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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Israel's Netanyahu ousted as coalition forms new govt + Biden heads to NATO to patch things up + Battered by coronavirus, Copa America opens in Brazil + Djokovic makes history with his 19th Grand Slam title + Pekingese named Wasabi wins US dog show Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM A motley alliance of Israeli parties ousts Benjamin Netanyahu, the country's longest-serving prime minister, and forms a new government in a seismic shift in the country's turbulent politics. 850 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. Picture. Video. Live Video. Graphic Also moved: Israel-politics-Netanyahu,PROFILE Israel-politics-Bennett,PROFILE Israel-politics-Lapid,PROFILE Israel-politics-crisis,CHRONO Israel-politics-Netanyahu,DATES Israel-politics-government,FACTS NATO-summit,WRAP BRUSSELS US President Joe Biden looks to restore NATO's bonds of trust at its first post-Trump summit, as leaders push to revitalise the alliance despite differences over dangers ahead. 850 words moved by Max Delany. Picture. Video Fbl-Copa-2021-BRA-health-virus,WRAP BRASILIA The Copa America that almost never was opens in Brazil, overshadowed by the desperate search for a last-minute host, sponsor withdrawals and Covid-19 -- including outbreaks on three teams. 750 words moved by Jordi Miro. Picture. Video. Graphic Tennis-FRA-Open,WRAP PARIS Novak Djokovic claims a 19th Grand Slam title and becomes the first man in 52 years to win all four majors twice when he comes from two sets down to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in a gripping French Open final. 650 words moved by Dave James. Picture. Graphic Also moved: Tennis-FRA-Open-Djokovic,PROFILE US-animal-dogs TARRYTOWN, New York state The Westminster Dog Show crowns a Pekingese named Wasabi its "Best in Show", in the culmination of a re-worked pandemic edition of the competition missing its usual pooch-loving crowds. 300 words moved. Picture. Video. -- SPOTLIGHT -- Britain-homosexuality-social-ENG-cricket BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom History is made in a quiet corner of Birmingham, central England, as the world's first match was played between two LGBTQ+ cricket teams. 650 words moved by Imran Marashli Pakistan-health-HIV-children,FOCUS RATO DERO, Pakistan Since his son was diagnosed with HIV during a mass outbreak in Pakistan among babies and children, hard-up Shahzado Shar has often been forced to choose between food and medicine. 750 words moved by Ashraf Khan. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Peru-vote,WRAP LIMA Peru marks a week since presidential elections whose results have been delayed by fraud claims from rightwing candidate Keiko Fujimori, risking an imminent corruption trial if leftist rival Pedro Castillo holds on to his narrow lead. 600 words moved by Luis Jaime Cisneros. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-trial-SuuKyi,WRAP YANGON The trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will hear its first testimony in a junta court, more than four months after a military coup. 500 words 0630 GMT. File picture. File video Japan-US-auto-trial-Ghosn-Nissan-Taylor,lead TOKYO An American father-son duo accused of packing former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn into an audio equipment case so he could escape trial in Japan will appear in a Tokyo court for the first time Monday. 600 words 0700GMT by Hiroshi Hiyama. Picture. Video We have also moved: Japan-US-France-auto-Nissan-Renault-Ghosn,CHRONO Japan-US-Lebanon-Nissan-Renault-Ghosn-Taylors,FACTS -- EUROPE -- Sweden-SIPRI-nuclear-arms,WRAP STOCKHOLM As nuclear nations commit to renewing and sometimes expanding their arsenals, the decline in nuclear weapons seen since the early 1990s seems to have stalled, researchers say, as some signs even indicate that military stockpiles are increasing. 700 words moved by Johannes Ledel -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-vote-Raisi,PROFILE TEHRAN Dressed in a black turban and long religious coat, Ebrahim Raisi casts himself as an austere figure and an anti-corruption champion of the poor ahead of Iran's presidential election. 650 words moved. File picture Also moved: Iran-vote-statistics,FACTS Iran-vote-challenges,POINTS Algeria-vote,WRAP ALGIERS Algeria awaits the results of a parliamentary election boycotted by the long-running Hirak protest movement and marked by widespread abstention. 500 words moved by Abdellah Cheballah with Philippe Agret in Tunis. Picture. Video Lifestyle-Health-virus-tourism-UAE-Yachting,FOCUS DUBAI Dubai earned a reputation for delivering luxury for those with cash to splash years ago, but amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a new mode of travel has become popular -- yachts. 700 words moved by Dana Moukhallati. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-Euro-2020-2021,WRAP LONDON England launch their bid for Euro 2020 glory with a 1-0 win over Croatia as Denmark's team doctor confirms Christian Eriksen had suffered a cardiac arrest and was "gone" before being resuscitated. 700 words moved by John Weaver. Picture. Graphic. Video afp
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