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The hard-right leader Matteo Salvini may have underestimated his rivals’ determination to stop him. Then again, anything can happen in Italian politics. Press Release Distribution Service

Prime Minister Imran Khan complained bitterly about what he described as repeated rebuffs from India over Kashmir. And he raised the threat of military escalation. Press Release Distribution Service

China’s top officials still come to Mao’s favorite beach to make fateful decisions, but now, the general public also tries to squeeze into a spot on the sand, even if many avoid sunbathing. Press Release Distribution Service

Demonstrations erupted in distant Indonesian Papua after a video circulated showing Papuan students on Java being insulted as the police surrounded their dormitory. Press Release Distribution Service

The police say a suspect used his daily commute to film women, then posted illegal videos to a pornography site. Press Release Distribution Service

A million electric rickshaws sprang up out of nowhere and are now being used by 60 million people a day. The government and vehicle makers are struggling to catch up. Press Release Distribution Service

The fires, most of which have been set by farmers clearing their land, are raging in uninhabited areas of rain forest and intruding on populated areas in the country’s north. Press Release Distribution Service

The Chinese e-commerce giant delayed plans to sell potentially billions of dollars worth of shares in the market, which has fallen as tensions have worsened. Press Release Distribution Service

A power play by the popular interior minister, Matteo Salvini, imploded the coalition. But for now, the election he wants remains just out of reach. Press Release Distribution Service

The cancellation, because the country expressed no interest in selling Greenland, was a rare snub for Denmark’s head of state. Press Release Distribution Service

On an eight-day visit, New York Times journalists given rare access to Syria found ruin, grief and generosity. What was missing after eight years of civil war? Young men and a middle class. Press Release Distribution Service

The abacus is still taught in Japanese schools, although not as intensively as it once was. But the centuries-old tool is still popular, and national tournaments attract elite competitors. Press Release Distribution Service

The cardinal, 78, who was once an adviser to Pope Francis, is the highest-ranking Roman Catholic leader ever found guilty in a criminal court in the church’s child sex abuse crisis. Press Release Distribution Service

A ship carrying more than 80 migrants stranded at sea for nearly three weeks must be allowed to dock in Italy, a prosecutor ordered on Tuesday, ending a crisis that had grown more dire by the day. Press Release Distribution Service

The detention of a trade officer has raised fears that the police in mainland China are arresting people to dampen support for protests in Hong Kong. Press Release Distribution Service

Sensors that might have shed light on a mysterious nuclear accident stopped sending data in the days afterward. Technical problems were blamed. Then an official said Russia did not have to share data. Press Release Distribution Service

As he undertakes his first foreign trip, Mr. Johnson needs American support for Brexit. But he also needs help from Berlin and Paris, where the president is regarded with suspicion. Press Release Distribution Service

Here’s what you need to know. Press Release Distribution Service

Five months after its territorial defeat, the Islamic State is conducting guerrilla attacks as defense officials acknowledge that the terrorist group is here to stay. Press Release Distribution Service

Matteo Salvini, the popular interior minister, would like very much to go to elections. But the majority of members of Parliament are in no rush. Press Release Distribution Service

A safari guide knew every watering hole in Pendjari National Park in Benin. He did not know that terrorists across the border could reach him in his country. Press Release Distribution Service

Officials had shut down the work site over concerns about lead contamination. While stricter decontamination measures are now in place, concerns over safety persist. Press Release Distribution Service