| Trump Floats Delaying the Election, But Lacks the Authority
The U.S. president has raised the notion of delaying the Nov. 3 election until after the coronavirus pandemic eases, something he cannot do without the consent of lawmakers who have already rejected the idea. Trump's comments come as his poll numbers continue to sink against rival Joe Biden, who is leading nationally and in battleground states, Ryan Teague Beckwith writes. Anger Is Spreading Through a Tinderbox on Europe's Doorstep
Algerians are getting restless to return to the streets and resume their protests against the military-led elite. As Caroline Alexander reports, when the health crisis subsides, observers say it is inevitable that pro-democracy rallies will start again with renewed vigor, demanding a "new republic" and easing curbs on speech and the media.  Protesters gather during an anti-government demonstration in the capital Algiers on March 13. Photographer: Ryad Kramdi/AFP Hong Kong Moves to Crush Opposition With Sweeping Ban
Authorities drew new red lines on the limits of dissent in Hong Kong, barring a dozen activists including Joshua Wong from seeking office and arresting four others over social media posts. The move shocked an opposition camp already reeling from the delay in the Legislative Council election set for September, Natalie Lung and Iain Marlow write. Trump Sees Showdown Over Statues as Path to Political Gain
As protests over the police killing of George Floyd erupted across the U.S., a crowd in Birmingham, Ala., toppled a bronze statue of Charles Linn, a captain in the Confederate Navy. It was the first domino to fall, and it did not escape Trump's notice, as Kriston Capps reports.  One of the original Freedom Riders who went on to become a long-serving Democratic congressman, Lewis was buried this week in Alabama. Bolsonaro's Military Backing Stokes Growing Unease in Army Ranks
Brazil's president packed his administration with military men. Now, a spiraling health crisis is making generals and soldiers nervous. As Simone Preissler Iglesias, Samy Adghirni and Andrew Rosati explain, while the military isn't about to split with the administration, there's growing push-back across the ranks, including officers within the government, to define clearer boundaries. The Woman Seeking to Dethrone Political Superstar Jacinda Ardern
The new leader of New Zealand's opposition National Party, Judith Collins, is in a tough fight to beat Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in the Sept. 19 election, Matthew Brockett and Tracy Withers write. While popular among conservatives, it's unclear she can win the center ground dominated by Ardern, whose empathetic leadership has won global admiration. Putin's Top Ally Accuses Russia of Coup Plot as Vote Nears
Belarus stepped up accusations against Russia of plotting to thwart President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election next month. The dispute ahead of the Aug. 9 poll further inflames tensions between the former Soviet neighbors sparked by Lukashenko's refusal to accept deeper integration with Moscow, Aliaksandr Kudrytski and Henry Meyer report. Hajj Pilgrimage In the Age Of Coronavirus Is Unlike Any Before
Holy water will be consumed from single-use bottles. And instead of jostling shoulder to shoulder, worshipers will circle Mecca's grand mosque with 1.5 meters of space between them. This year, Vivian Nereim and Reema Alothman report, Islam's annual hajj pilgrimage — which started Wednesday — will be unlike any other.  Pilgrims circling the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine at the center of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca at the start of the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage. Photographer: STR/AFP 'To Hell and Back': One Man's Quest to Sell Mandela's Gold Hands
In 2003, Nelson Mandela — former South African president, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and hero to millions — sat at the dinner table of his house in Johannesburg and put his right hand into a lump of cold dental putty. Danielle Bochove explains the contentious history of the gold hands that were created from those molds. These Elite Contact Tracers Show the World How to Beat Covid-19
When a coronavirus outbreak hit nightclubs in the South Korean capital of Seoul in May, health officials unleashed their version of the Navy Seals — elite teams of epidemiologists, database specialists and technicians. As Heesu Lee writes, they found the virus had jumped from a night-club visitor, to a student, a taxi driver and then alarmingly to a warehouse employee who worked with 4,000 others. A Front-Row Seat for the Arctic's Final Summers With Ice
Worried scientists and gleeful captains of fossil-fuel tankers are now sailing through climate history in the melting polar region. Laura Millan Lombrana, Anna Shiryaevskaya, Dina Khrennikova, Olga Tanas, and Mira Rojanasakul explain the tug of war now playing out in Earth's last frontier. And finally ... Bollywood movies have always been about excess, with even serious scripts often managing to squeeze in lavish musical numbers featuring scores of dancers. No more. The pandemic is turning Bollywood downright minimalist, Bhuma Srivastava and Nikhil Milind Patwardhan report, where shooting scenes of crowded wedding songs — a staple of the genre — has been temporarily ruled out by Covid-wary officials.  Behind the scenes from the set of Bhakharwadi, a TV show which is currently being shot. The umbrellas remind actors and crew to maintain safe social distancing. Photographer: Hats Off Productions | 
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