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. http://web.archive.org/web/20230813012713/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/europe/kupiansk-ukraine-russia-occupation.html

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. http://web.archive.org/web/20230812012234/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/world/americas/nigerian-migrants-brazil.html

Prisoner Deal Could Smooth Effort to Contain Iran’s Nuclear Program Iran and the United States appear to be observing an informal agreement under which Iran has limited its nuclear program and restrained proxy militias. http://web.archive.org/web/20230812145453/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/us/politics/iran-us-prisoners-nuclear-program.html

Ukraine Makes Progress in Its Counteroffensive Troops advanced 10 to 12 miles along two main lines of attack in Kyiv’s drive to reach the southern coast and sever Russian supply lines, while explosions echoed at the vital Kerch Strait Bridge. http://web.archive.org/web/20230813002824/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/12/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war.html

Mushroom Poisoning Suspected in 3 Deaths, Australia Police Say The three guests, and a fourth who fell ill, had symptoms consistent with mushroom poisoning, the police say. The woman who served the meal has been questioned by the police. http://web.archive.org/web/20230811173223/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/australia/mushroom-poisoning-suspect.html/

U.S. Nurse and Her Child Released by Kidnappers in Haiti The abduction came as gang violence has begun cresting in Haiti and an international force may be headed to the Caribbean island nation to address the insecurity. http://web.archive.org/web/20230812165807/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/americas/haiti-kidnapping-us-nurse-alix-dorsainvil.html

Trudeau Searches For a New Image After Separation From His Wife Justin Trudeau has portrayed himself as a modern husband, father and political figure in his rise to prime minister. How does he redefine himself after the breakup of his 18-year marriage? http://web.archive.org/web/20230813012540/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/canada/trudeau-wife-separation-image.html

Baseball Players Visit Mexico’s Basilica de Santa María de Guadalupe When in the capital for road games, many Mexican League players join the throngs paying their respects at the Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe. http://web.archive.org/web/20230812203513/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/sports/baseball/mexico-basilica-guadalupe.html

Sex Segregation in Israel Grows, Raising Fears for Women’s Rights Ultra-Orthodox members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition want to expand the powers of all-male rabbinical courts, and to bar women and men from mixing in many public arenas. http://web.archive.org/web/20230813010601/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/12/world/middleeast/israel-women-rights.html

Can Frozen Peas, Long Taken for Granted, Find New Appeal in the U.K.? Britain’s vegetable producers are hoping this is a moment for the humble frozen pea, a cost-effective staple at a time of rising food prices. http://web.archive.org/web/20230812153313/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/europe/uk-peas-frozen.html

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. http://web.archive.org/web/20230813002836/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/12/world/europe/ukraine-arms-dealer-serhiy-pashinsky.html

How 4 Countries Are Preparing to Bring Stolen Treasures Home While attention is focused on western museums and governments giving back looted items, heritage workers in the global south are laying the groundwork for new claims. http://web.archive.org/web/20230813012655/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/arts/design/restitution-nepal-indonesia-democratic-republic-of-congo-cameroon.html

Lai Ching-te of Taiwan’s Visit to U.S. Will Be Closely Watched An outspoken critic of Beijing, Lai Ching-te aims to reassure voters and Washington that he will be a safe pair of hands if elected. http://web.archive.org/web/20230813010157/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/12/world/asia/taiwan-us-china-lai-ching-te.html

Russia Downs 2 Drones Near Moscow, as Ukraine War’s New Phase Intensifies It was the 12th time in the past three weeks that Russian officials had reported intercepting such aerial attacks in the heart of the capital. http://web.archive.org/web/20230812204718/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/europe/russia-drones-moscow-warehouse-explosion.html

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. http://web.archive.org/web/20230812151137/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/asia/typhoon-khanun-weather-south-korea.html

Friday Briefing The toll from wildfires in Hawaii. http://web.archive.org/web/20230813013042/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/briefing/hawaii-maui-ruble-russia.html

At Least 60 Injured in Factory Explosion at Plant In Moscow Russian officials said one person was killed and dozens were injured in the blast. The warehouse is on the grounds of a plant that has produced night vision devices and binoculars, according to local news media. http://web.archive.org/web/20230812101042/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/europe/russia-fireworks-warehouse-explosion.html

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? http://web.archive.org/web/20230812193531/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/world/middleeast/yemen-oil-tanker-un.html

Poland to Deploy 2,000 Troops To Reinforce Belarus Border The deployment comes as concerns are mounting in Poland, a NATO member, over the presence of mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner private military company in neighboring Belarus. http://web.archive.org/web/20230813012602/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/europe/poland-belarus-wagner-nato.html

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. http://web.archive.org/web/20230813012424/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/world/americas/fernando-villavicencio-ecuador-candidate.html