{"id":1332,"date":"2018-08-10T15:03:31","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T13:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/?page_id=1332"},"modified":"2021-02-21T13:38:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T12:38:55","slug":"ny-times-world","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/?page_id=1332","title":{"rendered":"NY Times World"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"feedzy-3f5da293fbe3c69372274e117980c77a feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/world\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">NYT &gt; World News<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> <\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/19\/world\/europe\/iran-trump-economic-sanctions-leverage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"With Limited Options, Trump Tries Economic Pressure on Iran \u2014 Again\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/19\/multimedia\/19int-iran-assess-01-fhqj\/19int-iran-assess-01-fhqj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"With Limited Options, Trump Tries Economic Pressure on Iran \u2014 Again\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/19\/multimedia\/19int-iran-assess-01-fhqj\/19int-iran-assess-01-fhqj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/19\/world\/europe\/iran-trump-economic-sanctions-leverage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">With Limited Options, Trump Tries Economic Pressure on Iran \u2014 Again<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Steven Erlanger<\/a> on 19 August 2026 at 12:21 <\/small><p>Iran has survived decades of sanctions. Faced with more, it is likely to escalate rather than surrender, analysts said.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/19\/us\/guo-degang-china-comic-investigated.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Chinese Comic Investigated After Singing a Riff of a Patriotic Song\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/19\/multimedia\/19int-china-comedian-kwmc\/19int-china-comedian-kwmc-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Chinese Comic Investigated After Singing a Riff of a Patriotic Song\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/19\/multimedia\/19int-china-comedian-kwmc\/19int-china-comedian-kwmc-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/19\/us\/guo-degang-china-comic-investigated.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Chinese Comic Investigated After Singing a Riff of a Patriotic Song<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Yan Zhuang<\/a> on 19 August 2026 at 12:10 <\/small><p>Guo Degang, one of the country\u2019s best-known comedians, was reported to the authorities, as the arts continue to be a focus for ideological crackdowns.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/18\/world\/canada\/tariffs-trade-trump-carney.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Trump\u2019s Tariffs on Hold as President Claims Deal With Canada Is Near\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/19\/multimedia\/19int-canada-tariffs-deadline-lkpf\/19int-canada-tariffs-deadline-lkpf-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg');\" title=\"Trump\u2019s Tariffs on Hold as President Claims Deal With Canada Is Near\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/19\/multimedia\/19int-canada-tariffs-deadline-lkpf\/19int-canada-tariffs-deadline-lkpf-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/18\/world\/canada\/tariffs-trade-trump-carney.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Trump\u2019s Tariffs on Hold as President Claims Deal With Canada Is Near<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Ian Austen, Ana Swanson and Matina Stevis-Gridneff<\/a> on 19 August 2026 at 12:04 <\/small><p>Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada was less definitive about what the intense talks produced, saying \u201cimportant work\u201d remained.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/19\/world\/europe\/camilla-charles-cancer-diagnosis-secret-charity.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Queen Camilla Says It Was \u2018Difficult\u2019 to Keep Charles\u2019s Cancer a Secret\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/19\/multimedia\/19uk-camilla-jfpv\/19uk-camilla-jfpv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Queen Camilla Says It Was \u2018Difficult\u2019 to Keep Charles\u2019s Cancer a Secret\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/19\/multimedia\/19uk-camilla-jfpv\/19uk-camilla-jfpv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/19\/world\/europe\/camilla-charles-cancer-diagnosis-secret-charity.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Queen Camilla Says It Was \u2018Difficult\u2019 to Keep Charles\u2019s Cancer a Secret<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Amelia Nierenberg<\/a> on 19 August 2026 at 11:28 <\/small><p>\u201cI was just longing to let it out,\u201d Camilla said in rare public comments about the king\u2019s 2024 diagnosis, which was not immediately revealed. \u201cBut obviously I couldn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/19\/world\/middleeast\/uae-cuts-trade-ties-iran-missiles.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"U.A.E. Halts Trade Ties With Iran and Says It Was Targeted With Missiles\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/19\/multimedia\/19int-UAE-Iran-zctk\/19int-UAE-Iran-zctk-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"U.A.E. Halts Trade Ties With Iran and Says It Was Targeted With Missiles\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/19\/multimedia\/19int-UAE-Iran-zctk\/19int-UAE-Iran-zctk-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/19\/world\/middleeast\/uae-cuts-trade-ties-iran-missiles.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">U.A.E. Halts Trade Ties With Iran and Says It Was Targeted With Missiles<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Vivian Nereim and Ismaeel Naar<\/a> on 19 August 2026 at 11:24 <\/small><p>The Emirates has long been a major trading hub for Iran, and analysts say it has been key to Iranian efforts to evade international sanctions, which the country denies.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/19\/world\/europe\/ukraine-fedorov-zelensky-elections.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Ukraine\u2019s Ex-Defense Minister Calls for Election, Cementing Break With Zelensky\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/19\/multimedia\/19int-ukraine-fedorov-01-vtgb\/19int-ukraine-fedorov-01-vtgb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Ukraine\u2019s Ex-Defense Minister Calls for Election, Cementing Break With Zelensky\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/19\/multimedia\/19int-ukraine-fedorov-01-vtgb\/19int-ukraine-fedorov-01-vtgb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/19\/world\/europe\/ukraine-fedorov-zelensky-elections.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Ukraine\u2019s Ex-Defense Minister Calls for Election, Cementing Break With Zelensky<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Kim Barker<\/a> on 19 August 2026 at 09:36 <\/small><p>Mykhailo Fedorov, a popular young leader who was fired last month, said Russia should not be allowed to dictate when Ukrainians can choose their next government.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/19\/world\/europe\/ukraine-kyiv-cathedral-russia-drone-strike.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Kyiv\u2019s Dormition Cathedral is Revived After Russian Drone Strike\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/19\/multimedia\/19ukraine-monestary-dispatch-01-zfmq\/19ukraine-monestary-dispatch-01-zfmq-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Kyiv\u2019s Dormition Cathedral is Revived After Russian Drone Strike\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/19\/multimedia\/19ukraine-monestary-dispatch-01-zfmq\/19ukraine-monestary-dispatch-01-zfmq-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/19\/world\/europe\/ukraine-kyiv-cathedral-russia-drone-strike.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Kyiv\u2019s Dormition Cathedral is Revived After Russian Drone Strike<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Carlotta Gall, Stanislav Kozliuk and Brendan Hoffman<\/a> on 19 August 2026 at 09:29 <\/small><p>Volunteers and priests rallied to clean up Kyiv\u2019s Dormition Cathedral, still smelling of smoke from a massive blaze, for an anniversary celebration.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/19\/world\/africa\/dangote-iran-refinery-oil-nigeria.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"How the Iran War Made Africa\u2019s Richest Man Even Richer\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/19\/multimedia\/19int-nigeria-iran-dangote-1-jgwp\/19int-nigeria-iran-dangote-1-jgwp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"How the Iran War Made Africa\u2019s Richest Man Even Richer\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/19\/multimedia\/19int-nigeria-iran-dangote-1-jgwp\/19int-nigeria-iran-dangote-1-jgwp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/19\/world\/africa\/dangote-iran-refinery-oil-nigeria.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">How the Iran War Made Africa\u2019s Richest Man Even Richer<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Saikou Jammeh<\/a> on 19 August 2026 at 09:00 <\/small><p>Africans have turned to one of their own for fuel as the world\u2019s supplies run low. But they are not the only ones with the continent\u2019s richest man on speed dial.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/17\/world\/europe\/mount-etna-hiker-lightning-strike-death.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"American Hiker Dies After Lightning Strike on Mount Etna in Italy\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/17\/multimedia\/17xpetna-hiker-kqjf\/17xpetna-hiker-kqjf-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"American Hiker Dies After Lightning Strike on Mount Etna in Italy\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/17\/multimedia\/17xpetna-hiker-kqjf\/17xpetna-hiker-kqjf-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/17\/world\/europe\/mount-etna-hiker-lightning-strike-death.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">American Hiker Dies After Lightning Strike on Mount Etna in Italy<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Leo Sands and Josephine de La Bruy\u00e8re<\/a> on 19 August 2026 at 08:45 <\/small><p>Rescuers found a 29-year-old man in serious condition on the volcano\u2019s eastern slope on Sunday. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital in Catania.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/18\/world\/jason-arday-cambridge-canada-meta.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"The Tragic Story of Jason Arday\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/butterfly-512.png);\" title=\"The Tragic Story of Jason Arday\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/images\/butterfly-512.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/18\/world\/jason-arday-cambridge-canada-meta.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">The Tragic Story of Jason Arday<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Katrin Bennhold<\/a> on 19 August 2026 at 05:05 <\/small><p>The Cambridge professor, found dead last week, was at the center of a firestorm about race and hiring. We talk to the reporter covering the story.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/19\/world\/asia\/china-working-class-writers-books.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"In a Faltering Chinese Economy, Working-Class Stories Strike a Chord\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/17\/multimedia\/17int-china-workers-literature1-ftpz\/17int-china-workers-literature1-ftpz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"In a Faltering Chinese Economy, Working-Class Stories Strike a Chord\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/17\/multimedia\/17int-china-workers-literature1-ftpz\/17int-china-workers-literature1-ftpz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/19\/world\/asia\/china-working-class-writers-books.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">In a Faltering Chinese Economy, Working-Class Stories Strike a Chord<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Yan Zhuang<\/a> on 19 August 2026 at 04:00 <\/small><p>Poems, essays and books written by working-class writers have garnered recognition in recent years \u2014 as well as increasing government attention.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/18\/world\/canada\/trade-tariffs-trump-carney.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Carney and Trump Talk Again as Deadline Nears on New U.S. Tariffs\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/17\/multimedia\/17int-canada-trade-1-lqth\/17int-canada-trade-1-lqth-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Carney and Trump Talk Again as Deadline Nears on New U.S. Tariffs\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/17\/multimedia\/17int-canada-trade-1-lqth\/17int-canada-trade-1-lqth-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/18\/world\/canada\/trade-tariffs-trump-carney.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Carney and Trump Talk Again as Deadline Nears on New U.S. Tariffs<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Matina Stevis-Gridneff<\/a> on 18 August 2026 at 23:19 <\/small><p>Canada is seeking a deal to dodge further economic pain at the hands of the Trump administration on midnight Tuesday. But at what cost?<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/video\/world\/americas\/100000011097252\/a-rescue-mission-in-remote-colombia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"A Rescue Mission in Remote Colombia\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/butterfly-512.png);\" title=\"A Rescue Mission in Remote Colombia\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/images\/butterfly-512.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/video\/world\/americas\/100000011097252\/a-rescue-mission-in-remote-colombia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">A Rescue Mission in Remote Colombia<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Federico Rios, Leila Medina and Joey Sendaydiego<\/a> on 18 August 2026 at 22:06 <\/small><p>Our photographer Federico Rios joined aid flights in Choc\u00f3 to document earthquake rescue efforts in remote communities.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/18\/world\/middleeast\/israel-airstrikes-syria-air-base.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Israel Strikes Air Base in Syria, Drawing Ire From the U.S.\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/18\/world\/middleeast\/18vid-israel-strike-syria-cover-image\/18vid-israel-strike-syria-cover-image-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Israel Strikes Air Base in Syria, Drawing Ire From the U.S.\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/18\/world\/middleeast\/18vid-israel-strike-syria-cover-image\/18vid-israel-strike-syria-cover-image-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/18\/world\/middleeast\/israel-airstrikes-syria-air-base.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Israel Strikes Air Base in Syria, Drawing Ire From the U.S.<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Christina Goldbaum and Reham Mourshed<\/a> on 18 August 2026 at 21:16 <\/small><p>The attack was the latest in a series of Israeli military interventions in Syria over the past two years.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/18\/world\/middleeast\/israeli-strike-gaza-cafe-peace-plan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Deadly Israeli Strike on Gaza Raises Doubts About Trump Peace Plan\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/18\/multimedia\/18int-gaza-1-zcwv\/18int-gaza-1-zcwv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Deadly Israeli Strike on Gaza Raises Doubts About Trump Peace Plan\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/18\/multimedia\/18int-gaza-1-zcwv\/18int-gaza-1-zcwv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/18\/world\/middleeast\/israeli-strike-gaza-cafe-peace-plan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Deadly Israeli Strike on Gaza Raises Doubts About Trump Peace Plan<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Ephrat Livni and Abu Bakr Bashir<\/a> on 18 August 2026 at 21:13 <\/small><p>A day after President Trump\u2019s envoy, Jared Kushner, visited Israel to advance a stalled plan for demilitarizing and rebuilding Gaza, the Israeli military said it targeted Hamas commanders.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/18\/world\/australia\/erin-patterson-appeal-mushroom-murder-australia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Erin Patterson, Woman Convicted in Australia\u2019s Mushroom Murder Case, Appeals\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/18\/multimedia\/18int-oz-mushroom-murders-01-vgtb\/18int-oz-mushroom-murders-01-vgtb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Erin Patterson, Woman Convicted in Australia\u2019s Mushroom Murder Case, Appeals\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/18\/multimedia\/18int-oz-mushroom-murders-01-vgtb\/18int-oz-mushroom-murders-01-vgtb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/18\/world\/australia\/erin-patterson-appeal-mushroom-murder-australia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Erin Patterson, Woman Convicted in Australia\u2019s Mushroom Murder Case, Appeals<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Laura Chung<\/a> on 18 August 2026 at 21:00 <\/small><p>An Australian woman, Erin Patterson, was found guilty of murdering three of her husband\u2019s relatives and trying to kill a fourth by serving them deadly mushrooms.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/18\/world\/europe\/ukraine-russia-rescue.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"A Mother\u2019s Quest to Rescue Her Son From Russian-Occupied Ukraine\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/12\/16\/multimedia\/00int-ukraine-rescue-promo\/00int-ukraine-rescue-1-cjlb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"A Mother\u2019s Quest to Rescue Her Son From Russian-Occupied Ukraine\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/12\/16\/multimedia\/00int-ukraine-rescue-promo\/00int-ukraine-rescue-1-cjlb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/18\/world\/europe\/ukraine-russia-rescue.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">A Mother\u2019s Quest to Rescue Her Son From Russian-Occupied Ukraine<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Kim Barker, Dzvinka Pinchuk and Oksana Parafeniuk<\/a> on 18 August 2026 at 20:55 <\/small><p>They made a risky bid to reunite after three years of separation, illness and deprivation \u2014 the kind of ordeal suffered by many thousands of families torn apart by the war in eastern Ukraine.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/18\/world\/americas\/colombia-earthquake-choco.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Choc\u00f3, Colombia, Faces Deeper Hardship After an Earthquake\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/18\/multimedia\/18int-colombia-quake-choco-promo\/18int-colombia-quake-choco-wfjl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Choc\u00f3, Colombia, Faces Deeper Hardship After an Earthquake\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/18\/multimedia\/18int-colombia-quake-choco-promo\/18int-colombia-quake-choco-wfjl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/18\/world\/americas\/colombia-earthquake-choco.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Choc\u00f3, Colombia, Faces Deeper Hardship After an Earthquake<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Genevieve Glatsky and Federico Rios<\/a> on 18 August 2026 at 16:32 <\/small><p>In Choc\u00f3, a remote region, \u201cpain, hunger and homelessness await\u201d survivors of last week\u2019s earthquake, the governor said. Shakira visited to help draw awareness.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/18\/world\/middleeast\/west-bank-economy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"How Israel\u2019s Financial Chokehold Is Stifling the West Bank Economy\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/18\/multimedia\/18int-WEST-BANK-ECONOMY-top-hjvl\/18int-WEST-BANK-ECONOMY-top-hjvl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"How Israel\u2019s Financial Chokehold Is Stifling the West Bank Economy\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/18\/multimedia\/18int-WEST-BANK-ECONOMY-top-hjvl\/18int-WEST-BANK-ECONOMY-top-hjvl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/18\/world\/middleeast\/west-bank-economy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">How Israel\u2019s Financial Chokehold Is Stifling the West Bank Economy<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Adam Rasgon, David M. 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