Newsweek International April 26 - May 03, 2024

1994 “After the bloody steps, the heart-rending funerals, the surreal chase through the twilight of Los Angeles, O.J. Simpson surrendered himself into the darkness his life has become,” Newsweek wrote after the famous white Ford Bronco chase on a California highway. The former star NFL player was acquitted of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman in a controversial criminal trial but was found liable for both wrongful deaths in a subsequent civil case. On April 10, Simpson died, following an announcement the prior year of a cancer diagnosis. 1980 “Eight American servicemen died,” Newsweek wrote about a secret mission to rescue American hostages in Tehran that resulted in a fatal flight collision. The Iranian hostage crisis—when Iranian students seized the U.S. embassy and held 52…

In Focus THE NEWS IN PICTURESNEW YORK CITY The solar eclipse, seen here behind the Statue of Liberty on April 8, helped brighten up the U.S. economy. New York City, which was not on the path of totality, enjoyed 90 percent coverage as the moon passed in front of the sun. The Perryman Group estimated a total economic impact from the celestial event of near $6 billion as umbraphiles, eclipse chasers, booked travel reservations and hotel rooms long in advance to ensure a good viewing spot along the path of totality, from Mexico to Maine. The next solar eclipse visible from the United States will be August 23, 2044.…

An 18th-century cottage clings to the precipice following a dramatic cliff fall in the coastal village of Trimingham on April 8. The homeowner, who bought the property in 2019 for around $165,000, will now see the structure demolished as the saturated ground it sits on struggles to cope with increased rainfall and coastal erosion. It is thought more than 1,000 homes in the area will face a similar fate over the next 100 years.…

PeriscopeNEWS, OPINION + ANALYSISTERRORISM WITH MUCH OF INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION gripped by the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, the Islamic State militant group has been steadily ramping up operations across continents and setting the stage for a resurgence of global mayhem. This latent threat came to life on March 22, with ISIS claiming responsibility for a massacre that killed 144 people at a concert held at Crocus City Hall outside of Moscow. It marked the deadliest militant attack on Russian soil in two decades. Experts and officials warn the next operation could target virtually anyone, including U.S. citizens. Just one day before the attack, U.S. Central Command chief General Michael Kurilla told lawmakers in Congress that “ISIS-Khorasan retains the capability and the will to attack U.S. and Western interests abroad…

"TOUCH MY VEST,” NARENDRA MODI told a startled Newsweek team interviewing the Indian prime minister in his residence in New Delhi in late March. “Come on, touch it.” Modi challenged Nancy Cooper, Newsweek’s global editor in chief, to guess what the blue jacket was made of. Cooper suggested silk. “It’s recycled plastic bottles,” Modi said, clearly enjoying the reaction of his surprised guests. The vest and the moment are vintage Modi: innovation, tradition, masterful messaging and, inevitably, some controversy. The vest was made popular by India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, whose great-grandson Rahul Gandhi is leading the opposition campaign to prevent Modi from winning a rare third term in elections next week. It became known as the “Nehru Jacket” and was a symbol of newly independent India’s national pride…

A YEAR AFTER INDIA OVERTOOK CHINA to become the world’s most populous country, its rapid upward economic trajectory and increasing diplomatic, scientific and military weight make it an emerging superpower of ever-growing importance to the United States and the world. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed Newsweek’s written questions and followed up with a 90-minute conversation at his official residence with Newsweek President and CEO Dev Pragad, Global Editor in Chief Nancy Cooper and Asia Editorial Director Danish Manzoor Bhat. Subjects covered ranged from the major economic advances made under Modi’s leadership to the tension between infrastructure expansion and environmental concerns to India’s relationship with China and criticism for allegedly curtailing press freedom and not bringing along the Muslims who represent some one in seven of India’s population of 1.4…