Shashank Bengali

London

Deputy Editor, Breaking News Hub at The New York Times

Senior editor @nytimes London by way of Singapore, Mumbai, Washington, Cairo, Nairobi, Kansas City and Cerritos, Calif.

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The New York Times: Jonathan Wolfe joins Express in London - Editor and Publisher

Jan 13, 2025 | editorandpublisher.com | Melissa Hoppert |Shashank Bengali

We are thrilled to announce that Jonathan Wolfe will be joining the Express desk in London as a reporter. His enthusiasm and versatility will make him a major asset for the London breaking news hub as he produces the delightful, viral stories that are the hallmark of Express and jumps in on live coverage.
How Many Fires Are Burning in Southern California?

Jan 8, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Soumya Karlamangla |Shashank Bengali

A fierce January windstorm helped ignite not just one, but several big fires that are now simultaneously burning at an unusual time of year for California to see such destructive blazes. To look at a map of the Los Angeles region is to see surprising and enormous stretches of the densely populated area under evacuation orders, from beach towns such as Santa Monica and Malibu to suburban neighborhoods in Pasadena and parts of ranch country in the San Fernando Valley.
The Israeli leader's quarrels with the White House, his military and his coalition partners have escalated at a pivotal time in the war.

Jun 21, 2024 | nytimes.com | Shashank Bengali

Analysts say the combative strategy reflects Mr. Netanyahu's need to balance competing interests - to show a domestic audience that he is standing up for the country amid the rising global outcry over the war, while keeping his right-wing allies just close enough that they don't abandon him. Still, he is picking a high-stakes fight with the Biden administration, which has provided political cover for Israel's devastating military campaign while supplying it with key weapons.
Food Experts Predict ‘Imminent’ Famine in Northern Gaza - The New York Times

Mar 21, 2024 | nytimes.com | Gaya Gupta |Shashank Bengali |Thomas Fuller

The warning came amid an Israeli raid on Al-Shifa Hospital. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also agreed to send military and humanitarian officials to Washington to hear the Biden administration’s concerns.
Food experts predict ‘imminent’ famine in northern Gaza

Mar 20, 2024 | sanjuandailystar.com | Gaya Gupta |Shashank Bengali |Thomas Fuller

A global authority on food security said that in the coming months, as many as 1.1 million people in Gaza could face the most severe levels of hunger. By Gaya Gupta, Shashank Bengali and Thomas FullerThe acute food shortage in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip has become so severe that “famine is imminent” and the enclave is on the verge of a “major acceleration of deaths and malnutrition,” a report from a global authority on food security and nutrition said earlier this week.
'Famine Is Imminent' in Northern Gaza, Report Warns

Mar 18, 2024 | nytimes.com | Gaya Gupta |Shashank Bengali

Experts anticipate a steep rise in malnutrition-related deaths in children in Gaza, according to a new report from a global authority on food security and nutrition, which warned of especially dire circumstances for 300,000 people in the northern part of the territory. "Famine is imminent in the northern governorates and projected to occur anytime between mid-March and May 2024," said the report released Monday by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification global initiative.
Condemnations of the aid convoy killings continue to pour in.

Mar 1, 2024 | nytimes.com | Shashank Bengali |John Eligon

More governments issued condemnations on Friday after the deadly melee surrounding an aid convoy in northern Gaza, where scores of Palestinians were killed as Israeli forces opened fire in an incident whose precise details remain unclear.
Middle East Crisis: Parties to Cease-Fire Talks Offer Mixed Signals - The New York Times

Feb 29, 2024 | nytimes.com | Hwaida Saad |Shashank Bengali
Iran suggests it doesn’t want war after US warning over drone attack

Feb 1, 2024 | sanjuandailystar.com | Shashank Bengali

Gen. Hossein Salami, the head of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, delivers remarks at the funeral of Brig. Gen. Sayyed Razi Mousavi in Tehran, Dec. 28, 2023. Salami said on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, that Tehran was “not looking for war,” appearing to signal that it would not escalate tensions with the United States. But he also warned that Iran was prepared to respond if attacked.
Israeli forces enter southern Gaza’s largest city as fears grow for civilians

Dec 6, 2023 | sanjuandailystar.com | Victoria Kim |Shashank Bengali

Palestinians mourn relatives killed by Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Dec. 4, 2023. By Victoria Kim and Shashank BengaliIsraeli troops are fighting in the heart of southern Gaza’s largest city, a military commander announced Tuesday, describing some of the heaviest combat of the two-month war amid growing concerns that there is almost nowhere left for civilians to flee.