An injured man being transported on a stretcher on Wednesday after a bus hit a roadside bomb on the highway between the Afghan cities of Kandahar and Herat. Credit Hoshang Hashimi/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
This Wednesday, 34 Afghan civilians killed by roadside bomb; 900 children are still separated from their families after Trump officially ended program; Hong Kong protests back China into a corner; North Korea launches two more ballistic missiles; and strict gun laws are seriously hampered by loose ones elsewhere.
34 Afghan civilians killed as bus hits roadside bomb (NY Times)
No more family separations, except these 900 (NY Times)
Hong Kong protesters hurt in drive-by fireworks attack (BBC)
More: Hong Kong train disruptions show protests becoming daily affair (Bloomberg)
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles in second missile launch in a week (BBC)
Guns across borders: California has strict laws, but Nevada doesn’t (NY Times)
More: When lawmakers try to ban assault weapons, gunmakers adapt (NY Times)
Ronald Reagan called Africans at UN 'monkeys', tapes reveal (BBC)
Israel backs West Bank homes for settlers and Palestinians (BBC)
Fed poised to cut rates for first time since financial crisis, ending an era (NY Times)
UK PM Johnson holds Belfast talks on Brexit backstop riddle (Reuters)
Turkey to send observation team to China's Xinjiang for Uighur Turks (Reuters)
Cuba, battling economic crisis, imposes sweeping price controls (Reuters)
Princess Haya: Dubai ruler's wife seeks marriage protection order in London (BBC)
Philippines has surpassed Brazil as the most dangerous country for environmental defenders, report finds (Global Witness)
2 Charts That Show How China Is Pulling Out of the United States (Foreign Policy)
Trump administration proposes allowing drug imports for cheaper prescriptions (NY Times)