By MIKE IVES from NYT World https://ift.tt/2HAXIUu
via IFTTT Tension and speculation were running at a high pitch on Saturday, after the police made high-profile arrests and banned a march through the city.

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://ift.tt/30JObSV
via IFTTT Women are a rarity in Russian politics, as was the free election that brought Sardana Avksentieva to power. But what really sets her apart is her thriftiness.

By DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROAD from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZrlcX9
via IFTTT The president’s tweet, which included a high-resolution satellite image of the damage, was unusual because Iran had neither acknowledged the accident nor blamed the United States.

By MARC SANTORA from NYT World https://ift.tt/30P4X34
via IFTTT Ahead of national elections, Poland’s governing party had hoped that President Trump’s visit would give it a boost and blunt concerns that it was undermining democracy.

By STEPHEN CASTLE from NYT World https://ift.tt/2MLGDeN
via IFTTT The Brexit crisis is reaching a crescendo. But the outcome depends not just on Boris Johnson but on his allies and enemies both at home and abroad.

By KEITH BRADSHER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2NEq3x7
via IFTTT Beijing’s August 2014 offer to allow general elections — if it chose the candidates — ignited the Umbrella Movement. Protesters were hoping to mark the anniversary on Saturday.

By NORIMITSU ONISHI from NYT World https://ift.tt/2L4Zq2L
via IFTTT France is justifiably famous for its long summer vacations. But more and more can no longer afford to go, reflecting an increasingly unequal society.

By KEITH BRADSHER from NYT World https://ift.tt/34fMyOL
via IFTTT Officials say that many more demonstrators will face charges, and that none of their movement’s demands will be met.

By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ML9sbh
via IFTTT The Indian government is coming under more criticism for its restrictions in the disputed region, and Pakistani leaders warn that India is risking war.

By MAX FISHER from NYT World https://ift.tt/34aPigi
via IFTTT Climate change and man-made fires could set off a cycle of self-perpetuating deforestation, scientists warn.

By AUSTIN RAMZY and EZRA CHEUNG from NYT World https://ift.tt/2HyuENA
via IFTTT Plans for a large protest on Saturday were called off after the authorities rejected an appeal from demonstration organizers.

By ISABELLA KWAI from NYT World https://ift.tt/2NFWXh6
via IFTTT Adut Akech is a 19-year-old modeling superstar. But after a magazine misidentified her in a photo, she says she is no longer staying quiet about racism in the industry.

By FARNAZ FASSIHI from NYT World https://ift.tt/349Mno6
via IFTTT Iranian leaders have concluded that President Trump could win a second term and they will have to deal with him.

By MEGAN SPECIA from NYT World https://ift.tt/2UhQhH1
via IFTTT When Boris Johnson asked Queen Elizabeth II to suspend Parliament, many who opposed his move hoped she would intervene. But experts say she had little sway over the matter.

By JASON HOROWITZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/2L16RrH
via IFTTT The prime minister of the last Italian government got the mandate to form the next Italian government, completing a remarkable political resuscitation.

By NICHOLAS CASEY and LARA JAKES from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZjacuW
via IFTTT The call, made in a video by the ex-commander known as Iván Márquez, could signal the unraveling of a peace agreement that ended a 52-year war that left 220,000 dead.

By LARA JAKES and ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Ua7thL
via IFTTT The direct appeal to President Nicolás Maduro contrasts a monthslong effort of threats and sanctions by the United States to push him from power.

By RAPHAEL MINDER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZoJ6mf
via IFTTT At least 17 children, including babies, began growing hair all over their bodies after a hair loss treatment was mislabeled as heartburn medicine.

By STEPHEN CASTLE from NYT World https://ift.tt/2zxdFqk
via IFTTT The prime minister’s maneuver limits the ability of his critics to prevent a “no-deal” Brexit on Oct. 31, which economists warn would be damaging to Britain.

By SABA IMTIAZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/2PkvqEk
via IFTTT Pakistan’s biggest city had heavy rains, bad drainage and a garbage problem — and now, bugs are everywhere. “There’s no cure,” a shopkeeper said.

By AUSTIN RAMZY from NYT World https://ift.tt/30DNSsC
via IFTTT The move was described as a regular rotation, but was closely watched because of months of protests in Hong Kong, some of them violent.

By ELEANOR DUNN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZvC4r1
via IFTTT The prime minister’s move to cut short Parliament’s Brexit debate roiled an already divided Britain.

By DAVID M. HALBFINGER, BEN HUBBARD and RONEN BERGMAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2zs0WW3
via IFTTT Israel believes Iran is trying to equip its Arab allies with high-tech weapons that could overwhelm Israel’s defenses. It has been taking action to stop it.

By IYAD ABUHEWEILA and DECLAN WALSH from NYT World https://ift.tt/2zqEjRV
via IFTTT At least three police officers were killed and three civilians wounded, security officials said. Hamas declared a state of emergency.

By PALKO KARASZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZuVD2H
via IFTTT The prince has been accused of witnessing and taking part in sexual exploitation of young women and girls during his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.

By BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2zrOQMH
via IFTTT For years, Mr. Johnson affected a mischievous, even clownish air. As prime minister, he is showing that he can be as pugnacious as critics said his predecessor was timid.

By ERNESTO LONDOÑO and LETÍCIA CASADO from NYT World https://ift.tt/2MHJ5mu
via IFTTT Hundreds of environmental protection professionals in Brazil warn that budget and personnel cuts set the stage for a rise in deforestation and fires.

By MEGAN SPECIA and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA from NYT World https://ift.tt/2NEkxuo
via IFTTT The British prime minister has slashed the time lawmakers will have to debate and deflect his Brexit plans, with a deadline fast approaching. Here’s what you need to know.

By JASON HOROWITZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/2zrYbnJ
via IFTTT The turnabout in Italy’s politics was as a relief to the European establishment. But the new coalition may prove no more stable, or less conflict-ridden, than the one it replaces.

By ISABEL KERSHNER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZkbkPd
via IFTTT “Our Boys,” a series about the 2014 killing of a Palestinian teenager by Jews, has set off a battle over the politics of bereavement and victimhood.

By KATRIN BENNHOLD and ANDREW E. KRAMER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2UaGi6c
via IFTTT The well-planned killing of an ex-Chechen rebel has raised concerns that Russia may have deployed an agent to kill a Kremlin foe, a tactic it has used before.

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZiPpHX
via IFTTT Lam Yik Fei, a photographer, has been documenting the city’s biggest political crisis from the start.

By JULIE TURKEWITZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Zw8SjM
via IFTTT Among the regions at risk is the Congo Basin forest, the world’s second-largest tropical rain forest, mostly in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

By STEPHEN CASTLE from NYT World https://ift.tt/2L0GMZQ
via IFTTT Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would lengthen an upcoming parliamentary break, making it harder for lawmakers to prevent a no-deal departure from the European Union.

By RUSSELL GOLDMAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZtJOxR
via IFTTT Most Hong Kongers have never seen anything like this summer. But that doesn’t mean the city has come to a halt.

By MARIANA SIMÕES from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Uf3IaU
via IFTTT With criticism mounting on the policies of Brazil’s president, he has promised to combat fires raging in the Amazon. But he has long supported scaling back protections for the rainforest.

By EDWARD WONG from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZvBYQj
via IFTTT Western intelligence officials say Chinese agents are contacting thousands of foreign citizens using LinkedIn, including former government officials.

By ADAM NOSSITER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2MGyVCF
via IFTTT The French president seemed to be everywhere at once at the summit he hosted in Biarritz, using the opportunity to reassert the efficacy of the European approach to global problems.

By ANDREW HIGGINS from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZtcCqk
via IFTTT In Hong Kong, the party is officially nonexistent, but it is in the vanguard of an increasingly firm pushback against the demonstrations.

By HANNAH BEECH from NYT World https://ift.tt/2UbQPhF
via IFTTT After releasing unusual images of the king’s official companion — one featuring her in a camouflage-printed sports bra — the royal site became inaccessible.

By MANUELA ANDREONI from NYT World https://ift.tt/2zqpdfi
via IFTTT President Jair Bolsonaro suggested that he would reconsider accepting the aid if President Emmanuel Macron of France withdrew “insults made to my person.”

By PETER BAKER from NYT World https://ift.tt/34abwPM
via IFTTT At the Group of 7 meeting in France, President Trump changed his approach to the trade war with China time and again, leaving much of the world off balance. “It’s the way I negotiate,” he said.

By ERIC NAGOURNEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/343qNBF
via IFTTT A New York Times photographer captured an image of an unarmed protester peacefully confronting a Hong Kong police officer. For many, it has brought back memories of 1989.

By ANDREW E. KRAMER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Zs8N4I
via IFTTT The Russian authorities identified four isotopes released in a nuclear accident; outside experts say the fallout probably comprised a more complicated mix.

By MANUELA ANDREONI and ERNESTO LONDOÑO from NYT World https://ift.tt/2L9Doea
via IFTTT Farmers in the Amazon say global scorn over a rise in deforestation and fires is unwarranted, backing President Bolsonaro as he strikes a defiant tone

By AURELIEN BREEDEN and MEGAN SPECIA from NYT World https://ift.tt/2KZxbCN
via IFTTT The war of words reached a new pitch after the Brazilian leader made a sarcastic comment on a social media post mocking the French first lady.

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and PETER BAKER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2KV50Vs
via IFTTT Using one of his properties for the 2020 gathering would be the highest-profile example of Mr. Trump’s willingness to mingle his business and presidency.

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and PETER BAKER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Zpm3D6
via IFTTT Concluding a head-spinning summit with his previous spite toward allies, President Trump left France with a fragile consensus to seek resolution on several crises.

By RICHARD C. PADDOCK and MUKTITA SUHARTONO from NYT World https://ift.tt/348UOjM
via IFTTT President Joko Widodo proposed stripping Jakarta of its status as the country’s capital and relocating to the island of Borneo. Construction could begin as early as 2021.

By ANATOLY KURMANAEV and MONICA MACHICAO from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Zo06Ed
via IFTTT The fires have engulfed the country’s largest city in smoke, and are threatening villages, productive farms, and endangered species.