Only one major newspaper there reported his death on its front page, under a headline that failed to mention he was a former president. World soccer: Investigators in France detained Michel Platini, the former European soccer federation president, to question him about the awarding of the 2022 men’s World Cup to Qatar, a decision made almost a decade ago that continues to roil the sport. Climate change: New York lawmakers have agreed to pass a sweeping climate plan that calls for the state to all but eliminate its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. It would set one of the world’s most ambitious climate plans. China: A family of Uighurs, a Muslim minority group in China, sought protection at the Belgian Embassy in Beijing.

Source: International New York Times June 19, 2019 03:22 UTC