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- Live Updates: Biden Signs $40 Billion Ukraine Aid Package as Russia Presses Its CampaignPresident Biden signed the package of military and humanitarian aid during a visit to Seoul. The support for Ukraine came as Moscow made moves toward reopening Mariupol’s port and shaping a more positive narrative within Russia about how the war is going.
- ‘A form of hope’: As air-raid sirens sound, a Lviv orchestra opens a summer festival with Mozart’s Requiem.Even as the Lviv Philharmonic theater became a wartime hub for humanitarian supplies, it has remained a home for musicians and choirs.
- ‘I Want to Reset My Brain’: Female Veterans Turn to Psychedelic TherapyTraumatized by war and sexual assaults, some U.S. veterans and veterans’ spouses are seeking help in a Mexican clinic that treats depression and addiction with potent hallucinogens like toad poison.
- The Russian Orthodox Leader at the Core of Putin’s AmbitionsPatriarch Kirill I has provided spiritual cover for the invasion of Ukraine, reaping vast resources for his church in return. Now, in an extraordinary step, the E.U. is threatening him with sanctions.
- 3 Tornadoes Strike Germany, Amid Heat Wave in Southern EuropeExtreme weather was also felt elsewhere in Europe as heat waves threatened Spain and parts of southern France.
- The Taliban Pressure Women in Afghanistan to Cover UpThe militant group in charge of the country is aggressively enforcing a decree requiring coverings from head to toe and crushing rare public protests against the order.
- How a French Bank Captured HaitiIt helped finance the Eiffel Tower as it drained millions from Haiti. The bank, C.I.C., won’t talk about it, but The Times tracked how much its investors made — and what Haiti lost.
- Aristide Demanded French Pay Reparations to Haiti. He Ended Up in Exile.A firebrand Haitian president tried to hold France to account for its years of exploitation. He soon found himself ousted from power.
- Invade Haiti, Wall Street Urged. The U.S. Obliged.The long occupation of Haiti began with a drumbeat from the bank that became Citigroup, decades of diplomatic correspondence and other records show.
- How Much Haiti’s Freedom Cost: Takeaways From a Times SeriesHow did the modern world’s most successful slave revolt give birth to a desperately poor nation? Here is a summary of what a team of New York Times correspondents found out.
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- Australia election: Anthony Albanese vows unity after Labor seizes powerAnthony Albanese will lead Australia's first Labor government in almost a decade.
- "Nobody takes my husband away from me, not even the war"Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska in rare interview with husband
- Spain heatwave brings record May temperaturesTemperatures in southern Spain reach 40C, up to 15 degrees higher than average for this time of year.
- Spain lifts Covid ban on unvaccinated travellersUK holidaymakers without a jab will be allowed entry with a negative test or proof of recovery.
- Roger Angell: Baseball's reluctant poet laureate dies at 101Although he disliked the accolade, Roger Angell was hailed for his innovative writing about the game.
- Covid in North Korea: No response to US vaccine offerOn a visit to the region, President Joe Biden said the US could provide Covid-19 jabs "immediately".
- Monkeypox: 80 cases confirmed in 12 countriesAnother 50 suspected cases of the rare disease are being investigated, the WHO says.
- Tornado in Germany injures 43 people, police sayOfficials said the tornado cut a path of destruction during violent storms in the west of the country.
- Dying of cold on the streets of São PauloA deadly cold snap hits Latin America's biggest city as the number of homeless people grows.
- Biden plan to end US migrant expulsion policy blockedA US judge says the policy that allows migrants to be expelled over Covid fears must stay in place.