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Plus, China’s quest for Olympic gold shifts gears.

A far-right movement fueled by disinformation has brought fear and violence to cities across England and in Northern Ireland. That has in turn prompted counterprotests.

The wrestler Vinesh Phogat had a chance to become the first woman from India to win an Olympic gold, but she was disqualified when she missed her weight class by a few ounces.

Extra police officers were mobilized across the country, but by Wednesday evening, there were no signs of large far-right protests.

There has long been a perception that the Hindu minority supports Sheikh Hasina, who resigned her post and fled the country after a popular uprising.

After two pandemic-disrupted Olympics, most teams haven’t given Covid a second thought in Paris. The one from the Netherlands is the exception.

Facilities have been battered. Coaches are in short supply. Children have moved abroad. Ukraine faces a long hard road toward rebuilding its athletic programs.

On an epic trip, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tried to reassure Asian leaders about American commitments. But China remains the enduring backyard behemoth.

Iranians say they have not been told how to prepare should broad hostilities break out between their country and Israel.

Since the Move Forward Party won the last election with a call for change, conservative forces have kept it out of power. Now, it no longer exists.