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Ukraine president's party leads in parliament election on early counting

REUTERS EDITORIAL

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's party led Ukraine's snap parliamentary election on Sunday with a vote share of 41.52% in the party lists, the central election commission's website showed, after 10.29% of votes had been counted.

Israel prepares to demolish homes on Jerusalem outskirts, stoking Palestinian fears

ALI SAWAFTA

Israeli forces began preparations to demolish homes near a military barrier on the outskirts of Jerusalem under the cover of darkness on Monday, in the face of Palestinian protests and international criticism.

Smoke spread so fast at animation firm victims couldn't open rooftop door

REUTERS EDITORIAL

Smoke spread so fast through the Japanese animation company hit by an arson attack last week that a majority of victims who had tried to flee through a rooftop door were unable to open it before perishing, Japanese media said on Monday.

How four deaths turned Hong Kong's protest movement dark

On a hot summer night earlier this month, a few thousand people gathered in Hong Kong to honor a 28-year-old woman who many of them had never met.

Hong Kong protests: Night of violence shocks city after seventh week of mass marches

Hong Kong descended into scenes of chaos Sunday night, after riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters, and a mob armed with batons attacked people in a metro station.

Smoke spread so fast at Japanese animation firm victims couldn't open rooftop door

REUTERS EDITORIAL

Asia stocks fall on likely smaller Fed rate cut, crude climbs

SHINICHI SAOSHIRO

Asia stocks fell on Monday as investors scaled back expectations of an aggressive interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve, while heightened Middle East tensions following Iran's seizure of a British tanker lifted crude oil prices.

Robert Morgenthau, Longtime Manhattan District Attorney, Dies at 99

ROBERT D. MCFADDEN

Mr. Morgenthau was the bane of mobsters and crooked politicians and a confidant of mayors and governors, who came and went while he stayed on for decades.

China's answer to the Nasdaq just started trading. One stock soared 500%

China launched its latest bid for tech superpower status by opening a Nasdaq-style stock market in a frenzy of buying by investors.

Longtime New York District Attorney, scourge of white-collar criminals, dies at 99: NYT

REUTERS EDITORIAL

Robert Morgenthau, 99, who became the scourge of white-collar criminals over three decades as the Manhattan district attorney, died on Sunday, his family told the New York Times.

Israel begins to demolish homes on Jerusalem outskirts, stoking Palestinian fears

ALI SAWAFTA

Israeli forces began demolishing buildings near a military barrier on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Monday, in the face of Palestinian protests and international criticism.

One Thing You Can Do: Know Your Tree Facts

TIK ROOT AND KENDRA PIERRE-LOUIS

Also this week, visiting some very big bears in a very hot Alaska.

Takeaways from Japan poll: diplomatic challenges and diversity

LINDA SIEG

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has avoided lame-duck status after his ruling bloc won a solid victory in Sunday's upper house election but the poll - with nearly record-low turnout - has dented his hopes of revising the pacifist constitution and left him facing tough diplomatic challenges

Analysis: Mueller's big moment is make or break for Democrats

Democrats are pinning their last, best hopes of proving that President Donald Trump committed impeachable crimes on former special counsel Robert Mueller who is set to reluctantly serve as a star witness in Wednesday's televised spectacle.

Mexico anxiously awaits U.S. response on immigration deal as deadline arrives

REUTERS EDITORIAL

Mexico is on tenterhooks as a Monday deadline on a U.S. migration deal that removed tariff threats on Mexican exports arrived, and despite progress made in reducing migrant flows it was unclear what President Donald Trump's next move would be.