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| - Duty Editor: Adam Plowright Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Russia's Navalny 'able to leave bed' + British PM Johnson faces critics in parliament + Putin offers support to Belarus strongman + WHO warns over Europe virus deaths + 'Hotel Rwanda' dissident appears in court Russia-politics-Navalny-Germany-France-Sweden,Lead BERLIN Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who the West believes was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent, is regaining mobility and able to leave his bed, the hospital treating him says. 700 words 1430 GMT by Deborah Cole. File picture Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces down critics to argue in favour of a new law that his government openly admits will break its EU divorce treaty, as wrangling over Brexit returns to Britain's parliament. 650 words 1700 GMT by Joe Jackson and Alice Ritchie. Picture. Video. Graphic Russia-Belarus-politics-unrest-Putin,UPDATE MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin promises Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko a $1.5 billion loan during their first face-to-face talks after mass protests broke out in Belarus over disputed presidential elections last month. 650 words 1530 GMT by Anna Malpas. Picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP COPENHAGEN Europe will face a rising virus death toll during the autumn months, the World Health Organization warns, as the number of daily infections around the world hits a record high. 750 words 1500 GMT by Camille Bas-Wohlert with Jonah Mandel in Jerusalem and AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video Rwanda-court-politics-genocide-film,LEAD KIGALI Paul Rusesabagina, whose actions during the his country's genocide inspired the Oscar-nominated film "Hotel Rwanda", is charged with terrorism and other serious crimes in his first court appearance in Kigali. 500 words by 1600 GMT. Picture. -- EUROPE -- EU-China-summit-trade,WRAP BRUSSELS EU leaders talk to Chinese President Xi Jinping seeking trade and investment, despite tensions over Hong Kong's freedoms and Beijing's treatment of its Uighur minority. 650 words 1600 GMT by Damon Wake. Photo. Video Greece-migrants-fire,WRAP LESBOS ISLAND, Greece Greece accuses migrants of deliberately burning their overcrowded camp last week on Lesbos island, where hundreds reluctantly move to a new temporary site with "no showers or mattresses." 650 words 1530 GMT by Vassilis Kyriakoulis, Camille Bouissou and Helene Colliopoulou in Athens. Picture. Video. Interactive graphic Iran-US-sanctions-nuclear-court,WRAP THE HAGUE The United States urges the UN's top court to dismiss a bid by Iran to scrap sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump, saying Tehran's nuclear programme remains a "grave threat". 500 words 1600 GMT by Danny Kemp. Video. File picture. -- MIDDLE EAST -- US-Israel-UAE-Bahrain-accord,ADVANCER DUBAI The UAE and Bahrain are to sign agreements Tuesday to recognise Israel, charting a new era for the Middle East in a move that shatters the Arab world's consensus on the Palestinian cause. 800 words moved by Sarah Stewart Afghanistan-conflict-talks,WRAP DOHA The Afghan government presses its calls for a truce with the Taliban, reiterating its desire for a long-term ceasefire at historic talks in Qatar. 700 words moved by Gregory Walton with Emal Haidary in Kabul. File Picture. File Video Health-virus-Israel JERUSALEM Israelis reacted with anger and dismay at an imminent nationwide lockdown aimed at curbing one of the world's highest novel coronavirus infection rates. 550 words moved by Rosie Scammell. Picture Israel-UAE-technology,FOCUS TEL AVIV, Israel The moment a deal normalising ties between the United Arab Emirates and Israel was announced, the head of a Tel Aviv technology organisation received dozens of LinkedIn invitations from Emiratis. 750 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Health-virus-Morocco-economy-tourism,FOCUS MARRAKESH, Morocco Snake charmers, storytellers and crowds of tourists; the legendary Jamaa El Fna square of Morocco's Marrakesh is almost as famous for the number of visitors as its colourful performers. 600 words moved by Hamza Mekouar. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-conflict-army-coup,VIDEO ESSAY TIMBUKTU, Mali Deadly jihadist conflict in northern Mali contributed to a wave of protests that ended in the ouster of president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, but the political upheaval has shown few signs of changing facts on the ground. 500 words moved by Maimouna Moro and Amaury Hauchard. Video by Maimouna Moro Nigeria-economy-fuel,FOCUS LAGOS Tempers have risen in Nigeria along with prices after the oil-rich nation dumped a controversial petrol subsidy system in the face of the coronavirus budget crunch. 700 words moved by Joel Olatunde Agoi and Liza Fabbian. Pictures by Pius Utomi Ekpei. Video by John Okunyomih -- AMERICAS -- US-fires,WRAP LOS ANGELES US President Donald Trump takes a brief break from the campaign trail to visit California, where record wildfires have killed 35 people and fueled accusations he is in denial about climate change. 750 words 1430 GMT by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video US-vote-Trump-rally,FOCUS MINDEN, Nevada President Donald Trump's campaign rallies are packed with familiar rituals, chants and colors -- essentially the same as his 2016 campaign, giving the sense of traveling back in time. 700 words moved by Jerome Cartillier. File Picture US-China-IT-TikTok-Oracle,WRAP WASHINGTON With a looming deadline imposed by President Donald Trump over TikTok, US officials will evaluate a bid involving US company Oracle as a partner to a Chinese company that has aroused national security concerns. 600 words 1515 GMT -- ASIA -- Japan-politics-vote-LDP,WRAP TOKYO Japan's ruling party votes for its next leader, with likely winner Yoshihide Suga expected to become the next prime minister as Shinzo Abe steps down for health reasons. 650 words moved by Sara Hussein and Shingo Ito. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: Japan-politics-Suga,PROFILE Japan-politics-vote-society,POINTS HongKong-China-politics HONG KONG Concerns grow for the fate of a group of Hong Kongers in mainland custody after a senior Chinese official declared them "separatists" and lawyers were pressured to drop their clients. 450 words moved Australia-health-virus-politics,FOCUS SYDNEY A torrid row over Australia's state border closures has pushed the country's prime minister to tears, sparked bitter recriminations among rival regional leaders and even talk of secession. 600 words moved by Andrew Leeson SKorea-health-virus-cinema-film SEOUL The Busan International Film Festival, Asia's biggest gathering of its kind, will be reduced to a fraction of its usual scale with several sections moved online because of the coronavirus pandemic, organisers say. 400 words moved -- BUSINESS -- World-oil-energy-BP-OPEC LONDON Global oil demand might have already peaked and will likely not stop falling for the next 30 years, hit by virus fallout and moves towards greener energy, Britain's BP predicts. 500 words by Jean-Baptiste Oubrier. SoftBank-Nvidia-Arm-computers-chip,WRAP TOKYO Japan's SoftBank Group says it is selling British chip designer Arm to US chip company NVIDIA for up to $40 billion, potentially creating a new giant in the industry. 650 words moved by Etienne Balmer. Picture Health-virus-Thailand-aviation,lead BANGKOK A Thailand court approves the restructuring of Thai Airways, which is billions of dollars in debt and struggling to survive the coronavirus tourism crash. 300 words moved. File video. File picture Japan-Germany-animals-agriculture-trade TOKYO Japan has suspended imports of pork and live pigs from Germany, an agricultural ministry official says, after the European country confirmed its first case of African swine fever. 150 words moved -- SPORTS -- Tennis-Open-USA-men NEW YORK, United States Dominic Thiem produces a historic comeback to beat Alexander Zverev in a nervy five-setter and win the US Open for his first Grand Slam title. 600 words moved by Peter Hutchinson. Picture fbl-FIFA-SUI-corruption-trial-media BELLINOZA, Switzerland Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and FIFA's former secretary general Jerome Valcke on trial in Switzerland accused of corruption in the attribution of World Cup TV rights. 630 words, 1400 GMT by Corlaie Febevre. Picture afp
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