Global News 8/29/19 – India's top court to review Kashmir status, EPA to roll back methane emissions standards, and Brazil bans forest clearance fires for 60 days

In this Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, file photo, a Kashmiri family waits for a lift to take their sick child to hospital as Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard near a checkpoint during lockdown in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. India’s top court is taking up legal challenges to the government’s decision to revoke Indian-controlled Kashmir’s special status and has asked the government to explain its stance to the court. The Supreme Court held a preliminary hearing on the petitions Wednesday, Aug. 28, and said five judges will start a regular hearing in October. (Dar Yasin, File/Associated Press)

This Thursday, India’s top court to review Kashmir status change; EPA rolls back methane emissions standards; Brazil bans Amazon forest clearance fires for 60 days; China sends new troops into Hong Kong; and Parliament’s suspension challenged in court as Scottish Conservative leader resigns in protest.

• India’s top court to examine change in Kashmir’s status (Washington Post)

• E.P.A. to roll back regulations on methane, a potent greenhouse gas (NY Times)

• Amazon fires: Brazil bans land clearance blazes for 60 days (BBC)

• Chinese military sends new troops into Hong Kong (NY Times)

  • More: Hong Kong protesters join MeToo rally against police (BBC)

• Legal challenges to suspension of Parliament already in courts (The Guardian)

  • More: Ruth Davidson quits as Scottish Conservative leader (BBC)

• Italy PM Conte vows more united Italy as Salvini leaves power (BBC)

• Measles: Four European nations lose eradication status (BBC)

• Colombia ex-Farc rebel Iván Márquez issues call to arms (BBC)

• Myanmar to join US-Asean maritime drills despite sanctions (South China Morning Post)

• UK warships to patrol dangerous West African waters (BBC)

• Has Kenya's plastic bag ban worked? (BBC)

• German teenagers 'held like slaves' in Romania (BBC)

• China’s spies are on the offensive (The Atlantic)

• International students face hurdles under Trump administration policy (NY Times)

• Federal workers’ children born abroad may not receive automatic citizenship (NY Times)

Global News 8/28/19 – UK Parliament suspended until mid-October, Purdue Pharma and Sacklers held accountable over role in opioid crisis, and Hamas Gaza police stations bombed

Parliament was scheduled to reconvene on Oct. 9, but Mr. Johnson said he planned to extend its break. Credit Niklas Halle'N/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

This Wednesday, the UK’s Parliament is suspended until mid-October in controversial move by PM Johnson; Sackler family held accountable over role in fueling opioid crisis; deadly explosions target Gaza Hamas police checkpoints; Brazil governors push Bolsonaro to accept fires aid; and Japan says North Korea missiles could penetrate missile defense shield.

• Boris Johnson seeks to stifle Brexit opposition with surprise Parliamentary delay (NY Times)

  • Update: Parliament to be suspended in September (BBC)

• Sacklers would give up ownership of Purdue Pharma under settlement proposal (NY Times)

• Deadly explosions target Hamas police checkpoints in Gaza (NY Times)

• Amazon fires: Brazil governors push Bolsonaro to accept aid (BBC)

• North Korea's new warheads could penetrate missile shield, says Japan (The Guardian)

• Mexico bar attack leaves 23 dead (BBC)

• Facebook tightens rules on verifying political advertisers (NY Times)

• Cherokee Nation seeks to send first delegate to Congress (NY Times)

• French 'cybercops' dismantle pirate computer network (BBC)

• Najib Razak 1MDB: Malaysia's former PM faces biggest trial yet (BBC)

• Italy crisis: Coalition talks resume as parties agree on PM (BBC)

• Vietnam shuns Huawei as it seeks to build Southeast Asia’s first 5G network (South China Morning Post)

  • More: Huawei in talks to install Russian operating system on tablets for country's population census: sources (Reuters)

• Iran president steps back from possible Trump talks (The Guardian)

• A new surge of people fleeing Cameroon's Anglophone regions (DW)

• Zoo trade in baby elephants banned internationally (BBC)

• China’s currency is weakening as the trade war drags on (NY Times)

Global News 8/27/19 – Corbyn meets opposition MPs to discuss no-deal plan, Johnson and Johnson loses Oklahoma opioid suit, and Brazil rejects G7 fire aid

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This Tuesday, Corbyn meets opposition MPs to discuss no-deal plan, Johnson & Johnson loses landmark Oklahoma opioids suit, Brazil rejects G7 aid for fires; China’s Communist Party strengthens in Hong Kong’s shadows; and California and 18 other states, plus the District of Columbia, sue over Trump plan to hold migrant children indefinitely.

• Brexit: Corbyn meets opposition MPs to discuss plan to stop no deal (BBC)

• Johnson & Johnson loses Oklahoma opioids lawsuit (Axios)

• Amazon fires: Brazil to reject G7 offer of $22m aid (BBC)

  • More: Why the Amazon fires will be so hard to fight (Axios)

  • More: More Fires Now Burning in Angola, Congo Than Amazon: Maps (Bloomberg)

• From the Shadows, China’s Communist Party Mobilizes Against Hong Kong Protests (NY Times)

• California, 18 other states sue over Trump plan to hold immigrant children indefinitely (San Francisco Chronicle)

• U.S. fears ransomware attack on 2020 election (Axios)

• Another suspected Israeli strike in Lebanon as war fears intensify (Washington Post)

  • More: Israel Strikes Palestinian Base on Lebanon-Syria Border, State News Claims (Haaretz)

• Uh-oh: Silicon Valley is building a Chinese-style social credit system (Fast Company)

• Kenya joins ranks of oil-exporting countries (Al Jazeera)

• Bangladesh: Court removes 'virgin' word from marriage form (BBC)

• Berlin Chechen shooting: Russian assassination suspected (BBC)

• Tropical Storm Dorian: Puerto Rico braces for possible hurricane (BBC)

• Trial of High-Powered Lawyer Gregory Craig Exposes Seamy Side of Washington’s Elite (NY Times)

• In Mississippi Delta, Catholic abuse cases settled on cheap (AP)

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)

Global News 8/23/19 – Merkel and Macron urge debate over Amazon fires emergency at G-7, Hong Kong's core industries hit hard by protests, and Glasgow University to pay back slave trade profits

A view shows the Hotel du Palais summit venue ahead of the G7 Summit in the French coastal resort of Biarritz, France, August 21, 2019. Credit Reuters, Regis Duvignau

This Friday, Merkel & Macron urge debate over Amazon fires ‘emergency’ at G-7; Hong Kong’s core industries hit hard by protests; Glasgow University to pay back profits from slave trade; UN report says Myanmar troops' sexual violence against Rohingya shows 'genocidal intent;’ and Europe's radical plan to confront Silicon Valley. Read more below.

• Amazon fires: Merkel and Macron urge G7 to debate ‘emergency’ (BBC)

  • More: Amazon fires: France and Ireland threaten to block EU trade deal (BBC)

• Hong Kong’s core industries hammered by anti-government protest crisis with deep drops in retail, tourism and stock market (South China Morning Post)

  • More: Banks call for order in Hong Kong as jewelers warn of trade fair dud (Reuters)

• Glasgow University's 'bold' move to pay back slave trade profits (BBC)

• Myanmar troops' sexual violence against Rohingya shows 'genocidal intent': U.N. report (Reuters)

  • More: Rohingya shun repatriation to Myanmar, want safety guarantee (AP)

• Europe's radical plan to confront Silicon Valley (Politico)

• Four-in-one pill prevents third of heart problems (BBC)

• Trump's China bind (Axios)

• News aggregation apps take on Big Tech (Axios)

• Inside India’s messy electric vehicle revolution (NY Times)

• Study: Babylon Bee’s Satire Gets Shared by People Who Think It’s Real (Christianity Today)

• What companies are for (The Economist)

• Fed's Powell, under pressure, likely to stick to 'mid-cycle’ message in speech today (Reuters)

• G-7 summit set to end without an agreement for the first time in history (CNBC)

• Ninth round of U.S., Taliban peace talks start in Qatar (Reuters)

• Iranian tanker wanted by U.S. not heading to Greece: Greek prime minister (Reuters)

• Interpol issues red notice for former Colombian guerrilla leader (Reuters)