A protest in the Central district of Hong Kong on Friday against a ban on face masks. Credit Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times
This Friday, Hong Kong bans masks, and masked people protest the ban; North Korean delegation set to talk with US soon after launching missile from submarine; the Supreme Court will hear an abortion case from Louisiana; Iraq still struggling to cope with massive protests; and Indonesia says 11,500 have fled from a Papuan town wracked with violence.
Hong Kong set to enact emergency laws as it struggles to contain violence (Reuters)
More: Hong Kong bans masks at protests. Masked crowds protest the ban. (NY Times)
More: Carrie Lam should resign over Hong Kong protests: Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad (South China Morning Post)
A North Korean delegation has landed in Sweden for talks with U.S.: source (Reuters)
More: North Korean missiles just keep getting better (Foreign Policy)
Supreme Court to hear abortion case from Louisiana (NY Times)
Iraq struggles to contain wave of deadly protests (NY Times)
Indonesia says over 11,500 have fled violence-hit Papuan town (Reuters)
Unsupervised accused priests teach, counsel, foster children (AP)
Computers increasingly call the shots in financial markets (Axios)
Parents paid to open college doors. Now they’re spending to limit prison time. (NY Times)
Ecuador declares state of emergency as fuel protesters battle police (Reuters)
Uganda detains supporters of presidential hopeful over banned red berets (Reuters)
After 8 Months on the streets, protesters in Algeria aren’t giving up (Foreign Policy)
Kosovo to elect new parliament amid anger over graft, unemployment (Reuters)
Portugal PM's party leads for Sunday election, but race heats up (Reuters)
Pope Francis may not change the world. But he is reshaping the Church (NY Times)
Rapes and killings of children haunt a corner of Pakistan (NY Times)
Treasury officials pressured I.R.S. on Trump tax audit, whistle-blower alleges (NY Times)