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Edmundo González, Opposition Candidate, Flees Venezuela NYT » World News Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said on social media that Edmundo González had left for Spain, whose foreign minister said Mr. González was traveling on a Spanish Air Force plane.

Kuwait Turns to Power Cuts as Climate Change Strains Its Grid NYT » World News The Persian Gulf nation has instituted rolling blackouts to cope with surging summer electricity demand, stirring frustration among citizens.

In Rural China, ‘Sisterhoods’ Demand Justice, and Cash NYT » World News Growing numbers of Chinese women are challenging a longstanding tradition that denies them village membership, and the lucrative payouts that go with it.

Brazil’s X Ban Upended Digital Businesses Overnight NYT » World News 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.

Family of American Slain in the West Bank Demands an Independent Probe NYT » World News With witnesses and Palestinian officials accusing Israeli soldiers of firing the fatal shots, “an Israeli investigation is not adequate,” the family said in a statement.

Spy Chiefs of the C.I.A. and MI6 Convene, on a Couch and for a Crowd NYT » World News Appearing together publicly for the first time in the history of their agencies, the heads of the U.S. and British intelligence services discussed Ukraine’s incursion into Russia and the war in Gaza.

India’s Epidemic of Cow Vigilantism Unnerves Nation’s Muslims NYT » World News An unexpectedly narrow victory at the polls for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu-first agenda has not cooled simmering sectarian tensions, as some had hoped.

Ukrainian Forces Block Russian Advance on a Key Eastern Town NYT » World News Russia’s drive toward Pokrovsk has stalled along one part of the frontline, but its troops continue to advance in other parts of eastern Ukraine, and its long-range aerial attacks continue.

American Woman and Palestinian Girl Killed in Separate West Bank Incidents NYT » World News In a separate incident, a 13-year-old Palestinian girl was also fatally shot, part of the rising toll of West Bank violence during the war in Gaza.

The U.S. Open Concludes NYT » World News Let us consider the grief of the lapsed sports fan.

Online Credit Unions Offering High Interest Rates on Savings May Be Fakes NYT » World News Ontario’s financial regulator has issued warnings about three websites illegally claiming to be credit unions, but it is powerless to close them.

Israel Strikes School-Turned Shelter in Jabaliya, Gaza Medics Say NYT » World News Israel said it had launched a “precision strike” against Hamas militants operating from a school compound in northern Gaza. Local medics said several people sheltering there were killed.

Iran Sent Short-Range Missiles to Russia, U.S. and European Officials Say NYT » World News U.S. and European countries had warned of sanctions if Iran provided weapons that could be used against Ukraine. President Biden’s lame-duck status could hamper a response.

How Telegram Became a Playground for Criminals, Extremists and Terrorists NYT » World News Drug dealers, scammers and white nationalists openly conduct business and spread toxic speech on the platform, according to a Times analysis of more than 3.2 million Telegram messages.

Meet the Team Climbing Trees in the Amazon to Better Understand Carbon Stores NYT » World News A small team in a remote corner of Colombia is surveying every tree in an effort to better understand how much planet-warming carbon the Amazon actually stores.

The Pivotal Decision That Led to a Resurgence of Polio NYT » World News In 2016, the global health authorities removed a type of poliovirus from the oral vaccine. The virus caused a growing number of outbreaks and has now arrived in Gaza.

In Papua New Guinea, Pope Hears Plea for Climate Action NYT » World News Pope Francis is visiting Papua New Guinea, which has been exploited for its natural resources and is imperiled by rising sea levels.

Tony Blair’s Advice on Leadership: Tend to Your Legacy NYT » World News In an interview, the former British prime minister discussed his new book ‘On Leadership,’ the dysfunction of U.S. politics, and deflected questions about Elon Musk’s influence.

Street Artist Documents War in Ukraine, One Stark Mural at a Time NYT » World News Using ruins as his canvas, Gamlet Zinkivskyi has captured life in wartime Ukraine in dozens of grim, gripping and harshly beautiful paintings. “Broken, but invincible,” read one captioned work.

Typhoon Yagi Approaches Vietnam After Pummeling Southern China NYT » World News The storm is on track to become the most powerful to make landfall in northern Vietnam, where one person has died. Two were killed on the Chinese island of Hainan.