NY Times: Few Options on Niger Crisis for West African Leaders - The military junta told an American diplomat this week that they would kill Niger’s elected president, who they’re holding hostage, if other countries tried to intervene. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/world/africa/niger-coup-ecowas-summit.html -

NY Times: What to Know About Fernando Villavicencio, Who Was Assassinated in Ecuador - The presidential candidate who was assassinated on Wednesday had a long history in Ecuador’s public affairs, largely as an antagonist to those in power. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/world/americas/fernando-villavicencio-ecuador-candidate.html -

NY Times: Ecuador Reels From Assassination of Fernando Villavicencio - The killing of Fernando Villavicencio marks a grim turning point for a once-tranquil country now awash in violence fueled by drug gangs. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/world/americas/ecuador-fernando-villavicencio-assassination.html -

NY Times: China’s Military, ‘Chasing the Dream,’ Probes Taiwan’s Defenses - Day by day, the People’s Liberation Army is turning up the pressure, deploying an ever-wider array of planes and ships. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/asia/china-taiwan-military.html -

NY Times: Jacob Zuma Released From South Africa Prison After Brief Return - The authorities said Mr. Zuma, the former president, was a beneficiary of a new program to relieve crowding. His political opponents called the timing suspicious. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/africa/jacob-zuma-released-south-africa.html -

NY Times: U.K. Evacuates Asylum Seekers From Barge Over Bacteria in Water - Bacteria that can cause Legionnaires’ disease were found on the Bibby Stockholm, a barge that began housing migrants this week as part of a hard-line government policy. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/europe/uk-migrants-bibby-stockholm-bacteria.html -

NY Times: Tanker in Yemen Is Emptied of Oil, Averting Catastrophic Spill - More than a million barrels of oil on a tanker off the coast of Yemen were transferred to another ship bought by the United Nations. But now a new hurdle looms: Who owns the recovered oil? - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/middleeast/yemen-oil-tanker-un.html -

NY Times: A Japanese Candy Tasted Like Nothing. Why Do People Miss It? - Flavorless (?) Candy, a convenience store product in Japan, spurred debate over what the “taste of nothingness” tastes like, if anything. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/asia/japan-flavorless-candy-lawsons.html -

NY Times: Fresh Fighting in Ethiopia Raises Fears of New War - Less than a year after the war in the country’s northern Tigray region ended, Ethiopia’s military is battling an ethnic militia in the neighboring Amhara region in a part of Africa already ravaged by conflict. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/africa/ethiopia-fighting-war.html -

NY Times: Ukrainians in Kupiansk Fear a Second Russian Occupation - The torture rooms in the battered Ukrainian city of Kupiansk have been empty for months. But Moscow’s advancing forces are just five miles away. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/europe/kupiansk-ukraine-russia-occupation.html -

NY Times: Russia-Ukraine War: Zelensky Cracks Down on Corruption in Military Recruitment - President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine ordered the dismissal of all the directors of regional military recruitment centers, saying that the system “should be run by people who know exactly what war is.” - https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/08/11/world/russia-ukraine-news -

NY Times: Trump Cheers the Defeat of Rapinoe and the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team - The former president taunted a U.S. team after its defeat on the world stage. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/07/us/politics/trump-womens-soccer-megan-rapinoe.html -

NY Times: Don’t Worry, He’s All Right, According to at Least One Woman - Facebook groups like Vouched Dating and Are We Dating the Same Guy? help strangers vet potential partners. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/style/dont-worry-hes-all-right-according-to-at-least-one-woman.html -

NY Times: My New Boyfriend Is a Dud at Buying Gifts. What Can I Do? - A reader asks whether she should be more blunt about her wish for birthday and anniversary presents from a man who isn’t the gift-giving type. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/style/relationship-gift-giving.html -

NY Times: Audio Stories are Redefining Pleasure for Women - Apps like Dipsea and Quinn have become popular destinations, particularly for some women who find them safe spaces to explore their sexuality. - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/07/31/style/dipsea-audio-stories.html -

NY Times: What the Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear the Purdue Pharma Case Means - A federal appeals court had signed off on a deal that would shield members of the wealthy Sackler family from lawsuits in exchange for billions for those harmed by the opioid epidemic. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/supreme-court-purdue-bankruptcy-what-it-means.html -

NY Times: U.S. Suicide Deaths Rose in 2022, C.D.C. Estimates Say - Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that deaths by suicide were up last year — but not for all groups. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/well/mind/suicide-deaths-2022-cdc.html -

NY Times: How 90 Became the New 60 - Are you 1? Are you 2? Are you … 95? - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/opinion/aging-politics-biden.html -

NY Times: For Senator Feinstein, There’s No Time Like the Present to Resign - The country shouldn’t discriminate against older workers, and older workers shouldn’t insist on staying in jobs they can no longer really carry out. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/opinion/feinstein-senate-judiciary-resignation-age.html -

NY Times: R.F.K. Jr. Is a Walking, Talking Conspiracy Theory - R.F.K. Jr. is a walking, talking conspiracy theory. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/opinion/rfk-jr-president-2024.html -