{"category":"world","articles":[{"title":"U.S. Hits Bridges and a Port in Southern Iran as Airstrikes Expand","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/world/middleeast/us-strikes-iran-bridges-port.html","date":"Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:40:46 +0000","desc":"Rail and road connections were reportedly struck as Washington seeks to weaken Tehran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz. Iran retaliated by firing on American mili..."},{"title":"The 20-Somethings Running Ukraine’s War Machine","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/world/europe/youth-ukraine-defense-innovation.html","date":"Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:33:02 +0000","desc":"A new generation that prizes the tech sector’s innovation and speed is displacing the old guard in developing weapons and guiding Ukraine’s military to fend off..."},{"title":"<![CDATA[US launches new strikes as Iran says civilian infrastructure hit]]>","link":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c151gdjwd10o?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss","date":"Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:27:39 GMT","desc":""},{"title":"<![CDATA[Trump alleges China meddled in 2020 election and questions voting security ahead of midterms]]>","link":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2k9wvv5wyo?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss","date":"Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:12:06 GMT","desc":""},{"title":"‘Suddenly, I Was Free’: A Chinese Pastor’s Journey From Jail to the U.S.","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/world/asia/ezra-jin-china-pastor-trump.html","date":"Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:03:36 +0000","desc":"In his first interview since being released by China, Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri details his surprise release after a direct appeal by President Trump to Xi Jinping..."},{"title":"As Blazes Spread Near Paris, Extreme Heat Is Changing How France Fights Fires","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/france-forest-fires-extreme-heat.html","date":"Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:01:52 +0000","desc":"Until recently, France’s forest fires were mostly in the south. This week, fires are raging much farther north. France is having to rethink its firefighting str..."},{"title":"Venezuela Earthquakes Force a Grim Homecoming for Migrants","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/world/americas/venezuela-earthquakes-families-migration.html","date":"Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:01:42 +0000","desc":"Mass migration, which defines modern Venezuela, has heavily marked the earthquake, too, saving many who had left, but also making their grief harder."},{"title":"Dubai Migrant Worker Layoffs Reveal Costs of Middle East War","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/world/middleeast/dubai-iran-war-migrant-workers-layoffs.html","date":"Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:33 +0000","desc":"The Persian Gulf city attracted migrant workers with the promise of opportunity. Many now say the war has brought job losses and salary cuts."},{"title":"He Was a Russian Political Survivor, Until the Masked Men Appeared","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/world/europe/russia-politics-election-nadezhdin.html","date":"Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:31:14 +0000","desc":"Boris B. Nadezhdin, an outspoken opponent of the war in Ukraine, says he knows why he was detained: “Among our leadership, there is panic and chaos.”"},{"title":"Philippines Condemns AI Video Posted by Chinese State Media Depicting It as a Monkey","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/world/asia/philippines-ai-video-china-racist.html","date":"Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:31:06 +0000","desc":"It lodged a diplomatic complaint with Beijing over an A.I.-generated video centered on territorial disputes in the South China Sea."}]}