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| - Duty Editor: Daniel Woolls Contact: daniel.woolls@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Police in Hong Kong fire tear gas at protesters + China says it on brink of new Cold War with US, cites pandemic in part + Afghan president vows to speed up release of prisoners + Legendary WWII alligator dead at 84 HongKong-China-politics-unrest,WRAP HONG KONG Police fire tear gas and water cannon at thousands of Hong Kong pro-demomcracy protesters who had gathered against a security law proposed by China, in the most intense clashes in months. 650 words moved by Xinqi Su and Yan Zhao. .Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China says its relations with the United States are on the brink of a new Cold War in part because of tensions over the coronavirus pandemic. 900 words 2200 GMT. Picture. Afghanistan-conflict-ceasefire,WRAP KABUL Afghan President Ashraf Ghani vows to speed up the release of Taliban prisoners and expresses readiness to hold peace talks with the insurgents after they make a surprise ceasefire offer. 650 words 2200 GMT by Mushtaq Mojaddidi. Picture. Video Russia-animal-offbeat MOSCOW An alligator who survived a bombing raid on the Berlin zoo in 1943 and found himself east of the Iron Curtain after World War II has died at age 84, the Moscow Zoo says. 200 words moved -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US,WRAP NEW YORK Efforts across the United States to reopen the economy after the long virus lockdown produced a decidedly mixed picture, as thousands flock to beaches on a holiday weekend but some churches defy the president's insistence that they reopen. 600 words 2200 GMT by Catherine Triomphe -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain,3rdlead LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under increased pressure to sack top aide Dominic Cummings after he faced fresh allegations that he had breached coronavirus lockdown rules for a second time. 700 words moved by James Pheby. Picture. Video. Health-virus-France-religion PARIS French churches hold their first Sunday masses in more than two months after the government bows to a ruling that they should be reopened -- provided proper precautions are taken. 550 words moved by Taimaz Szirniks with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-trial-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM A combative Benjamin Netanyahu stood in court for the start of his long-anticipated corruption trial, after lashing out at the "fabricated" charges against him. 750 words moved by Jonah Mandel and Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Lebanon-Hezbollah-history-Israel,FOCUS MLEETA, Lebanon Jalal was barely three years old when Israeli troops withdrew from Lebanon two decades ago, but he speaks fondly of the Hezbollah "victory" that shaped his allegiance to the Shiite militant and political group. 750 words moved by Hashem Osseiran. Picture. Video Israel-Lebanon-conflict-history,FOCUS TEL AVIV Two decades after the end of the war in Lebanon, Israeli veterans still deal with dark memories of the conflict, arguing that many comrades were denied the help they needed. 700 words moved by Alexandra Vardi. Picture -- ASIA -- Health-environment-politics-diplomacy-China-US,WRAP BEIJING The United States is pushing relations with China to "the brink of a new Cold War", the Chinese foreign minister says, rejecting US "lies" over the coronavirus while saying Beijing is open to an international effort to find its source. 600 words moved by Ludovic Ehret. Picture. Video China-trade-exports,FOCUS BEIJING Cancelled shipments, returned goods and a dearth of new orders have left China exporters in crisis as the coronavirus hits its trading partners worldwide -- accelerating a long-standing push towards domestic consumption. 700 words moved by Beiyi Seow. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica JOHANNESBURG South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa announces that a controversial ban on the sale of alcohol will be lifted for home consumption when the country moves into level three of a five-tier coronavirus lockdown next month. 450 words 1930 GMT by Sofia Christensen -- SPORTS -- Bowls-croquet-Britain-GBR-health-virus,FOCUS LONDON The peculiarly British sports of croquet and bowls are taking baby steps to return from the coronavirus lockdown, away from the glare of publicity. 600 words moved by Pirate Irwin. Picture afp
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