After the Earthquakes
via NYT > World News Venezuela and Japan both experienced major quakes this summer. Their responses differed, and not just because of money.
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Barred From Ballot, a Party Becomes a Vessel for Russians’ Discontent
via NYT > World News The spotlight on the country’s only antiwar party has brought a spark to what had looked like another dull, tightly controlled election campaign.
China Wants Its Data to Power the World’s A.I.
via NYT > World News China is exporting more than A.I. models. It wants its data to influence the world’s chatbots, raising fears that Beijing’s narratives will spread with the technology.
Liechtenstein Changes Its Law to Allow Women to Ascend the Throne
via NYT > World News The move puts the principality in the majority among nearby nations with royal families.
No Way Out
via NYT > World News The U.S. is building an archipelago of overseas detention sites where deportees are often held indefinitely without charge.
Kushner Holds Talks With Hamas to Advance Trump Gaza Plan
via NYT > World News The president’s adviser met with representatives of the armed Palestinian group in Egypt, several officials said.
With Priests Scarce in Rural Italy, an African Pastor Is Filling the Void
via NYT > World News Immigrants have long eased labor shortages on farms and factories in Italy. But churches also need foreign-born priests, like the Rev. Vincent Souly of the Ivory Coast.