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- In Shift, U.S. Says Israeli Settlements in West Bank Do Not Violate International LawSecretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the reversal of decades of American policy that may doom any peace efforts.
- Your Tuesday BriefingHong Kong, Iran cables, WeWork: Here’s what you need to know.
- Hong Kong Protests: Demonstrators Trapped at Polytechnic University as Court Overturns Mask BanThe police offered protesters one way out of a besieged university campus, raining tear gas and rubber bullets on those who attempted to flee.
- China Defends Crackdown on Muslims, and Criticizes Times ArticleThe Foreign Ministry said an article based on government records had smeared China’s war on terrorism, but did not dispute the documents’ authenticity.
- Trump’s Made-for-TV Trade War Has Few EntertainedThe president’s unpredictability and ongoing demands of China are complicating an end to the long-running dispute, experts say.
- U.S. Drone Strikes Stymie ISIS in Southern LibyaSeveral recent military airstrikes against Islamic State fighters in southern Libya have seriously disrupted the terrorist group’s efforts to reorganize and carry out strikes there.
- Iran Abruptly Raises Fuel Prices, and Protests EruptThe timing of the announcement suggested an urgent scramble to fill a budget gap caused partly by severe American sanctions. Angry protests over the price increases soon followed.
- Marine Vet Freed by Iran in 2016 Sues U.S. Over Unpaid CompensationAmir Hekmati, an American imprisoned and mistreated by Iran, was found eligible for $20 million from a special United States government fund. The government has withheld payment, and now he is suing.
- Hong Kong, Xinjiang Documents, Prince Andrew: Your Monday BriefingHere’s what you need to know.
- SoftBank and Line Corp. Seek to Create a Japanese Internet GiantFresh off a multibillion-dollar loss on WeWork, SoftBank plans to shore up its domestic business with a big bet on Japan’s leading messaging app company.
BBC News
- US says Israeli settlements are no longer illegalThe US says Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are not inconsistent with international law.
- Impeachment: Lawmakers investigating if Trump lied to MuellerThe president earlier suggested he would testify before Congress as a part of the inquiry.
- Two die in French bridge collapse near ToulouseA truck driver also dies when a suspension bridge falls, sending vehicles plunging into a river.
- Rodney Reed: Death row inmate says 'truth' will clear himAfter new evidence was brought forward, a Texas court decided to delay the death of Rodney Reed.
- Avalanche kills six on Siachen glacier in KashmirFour Indian soldiers and two civilians die as they are patrolling the Siachen glacier in Kashmir.
- Essex lorry deaths: Vietnam offers grieving families loans to return bodiesGovernment loans are offered to relatives of the Essex lorry dead to repatriate their loved ones.
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University: Protesters flee campus on motorcyclesSome manage to escape by abseiling from a bridge to get out of the surrounded Polytechnic University.
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University: Police fire tear gas on protesters leaving siteProtesters leaving the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong were met with tear gas and rubber bullets.
- Lion removed from house opposite school in Lagos, NigeriaThe creature was reportedly being used to guard a house in the Nigerian city of Lagos.
- Oxford Union debate: Blind student 'violently' pulled from seatEbenezer Azamati says he felt "unwelcome" in Britain after being "violently removed" from the Oxford Union