Good morning. Tensions are rising in the West Bank, Myanmar’s junta launched its deadliest aerial attack since taking power and Adidas is the latest brand to drop Ye. |
| Mourners attended the funeral of Palestinians killed in an overnight Israeli raid in Nablus.Jaafar Ashtiyeh/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images |
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Israel targets a Palestinian militia |
Israel has blamed the militia, known as the Lions’ Den, for a rise in shootings that it says are aimed at its troops and Jewish settlements; one shooting killed a soldier this month. The militia, which emerged this year and does not answer to any of the established Palestinian factions, is steadily gaining support among young people. |
Many Palestinians have championed the group’s fighters as popular heroes. These young Palestinians are as frustrated with the Palestinian Authority, which exercises limited authority over parts of the West Bank, as they are with Israel. |
The predawn raid came ahead of Israel’s general election, its fifth since 2019, set for next Tuesday. It could add to right-wing momentum and strengthen Benjamin Netanyahu’s bid to retake power. |
Context: The Israeli army has kept Nablus under a tight siege for about two weeks. Palestinians have decried the move as a collective punishment. |
| One bomb killed Aurali Lahpai, a popular singer, and other performers mid-song.Associated Press |
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Airstrike kills dozens in Myanmar |
The Sunday airstrike in northern Myanmar targeted the territory of ethnic Kachin rebels. People had gathered for an outdoor concert to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of the founding of the Kachin Independence Organization, one of the largest and most active ethnic groups in the country, which has been fighting the military for years. |
Since the coup, the organization has joined with pro-democracy forces and has helped train soldiers from the People’s Defense Force, an armed resistance group. The organization pledged to step up its military activities against the junta in retaliation. |
Military: The junta said that the site of the bombing was a Kachin army base, not a concert venue, and said widespread reports of civilian deaths, including the deaths of the performers, were “rumors based on fake news.” |
Context: The Kachin Independence Organization has long sought autonomy for Kachin State, which borders China and India and is well known for its lucrative jade trade. |
| Brittney Griner has already been jailed for about eight months.Kirill Kudryavtsev/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images |
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Griner’s prison term upheld |
There are two higher courts above the appellate division, culminating in the Supreme Court, but Griner’s lawyers said they had not decided whether to take the case any further. Higher courts in Russia are not known for overturning verdicts, especially in a case involving foreign policy and the interests of the Kremlin. |
The U.S. has proposed exchanging Griner and Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine held since December 2018, for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer who is serving a 25-year federal prison sentence, according to a person familiar with the talks. But negotiations have dragged on for months. |
Background: Griner was arrested days before Russia invaded Ukraine after she arrived in Russia with a small amount of hashish oil. |
| Jim Chalmers, Australia’s treasurer, delivered the 2022-23 federal budget yesterday.Lukas Coch/EPA, via Shutterstock |
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- Australia’s government released its first budget yesterday. It is the first from the Labor Party in almost a decade, The Guardian reports.
- Australia’s plan emphasizes spending on families, as well as on older adults, defense and other countries in the Pacific, The Associated Press reports.
- Reuters reports that the “low-drama” budget stressed stability, pragmatism and tight controls.
- Australia is anticipating an economic slowdown amid rising global inflation, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.
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| King Charles III welcomed Rishi Sunak to Buckingham Palace yesterday.Pool photo by Aaron Chown |
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| “I want to cry, I want to scream,” said a 31-year-old Venezuelan migrant, who said he had traversed 10 countries to get to the U.S. Alejandro Cegarra for The New York Times |
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| Before the pandemic, Kathryn Wiltz’s employer repeatedly denied her requests to work from home because of her disability. Now, her new job allows her to do so permanently.Sarah Rice for The New York Times |
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A man with autism spectrum disorder, which has made it difficult for him to find steady work, recently landed a full-time job — with a 30 percent raise. “If I have my bad days, I just pick up the laptop and work from home,” he said. |
Like many of Ye’s other fashion connections, Adidas seemed to be dragging its feet, perhaps hoping for a public apology. Now, Ye’s economic future and his status as a pop culture icon may be in peril. |
| Kate Sears for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne. |
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That’s it for today’s briefing. See you next time. — Amelia |
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