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Former FBI chief James Comey was charged with making a false statement to Congress and obstructing a criminal proceeding. The indictment makes Mr. Comey the first former senior official to face prosecution in connection with one of President Trump鈥檚 chief grievances: the long-concluded investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Mr. Trump and his supporters have derided that investigation as a 鈥渉oax鈥� and a 鈥渨itch hunt.鈥� 鈥� The Associated Press

TikTok will continue operating聽in the United States in an聽agreement聽President Trump says meets national security concerns. The executive order signed yesterday enables an American-led group of investors to buy the app from China鈥檚 ByteDance. Any major change to the popular video platform could affect how Americans 鈥� particularly young adults and teenagers 鈥� consume information online. The arrangement requires Beijing鈥檚 approval, though Mr. Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping has agreed to move forward with it. 鈥� AP

Moldova heads to the polls in a key election. President Maia Sandu looks Westward to EU membership, while challenger Renato Usatii looks east to Russia. As Western Europe focuses on far-right populism, Moldova fits a trend of Eastern European elections reconsidering the post-Soviet order. That鈥檚 crucial for tiny Moldova, a Ukraine neighbor where Russia鈥檚 gaze feels particularly hungry. Officials have detained dozens accused of participating in Russian-backed efforts to destabilize the country ahead of Sunday鈥檚 vote. 鈥� Staff

A group of young Americans petitioned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to hold the U.S. accountable for perpetuating a fossil fuel-based energy system despite knowing the harms of global warming. The youths, who were plaintiffs in a decade-long lawsuit against the federal government, say the government violated their procedural rights by prolonging that case and preventing a court hearing. The move comes as the administration distances itself from global climate efforts. 鈥� Staff

Gen Z is pushing for change across Asia. Governments are under pressure following protests that first swept Indonesia and then spread to Nepal, the Philippines, and Timor Leste over corruption and nepotism. Unemployment and inequality have fueled the frustration. Indonesia has since scrapped some financial benefits for lawmakers, and the Philippines formed an independent commission to investigate corruption. 鈥淲e have to work according to the thinking of the Gen Z generation,鈥� Nepal鈥檚 new prime minister said after protests toppled the previous government. 鈥� Staff

A new Frida Kahlo museum opens to the public this weekend in Mexico City. Located near the iconic Casa Azul, the Museo Casa Kahlo offers a new perspective on Ms. Kahlo鈥檚 life and family, showcasing her murals, belongings, and correspondence. 鈥淵ou can find a more humane approach to her story, to her origins,鈥� said museum director Ad谩n Garc铆a. Relatives lived in the house, which belonged to the artist鈥檚 parents, until two years ago. 鈥� AP

Part of the Trump administration鈥檚 immigration clampdown involves encouraging unauthorized immigrants to 鈥渟elf-deport鈥� by offering cash and other incentives. A growing number are deciding to leave the U.S. on their own.

The annual United Nations General Assembly draws the usual grousing about the usefulness and focus of such a giant gathering. But a quick look behind the curtain finds cooperation, dialogue, and a commitment to 鈥渂etter lives for many.鈥�

President Donald Trump was rude to almost every country that attended the U.N. General Assembly this week. Except one. Could his diplomatic silence about China suggest his next diplomatic initiative?

H-1B visas help tech companies find talent that fuels innovation. Now that President Donald Trump is making the visas more expensive, the effects could range from businesses sending jobs offshore to some American workers seeing greater demand for their skills.聽

When faced with a challenging world, Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy turns to songwriting. His new solo album, 鈥淭wilight Override,鈥� is fueled by intentionality 鈥� valuing connection over division and creation over destruction.

This week鈥檚 United Nations gathering underscored the many points of common interest as well as contention in global relations today. The leaders of longtime allies France and the United States, for example, agree on the need for Europe to fund and strengthen its defense capabilities. But when it comes to the war in Gaza, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and climate change ... c鈥檈st compliqu茅. It鈥檚 complicated.

Increasingly, however, international relations are not entirely dependent on who is in power. With affordable air travel and extensive online connectivity, relationships among individuals 鈥� academics, scientists, artists, ordinary citizens 鈥� are ever easier to form. And they are often more elastic and enduring.

French President Emmanuel Macron is counting on this. On Tuesday in New York, he unveiled the Lafayette Fellowship program. Named after the French nobleman who fought in the American Revolution under Gen. George Washington, the program will bring 30 鈥渙utstanding鈥� U.S. students to a top French university each year, to be immersed in 鈥淓uropean innovation, culture, and policy.鈥�

鈥淭his fellowship is based on trust and youth,鈥� Mr. Macron said. Referring to the thousands of Americans who fought alongside French troops in two world wars, he spoke of 鈥渁 new generation of Americans crossing the ocean, not to wage war ... but to invent a future together.鈥�

In these aims, Mr. Macron is not alone. For decades, the United Kingdom鈥檚 and Germany鈥檚 Marshall fellowships, as well as the University of Oxford's Rhodes Scholar program, have had similar goals. So has the U.S. Fulbright fellowship, described as 鈥渁 modest program with an immodest aim鈥� 鈥� that of peace. Sen. J. William Fulbright (a Rhodes scholar himself) believed that exposing young people to different cultures and viewpoints would in the future enable them to 鈥渆xchange ideas instead of bullets.鈥�

Shared ideas and interests can help transcend nationalistic and cultural divides. For instance, India鈥檚 Bollywood movies have a large fan base in neighboring Pakistan. And North Koreans have been willing to risk punishment to watch South Korean TV shows.

But deeper political tolerance and trust benefit from intentional, direct dialogue and collective discovery. In June, academics, students, and diplomatic representatives attended a 鈥渒nowledge diplomacy鈥� workshop in Paris. The University of London, one of the event鈥檚 sponsors, is studying the diplomacy that 鈥渉appens in the quiet spaces of academic life.鈥� Such connections, one participant said, 鈥渟urvive political turbulence because they鈥檙e built on shared intellectual curiosity rather than political calculation.鈥�

Former U.S. astronaut Joseph Allen offers an even wider perspective, drawing parallels between his experiences as a Fulbright scholar in Germany and flying (twice) on the space shuttle.

鈥淏oth,鈥� he has said, 鈥渆xpand and change dramatically one鈥檚 view of the world.鈥�