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Turkey Arrests 928 Over Ankara Attack, Thai Mall Shooting, Split Second Nobel

👋 Zdravo!*

Welcome to Tuesday, where Turkish authorities arrest nearly 1,000 suspects after the suicide bomb attack in Ankara, a shooting at a Bangkok mall kills three, and the Nobel Prize in Physics goes to blink-and-you’ll-miss-it science. Meanwhile, Frédéric Schaeffer for French daily Les Echos goes to a Buddhist temple in China where disillusioned young graduates flock to find “another school of life.”

[*Slovenian]

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Turkey Hits Kurdish Targets In Iraq, Nobel, U2 Vegas Extravaganza

👋 Ello-hay!*


Welcome to Monday, where Turkey strikes Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq hours after a suicide blast hit Ankara’s interior ministry, a UN mission arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh and the Nobel Prize season kicks off. Meanwhile, Wiktoria Bielaszyn, in Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza, reports on the suspected spy network operated by the Russian Orthodox Church through its clergy members abroad, particularly in the U.S.

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Le Weekend: Oyster Whispers At Sydney Opera, Shanghai Pet Lama, British Museum’s Cry For Help

Sept. 30 - Oct. 1

  • Supply chains in southern Ukraine
  • Talking with plants
  • NZ long-haul streaming
  • … and much more.
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Pakistan Procession Blast Kills 52, MAGA Shooting, Ancient Shoes

👋 Halló!*

Updated September 29 at 1:35 p.m.

Welcome to Friday, where a suspected suicide bomb blast at a procession kills dozens in Pakistan, the Dutch city of Rotterdam is shaken by twin shootings, and sandals found in a bat cave in Spain turn out to be really, really old. Meanwhile, we look at how Russia's mercenary model for warfare will survive the death of Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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Worldcrunch Magazine #52 — Target: Crimea

October 2 - October 8, 2023

Here's the latest edition of Worldcrunch Magazine, a selection of our best articles of the week from top international journalists, produced exclusively in English for Worldcrunch readers.

>> DISCOVER IT HERE <<

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Michelle Courtois, Valeria Berghinz and Anne-Sophie Goninet

Nagorno-Karabakh Dissolution, Gaza Crossings Reopen, Microplastic Clouds

👋 Guuten takh!*

Welcome to Thursday, where the separatist government of Nagorno-Karabakh announces that the region will “cease to exist” by the end of the year, Burkina Faso’s military junta says it thwarted plans to overthrow the government, and Japanese scientists find evidence of microplastics in the clouds. Meanwhile, in Berlin-based daily Die Welt, Marie-Luise Goldmann analyzes the German factors driving the latest Netflix hit thriller, Dear Child.

[*Cimbrian, northeastern Italy]

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Emma Albright and Valeria Berghinz

Mass Karabakh Exodus, Iraq Wedding Fire Kills 100, 16-Hour Work Day

👋 Inuugujoq kutaa!*

Welcome to Wednesday, where an estimated 42,500 ethnic Armenians have now fled conflict-torn Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan, a fire at a wedding in northern Iraq kills at least 100, and Spain fines major consultancy firms over “marathon working days.” Meanwhile, Katarzyna Skiba looks into new evidence that Gen Z is drinking less than previous generations.

[*Greenlandic]

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Michelle Courtois, Valeria Berghinz and Anne-Sophie Goninet

Fuel Depot Blast Kills 20 In Karabakh, Seoul Weapons, T. Swift Buzz

👋 Goedemorgen!*

Welcome to Tuesday, where an explosion at a fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh kills 20, South Korea flexed its military hardware, and Taylor Swift’s NFL rumored beau goes viral. Meanwhile, in independent Latin American journal Volcánicas, Sher Herrera considers the roots and ramifications of the “white savior syndrome” and how it lives on in modern times.

[*Flemish]

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Emma Albright, Valeria Berghinz and Anne-Sophie Goninet

Russia Targets Odessa, Hollywood Strike Deal, Spain’s Fire Runners

👋 Halo!*

Welcome to Monday, where Russia targets the Ukrainian port city of Odessa, Hollywood writers reach a tentative deal with studios, and an Ethiopian athlete shatters the women's marathon world record. Meanwhile, Ukrainian online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda tells the harrowing tale of “Conan”, a Ukrainian special forces operator who got lost at sea and survived 14 hours afloat, dodging Russian patrols, before being rescued.

[*Sundanese, Indonesia]

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Le Weekend: Gustavo Petro Memes, Danish Museum v. Blank Canvas, 3D-Printed Salmon

Sept. 23-24

  • Russian army sexual crimes
  • Manet in the USA
  • BMX big brothers
  • … and much more.
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Anne-Sophie Goninet, Valeria Berghinz and Michelle Courtois

More U.S. Aid To Ukraine, Armenian Amnesty?, Hollywood Strikes Marathon

👋 खुरुमजरी*

Welcome to Friday, where the U.S. agrees to a new military package for Ukraine, Azerbaijan considers amnesty for Armenian separatists, and a Guinean student rides his bike to his dream university some 4,000-km away. Meanwhile, Ukrainian publication Livy Bereg helps us understand the significance of the so-called “Surovikin line” in Ukraine's counteroffensive.

[*Khurumjari - Manipuri]

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Worldcrunch Magazine #51 — A Tech Shift To The Right?

September 25 - October 1, 2023

Here's the latest edition of Worldcrunch Magazine, a selection of our best articles of the week from top international journalists, produced exclusively in English for Worldcrunch readers.

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