Global News 8/26/19 – Stretch of peace in Hong Kong protests is broken by tear gas & violence, Trump says US and China will resume trade talks, and how Silicon Valley seduced the Pentagon

The police in Hong Kong said that protesters had started fires and hurled bricks at officers on Saturday. The authorities said that the use of force had been required to disperse the crowd. Credit Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times

This Monday, Hong Kong protests again turn violent after stretch of peace; Trump says US and China will resume trade talks; how Amazon & Silicon Valley seduced the Pentagon; how American firearms cause carnage abroad; and G-7 countries to release funds to fight Amazon fires.

• In Hong Kong protests, tear gas and violence end a period of calm (NY Times)

• Trump says US and China to resume trade talks (BBC)

• How Amazon and Silicon Valley seduced the Pentagon (ProPublica)

• One handgun, 9 murders: How American firearms cause carnage abroad (NY Times)

• Amazon fires: G7 to release funds for fire-fighting planes (BBC)

• Greece wildfires: Blaze forces evacuations on island of Samos (BBC)

• Italian president gives parties more time to solve political crisis (Politico)

• South Africa sets up task team to prevent spread of African swine fever (Reuters)

• NASA astronaut Anne McClain accused by spouse of crime in space (NY Times)

  • More: Lawyers in Space (Foreign Policy)

• Sea change in what Americans value most (Axios)

• Record year for hate crimes in D.C. (Washington Post)

• Trump allies target journalists over coverage deemed hostile to White House (NY Times)

• When college dormitories become health hazards (NY Times)

• As Amazon burns, fires in next-door Bolivia also wreak havoc (NY Times)

• Indonesia’s capital is sinking, polluted and crowded. Its leader wants to build a new one. (NY Times)