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Tuesday Briefing NYT » World News “Radical Islamists” attacked Moscow, Vladimir Putin acknowledges.

Aya Nakamura, French-Malian Singer, Is Caught in Olympic Storm NYT » World News Aya Nakamura’s music is one of France’s top cultural exports. But reports that she might perform at the Paris Games have prompted fierce debates over identity and language.

Julian Assange Extradition Decision: What to Know NYT » World News On Tuesday, two British judges will decide whether the WikiLeaks founder can appeal his extradition order to the United States.

Why Are China’s Nationalists Attacking the Country’s Heroes? NYT » World News Online vitriol has targeted the country’s richest man, erasing billions of dollars of his company’s market value, despite Beijing’s courtship of entrepreneurs.

Who Could Sway the Outcome of the U.S. Election? Mexico’s President NYT » World News Immigration is a key issue for voters in the U.S. election, giving Mexico immense power to potentially shape the vote.

U.N. Security Council Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza as U.S. Abstains NYT » World News The U.S. decision not to vote on the resolution drew criticism from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who ordered a delegation to hold back from a planned trip to Washington.

Tuesday Briefing: U.N. Voted for a Gaza Cease-Fire NYT » World News Also, searching for Iceland’s northern lights.

Moscow Attack Suspects Are Linked by Video and Online Profiles NYT » World News Clothing and other details appear to show a connection between four suspects detained by Russia and the men who carried out the concert hall massacre of more than 130 people.

Israeli Soldier’s Video Undercuts Medic’s Account of Sexual Assault NYT » World News Kibbutz residents concluded that two sisters killed on Oct. 7 were not victims of sexual violence.

Netanyahu Cancels U.S.-Israel Meetings on Rafah, to Protest Cease-Fire Resolution NYT » World News President Biden had requested the high-level meetings to discuss alternatives to a planned Israel ground offensive into Rafah, which U.S. officials say would cause mass casualties.

Ukrainians Shun Kremlin Suggestions Their Country Was Behind Moscow Attack NYT » World News Officials and ordinary citizens say Russia is blaming Ukraine in order to shore up support for its war in Ukraine and escalate the fighting there.

Video: Bolsonaro, Facing Investigations, Hid at Hungarian Embassy NYT » World News Security-camera footage obtained by The Times shows that Brazil’s former president spent two nights at the Hungarian Embassy in an apparent bid for asylum.

Young Opposition Candidate Wins Senegal’s Presidential Election NYT » World News Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who turned 44 on Monday, was little known until he received the backing of Ousmane Sonko, Senegal’s most formidable opposition politician. Both men were released from jail only 10 days ago.

Sugar in India, Fueled by Child Marriage and Hysterectomies NYT » World News An investigation into the sugar-cane industry in the Indian state of Maharashtra found workers ensnared by debt and pushed into child marriages and unnecessary hysterectomies.

U.K. to Accuse China of Cyberattacks Targeting Voter Data and Lawmakers NYT » World News The British government believes China has overseen two separate hacking campaigns, including one that yielded information from 40 million voters.

1949: ‘Red Star’ Says Labor Increases British Taxes NYT » World News The Soviet Army newspaper report blamed the government’s foreign policy for the higher cost of living for the working class.

How World Central Kitchen Built a Jetty to Get Aid Into Gaza NYT » World News Workers with World Central Kitchen were still finishing a jetty made from the rubble of bombed buildings when a ship arrived carrying the first aid into the enclave by sea in nearly two decades.

Monday Briefing NYT » World News What the terrorist attack means for Russia.

Russian Media Intensifies Blame of Ukraine in Moscow Concert Hall Attack NYT » World News News outlets were trying to counter U.S. assessments that the deadly assault on the concert hall near Moscow was the work of an offshoot of the Islamic State.

Middle East Crisis: Top Israeli Defense Official Heads to Washington as Ties Fray NYT » World News Israel and the Biden administration have increasingly clashed over the high civilian death toll in Gaza and Israel’s plans for a ground offensive in the southern city of Rafah, where displaced people have fled.