Worker at Britain’s Hong Kong Consulate Is Feared Detained in China

Britain said it was “extremely concerned” by reports that the 28-year-old trade officer had been detained after crossing into the mainland. Press Release Distribution Service

Salvadoran Woman Charged With Homicide After Stillbirth Is Cleared

The decision in the case of Evelyn Hernández Cruz was hailed as a victory by women’s rights groups, which say a strict abortion ban has led to overzealous prosecution of women who lose their babies. Press Release Distribution Service

Gran Canaria Fire, Spain’s Worst This Year, Forces Evacuation of 9,000

About 9,000 people have been evacuated on Gran Canaria, though an official said there were signs that the fire was slowing its advance. Press Release Distribution Service

Hong Kong Police Officers Arrested Over Beating of Man in Hospital

A video appeared to show two officers punching an immobilized 62-year-old man, adding fuel to the recent anger over police conduct. Press Release Distribution Service

As Taliban Talk Peace, ISIS Is Ready to Play the Spoiler in Afghanistan

The Islamic State, which killed 63 people at a wedding last weekend, has positioned itself to thrive if a peace deal is reached. Press Release Distribution Service

Al-Bashir Is on Trial in Sudan. He’s Not the First Dictator to Land in Court.

Forced from office amid widespread street protests, Omar Hassan al-Bashir joins a list of leaders tried over their actions while in power. Press Release Distribution Service

With Troop Buildup, China Sends a Stark Warning to Hong Kong

An exercise by the People’s Armed Police on Hong Kong’s border signaled Beijing’s willingness to intervene to end any serious threat to sovereignty. Press Release Distribution Service

Egyptian Sought in F.B.I. Qaeda Query Says He Has Nothing to Hide

“I love American people,” said Mohamed Ahmed El Sayed Ahmed Ibrahim, an Egyptian living in Brazil who was named on a most-wanted bulletin. Press Release Distribution Service

One Minute It Was an Afghan Wedding. The Next, a Funeral for 63.

In Afghanistan’s protracted war, weddings have provided a rare respite from the violence. On Saturday, a bomber took away even that. Press Release Distribution Service

Seized Iranian Tanker Leaves Gibraltar Despite U.S. Pressure

The ship’s departure raised expectations that Iran, in turn, would relinquish a British tanker it seized in apparent retaliation. Press Release Distribution Service

A Summer of Angst in One of the World’s Safest Countries

Episodes like the death of a boy who was shoved in front of a train have fueled public anxiety, and far-right campaigning, in Germany. Press Release Distribution Service

Hong Kong Protesters Love Pepe the Frog. No, They’re Not Alt-Right.

To much of the world, the cartoon frog is a hate symbol. To Hong Kong protesters, he’s something entirely different: one of them. Press Release Distribution Service

Migrant Ship Stranded Off Italy in ‘Crisis,’ Aid Group Says

Open Arms said desperate migrants had leapt into the sea to make it ashore and had to be rescued, even as Spain and France offered to take them in. Press Release Distribution Service

Brexit Files, Gibraltar Tanker, Hong Kong Protests: Your Monday Briefing

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

Hong Kong, Afghanistan, Oil Tanker: Your Monday Briefing

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Hong Kong, India, China: Your Monday Briefing

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Her Ex-Boyfriend Killed Her Mother. Will the U.S. Offer a Refuge?

Violence against women is driving an exodus of migrants from Central America, but the Trump administration is determined to deny them asylum. Press Release Distribution Service

Hong Kong Protesters Defy Police Ban in Show of Strength After Tumult

After days of violence and increasingly vehement warnings from the Chinese government, the movement was boosted by a big march and rallies around the world. Press Release Distribution Service

India Plans Big Detention Camps for Migrants. Muslims Are Afraid.

Four million people in one state are at risk of being denied citizenship in a government campaign critics say is driven by a Hindu nationalist agenda. Press Release Distribution Service

Crack Cocaine Makes a Paris Neighborhood ‘Hell’ for Users and Residents

Five squalid acres at the edge of the city are home to France’s largest open-air crack market — an “apocalyptic situation,” the local police chief says. Press Release Distribution Service

63 Killed as Explosion Turns Kabul Wedding Into Carnage

Images from a wedding hall showed wrecked tables and scattered bodies. Press Release Distribution Service

French Waiter Shot Dead Over Slow Sandwich Service, Witnesses Say

The police were searching for a man who pulled out a 9-millimeter handgun and killed a waiter at a pizza restaurant outside Paris. Press Release Distribution Service

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