Your Wednesday Briefing: Extreme heat grips China

Plus the conviction of an ailing Hong Kong activist and President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming trip to Iran. 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We’re covering a dangerous heat wave in China, the sentencing of a longtime activist in Hong Kong and President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to Iran. Shanghai sweltered yesterday. At the Chengdu Zoo and the Shanghai Zoo, animals were given slices of watermelon and bite-size ice treats.Aly Song/Reuters Extreme heat grips China Parts of China’s east and south withered under extreme temperatures as dozens of cities issued heat alerts yesterday. Some temperature forecasts exceeded 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). The heat waves [melted the roofs of buildings and buckled roads](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4Q1A2h0dHBzOi8vbmwubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZi9uZXdzbGV0dGVyL29zRmZBbi1xcHUwbnYxSjYzOWJ2NGd-fi9BQUFBQVFBfi9SZ1Jrc0ZWSVA0UnJBV2gwZEhCek9pOHZkM2QzTG01NWRHbHRaWE11WTI5dEx6SXdNakl2TURjdk1USXZkMjl5YkdRdllYTnBZUzlqYUdsdVlTMW9aV0YwTFhkaGRtVXRZMjkyYVdRdGRHVnpkQzVvZEcxc1AyRmpkR2x2YmoxamJHbGpheVppYkc5amF6MXRiM0psWDJsdVgzSmxZMmx5WXlaallXMXdZV2xuYmw5cFpEMHdKbVZ0WXoxbFpHbDBYMjFpWVdWZk1qQXlNakEzTVRNbWFXMXdjbVZ6YzJsdmJsOXBaRDAxTjJNMllURm1NQzB3TWpBNUxURXhaV1F0WVRRMU9TMDJaamhrTjJNeVlqazROekVtYVc1a1pYZzlNQ1pwYm5OMFlXNWpaVjlwWkQwd0ptNXNQVzF2Y201cGJtY3RZbkpwWldacGJtY2xNMEV0WVhOcFlTMXdZV05wWm1sakxXVmthWFJwYjI0bWNHZDBlWEJsUFVGeWRHbGpiR1VtY21WbmFWOXBaRDB3Sm5KbFoybHZiajFtYjI5MFpYSW1jMlZuYldWdWRGOXBaRDB3Sm5SbFBURW1kWE5sY2w5cFpEMWxOVFJpWlRZNVlXUmtNMlEyWkdNeE1URmhPREl3TnpaaE16UXhPRE13WmxjRGJubDBRZ3Bpc2tqUXpXSVg4aXo1VWgxaGJXVnNhV0V1Ym1sbGNtVnVZbVZ5WjBCdWVYUnBiV1Z6TG1OdmJWZ0VBQUFBQUF-fj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjY0NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgzMTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYAOHNYuXc5DBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in dozens of cities, as people to sought cool air in air-raid shelters underground. China’s quest to [stamp out Covid-19 outbreaks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMTEvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9jaGluYS1zaHV0ZG93bi1tYWNhdS1jYXNpbm8uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjY0NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgzMTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYAOHNYuXc5DBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) remained undiminished. Health workers in hazmat suits persisted in administering a round of mandatory coronavirus tests, despite the bracing heat. One video showed a health worker in Henan succumbing to heat stroke as his colleagues fanned him with packaging from test kits. What’s next: The heat wave is forecast to persist for at least two weeks. Data: Mortality related to excess heat rose in China by 400 percent between 1990 and 2019, reaching 26,800 deaths in 2019. Context: The scorching heat reflects a global trend of increasingly frequent [extreme weather](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbmV3cy1ldmVudC93ZWF0aGVyLWNsaW1hdGU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2NDU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MzE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimADhzWLl3OQwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) driven by climate change. In June, weeks of heat waves [plagued northern China](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yMy93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NoaW5hLWZsb29kcy1oZWF0d2F2ZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjY0NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgzMTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYAOHNYuXc5DBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), as floods displaced millions of people in the central and southwestern parts of the country. Lawyers for Koo Sze-yiu, center, argued that because his protest plans involved no acts of violence, they should not be considered a crime.Kin Cheung/Associated Press Hong Kong activist convicted A Hong Kong court convicted a longtime pro-democracy activist of attempted sedition yesterday and [sentenced him to nine months in prison](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy8xMi93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2hvbmcta29uZy1hY3RpdmlzdC1qYWlsZWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjY0NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgzMTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYAOHNYuXc5DBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) for planning a one-man protest. Koo Sze-yiu, 75, has late-stage colon cancer. Many fear he may die in prison. But in a statement before his sentencing, he acknowledged political prisoners and human rights lawyers in mainland China, who endure long sentences or torture. “I don’t mind being a martyr for democracy and human rights,” Koo said, adding, “compared with human right lawyers in China, what I have sacrificed is nothing.” Analysis: Koo’s conviction underscores the authorities’ drive to stamp out even peaceful, small-scale displays of dissent that were once common in the city. Biography: Koo, who became an activist after the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, cut a distinctive figure in protests. For decades, he often carried wooden coffins, which he built by hand, adorning them with messages denouncing China’s Communist Party. Ukraine is demanding more weapons, and faster. But the U.S. is increasingly concerned about its own stockpile.Mauricio Lima for The New York Times Putin to visit Iran President Vladimir Putin of Russia will visit Tehran next week for meetings with the leaders of Iran and Turkey, [the Kremlin announced yesterday](~/AAAAAQA~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). The trip is Putin’s latest in a [recent diplomatic spree](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMzAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3B1dGluLXJ1c3NpYS1uYXRvLXVrcmFpbmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjY0NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgzMTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYAOHNYuXc5DBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) aimed at building ties with non-Western countries. It will offer him an opportunity to shore up military and economic backing to counter the West’s military assistance to Ukraine and its sanctions against Russia. The move comes after President Biden’s national security adviser said that Russia was [seeking surveillance drones](~/AAAAAQA~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~) from Iran, including those capable of firing missiles, to make up for its scarcity of unmanned aircraft. Turkey: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has emerged as [the most active mediator](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy8xMi93b3JsZC9wdXRpbi1ydXNzaWEtdHVya2V5LWlyYW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjY0NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgzMTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYAOHNYuXc5DBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) between Putin and President Volodymyr Zelensky. Today, Turkey will host negotiations between Ukraine, Russia and the U.N. on resuming Ukrainian grain exports. Iran: Russia sees Iran, a longtime ally, [as a newly crucial economic partner](~/AAAAAQA~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~~), offering a trade route and expertise for circumventing sanctions and exporting Russian oil. Fighting: Ukraine said its forces [hit a Russian ammunition depot](~/AAAAAQA~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) in the Kherson region, the latest in a counteroffensive to recapture territory in the south. 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Airport staff stopped Rajapaksa and members of his family from leaving the country on Monday, [CNN reports](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNubi5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy8xMi9hc2lhL3NyaS1sYW5rYS1jcmlzaXMtZ290YWJheWEtcmFqYXBha3NhLWFpcnBvcnQtaW50bC9pbmRleC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDcxMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NjQ1OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05ODMxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgA4c1i5dzkMFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - A particularly ferocious statue of lions atop India’s new Parliament building has raised eyebrows, [the BBC reports](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmJjLmNvbS9uZXdzL3dvcmxkLWFzaWEtaW5kaWEtNjIxMzE0NTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2NDU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MzE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimADhzWLl3OQwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Asia-Pacific Diplomacy - The U.S. warned China that it would defend the Philippines from any attack in the South China Sea, [Deutsche Welle reports](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmR3LmNvbS9lbi91cy13YXJucy1pdC13aWxsLWRlZmVuZC1waGlsaXBwaW5lcy1pbi1zb3V0aC1jaGluYS1zZWEvYS02MjQ0MDQxNT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjY0NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgzMTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYAOHNYuXc5DBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - Australia urged the U.S. to expand its military presence to avoid a “catastrophic failure of deterrence” in the Indo-Pacific, [The Sydney Morning Herald reports](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4RHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnNtaC5jb20uYXUvd29ybGQvbm9ydGgtYW1lcmljYS9tYXJsZXMtd2FybnMtYXVzdHJhbGlhLXVzLW11c3Qtc3RlcC11cC10by1hdm9pZC1jYXRhc3Ryb3BoaWMtZmFpbHVyZS1pbi1pbmRvLXBhY2lmaWMtMjAyMjA3MTItcDViMHZiLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2NDU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MzE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimADhzWLl3OQwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - China will buy cotton produced in Xinjiang to stabilize the market after a U.S. ban on products from the region took effect, [The South China Morning Post reports](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4RQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnNjbXAuY29tL2Vjb25vbXkvY2hpbmEtZWNvbm9teS9hcnRpY2xlLzMxODUwNDQvY2hpbmEtYnV5LXhpbmppYW5nLWNvdHRvbi1zdGF0ZS1zdG9ja3BpbGluZy13b250LXNhdmUtbWlsbHM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2NDU5Jm1vZHVsZT1sZWFkX2hlcm9fc3Rvcnkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZwZ3R5cGU9aG9tZXBhZ2UmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MzE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimADhzWLl3OQwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). World News - Mo Farah, the Olympic champion distance runner, said he was [trafficked to Britain](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMTEvc3BvcnRzL29seW1waWNzL21vLWZhcmFoLWlsbGVnYWwtdHJhZmZpY2tpbmctdWsuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjY0NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgzMTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYAOHNYuXc5DBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) from Somaliland as a child. - A [BBC investigation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmJjLmNvbS9uZXdzL3VrLTYyMDgzMTk2P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDcxMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NjQ1OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05ODMxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgA4c1i5dzkMFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) found that a British special-forces unit repeatedly killed Afghan detainees. - The U.N. agreed to continue sending humanitarian aid to Syria for [another six months](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy8xMi91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zeXJpYS1yZWZ1Z2Vlcy1ydXNzaWEtdW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjY0NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgzMTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYAOHNYuXc5DBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), bowing to a truncated deadline set by Russia. - Crude oil prices [plunged roughly 7 percent yesterday](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMTIvYnVzaW5lc3MvZW5lcmd5LWVudmlyb25tZW50L2NydWRlLW9pbC1wcmljZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjY0NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgzMTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYAOHNYuXc5DBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) as both the American and world benchmarks fell below $100 a barrel. - A [prolonged drought](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy8xMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvaXRhbHktZHJvdWdodC1mYXJtZXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2NDU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MzE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimADhzWLl3OQwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) is endangering crops in northern Italy. U.S. News A telescope image of the Carina Nebula, which shows the earliest stages of star formation.NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI - NASA revealed images from the James Webb Space Telescope. Here are [live updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzA3LzEyL3NjaWVuY2Uvd2ViYi10ZWxlc2NvcGUtaW1hZ2VzLW5hc2E_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2NDU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MzE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimADhzWLl3OQwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - A Jan. 6 committee hearing today detailed ties between allies of Donald Trump and [far-right extremists](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy8xMS91cy9qYW1pZS1yYXNraW4tamFuLTYtaGVhcmluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDcxMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NjQ1OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05ODMxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgA4c1i5dzkMFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) who stormed the Capitol. - President Biden will [begin his trip to the Middle East today](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMTAvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9iaWRlbi1pc3JhZWwtc2F1ZGktYXJhYmlhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2NDU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MzE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimADhzWLl3OQwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), focusing on Iran and oil. - Nearly half of Republican primary voters [prefer someone other than Donald Trump for president](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4R3AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMTIvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtYXBwcm92YWwtcG9sbGluZy0yMDI0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NjAmY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjY0NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmcmVnaV9pZD05MzM4ODgxNiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgyNzYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD05ODMxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9ZTU0YmU2OWFkZDNkNmRjMTExYTgyMDc2YTM0MTgzMGYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimADhzWLl3OQwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in 2024, a Times/Siena College poll shows. Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is the most popular alternative. What Else Is Happening The chaotic race sometimes ends in severe injury or even death.Alvaro Barrientos/Associated Press - The bulls (and the tourists) are [running through Pamplona](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy8xMi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvc3BhaW4tYnVsbC1ydW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjY0NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgzMTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYAOHNYuXc5DBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), Spain, for the first time since the pandemic began. - “Succession” received [25 Emmy nominations](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzA3LzEyL2FydHMvZW1teS1hd2FyZHMtbm9taW5hdGlvbnM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2NDU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MzE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimADhzWLl3OQwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). “Squid Game” earned 14, the most ever for a foreign-language show. - Students at Seoul’s elite Yonsei University are facing criticism after they sued cleaners for their “noisy protests,” [the Independent reports](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4QaAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FzaWEvZWFzdC1hc2lhL3N0dWRlbnQtc291dGgta29yZWEtbGF3c3VpdC1jbGVhbmVycy1wcm90ZXN0LWIyMTIxMTMyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2NDU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MzE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimADhzWLl3OQwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). A Morning Read The documents contain a wealth of knowledge about science, governance and peace-making. Nicolas Réméné for The New York Times More than 40,000 pages from one of Timbuktu’s biggest libraries, smuggled out of Mali after jihadists took over the city in 2012, [have been digitized](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMTIvd29ybGQvYWZyaWNhL3RpbWJ1a3R1LW1hbGktbWFudXNjcmlwdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjY0NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgzMTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYAOHNYuXc5DBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and are now available for anyone to explore [on Google Arts & Culture](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP0TwaHR0cDovL2FydHNhbmRjdWx0dXJlLmdvb2dsZS5jb20vcHJvamVjdC90aW1idWt0dS1tYW51c2NyaXB0cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjY0NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgzMTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYAOHNYuXc5DBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). But they are largely undecipherable to people not educated in the West African Islamic tradition. Only a tiny proportion of the documents are being translated because there are not many scholars with the skills to do it. Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. [Subscribe to The New York Times with this special offer.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP0TnaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9zdWJzY3JpcHRpb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD05OVE5OSZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjY0NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgzMTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYAOHNYuXc5DBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) ARTS AND IDEAS Is the world in crisis? My colleague Max Fisher, who writes The Interpreter, [tackled a central question of our time](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMTIvd29ybGQvaW50ZXJwcmV0ZXItd29ybGQtZmFsbGluZy1hcGFydC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDcxMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NjQ1OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05ODMxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgA4c1i5dzkMFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA): “Has the world entered a time of unusual turbulence, or does it just feel that way?” Scanning the headlines, it’s easy to conclude that something has broken. But, in many ways, people around the world are better off than they ever have been. By some measures, war is [rarer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP0TlaHR0cDovL3d3dy5zeXN0ZW1pY3BlYWNlLm9yZy9DVGZpZ3VyZXMvQ1RmaWcwMy5odG0_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2NDU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MzE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimADhzWLl3OQwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and [significantly](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly9vdXJ3b3JsZGluZGF0YS5vcmcvdXBsb2Fkcy8yMDE4LzA1L0RlYXRocy1wZXItYmF0dGxlLTAxLTc2OHg1MjUucG5nP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDcxMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NjQ1OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05ODMxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgA4c1i5dzkMFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) less [deadly](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4RFAWh0dHBzOi8vb3Vyd29ybGRpbmRhdGEub3JnL2dyYXBoZXIvZGVhdGhzLWluLXN0YXRlLWJhc2VkLWNvbmZsaWN0cy1wZXItMTAwMDAwP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmY291bnRyeT1BZnJpY2F-RXVyb3BlfkFtZXJpY2Fzfk9XSURfV1JMfk1pZGRsZStFYXN0fkFzaWErJTI2K09jZWFuaWEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDcxMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NjQ1OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05ODMxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgA4c1i5dzkMFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). [Life expectancy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly9vdXJ3b3JsZGluZGF0YS5vcmcvZ3JhcGhlci9saWZlLWV4cGVjdGFuY3ktYXQtYmlydGgtdG90YWwteWVhcnM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2NDU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MzE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimADhzWLl3OQwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), [literacy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4R_AWh0dHBzOi8vb3Vyd29ybGRpbmRhdGEub3JnL2dyYXBoZXIvY3Jvc3MtY291bnRyeS1saXRlcmFjeS1yYXRlcz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmNvdW50cnk9RWFzdCtBc2lhKyUyNitQYWNpZmljflN1Yi1TYWhhcmFuK0FmcmljYX5FdXJvcGUrJTI2K0NlbnRyYWwrQXNpYX5MYXRpbitBbWVyaWNhKyUyNitDYXJpYmJlYW5-TWlkZGxlK0Vhc3QrJTI2K05vcnRoK0FmcmljYX5Tb3V0aCtBc2lhJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjY0NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgzMTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYAOHNYuXc5DBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) rates and living standards have risen; [hunger](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vb3Vyd29ybGRpbmRhdGEub3JnL2dyYXBoZXIvcHJldmFsZW5jZS1vZi11bmRlcm5vdXJpc2htZW50LWluLWRldmVsb3BpbmctY291bnRyaWVzLXNpbmNlLTE5NzA_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2NDU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MzE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimADhzWLl3OQwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), [child mortality](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vb3Vyd29ybGRpbmRhdGEub3JnL2NoaWxkLW1vcnRhbGl0eT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjY0NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgzMTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3I3doZXJlLWluLXRoZS13b3JsZC1hcmUtY2hpbGRyZW4tZHlpbmdXA255dEIKYpgA4c1i5dzkMFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and [extreme poverty](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4Q4AWh0dHBzOi8vb3Vyd29ybGRpbmRhdGEub3JnL2dyYXBoZXIvZGlzdHJpYnV0aW9uLW9mLXBvcHVsYXRpb24tYmV0d2Vlbi1kaWZmZXJlbnQtcG92ZXJ0eS10aHJlc2hvbGRzLXVwLXRvLTMwLWRvbGxhcnM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZjb3VudHJ5PX5PV0lEX1dSTCZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2NDU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MzE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimADhzWLl3OQwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) have declined. The gap between our perception and the data, Max writes, is complex. The internet can amplify bad news, and many gains have been gradual or are about prevention, obscuring progress. The feeling that the world is getting worse is also not universal. In low-income and middle-income countries, which make up most of the world’s population, [survey](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8xNy91cHNob3QvZ2xvYmFsLXN1cnZleS1vcHRpbWlzbS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDcxMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NjQ1OSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05ODMxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgA4c1i5dzkMFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) after [survey](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4RZAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmdhdGVzZm91bmRhdGlvbi5vcmcvaWRlYXMvbWVkaWEtY2VudGVyL3ByZXNzLXJlbGVhc2VzLzIwMTgvMDkvZ2F0ZXMtZm91bmRhdGlvbi1wb2xsLWZpbmRzLXlvdW5nLXBlb3BsZS1tb3JlLW9wdGltaXN0aWMtYWJvdXQtZnV0dXJlLXRoYW4tb2xkZXItZ2VuZXJhdGlvbnM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2NDU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MzE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimADhzWLl3OQwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) has found people tend to express optimism about the future. Pessimism is the prevailing mood only in wealthy countries, much of which comes down to stalled economic mobility. But despite all metrics that show steady improvement, Max writes, democracy is on the global decline. That dramatic and destabilizing erosion could have profound effects on the global mood, and global perceptions, for years to come. PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Ryan Liebe for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne. Chermoula, a Moroccan marinade, seasons this easy, one-pot [shrimp and orzo dinner](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4Q2AWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMjMzMDItb25lLXBvdC1jaGVybW91bGEtc2hyaW1wLWFuZC1vcnpvP2FjdGlvbj1jbGljayZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjY0NTkmbW9kdWxlPVJlY2lwZStvZitUaGUrRGF5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcGdUeXBlPWhvbWVwYWdlJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05ODMxNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgA4c1i5dzkMFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). 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What to Listen to Our pop critics recommend these [eight new songs](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDgvYXJ0cy9tdXNpYy9wbGF5bGlzdC0xOTc1LWtpbGxlci1taWtlLWFsdnZheXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjY0NTkmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgzMTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYAOHNYuXc5DBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). 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Here are [today’s Wordle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvd29yZGxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2NDU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MzE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimADhzWLl3OQwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and [Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRksGYAP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2NDU5Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MzE0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimADhzWLl3OQwUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). 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