President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, second from right. The country is threatening to violate the terms of the nuclear deal if Europe does not provide relief from United States sanctions. Credit Iranian Presidential Office
This Tuesday, the US sends more troops to the Middle East as tensions with Iran rise; protests in Hong Kong are a ‘matter of life and death’ for the city’s youth; Trump slashes aid to Central American states; soaring temperatures in Greenland speed thaw of its ice sheet; and the UN criticizes carbon offsets.
As US and Iran face off, Europe is stuck in the middle (NY Times)
For Hong Kong’s youth, protests are ‘a matter of life and death’ (NY Times)
As promised, Trump slashes aid to Central America over migrants (Reuters)
Soaring temperatures speed up spring thaw on Greenland’s ice sheet (NY Times)
United Nations agency criticizes carbon offsets (ProPublica)
Trump vows mass migrant arrests (Axios)
Egypt's ousted Islamist president Morsi dies after collapsing in court (Reuters)
EU at odds over Albania, Macedonia joining; Cyprus threatens veto over Turkey (Reuters)
U.N. food chief warns aid suspension in Yemen likely to start this week (Reuters)
The globe is going gray fast, U.N. says in new forecast (NY Times)
Cities start to question an American ideal: A house with a yard on every lot (NY Times)
Venezuela’s collapse frays its economic ties with Russia (NY Times)
In New York, driver’s licenses for the undocumented are approved in win for progressives (NY Times)
Grow faster, grow stronger: Speed-breeding crops to feed the future (NY Times)