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Hong Kong police on Monday defended their actions and the lack of arrests after opposition lawmakers said police had failed to protect a train full of anti-government protesters from a triad gangster attack on Sunday.

MIDEAST-IRAN-TANKER/ Britain weighs response to Iran Gulf crisis with few good options

DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Britain was weighing its next moves in the Gulf tanker crisis on Sunday, with few good options apparent as a recording emerged showing that the Iranian military defied a British warship when it boarded and seized a ship three days ago. U.S.

PEOPLE-MORGENTHAU-OBITUARY/ Longtime New York District Attorney, scourge of white-collar criminals, dies at 99: NYT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Robert Morgenthau, 99, who became the scourge of white-collar criminals over three decades as the Manhattan district attorney, died on Sunday, his family told the New York Times. USA-TRUMP-NADLER/

Mueller report shows evidence Trump committed crimes, House Judiciary chairman says The top Democrat on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said Sunday he believes there is “substantial evidence” that President Donald Trump committed high crimes and misdemeanors, and he plans to ask former Special Counsel Robert Mueller to present those facts at a congressional hearing on Wednesday.

BUSINESS BRITAIN-STANCHART-PAY/

UK parliamentary committee questions StanChart's remuneration policy The head of the British parliament’s Work and Pensions Committee has written to the chair of Standard Chartered Plc’s (STAN.L) remuneration committee questioning the bank’s executive pension pay levels after more than a third of shareholders voted against its directors’ remuneration policy.

HYUNDAI-MOTOR-RESULTS/ Hyundai Motor logs biggest profit gain in seven years on currency, new models

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) on Monday posted its steepest quarterly net profit gain in over seven years, as a weaker local currency helped lift U.S. income, while new models boosted domestic sales. ENTERTAINMENT

FILM-AVENGERS/ Marvel's 'Avengers: Endgame' to set all-time box office record

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Marvel Studios superhero movie “Avengers: Endgame” will claim the top of the global box office charts by Sunday, distributor Walt Disney Co said. USA-COMICCON-MARVEL/

Jolie in 'Eternals', Ali as 'Blade' highlight Marvel's star-studded slate SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co’s Marvel Studios on Saturday unveiled a star-packed slate of superhero films for the next two years that includes Angelina Jolie in “The Eternals,” Mahershala Ali in a remake of “Blade” and Natalie Portman as a female “Thor.”

SPORTS SWIMMING-WORLD/

Fellow swimmers hail Horton for podium protest GWANGJU, South Korea, July 22 (Reuters) - Mack Horton received a round of applause from fellow swimmers at the world championships after refusing to share the podium with China's Sun Yang, American breaststroker Lily King said on Monday.

TENNIS-AUSTRALIA/MCNAMARA Australia's McNamara dies at 64 after quiet cancer battle

MELBOURNE, July 22 (Reuters) - Australia's Peter McNamara, who won three doubles Grand Slam titles and became a prominent coach after hanging up his racquet, has died at the age of 64 after a quiet battle with cancer. UPCOMING

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

Britain's pro-EU Liberal Democrats announce their new leader Britain's pro-EU Liberal Democrats, who are campaigning for a second referendum on Brexit, announce their new leader.

22 Jul 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT PHILIPPINES-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV)

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gives annual state of the nation address Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte gives his annual State of the Nation Address, or SONA, which is expected to be dominated by his promises to tackle corruption, communist rebels, crime and drugs.

22 Jul 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT SAFRICA-PUBLICPROTECTOR/

South African constitutional court rules on 2017 public protector report South Africa’s constitutional court rules on whether a punitive costs order against the public protector over a much-criticized 2017 report should stand. The court ruling could have implications for the anti-graft watchdog’s findings against President Cyril Ramaphosa.

22 Jul 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT SPAIN-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV)

Spain's parliament begins two day debate on naming Sanchez as PM Spain's parliament begins a two day debate, culminating in a vote on July 23, on whether to name acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez as the country's new prime minister.

22 Jul 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT USA-TRUMP/IMPEACHMENT

EXPLAINER-What would it take for U.S. Congress to impeach Trump? Dark cloud of impeachment has threatened President Donald Trump for many months, with Democrats in U.S. House of Representatives, where any such effort to remove Trump from office would begin, divided about whether to proceed.

22 Jul 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT BRITAIN-EU/IRELAND

Irish foreign minister speaks on Brexit Simon Coveney part of panel discussing Brexit and annual week long conference ahead of appointment of new British prime minister.

22 Jul 15:30 ET / 19:30 GMT USA-ELECTION/NAACP-PELOSI (PIX)

Nancy Pelosi speaks at the NAACP Annual National Convention House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivers remarks at the opening plenary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's annual convention.

22 Jul 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

USA-ENERGY/IRAN (PIX) (TV) U.S. Secretary of Energy in Jerusalem for talks with Israeli counterpart amid rising tensions with Iran

U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry holds news conference in Jerusalem in which he could comment on Iran’s seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf, which has been viewed in the West as a major escalation after three months of confrontation that has already taken Iran and the United States to the brink of war. 22 Jul 06:30 ET / 10:30 GMT

SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY SPACE-EXPLORATION/INDIA-MOON (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)

India launches second lunar mission after delay India's space agency launches its second lunar mission, after the original launch was called off due to a 'technical snag' earlier this week. Chandrayaan-2, built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is now scheduled to be launched at 0913 GMT (1443 IST) on July 22.

22 Jul 05:13 ET / 09:13 GMT

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