Zelensky warned of a brand new Russian offensive
A day after at the least 16 folks had been killed in what officers mentioned was a Russian missile strike on a {hardware} superstore in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, mentioned that Moscow’s forces had been massing for a brand new floor offensive within the northeast.
Zelensky mentioned that Russia was “getting ready for offensive actions” and gathering troops close to the border. Kharkiv has seen a pointy escalation within the ferocity of aerial assaults this month, forcing many to flee. On Saturday, a second strike, which got here simply hours after the assault on the superstore, hit business infrastructure, wounding at the least 25 folks.
Removed from the entrance strains, U.S. and allied intelligence officers are monitoring a rise in low-level sabotage operations in Europe that they are saying are a part of a Russian marketing campaign to undermine help for Ukraine.
The covert operations have largely been arsons or tried arsons concentrating on a variety of websites, together with a warehouse in England, a paint manufacturing facility in Poland, houses in Latvia and an Ikea retailer in Lithuania. Folks accused of being Russian operatives have additionally been arrested on costs of plotting assaults on U.S. navy bases.
Hamas fired rockets at central Israel
Hamas launched a barrage of rockets yesterday afternoon, setting off air-raid sirens within the Tel Aviv space for the primary time since at the least late January. The assault confirmed that the group retained some long-range missile capabilities.
The Israeli navy mentioned at the least eight rockets had been fired from the southern Gaza metropolis of Rafah, the place Israeli forces have been advancing. There have been no speedy studies of main injury. Israel’s emergency service mentioned two girls had been evenly wounded as they fled to a bomb shelter.
On Friday, the Worldwide Court docket of Justice ordered Israel to halt its navy offensive in Rafah, though among the courtroom’s judges mentioned restricted operations may proceed. Negotiators mentioned that cease-fire talks may restart within the subsequent week, after a gathering in Paris between U.S. and Israeli intelligence chiefs and Qatar’s prime minister.
A landslide in Papua New Guinea killed a whole lot
Greater than 48 hours after a landslide struck a densely populated area of Papua New Guinea with boulders the dimensions of delivery containers, a U.N. official within the nation mentioned that at the least 670 folks had been assumed to have died.
The landslide occurred round 3 a.m. on Friday, when many residents had been asleep. As of Sunday afternoon, land was nonetheless sliding, rocks had been falling and the soil was cracking from elevated stress and working groundwater, hampering search-and-rescue efforts and forcing residents from their houses.
For generations, residents of Collyweston, a village in central England, handed down tales of a grand Tudor palace that had been dwelling to Henry VIII’s grandmother. A gaggle of devoted locals lastly discovered its stays.
Lives lived: Richard Sherman, who was a part of the songwriting workforce that gave the world numbers like “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” and “It’s a Small World (After All),” died. He was 95.
Dialog Starters
The subtlety of subtitles
Subtitles was a barrier for American viewers, at the least outdoors art-house theaters. However hits like “Parasite,” “Squid Sport” and “Shogun” have demonstrated the shift away from dubbing. Asian and Asian American filmmakers are displaying how subtitles add extra nuance to narratives.
Lulu Wang’s Prime collection “Expats” takes place in Hong Kong and has parts in Cantonese, Mandarin, Tagalog, Punjabi and English.
The fifth episode particularly showcases the subtlety of subtitles. When the main focus shifts from rich, English-speaking expats in Hong Kong to the largely Filipino home staff who preserve the houses of the elite, the sudden prominence of Tagalog is a means into their inside lives — and a second to relish for viewers who know the language.
