News From Around The Globe

• Monday Briefing: Judge Postponed Trump’s Sentencing September 8, 2024
  Plus, rural women in China fighting for land rights.
  Gaya Gupta
• 3 Israelis Killed at West Bank-Jordan Border Crossing September 8, 2024
  The Allenby crossing, near the West Bank city of Jericho, has been the scene of violence in the past.
  Adam Rasgon
• Fugitive Televangelist Wanted by F.B.I. Is Caught in the Philippines September 8, 2024
  Weeks of tense standoff in the Philippines have ended in the capture of a pastor accused of leading an international ring of sex abuse and trafficking of young women and girls.
  Hannah Beech
• After a Century and a Half in Sweden, Finnish Skulls Return Home September 8, 2024
  Dozens of skulls exhumed in Finland in the 19th century and taken to Sweden by scientists who wanted to study their racial characteristics were reburied in Finnish soil on Sunday.
  Amelia Nierenberg and Johanna Lemola
• Venezuela’s Opposition Candidate Edmundo González Flees to Spain September 8, 2024
  Edmundo González, who is widely considered to have won July’s disputed presidential election, was facing an arrest warrant.
  Genevieve Glatsky and Orlando Mayorquín
• Greece to Restrict Cruise Ships and Tourist Homes on Busy Islands September 8, 2024
  In a country where vacationers are a keystone of the economy, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is embracing a European trend toward tighter tourism regulation.
  Niki Kitsantonis
• Tony Blair’s Advice on Leadership: Tend to Your Legacy September 8, 2024
  In an interview, the former British prime minister discussed his new book, ‘On Leadership,’ and the dysfunction of U.S. politics, and he deflected questions about Elon Musk’s influence.
  Mark Landler
• Super Typhoon Yagi Makes Landfall in Vietnam After Pounding Southern China September 8, 2024
  At least four people died and thousands were evacuated after Yagi, one of the strongest storms to hit northern Vietnam, brought powerful winds and torrential rains.
  John Yoon and Isabella Kwai
• Kuwait Turns to Power Cuts as Climate Change Strains Its Grid September 8, 2024
  The Persian Gulf nation has instituted rolling blackouts to cope with surging summer electricity demand, stirring frustration among citizens.
  Yasmena Almulla and Vivian Nereim
• Brazil’s X Ban Upended Digital Businesses Overnight September 8, 2024
  The ban on Elon Musk’s X has dealt a blow to Brazilians whose livelihoods depended on internet followings they had amassed for years, and which disappeared overnight.
  Ana Ionova