The director of the World Peace Foundation says he was wrong to predict the end of large-scale famines. / The New York Times [+] Linking indifference toward suffering in Sudan to a pattern of antiblackness. / Africa Is a Country See also: An argument that "you, personally, should want a larger
An error in Saturday's newsletter suggested this year's Tournament of Books just concluded. In fact, the second week is just beginning! Palestinians in Gaza are afraid of attending Ramadan evening prayers for fear of being bombed. / Al Jazeera The United States removes non-essential staff from
Sailor Cole Brauer becomes the first American woman to race nonstop around the world by herself. / The Newport Daily News Republican and Democrat First Ladies are said to both deal with different versions of the "same gendered expectations." / Politico See also: A roundtable with three female watch collectors.
Sweden joins NATO as the 32nd member of the alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality. / The Associated Press Related: How Sweden and Finland went from neutral to NATO. / BBC News A report finds an Israeli tank crew killed a Reuters reporter in October by firing two shells
Remember the 43 Mexican students who vanished in 2014? Families are still hunting for answers—and nothing looks good for the government's cover-ups. / The New Yorker Hungary's Viktor Orbán arrives in the United States to meet with Donald Trump. / The Guardian A German man who
Russia uses facial recognition to identify and detain attendees of Alexei Navalny's funeral. / Semafor Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, European states have spent more than €100 billion on military equipment—80% outside the EU, with more than 60% going to the United States. / Reuters A new
Ghana's president steps back slightly from an anti-LGBTQ bill for fear of losing $3.8 billion in World Bank funding. / BBC News France becomes the first country to enshrine abortion as a constitutional right. / Al Jazeera Birth control pills are about to be sold in the United
Political candidates are being attacked across swaths of Mexico where cartels dominate. / The Associated Press About 900 Chinese nationals who were forced to work at "scam centers" in Myanmar returned home this weekend. / Semafor France's Macron says he'll swim in the Seine River to
A United Nations team finds many people injured in Thursday's attack on Palestinians awaiting food in Gaza City had gunfire wounds. / Al Jazeera Researchers project excess deaths in Gaza may climb to between 74,290 and 85,750 if the war escalates. / Goats and Soda A California congressman
Thousands of mourners defy arrest by gathering in Moscow for Alexei Navalny's funeral. Music is played from Terminator 2, Navalny's favorite film. / The Wall Street Journal [+], USA Today Antara Haldar: Blame Putin for Navalny's death, sure, but also blame "shock therapy" economic
