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U.S. Sanctions Former Haitian President for Drug Trafficking NYT » World News The Treasury Department said former President Michel Martelly’s actions have contributed significantly to the unraveling of security in the country.

Pakistan’s Internet Disruptions Stoke Fears of Government Surveillance NYT » World News Disruptions have fueled claims from rights groups that the Pakistani authorities are introducing technology to surveil and control the country’s internet.

Rocket Engine Explodes During Test at Shetland Spaceport NYT » World News As European countries push to develop more independent space capabilities, a test at one new site produced an explosion.

Horticulturist Carlos Magdalena Is Saving Rare Flowers From Extinction NYT » World News Carlos Magdalena, whose botanical adventures have shades of Indiana Jones, was a driving force in saving the world’s smallest water lily and finding the largest one. He has been called the “plant messiah.”

Maria Branyas Morera, World’s Oldest Person, Dies at 117 NYT » World News Ms. Morera, who cultivated a following on social media as “Super Catalan Grandma,” died peacefully in her sleep, her family said.

Zelensky Says Ukraine Now Controls About 480 Square Miles of Russian Territory NYT » World News President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine seized on the incursion’s success to press allies to lift a longtime restriction: the use of Western-supplied long-range weapons against Russia.

Search Resumes for Mike Lynch and 5 Others Lost in Yacht Sinking NYT » World News Divers have been searching the hull of the Bayesian for passengers including the British entrepreneur Mike Lynch. Witnesses said it was hit by a waterspout during a storm off Sicily.

Blinken Pushes for Gaza Cease-Fire With Visits to Egypt and Qatar NYT » World News After meetings in Israel, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was pressing Hamas’s leadership through intermediaries to continue talks on the deal.

Kenyan Accused of Serial Killings Escapes From Police Custody NYT » World News Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, who is accused of killing dozens of women, and 12 other people were able to break free, the police said.

Hit Chinese Video Game, ‘Wukong’ Seeks to Curb ‘Negative Discourse’ NYT » World News Black Myth: Wukong tried to forbid influential overseas streamers from discussing “feminist propaganda,” Covid-19 and China’s video game industry policies.

Middle East Crisis: Blinken Pushes for Gaza Cease-Fire, With Visits to Egypt and Qatar NYT » World News After meetings in Israel, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will press Hamas leadership through intermediaries to continue talks on a deal.

The Bitter Fight Over the Meaning of ‘Genocide’ NYT » World News Debates over how to describe conflicts in Gaza, Myanmar and elsewhere are channeling a controversy as old as the word itself.

Switzerland Offers Reward for Ideas to Remove Old Bombs From Its Lakes NYT » World News Switzerland is offering $58,000 in prize money for ideas to remove munitions from the depths, in case they start polluting. The catch: The cure can’t be worse than the problem.

War Is Draining Ukraine’s Male-Dominated Work Force. Enter the Women. NYT » World News More and more women are replacing men mobilized in the army. But there are not enough of them to make up for the labor shortage affecting the economy.

Typhoon Jongdari Nears South Korea, Bringing Threat of Flooding NYT » World News The storm has caused flight delays in the south of the country. It is forecast to skirt the west coast before making landfall on Wednesday near Seoul.

Israel Says It Recovered Bodies of 6 Hostages in Gaza NYT » World News All but one of the hostages were already known to have died in captivity.

Search to Resume for Passengers of Yacht That Sank Off Palermo, Italy NYT » World News Divers have been searching the hull of the Bayesian for passengers including the British entrepreneur Mike Lynch. Witnesses said it was hit by a waterspout during a sudden storm.

Tuesday Briefing NYT » World News The U.S. push for a cease-fire in Gaza.

Mexico’s Judges Vote to Strike, Opposing Overhaul of Legal System NYT » World News President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants judges elected, not appointed. Court workers have already walked out to protest his plan, which critics call a power grab.

They Ran a Campaign in Hiding. Now They Wait. NYT » World News The campaign officials for Venezuela’s opposition have sheltered in an Argentine diplomatic residence in Caracas for five months, watching the country’s turmoil from asylum.