Plus President Biden visits Israel, and negotiations continue over Ukraine’s blocked grain.
Tag: Far East, South and Southeast Asia and Pacific Areas
Your Wednesday Briefing: Extreme Heat Grips China
Plus the conviction of an ailing Hong Kong activist and President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming trip to Iran.
Your Tuesday Briefing: Bank Protests in China
Plus Ukrainian civilians bear the brunt of Russia’s war and new details after Shinzo Abe’s death.
Your Monday Briefing: Sri Lanka in Turmoil
Plus Shinzo Abe’s allies win a supermajority in Japan’s parliament and Russia bombards Donetsk.
Your Tuesday Briefing: A Mass Shooting Near Chicago
Plus Russia regroups in the east and China arrests a mysterious tycoon.
Your Monday Briefing: Russia Seizes Lysychansk
Plus a heat wave engulfs Japan and transgender activists in Pakistan debate protections.
Your Friday Briefing: A Major U.S. Climate Ruling
Plus Xi Jinping visits Hong Kong and Ukraine takes back Snake Island.
Your Monday Briefing: The End of Roe
Plus Russia strikes Kyiv as G7 leaders meet and a Times investigation into China’s surveillance state.
Heat Waves Around the World Push People and Nations ‘to the Edge’
Large, simultaneous heat waves are growing more common. China, America, Europe and India have all been stricken recently, and scientists are starting to understand why certain far-flung places get hit at once.
Bangladesh Floods Cause Death and Destruction in Sylhet
South Asia is used to downpours, and occasional floods, during monsoon season. But this year’s flooding has been extreme, especially in Bangladesh.