Kenyan court jails ex-sports minister for six years over graft

Police beat a journalist and fired tear gas to disperse a small crowd in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa during an opposition protest over alleged election meddling, eyewitnesses said

Indonesia increase patrols after foreign vessels detected near Natuna

From @reuterspictures: Revelers gathered to watch Drag Queens perform during drag extravaganza 'Bushwig' in New York City 📷

Exclusive: Facebook plans to target harmful coordination by real-user accounts through the same strategy its security teams take against campaigns using fake accounts. Scoop by @eculliford and @f_potkin 1/3

UK sets out plans to replace and repeal regulations copied from EU

5 stories you need to know today: Simone Biles says the U.S. Olympic Committee and FBI failed to stop sexual abuse, President Joe Biden shows support for top U.S. military officer Mark Milley, and more

Fed's Powell orders sweeping ethics review after officials' trading prompts outcry

Netflix's 'Sex Education' is back for a third season

NEW: Facebook's security experts, which do takedowns of influence campaigns using fake accounts, have been working to expand their tactics to target real, coordinated accounts that engage in brigading and mass reporting. More here: (w/@f_potkin)

As China Evergrande's debt crisis deepens, unpaid small business owners speak of despair

Russia's market has had a strong run in this year driven by rising commodities prices. Marcelo Carvalho of BNP Paribas explains why he thinks the fundamentals of Russia's economy are solid despite some risks

Stability trumps growth for government as Russians prepare to vote -economists

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres posed for photographs with Hollywood actress and U.N. refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie at the United Nations headquarters

The United States, Britain and Australia announced a new security partnership for the Indo-Pacific in a move hailed by regional allies but denounced by China as intensifying an arms race in the region

After Australia arms deal flop, EU launches Indo-Pacific plan

Factbox: EU priorities in Indo-Pacific shift to counter China

Japan's exports rose 26.2% in August compared with the same month a year earlier, marking the sixth straight month of double-digit growth, although the pace of growth weakened

PHOTO CORRECTION: Italy readies law to make COVID health pass mandatory for all workers We will delete a previous tweet containing an incorrect image