This Thursday, Macron rebuffs British PM Johnson over the Irish backstop; Brazil’s environment minister heckled at conference over Amazon fires; South Korea says it will scrap an intelligence-sharing deal with Japan, alarming the US; evidence shows that microplastics in water pose a ‘minimal health risk;’ and Hong Kong police stand off with protesters after sit-in.
Brexit: Backstop indispensable, Macron tells Johnson (BBC)
More: UK miscounted EU, other immigrants before Brexit vote (Reuters)
South Korea says it will scrap intelligence-sharing deal with Japan (NY Times)
Evidence suggests microplastics in water pose ‘minimal health risk’ (BBC)
Hong Kong police in standoff with protesters after sit-in (AP)
Zimbabwean comedian Gonyeti 'abducted and beaten' in Harare (BBC)
Italy's PD opens door to possible 5-Star government, sets conditions (Reuters)
There’s no end in sight for Matteo Salvini’s war on migrants (Foreign Policy)
Xinjiang’s voiceless protests hit social media (Foreign Policy)
Tourism to Cuba plunges after Trump's tightening of travel ban: data (Reuters)
Women look to 2020 to break the national security glass ceiling (Foreign Policy)
Depending on strangers for tips (Axios)
Russia's 2020 opening (Axios)
Ransomware attacks are testing resolve of cities across America (NY Times)