The New York Times

After talks in Qatar, the two countries’ presidents said they were committed to an unconditional truce between Congo’s army and a rebel group that Rwanda denies backing. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/world/africa/congo-rwanda-conflict-ceasefire.html Author : Elian Peltier

In rural India, guarantees of equal representation on village councils are easily thwarted. But some women are pushing back against “boss husbands.” Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/world/asia/india-panchayat.html Author : Alex Travelli and Suhasini Raj Publish date

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he had ordered the aerial attacks after Hamas’s “repeated refusal” to release the remaining hostages it holds. “This is just the beginning,” he said. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/world/middleeast/israel-strikes-gaza-cease-fire-hamas.html Author

New data suggests there were faults on Southern California Edison’s transmission lines early on Jan. 7 before the fire started that evening. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/business/energy-environment/socal-edison-eaton-fire.html Author : Ivan Penn and Blacki Migliozzi Publish date

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday’s attack on Gaza came after Hamas said no to the latest proposals by mediators, which included releasing the remaining captives. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-hostages.html Author : Jin Yu Young