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GLOBAL HONGKONG-PROTESTS/

Hong Kong violence becoming more serious, but a government in control, says Lam Violence in Hong Kong’s anti-government protests is becoming more serious but the government is confident it can handle the crisis itself, the embattled leader of the former British colony said on Tuesday.

IRAN-USA/ Iran's Rouhani rules out talks with the U.S. until sanctions lifted

Iran will not talk to the United States until all sanctions imposed on Tehran are lifted, President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump said he would meet his Iranian counterpart to try to end a nuclear standoff. The U.S.

USA-SHOOTING/ Mass shooting tips to FBI surge 70% after El Paso, Dayton massacres

The number of calls to an FBI tip line designed to head off mass shootings and other attacks surged by 70% in the week after twin massacres in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, federal officials said on Monday. USA-CYBER-ELECTION-EXCLUSIVE/

Exclusive: u.s. officials fear ransomware attack against 2020 election The U.S. government plans to launch a program in roughly one month that narrowly focuses on protecting voter registration databases and systems ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

BUSINESS USA-TRADE-CHINA/

China says it hopes the U.S. can create conditions for trade talks China’s foreign ministry reiterated on Tuesday that it had not heard of any recent telephone call between the United States and China on trade, and said it hopes Washington can stop its wrong actions and create conditions for talks.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES-TSMC-LAWSUIT/ GlobalFoundries uses TSMC, wants U.S. import ban on some products

Contract chipmaker GlobalFoundries sued larger rival and Apple supplier TSMC for patent infringement, seeking to stop imports into the United States and Germany of products made with the allegedly infringed technologies. ENTERTAINMENT

AWARDS-VMA/ Swift, Cardi B, and Missy Elliott bring girl power to Video Music Awards show

Taylor Swift won video of the year and Ariana Grande was voted artist of the year in a girl-powered MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) show on Monday, while rapper Cardi B won best hip-hop video and newcomer Lizzo celebrated large women. USA-SWEDEN-RAPPER-PROSECUTOR/

Swedish prosecutor will not push for tougher A$AP Rocky sentence A Swedish prosecutor said on Tuesday he would not push for tougher punishment for U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky who got a suspended sentence for his role in a brawl in Stockholm.

SPORTS TENNIS-USOPEN/

Osaka, Nadal, Coco open campaigns on day two of U.S. Open World number one Naomi Osaka begins her U.S. Open title defense on day two of the championships on Tuesday but there is likely to be as much interest in Cori “Coco” Gauff’s main draw debut at Flushing Meadows.

TENNIS-USOPEN-NAGAL/ India's Nagal exits U.S. Open with head held high

Making a Grand Slam main draw debut against Roger Federer at a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium would have been overwhelming for many players but unheralded Indian Sumit Nagal handled the occasion like a seasoned veteran, earning a string of new admirers at the U.S. Open. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BRITAIN-EU/CORBYN (TV)

UK's Corbyn invites lawmakers to meet to discuss how to stop no-deal Brexit UK Labour opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn MP has invited leaders of other political parties and senior lawmakers from across parliament to meet to discuss all tactics available to stop Britain leaving the EU without a deal, The meeting will take place at his office at 1100 GMT.

27 Aug 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT UKRAINE-USA/BOLTON (PIX) (TV)

U.S. national security adviser John Bolton visits Kyiv United States National Security Adviser John Bolton visits Kyiv, lays flowers at the memorial wall to soldiers killed in the east.

27 Aug 08:15 ET / 12:15 GMT RUSSIA-TURKEY/ (PIX) (TV)

Putin meets Erdogan at sidelines of Moscow air show Russian President Vladimir Putin Putin meets Turkish President Recep Erdogan at MAKS air show in Moscow region.

27 Aug 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT MALAYSIA-POLITICS/NAJIB (PIX) (TV)

Biggest 1MDB trial involving Malaysian ex-PM Najib begins Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak to appear at a Kuala Lumpur court for the start of the biggest of five trials he faces over charges linked to a multi-billion-dollar scam at state fund 1MDB. Najib faces 25 charges of money laundering and corruption for allegedly receiving about $550 million in misappropriated 1MDB funds.

28 Aug 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT ESTONIA-TURKEY/

Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu visits Estonia Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visits Estonia and hold talks with his counterpart there.

28 Aug JAPAN-TICAD/ (TV)

African leaders and international organizations meet for TICAD summit in Japan Leaders of African nations and representatives of international organizations meet for the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Japan.

28 Aug CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

MIDEAST-SECURITY/LEBANON (PIX) (TV) Lebanon's Higher Defence Council to meet over Israel tensions

Lebanon's Higher Defence Council, which includes the president, prime minister, army commander, and cabinet ministers, is set to convene on Tuesday amid rising tensions between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel. 27 Aug 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

EU-DEFENCE/ EU defense ministers meet

EU president Finland hosts defense ministers meeting in Helsinki where they will discuss the role of artificial intelligence and new technologies in European defense. 28 Aug

INDIA-KASHMIR/ (PIX) (TV) Monitoring developments in India's Kashmir amid tight security after New Delhi revoked special status of the region

Monitoring developments in Kashmir amid tensions over India's decision this month to revoke the special status of its portion of the majority Muslim region that both countries claim. 28 Aug

DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS USA-WILDFIRES/MANAGEMENT (PIX)

Fighting fire with fire, U.S. Forest Service in a push to prevent catastrophic blazes It was the kind of fire that has terrified communities across the drought-ridden West the past few years: a ponderosa pine forest ablaze in the mountains of New Mexico filling the air with thick, aromatic smoke. Except this fire was deliberately set by state penitentiary prisoners, dressed in red flame-resistant clothing and dripping gasoline around trees and scrub.

28 Aug CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

USA-EDUCATION/CHEATING (PIX) (TV) Actress Lori Loughlin to appear in court for hearing in college admissions case

Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli is expected to appear in court on Tuesday for a hearing on whether their lawyers have a conflict of interest that warrants disqualifying them from defending the two against charges that they participated in a wide-ranging college admissions scam. 27 Aug 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT

PEOPLE-JEFFREY EPSTEIN/ (PIX) (TV) Hearing in a criminal case against financier Jeffrey Epstein

A hearing is scheduled in the criminal case against financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died this month in what a New York City medical examiner ruled a suicide. Prosecutors are expected to ask that the criminal charges against Epstein be dismissed because of his death. They are also investigating Epstein's alleged sex trafficking scheme and circumstances surrounding Epstein's death. 27 Aug 10:30 ET / 14:30 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS CZECH-IRELAND/

Ireland's Foreign Minister visits Prague Ireland's Foreign Minister Simon Coveney visits Prague to meet his Czech counterpart Tomas Petricek, discuss Brexit and other issues.

27 Aug 11:30 ET / 15:30 GMT DENMARK-ECONOMY/

Danish government publishes the statement on economic outlook The Danish Finance Ministry will publish an economic statement with an outlook for the Danish economy this year and 2020.

27 Aug 06:30 ET / 10:30 GMT NIGERIA-ARBITRATION/ (PIX)

Nigeria's information minister addresses media over $9 bln asset seizure ruling Nigeria's information minister is expected to hold a news conference to discuss a ruling by a UK judge that granted a small gas firm the right to attempt seizure of $9 billion in assets from the Nigerian government over an aborted gas project. The sum would be one of the largest financial liabilities ever imposed on Nigeria.

27 Aug 06:30 ET / 10:30 GMT MEXICO-ECONOMY/

Mexico cenbank's quarterly growth, inflation forecasts Mexico's central bank gives its quarterly update of economic growth and inflation projections and flags risks to the growth and inflation outlook.

28 Aug MAKS-AIRSHOW/

Moscow hosts International Air Show MAKS 2019 Moscow International Air Show MAKS 2019takes place in Moscow region with the participation of Russian and international companies and guests.

28 Aug EUROPE-GRAINS/AGRITEL

Agritel to give European grain supply and demand outlook French consultancy holds a press conference to present supply and demand expectations for European cereals in the 2019/20 season.

28 Aug AFRICA-AIRLINES/

Uganda relaunches national airline after two-decade hiatus Uganda is relaunching its flag carrier on Wednesday, almost two decades after it stopped operations during a privatization drive.

28 Aug CHINA-PHILIPPINES/

Philippines' Duterte heads to China Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will arrive in China late on Wednesday ahead of a meeting the next day with counterpart Xi Jinping, during which he plans to raise the sensitive topic of a 2016 international arbitral award that invalidated China's nine-dash line claim to the South China Sea.

28 Aug ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

VENEZUELA-MIGRATION/COLOMBIA-MUSIC (PIX) (TV) Venezuelan migrant who sings for tips gets shot at stardom after a chance meeting

Venezuelan migrant Alexander Beja was earning a meager living singing Latin classics for tips in the streets of Bogota, Colombia. While crooning a Mexican ballad, he was overheard by the very man who made the tune famous - Mexican singer Mario Domm. Now Domm is taking Beja to Mexico to chase his dream of music stardom. 27 Aug 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

SPORTS TENNIS-USOPEN/ (PIX) (TV)

Tennis - U.S. Open Action from round one of the U.S. Open - the fourth and final grand slam of the year.

27 Aug 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT SPAIN-CULTURE/TOMATO FIGHT-PREPS (PIX) (TV)

The town of Buñol prepares for the "Tomatina" food fight festival About 145,000 kilos of tomatoes are collected in Buñol as the town prepares for the Tomatina festival on Wednesday where thousands of revelers will throw tomatoes at each other in one the most popular food fight in the world.

27 Aug 07:30 ET / 11:30 GMT

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