trade pacts he signed in his first term.

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Independent Inquiry Blames Israeli Leaders for Oct. 7 Failures

After the Israeli government delayed a formal investigation into the Hamas attacks, an alliance of survivors and victims’ families set up their own inquiry. Their scathing findings were released on Tuesday.

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Starbucks Among Companies Affected by Ransomware Attack

Blue Yonder, which provides supply chain management software for thousands of companies, said a cyberattack had disrupted some services.

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Thứ Hai, 25 tháng 11, 2024

Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s Criminal Cases Likely to Be Dismissed

Plus, a possible cease-fire deal in Lebanon.

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Netanyahu Nearing Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire Decision, Officials Say

The United States is pushing Israel to reach a deal with the Lebanese militia by Thanksgiving, even as key details remained unresolved, Israeli officials said.

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Protesters Defy Pakistan Crackdown to Demand Imran Khan’s Release

Protesters march to Pakistan’s capital amid a city lockdown and violent clashes with the police as political tensions surge.

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UAE Arrests 3 in Connection With Murder of Israeli Rabbi

Israeli authorities say the abduction and killing of Rabbi Zvi Kogan was an act of antisemitic terrorism, but investigators have not yet stated a motive.

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Chủ Nhật, 24 tháng 11, 2024

Uruguay’s Center Left Reclaims Power in Presidential Election

After a campaign notable for the amiable tone from both sides, Yamandú Orsi was named the winner.

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Israel Conducts Widespread Strikes Near Beirut

As negotiators inch toward a cease-fire deal, the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon has intensified.

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Monday Briefing: U.N. climate talks End With a Deal

Plus, photographing the world’s food.

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World Seeks an End to Plastic Pollution at Talks in South Korea

Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement.

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Thứ Bảy, 23 tháng 11, 2024

2-Year-Old Gorilla Dies After Being Struck by Hydraulic Door at Zoo

A Calgary Zoo staff member mistakenly activated a door that struck the western lowland gorilla named Eyare, a report found.

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Madeleine Riffaud, ‘the Girl Who Saved Paris,’ Dies at 100

Humiliated by a Nazi officer at age 15, she joined the French Resistance. By the time she was 20, she had killed a German soldier, survived torture and captured a supply train.

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What’s Behind Ukraine and Russia’s Missile Brinkmanship?

Tit-for-tat moves this week included the use of American-made ballistic missiles to strike inside Russia, and new nuclear threats from Moscow. Neither appear to have influenced the war on the ground.

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In South Africa, Food Poisoning Kills at Least 23 Children

The South African government said that nearly 900 people, many children, had fallen sick since September.

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Thứ Sáu, 22 tháng 11, 2024

Pat King Found Guilty for Role in ‘Freedom Convoy’

The verdict was in the high-profile case of Pat King, a man accused of helping provoke disruptions during the so-called trucker convoy, which paralyzed Canada’s capital during the pandemic.

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South Africa’s A.N.C. Rejects Jacob Zuma’s Appeal Against His Expulsion

The country’s governing party had severed ties with the former president in July after he campaigned for an opposition party in the last general election.

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New Music Friday November 22: Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Jack Harlow, ROSÉ, Kane Brown, Jelly Roll and More

Check out some of ET's favorite new music of the week!

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Thứ Năm, 21 tháng 11, 2024

Why Some Countries, Including the U.S., Won’t Join the I.C.C.

More than 120 countries are members of the court. The United States, China, India, Russia and Israel are not.

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U.S. Defense Firms Are Warned About Russia’s Sabotage Campaign

A new warning urges defense companies to increase security and to be on the lookout for surveillance and signs of trespassing.

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Thứ Tư, 20 tháng 11, 2024

What Are Anti-Personnel Mines?

The Biden administration has agreed to send the weapons to Ukraine, despite their reputation for killing and maiming civilians.

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Trump’s Top Aides Embrace Confrontation With China

President-elect Donald J. Trump is assembling a team of aides bent on confrontation with China. But he also has advisers who do business there, including Elon Musk.

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Thứ Ba, 19 tháng 11, 2024

Son of Norway’s Crown Princess Is Arrested on Suspicion of Rape

Marius Borg Hoiby, the stepson of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, was arrested on Monday. His lawyer denied the accusation and said his client was cooperating with the authorities.

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Sweden, Finland and Norway Update Crisis Advice as Ukraine-Russia War Grinds On

Sweden, Finland and Norway have recently updated their advice for citizens preparing to survive war and other crises, wary of Ukraine’s grinding fight against Russia.

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The Perfect Novel for the Baku Climate Summit: Lydia Kiesling’s Mobility

The U.N. climate conference, held in a petrostate, is a surreal moment. This darkly funny novel about Baku, oil companies and climate change in the first Trump term helps make sense of it all.

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Thứ Hai, 18 tháng 11, 2024

Tuesday Briefing: Ukraine is Poised to Strike inside Russia

Plus, revelations from a kids’ soccer coach.

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Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie Match in Long Sleeve Maxi Dresses at Vulture Festival in Los Angeles

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie rocked long sleeve maxi dresses for their panel at Vulture Festival in Los Angeles, California.

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SaltDrop Founder Dino Malvone Shares Why Greta Gerwig Loves His Flowy and Dynamic Mat-Based Workouts

SaltDrop founder Dino Malvone tells ET why Greta Gerwig loves his workouts that provide a reset for the mind and body.

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Gisèle Pelicot’s Sons Tell of a ‘Devastated’ Family at Rape Trial in France

The men appeared in court, addressing their father, who admits to having drugged their mother over years and inviting scores of men to rape her while she was unconscious.

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Chủ Nhật, 17 tháng 11, 2024

Monday Briefing: Ukraine Can Hit Russia With U.S. Long-Range Weapons

Plus, World of Warcraft turned 20.

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What’s New in the Case of the Document Leaks Roiling Israel

A judge revealed more details about how and why an aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave sensitive information to the news media.

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Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia With Long-Range U.S. Missiles

With two months left in office, the president for the first time authorized the Ukrainian military to use the system known as ATACMS to help defend its forces in the Kursk region of Russia.

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Thứ Bảy, 16 tháng 11, 2024

Man Hiding Tarantulas, Centipedes and Ants Is Stopped From Boarding Flight

Officials in Lima, Peru, said the endangered spiders had been taken from the Amazon basin. The man was flying to South Korea.

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Vladimir Shklyarov, Star Russian Ballet Dancer, Dies at 39

The Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, which announced the death, did not say how or where he died.

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China Hit Again With Fatal Violence as at Least 8 Die in Stabbing

The stabbing, in the eastern city of Wuxi, took place days after a man drove a vehicle into a crowd in southern China, killing dozens.

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Thứ Sáu, 15 tháng 11, 2024

Trump Will Encounter a Very Different Middle East in His Second Term

The region has changed dramatically since the Oct. 7 attacks.

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Princess Yuriko, Oldest Member of Japan’s Imperial Family, Dies at 101

Her death reduces Japan’s rapidly dwindling imperial family to 16 people, and only 4 men, as the country faces questions about the future under a male-only succession law.

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Taylor Swift to Tour in Canada After Trudeau Issues Plea on Social Media

Ms. Swift is performing six shows in Toronto before heading to Vancouver, the final stop in her blockbuster Eras Tour.

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New Music Friday November 15: Shawn Mendes, Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, Dolly Parton, Mary J. Blige and More

Check out some of ET's favorite new music of the week!

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Thứ Năm, 14 tháng 11, 2024

New York Joins a Global City Club, With a Deal on Congestion Pricing

The city will be the first in the U.S. to adopt a fee on driving in certain areas, with the aim of reducing traffic and pollution. For some other cities, that has long been the norm.

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Pope Francis Wants to Save the Environment. He Can Start With a Tree.

Environmentalists have called on the pope to halt the chopping down of a tree destined for St. Peter’s Square this Christmas, but the town providing the tree says it was doomed anyway.

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Thứ Tư, 13 tháng 11, 2024

Canadian Teenager Is Country’s First Human Bird Flu Case

A teenager in British Columbia was hospitalized in critical condition with the disease, and officials were working to find out how the person was exposed to the virus.

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Trump’s Input in Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks May Put Kyiv on New Timetable

President-elect Donald J. Trump may accelerate the timetable for a truce. Kyiv views guarantees against renewed aggression as crucial to any settlement.

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Israeli Court Rejects Netanyahu’s Bid to Delay Corruption Trial Testimony

The court ruled that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must take the stand on Dec. 2 in a trial that has stretched out for more than four years.

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India Court Bans ‘Bulldozer Justice’ Often Used Against Muslims

So-called bulldozer justice, in which state governments raze the homes and businesses of people as acts of retribution, has steadily increased in India in recent years.

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Thứ Ba, 12 tháng 11, 2024

Mexico Signals It Could Hit Back With Tariffs at U.S.

Could a tariff war erupt between the United States and Mexico? A top Mexican official said his country might retaliate if the Trump administration placed steep tariffs on Mexico.

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At COP29, Britain Announces Ambitious Climate Targets

The prime minister announced more ambitious climate targets, charting a very different course from the United States, which is expected to roll back its energy transition plans.

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A Former Harrods Employee Accuses Al-Fayed of Trafficking and Says His Brother Knew

In a U.S. court filing, a former employee says she was trafficked, raped and abused when Mohamed al-Fayed owned Harrods, and that his brother Ali may have evidence of the abuse.

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Germany Will Hold Snap Election in February

After the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing coalition, the balloting will be held on Feb. 23, about seven months before it had been scheduled.

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Thứ Hai, 11 tháng 11, 2024

Tuesday Briefing: Trump Starts Building His Cabinet

Plus, West African fine dining.

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Bishop Calls on Anglican Leader to Quit Over Handling of Abuse Scandal

An independent report last week said that Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, took insufficient action after learning of alleged abuse decades ago at Christian summer camps.

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Netanyahu Seeks to Delay Testifying at His Corruption Trial

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, is on trial for bribery and fraud. Now he wants to delay giving testimony.

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Chủ Nhật, 10 tháng 11, 2024

Monday Briefing: Russian and North Korean Troops Assemble

Plus, does tech make us feel lonely?

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Saudi Arabia Hosts a Tennis Final Won by Coco Gauff

The kingdom, which has been accused of trying to “sportswash” its human rights record, hosted the WTA Finals, part of its unstoppable advance into the world of sports.

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Paul Stephenson, 87, Dies; Advanced Britain’s Civil Rights Movement

The bus boycott and one-man pub sit-in that he led in the mid-1960s helped pave the way for a law outlawing discrimination in public places.

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Thứ Bảy, 9 tháng 11, 2024

Trump Should Not Let Putin Claim Victory in Ukraine, Says NATO Official

Adm. Rob Bauer warned against any peace deal that was too favorable to Russia, arguing that it could undermine American interests.

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Baltazar Ushca, Who Kept Andean Ice Harvesting Alive, Dies at 80

He trekked up Ecuador’s tallest mountain twice a week for six decades to hack ice off a glacier with a pickax. He is believed to have been the last of his breed.

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Trevor Sorbie, Creator of the Dorothy Hamill ‘Wedge’ Cut, Dies at 75

Mr. Sorbie, who styled hair for Helen Mirren, the Beach Boys and others, was honored by Queen Elizabeth II for services to British hairdressing.

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Qatar Tells Hamas Leaders They Are Unwelcome, Officials Say

Hosting exiled Hamas leaders for years, Qatar has been a key mediator in talks to end the war in Gaza. Facing deadlock, it has now sent a warning to those leaders, U.S. and Israeli officials said.

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Thứ Sáu, 8 tháng 11, 2024

America’s Wobbly Democracy

Lessons from a London bridge.

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New Music Friday November 8: Charlie Puth, Whitney Houston, Julia Michaels and Grammy Nominations

Check out some of ET's favorite new music of the week!

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Trump Put Musk on Phone With Zelensky During Call

Elon Musk was with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago when the president-elect spoke with Ukraine’s leader. It is not clear if they discussed any change in U.S. policy toward Ukraine.

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Playing Out a Dream, a Long, Long Way From Home

An academy of a team in England’s lower leagues offers Americans at the end of their collegiate eligibility a chance to continue their soccer careers.

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Thứ Năm, 7 tháng 11, 2024

Friday Briefing: Biden promises a peaceful transition

Plus, the readers turning to “healing fiction.”

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Interpol Tightens Oversight After Autocrats Target Its Databases

The changes are intended to stop governments from using the world’s largest police organization to harass and monitor political dissidents.

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Australia Moves to Ban Young Teens From Social Media

The proposed legislation would put the country at the forefront of regulating social media access for children.

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Thứ Tư, 6 tháng 11, 2024

Special Edition: What a Trump Victory Means

Plus, what to expect from his foreign policy.

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Trump’s Win Ends a Post-World War II Era of U.S. Leadership

For the past four years, President Biden has argued that the first Trump term was a blip in American history. The election has proved that President-elect Donald J. Trump was no aberration.

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Thứ Ba, 5 tháng 11, 2024

China Confronts Europe Over Climate-Based Trade Restrictions

Days ahead of the U.N.’s global negotiations on climate change, China and other developing countries said trade restrictions should be part of the talks.

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Irish Leader Plans to Call Election Later This Week

Simon Harris, Ireland’s prime minister, said Tuesday that he would dissolve parliament later this week, setting the stage for a general election by the end of the month.

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Britain Confirms Two Cases of Clade Ib Type of Mpox

The authorities said the risk of a rapid spread remained low because the new cases had had household contact with the first infected person.

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Thứ Hai, 4 tháng 11, 2024

Sydney to Become Seventh World Major Marathon in 2025

The Sydney Marathon has joined the ranks of New York, Boston, Chicago, London, Berlin and Tokyo, receiving a designation reserved for the most elite races in the world.

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Israeli Strikes Damage a Major Hospital in Northern Gaza, Officials Say

Patients and medical staff were wounded at Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of the few in northern Gaza still providing limited medical care, the health ministry and the hospital’s chief said.

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In Tehran, the Choice of Some Is for Trump Over Harris

While Donald J. Trump is seen by many in Tehran as having been disastrous for their country, some hope he might be more open to negotiation in a second term as U.S. president.

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Chủ Nhật, 3 tháng 11, 2024

Monday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know.

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Pro-West Leader Wins High-Stakes Vote in Former Soviet Republic

The president of Moldova, Maia Sandu, won re-election on Sunday against a rival candidate she had denounced as “Moscow’s man.”

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Monday Briefing: The Final Set of Times/Siena Election Polls

Plus, using generative A.I. to take a “decision holiday.”

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An Iranian American Was Arrested in Iran, U.S. Confirms

Rights groups said that Reza Valizadeh, an Iranian-American journalist, was recently arrested in Iran, although the State Department did not confirm that he was the person detained.

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Thứ Bảy, 2 tháng 11, 2024

A Lebanese Town Tries to Stay Out of Israel-Hezbollah War

While Lebanese are united against Israel’s onslaught, some in southern towns where Hezbollah does not hold sway say they feel caught between Israel’s firepower and Hezbollah’s fighters.

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Israel Says Elite Naval Commandos Abducted Hezbollah Operative

It appeared to be the deepest Israeli operation by sea and ground inside Lebanon during the current war.

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Thứ Sáu, 1 tháng 11, 2024

All Trick, No Treat: Dublin Crowds Turn Up for Halloween Parade That Wasn’t

The scariest thing this Halloween? In one city, it was the power of a phony online event listing.

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New Zealand Airport Puts Hugs on a Timer

The new rule at a New Zealand airport limits curbside embraces to three minutes, drawing worldwide commentary, from the indignant to the amused.

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Israel Strikes Near Beirut as Diplomatic Push Shows No Sign of Success

The Biden administration sent envoys including the C.I.A. director to the Middle East this week, but Israel, Hezbollah and Hamas all appeared far from a deal to end the fighting.

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