NY Times: 98 Arrests in Child Abuse Inquiry That Followed Killing of F.B.I. Agents - The investigation the two agents were part of grew into a larger inquiry that netted members of an online pedophile ring in the U.S. and Australia. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/australia/child-abuse-fbi-agents-killed.html -

NY Times: Was That an Earthquake in Rome? No, It Was a Travis Scott Concert. - The rap star’s show in Rome at the Circus Maximus, an archaeological site by day and concert venue by night, has raised concerns about the risks posed by crowds. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/europe/travis-scott-rome-earthquake.html -

NY Times: A Withering Assessment of a Multibillion-Dollar Real Estate Windfall - Ontario’s auditor general found that the process to open up land in Toronto’s Greenbelt was influenced by and favored two developers. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/12/world/canada/ontario-auditor-greenbelt-developers.html -

NY Times: 4 Nigerian Migrants Crossed the Atlantic on a Ship’s Rudder to Brazil - Four Nigerian stowaways hopped on a cargo ship not knowing where it was going, but hoping to find a place where they could claw out of poverty. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/world/americas/nigerian-migrants-brazil.html -

NY Times: Six Colombians Arrested in Assassination of Ecuador Presidential Candidate - The candidate, Fernando Villavicencio, had been vocal about ties between the state and organized crime, in a country roiled by violence tied to drug trafficking. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/americas/ecuador-presidential-candidate-killed.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: 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: 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: Dozens of Migrants Die After Boat Sinks in Strait of Sicily - Survivors said that 41 people, shunted by traffickers onto a small makeshift iron vessel, had drowned after it capsized en route from Tunisia to Italy. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/europe/migrants-boat-sinks-italy-tunisia.html -

NY Times: Debris From Downed Missile Fell on Kyiv Hospital Grounds, Ukraine Says - The Ukrainian Air Force said that three other missiles were aimed at military airfields in the western part of the country. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/europe/russian-missile-strikes-kyiv-ukraine.html -

NY Times: Russian Missile Strikes in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, Kill 9 and Wound Dozens More - Ukrainians say the explosions 37 minutes apart in Pokrovsk, which killed at least nine people and injured 82 others, were a “double tap” intended to kill rescuers responding to the first strike. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/world/europe/russia-ukraine-pokrovsk-missiles.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: Muon Discovery Moves Physicists One Step Closer to a Theoretical Showdown - The deviance of a tiny particle called the muon might prove that one of the most well-tested theories in physics is incomplete. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/science/physics-muons-g2-fermilab.html -

NY Times: 11 Killed in Vacation Home Fire in France - The victims were on an organized trip for people with mental disabilities in Wintzenheim, near the borders of Germany and Switzerland. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/europe/france-fire-vacation-home.html -

NY Times: Typhoon Khanun Brings Heavy Rain to South Korea, Killing 1 - After pummeling southern Japan again, the storm moved slowly up the Korean Peninsula, bringing torrential rain and winds. One person died in floodwaters. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/asia/typhoon-khanun-weather-south-korea.html -

NY Times: Zelensky Called Him a Criminal. Now Ukraine Calls Him for Guns and Ammo. - In its hunt for weapons, Ukraine has rolled back anticorruption rules and turned to people once seen as relics of an anything-goes era. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/12/world/europe/ukraine-arms-dealer-serhiy-pashinsky.html -

NY Times: Americans Held Prisoner in Iran Saw Promise of Better Relations - The five Americans who are part of a prisoner swap could be released by September under a complicated agreement with Tehran. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/middleeast/americans-prisoners-iran-swap.html -

NY Times: Ukraine Fires Top Military Enlistment Officers After Bribery Scandal - President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was removing all 24 regional recruitment chiefs, as corrupt draft evasion schemes put the confidence of the public and Ukraine’s Western backers at risk. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/europe/ukraine-fires-recruitment-chiefs.html -

NY Times: Yandex Founder Calls Russia’s War In Ukraine ‘Barbaric’ - Arkady Volozh is only the second sanctioned Russian businessman to take an unequivocal public position against the invasion. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/world/europe/yandex-ukraine-war-arkady-volozh.html -

NY Times: What Happened to Britain’s ‘Crooked House’ Pub? - The beloved tilted landmark in the West Midlands area of England was razed after a fire that police suspect was arson, leaving locals looking for answers. - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/world/europe/crooked-house-pub-fire.html -