{"category":"world","articles":[{"title":"They Called Sam Neill ‘Skux.’ (It Was a Compliment.)","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/world/australia/new-zealand-sam-neill-skux-meaning.html","date":"Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:26:00 +0000","desc":"The New Zealand slang word, dating back to the 1990s, was pulled back into circulation in tributes to the actor, who died on Tuesday."},{"title":"Iran War Live Updates: Fighting Intensifies With Strikes on Critical Infrastructure","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/18/world/iran-war-strikes-trump-hormuz","date":"Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:18:01 +0000","desc":"In the days since the cease-fire unraveled, the U.S. and Iran have expanded the scope of their attacks, with reports of water facilities and other structures co..."},{"title":"In Bangladesh, Argentina’s Soccer Team Finds a Huge Fan Base","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/world/asia/world-cup-bangladesh-argentina-fans.html","date":"Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:16:32 +0000","desc":"Bangladesh has never qualified for the World Cup. But every four years, many in the country adopt Argentina’s team as their own."},{"title":"<![CDATA[Laos says it can't determine cause of  tourist deaths linked to methanol ]]>","link":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx8rj99endo?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss","date":"Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:10:20 GMT","desc":""},{"title":"As Trump Scraps With Meloni, His Envoy to Italy Is at Sea","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/world/europe/tilman-fertitta-superyacht-italy-ambassador.html","date":"Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:54:16 +0000","desc":"Tilman J. Fertitta, the U.S. ambassador to Rome, is summering on his superyacht as President Trump squabbles with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy."},{"title":"Freedom Convoy Leader, Under House Arrest, Wants to Visit the White House","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/world/canada/freedom-convoy-ottawa-lich-wildfires.html","date":"Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:00:03 +0000","desc":"Prosecutors say Tamara Lich wants a “blank cheque” for international travel, including a cruise, arguing that she is trying to profit from the very protest that..."},{"title":"Here’s the latest.","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/18/world/iran-war-strikes-trump-hormuz/heres-the-latest","date":"Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:26:43 +0000","desc":""},{"title":"Lamine Yamal, Soccer Star and Son of African Migrants, Personifies a Changing Spain","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/world/europe/spain-lamine-yamal.html","date":"Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:02:09 +0000","desc":"As he prepares for the World Cup final, Lamine Yamal, 19, is at the heart of a national debate about what it means to be Spanish in an increasingly multicultura..."},{"title":"Russia Bill Broadens Sanctions but Could Fuel Fears Over the Dollar","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/us/politics/russia-bill-sanctions-trump.html","date":"Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:01:37 +0000","desc":"The Trump administration has recently sought to scale back sanctions as adversaries develop workarounds that some believe could erode the U.S. dollar’s supremac..."},{"title":"Iqaluit, Canada’s Most Northern City, Gets Its First Bus Line","link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/world/canada/iqaluit-arctic-city-bus.html","date":"Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:01:06 +0000","desc":"Jacinto Marques left Angola for Canada’s frozen edge. Now he’s running a bus service in Iqaluit, the largest, and only city in Canada’s Arctic."}]}