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    1. The Interpreter

      A Very Royal Scavenger Hunt

      Taking part in mass online sleuthing can feel thrilling. But the same impulses can take a dark turn.

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      Catherine, Princess of Wales; her husband, William; their three children and a niece walking to church on Christmas Day. It was her last public appearance before an abdominal operation in January.
      Catherine, Princess of Wales; her husband, William; their three children and a niece walking to church on Christmas Day. It was her last public appearance before an abdominal operation in January.
      CreditChris Radburn/Reuters
  1. ‘Cataclysmic Situation’ in Haiti Leaves 1,500 Dead in Gang Violence

    The United Nations on Thursday said poor governance and increasing levels of gang violence had brought state institutions “close to collapse.”

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    Police officers monitoring a street after gang violence last week in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
    CreditClarens Siffroy/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  2. Putin Offers Both Reassurance and Threat on a Wider War

    President Vladimir V. Putin said that claims Russia planned to invade other countries were “nonsense,” but warned them against hosting warplanes meant for Ukraine.

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    Crocus City Hall, the site of the terrorist attack in Moscow.
    CreditNanna Heitmann for The New York Times
  3. Why Russia’s Vast Security Services Fell Short on Deadly Attack

    The factors behind the failure to prevent a terrorist attack include a distrust of foreign intelligence, a focus on Ukraine and a distracting political crackdown at home.

     By Paul SonneEric Schmitt and

    Security forces on the street after Friday’s attack on a concert hall outside Moscow that killed at least 143 people.
    CreditNanna Heitmann for The New York Times
  4. Saudi Arabia, Lagging on Women’s Rights, Is to Lead U.N. Women’s Forum

    Saudi Arabia will chair a United Nations commission on women, bringing condemnation from human rights groups, which said the kingdom still has an “abysmal” record on women’s rights.

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    Women working at a hotel in Bisha, Saudi Arabia, in 2019. Saudi women used to be barred from driving but recently have been pouring into the workplace in record numbers.
    CreditIman Al-Dabbagh for The New York Times
  5. Outcry in France as Principal Steps Down Over Head Scarf Incident

    A Paris school principal received online death threats after he was involved in an “altercation” with a Muslim student over her head scarf, sparking outrage in a country still scarred by the killing of two teachers.

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    Students outside the Lycée Maurice-Ravel in Paris in 2018.
    CreditStephane De Sakutin/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  1. From Village to Prison to Africa’s Youngest Elected President

    How did Bassirou Diomaye Faye, age 44, go from obscurity to a resounding win in Senegal’s presidential election? At the family homestead, one relative explained, “This family is not new to ruling.”

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    The top opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye flanked by his two wives after voting in the presidential election in the West African nation of Senegal last Sunday, in his hometown, Ndiaganiao. He won resoundingly.
    CreditJerome Favre/EPA, via Shutterstock
  2. One Satellite Signal Rules Modern Life. What if Someone Knocks It Out?

    Threats are mounting in space. GPS signals are vulnerable to attack. Their time-keeping is essential for stock trading, power transmission and more.

     By Selam GebrekidanJohn Liu and

    In this long exposure, a string of SpaceX Starlink satellites passed over an old stone house in 2021 near Florence, Kan.
    CreditReed Hoffmann/Associated Press
  3. What We Know About Palestinians Detained in Israel

    Since Oct. 7, Israel has detained thousands of Palestinians suspected of militant activity. Rights groups allege that Israel has abused some detainees or held them without charges.

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    Israeli soldiers with bound and blindfolded Palestinian detainees in Gaza on Dec. 8, in a photograph that the Israeli military reviewed as part of the conditions of the photographer’s embed.
    CreditMoti Milrod/Haaretz, via Associated Press
  4. Taiwan’s Top Diplomat Says U.S. Aid to Ukraine Is Critical for Deterring China

    Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said in an interview that a Russian victory could embolden China to move against Taiwan and would fuel anti-American propaganda.

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    Joseph Wu, the foreign minister of Taiwan, said that if the United States abandoned Ukraine, China would “take it as a hint” that sustained action against Taiwan will cause the United States and its allies to back off.
    CreditRitchie B Tongo/EPA, via Shutterstock
  5. Germany’s Beloved Dachshund Could Be Threatened Under Breeding Bill

    The bill would strengthen laws around dog breeding, but Germany’s kennel club worries that the legislation could lead to bans on several breeds.

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    Dachshunds have long been a national symbol in Germany.
    CreditCarsten Koall/picture alliance, via Getty Images

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  1. The Japanese Sensei Bringing Baseball to Brazil

    Once a semipro baseball player in Japan, Yukihiro Shimura has now become a baseball missionary.

     By Jack Nicas and

    Yokihiro Shimura teaching a group of students at one of the few public baseball diamonds in Rio de Janeiro.
    CreditDado Galdieri for The New York Times
  2. Snakes in the Grass — and Under the Piano, by the Pool and in the Prison

    Business is good for snake catchers in Australia, as the period of brumation, a sort of hibernation for reptiles, is shrinking — a result of the warming earth.

     By Natasha Frost and

    Stuart McKenzie catching a carpet python at a home on the Sunshine Coast, Australia.
    CreditDavid Maurice Smith for The New York Times
  3. A Boring Capital for a Young Democracy. Just the Way Residents Like It.

    The British-designed capital, Belmopan, is bureaucratic and, some say, boring. Some in the city want it to stay that way.

     By Simon Romero and

    Belize’s Brutalist National Assembly building in the capital, Belmopan.
    CreditAlejandro Cegarra for The New York Times
  4. For Car Thieves, Toronto Is a ‘Candy Store,’ and Drivers Are Fed Up

    An epidemic of auto thefts in Canada’s largest city has left many residents exasperated, with some getting creative about deterrence efforts, such as installing bollards in home driveways.

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    After his previous two cars were stolen, Dennis Wilson installed theft prevention measures, including a steering wheel lock, on his newest vehicle.
    CreditIan Willms for The New York Times
  5. Where Hostage Families and Supporters Gather, for Solace and Protest

    A plaza in Tel Aviv has become a home away from home. “If I don’t know what to do, I come here,” one relative said.

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    A model tunnel in a square outside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art on Saturday has been built to simulate situations described by some hostages taken on Oct. 7.
    CreditSergey Ponomarev for The New York Times

The Saturday Profile

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  1. Insooni Breaks Racial Barrier to Become Beloved Singer in South Korea

    Born to a South Korean mother and a Black American soldier, she rose to a pioneering stardom in a country that has long discriminated against biracial children.

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    Kim In-soon, known professionally as Insooni, taking a picture with a fan at a book signing in Seoul in March.
    CreditWoohae Cho for The New York Times
  2. An American Who Has Helped Clear 815,000 Bombs From Vietnam

    Chuck Searcy has spent decades of his life redressing a deadly legacy of America’s war in Vietnam: unexploded ordnance.

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    Chuck Searcy, 79, co-founder of a group that works to deactivate unexploded bombs in Vietnam, a legacy of the war. He stood next to deactivated ordnance in Dong Ha City, Quang Tri Province, last month.
    CreditLinh Pham for The New York Times
  3. ‘Decolonizing’ Ukrainian Art, One Name-and-Shame Post at a Time

    Oksana Semenik’s social media campaign both educates the curious about overlooked Ukrainian artists — and pressures global museums to relabel art long described as Russian.

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    Oksana Semenik standing in front of a large image of a painting by Maria Primachenko, one of Ukraine’s most popular painters and a subject of Ms. Semenik’s research, last month in Kyiv.
    CreditBrendan Hoffman for The New York Times
  4. Murder and Magic Realism: A Rising Literary Star Mines China’s Rust Belt

    In gritty tales from China’s northeast, Shuang Xuetao chronicles a traumatic chapter of Chinese history with fresh resonance today: the mass layoffs that afflicted the region in the 1990s.

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    Shuang Xuetao, one of China’s most celebrated young authors, is best known for his short stories chronicling the economic decline of his hometown, Shenyang, in the country’s northeast.
    CreditGilles Sabrié for The New York Times
  5. Can Gabriel Attal Win Over France?

    The new prime minister wants to succeed President Macron. But first he must see off the far right and define himself before a restive public.

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    Prime Minister Gabriel Attal arriving at Hotel Matignon, the prime minister’s residence, in Paris this month.
    CreditBenoit Tessier/Reuters

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Culture and Sports

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  1. ‘Get Ready to Scream’: How to Be a Baseball Fan in South Korea

    The country’s raucous fan culture will be on display when Major League Baseball opens its season in Seoul. Here’s how to cheer and what to eat.

     By John YoonJun Michael Park and

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  2. Canadian Skaters Demand Bronze Medals in Olympics Dispute

    Reviving a fight from the 2022 Games, Canada’s team said skating officials improperly awarded third place to Russia. The Russians filed three cases, asking for the gold.

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    Vanessa James and Eric Radford, along with six other figure skaters from Canada, have filed a case demanding that they be awarded the bronze medals in the team event of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
    CreditHiroko Masuike/The New York Times
  3. In Latin America, a New Frontier for Women: Professional Softball in Mexico

    For the first time, women professional softball players in Latin America have a league of their own, another gain for women seeking more opportunities.

     By James Wagner and

    The Mexico City Red Devils playing the Avila de Veracruz team last month in Mexico City.
    CreditMarian Carrasquero for The New York Times
  4. Why the Cost of Success in English Soccer’s Lower Leagues Keeps Going Up

    Buying a small-town club offers a tempting entry to ownership. But the sport’s economics mean even multimillionaires can struggle to compete.

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    Across England, wealthy investors are pouring vast sums of money into semiprofessional and amateur league soccer teams.
    CreditMary Turner for The New York Times
  5. Playing Soccer in $1.50 Sandals That Even Gucci Wants to Copy

    In Ivory Coast, lêkê are the preferred footwear for amateur games and almost everything else.

     By Elian Peltier and

    CreditJoao Silva/The New York Times

Read The Times in Spanish

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  1. Edmundo González, la apuesta de la oposición venezolana para participar en las elecciones

    La coalición de partidos que busca desafiar a la presidencia de Maduro dijo que el registro permitiría seguir su “lucha sin descanso en defensa del derecho a elegir de los venezolanos”.

     By Genevieve Glatsky and

    Corina Yoris, candidata opositora, durante una rueda de prensa celebrada el lunes en Caracas, anunció que no pudo inscribirse para competir por la presidencia.
    CreditAdriana Loureiro Fernandez para The New York Times
  2. Rusia envía el mensaje de que la tortura ya no es un tabú para el país, según analistas

    Los videos que muestran la tortura de cuatro hombres acusados del atentado terrorista cerca de Moscú circularon ampliamente. Los analistas lo consideran una señal de la mayor tolerancia del Estado ruso hacia la violencia pública.

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    Saidakrami Rajabalizoda, sospechoso del atentado del viernes en el Crocus City Hall, escoltado por agentes de policía y del FSB en el tribunal del distrito de Basmanny, en Moscú, el domingo.
    CreditAlexander Zemlianichenko/Associated Press
  3. ¿Quién podría influir en el resultado de las elecciones de EE. UU.? El presidente de México

    La migración es un tema crucial para los votantes en las elecciones de Estados Unidos, lo que le da a México un poder enorme para potencialmente moldear el voto.

     By Natalie KitroeffZolan Kanno-YoungsPaulina Villegas and

    Un integrante de la Guardia Nacional de México en la valla fronteriza en Tijuana en febrero
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  4. Bolsonaro se escondió temporalmente en la embajada de Hungría

    Imágenes de cámaras de seguridad obtenidas por el Times muestran que el expresidente de Brasil pasó dos noches en la embajada de Hungría en un aparente intento por conseguir asilo.

     By Jack NicasChristoph KoettlLeonardo Coelho and

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  5. La filial del EI vinculada al atentado de Moscú tiene ambiciones globales

    El Estado Islámico de Jorasán es la red más activa del grupo y actúa en Afganistán, Pakistán e Irán y tiene objetivos en Europa.

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    Los daños a la sala de conciertos Crocus City Hall en Krasnogorsk, Rusia, el domingo. El jefe del Comando Central del ejército estadounidense dijo la semana pasada que el Estado Islámico de Jorasán “conserva la capacidad y la voluntad de atacar los intereses estadounidenses y occidentales en el extranjero en tan solo seis meses con poca o ninguna advertencia”.
    CreditNanna Heitmann para The New York Times

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    One year since Russia jailed a U.S. reporter.

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