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Tens of thousands rallied in a large Hong Kong suburb on Sunday, driven by abiding anger at the government’s handling of an extradition bill that has revived fears of China tightening its grip over the former British colony and eroding its freedoms.

IRAN-NUCLEAR-USA Iran ready to talk if U.S. lifts sanctions, Pompeo skeptical

DUBAI/PARIS (Reuters) - Iran is ready to hold talks with the United States if Washington lifts sanctions and returns to the 2015 nuclear deal it quit last year, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech on Sunday. U.S.

USA-TRUMP-DEMOCRATS/ Trump tells Democratic congresswomen to 'go back' to 'fix' countries they came from

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday told a group of mostly American-born Democratic congresswomen to “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came,” a comment that was condemned by Democrats as racist. USA-IMMIGRATION/

U.S. launches small-scale immigration raids as families hide U.S. authorities launched small-scale operations seeking to arrest undocumented immigrants over the weekend in an apparent start to President Donald Trump’s vow to launch mass deportation round-ups across the United States.

BUSINESS HUAWEI-TECH-USA-BLACKLIST-EXCLUSIVE/

Exclusive: U.S. firms may get nod to restart Huawei sales in two-four weeks - official WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. may approve licenses for companies to re-start new sales to Huawei in as little as two weeks, according to a senior U.S. official, in a sign President Donald Trump’s recent effort to ease restrictions on the Chinese company could move forward quickly.

USA-CRYPTOCURRENCY-BILL/ U.S. proposes barring big tech companies from offering financial services, digital currencies

A proposal to prevent big technology companies from functioning as financial institutions or issuing digital currencies has been circulated for discussion by the Democratic majority that leads the House Financial Services Committee, according to a copy of the draft legislation seen by Reuters. ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE-RKELLY/ Singer R. Kelly charged in sex scheme of kidnapping and payoffs

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Singer R. Kelly, already charged with sexual assault in Illinois, was indicted in federal courts in New York and Chicago on Friday with transporting women and girls across state lines for sex, forcibly keeping them under his control and buying their silence. SPORTS

TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/ Djokovic beats Federer in Wimbledon epic to win fifth title

LONDON (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic again proved the toughest nut for Roger Federer to crack, repelling all the Swiss threw at him in an epic duel to win a fifth Wimbledon crown in the longest singles final in the tournament’s 133-year history on Sunday. CRICKET-WORLDCUP-NZL-ENG/

England win World Cup in Super Over drama to end 44-year wait LONDON (Reuters) - England ended their 44-year wait for a maiden 50-overs World Cup title by beating a gutsy New Zealand side on boundaries after a tied Super Over amidst heart-stopping drama on Sunday.

UPCOMING POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

SAFRICA-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV) South Africa's Zuma to face corruption inquiry

Former South African president Jacob Zuma will be questioned at a public inquiry into state graft on Monday, a dramatic fall from grace for a politician who has cast a long shadow over the country's politics for the past decade. 15 Jul 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

CYPRUS-TURKEY/EU (PIX) (TV) EU foreign ministers set to agree sanctions on Turkey over Cyprus drilling

European Union foreign ministers are likely to decide to curb contacts and funding for Ankara in retaliation for what the bloc says is Turkey's "illegal" drilling for gas and oil off Cyprus. 15 Jul 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

CZECH-POLITICS/ Czech junior coalition party leadership decides on leaving government

The Social Democrats, junior coalition party in the minority government of Prime Minister Andrej Babis, decide whether to stay or leave the government after a personnel dispute. The party has demanded to replace its culture minister, but President Milos Zeman refused, despite his obligation stated in the Constitution. 15 Jul 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

GERMANY-POLITICS/MERKEL (PIX) (TV) German Chancellor Merkel visits Siemens factory in state of Saxony

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser are due to visit the company's plant in the eastern town of Goerlitz. 15 Jul 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT ISRAEL-STATION/ (PIX)

WIDER IMAGE - Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station: a dingy commuter hub with a soul Opened in 1993 with hopes of rejuvenating one of its poorest neighbourhoods, Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station is now commonly referred to as "the Monstrosity".

15 Jul 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT PEOPLE-HARVEY WEINSTEIN/SETTLEMENT

Weinstein and accusers reach compensation deal Attorneys for dozens of women who sued Harvey Weinstein for sexual harassment are expected to tell a judge on Monday they agreed to a $30 million compensation fund with the film producer and former board members of his bankrupt production company.

15 Jul 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT FILM-LION KING/INTERVIEWS (TV)

Cast from Disney's Lion King movie talk about their roles Cast from Disney's Lion King talk about their roles in the animation film. Pairings: • Seth Rogen & Billy Eichner • Chiwetel Ejiofor & Alfre Woodard • Jon Favreau & Donald Glover

15 Jul 14:00 ET / 18:00 GMT BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

PORTUGAL-ECONOMY/TOURISM Portugal releases tourist arrivals

Portugal's National Statistics Institute releases tourism data for May 15 Jul 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

CITIGROUP-RESULTS/ Citigroup reports second quarter results

Citigroup Inc is the first major bank to report second quarter earnings. Investors will be looking for signs that banks can still grow loans and deposits in a slowing economy. 15 Jul 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

USA-FED/WILLIAMS New York Federal Reserve Bank President Williams speaks at SIFMA event

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams speaks before the "LIBOR Transition Briefing: The Transition to Alternative Reference Rates" organized by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), in New York. 15 Jul 08:50 ET / 12:50 GMT

USA-OPIOIDS/LITIGATION-OKLAHOMA Oklahoma, J&J to wrap up first trial over opioid crisis

Oklahoma's attorney general is expected on Monday urge a judge to find Johnson & Johnson responsible for flooding the market with painkillers and fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic, as the first trial in nationwide litigation over the drug crisis comes to an end. 15 Jul 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

AUTOS-FORD MOTOR/UNION (PIX) Ford, UAW to kick off contentious contract talks

Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers union will formally launch talks on their next four-year contract. U.S. auto sales are declining after a strong run since the end of the Great Recession and wages, healthcare and the use of temporary workers will be key areas in what both sides expect to be a contentious round of talks. 15 Jul 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE VIRGINIA-PROTESTS/ (TV)

Neo-Nazi faces sentencing in murder of protester in Charlottesville, Virginia The self-professed neo-Nazi who drove his car into a crowd protesting against white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing one of the demonstrators, was due in court on Monday for sentencing on his first-degree murder conviction.

15 Jul 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT PEOPLE-JEFFREY EPSTEIN/ (PIX) (TV)

Bail hearing in U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case A bail hearing is scheduled in the case of American financier Jeffrey Epstein, accused of luring dozens of girls as young as 14 to his luxury homes in New York and Florida and paying them for sex acts. The case is before U.S. District Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan.

15 Jul 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

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