Your Monday Briefing: Sri Lanka in turmoil

Plus Shinzo Abe's allies win a supermajority in Japan’s parliament and Russia bombards Donetsk. 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We’re covering the resignation of Sri Lanka’s president, election results in Japan and Russia’s bombardment of Donetsk, Ukraine. Sri Lanka’s economy has been foundering for months, leading to widespread protests.Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters Sri Lanka’s president to resign An official said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had agreed to resign as the leader of Sri Lanka after protesters took over his house on Saturday. [Rajapaksa hasn’t been seen since](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMTAvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9zcmktbGFua2EtY3Jpc2lzLXJhamFwYWtzYS1yYW5pbC13aWNrcmVtZXNpbmdlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2Mjk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimDA-y2LdidxyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Rajapaksa himself has not yet addressed the reports that he plans to resign later this week, and [it’s unclear who is in charge](~/AAAAAQA~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~~). Ranil Wickremesinghe, who replaced Rajapaksa’s brother as prime minister in May, also [agreed to resign](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9SV19VTlAvc3RhdHVzLzE1NDU3NTc5MjMwNDQ4Mzk0MjQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2Mjk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimDA-y2LdidxyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) on Saturday after his home was set on fire. It’s unclear [what the next government will look like](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4RZAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNy8xMC93b3JsZC9zcmktbGFua2EtcHJvdGVzdHMvdGhlcmUtYXJlLWNsZWFyLXJ1bGVzLWZvci1zdWNjZXNzaW9uLWJ1dC1uZXctbGVhZGVycy1tYXktYmUtd2Fsa2luZy1pbnRvLWEtY3Jpc2lzLXRyYXA_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2Mjk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MTUyJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimDA-y2LdidxyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and what it can do [immediately to address shortages](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDkvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9zcmktbGFua2EtZnVlbC1zaG9ydGFnZS1mb29kLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2Mjk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimDA-y2LdidxyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of food, medicine, fuel and other essentials. Without fuel, Sri Lanka’s economy is grinding to a halt. The country needs [billions of dollars to stabilize its economy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy8xMC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3NyaWxhbmthLWVjb25vbXktZnVlbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDcxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NjI5NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05ODE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgwPsti3YncclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Details: Local media reported that Rajapaksa had [ordered cooking fuel to be distributed](~/AAAAAQA~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~~), his first statement since the takeover. The statement could not be immediately verified. Background: The takeover was the culmination of months of public discontent with the Rajapaksa family, [a political dynasty](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDkvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9yYWphcGFrc2EtZmFtaWx5LXNyaS1sYW5rYS1wcmVzaWRlbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjYyOTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYMD7LYt2J3HJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) that has been accused of destroying the economy and [violating human rights](~/AAAAAQA~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). Details: Protesters [swam in Rajapaksa’s pool](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMTAvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9zcmktbGFua2EtcHJlc2lkZW50LXBvb2wuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjYyOTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgxNTImc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYMD7LYt2J3HJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), lounged on canopied beds and watched cricket on wide-screen televisions when they stormed his residence this weekend. “It still feels unreal,” [one man told The Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4Q7AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNy8xMC93b3JsZC9zcmktbGFua2EtcHJvdGVzdHMvdW5yZWFsLXByb3Rlc3Qtb3JnYW5pemVycy1tYXJ2ZWwtYXQtdGhlaXItc3VkZGVuLXN1Y2Nlc3M_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2Mjk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MTUyJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimDA-y2LdidxyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Shinzo Abe’s death appeared to have increased voter turnout to over 52 percent, up from about 49 percent in 2019.Kimimasa Mayama/EPA, via Shutterstock Abe’s allies win a supermajority The Liberal Democrats and their partners gained enough seats yesterday to [form a two-thirds supermajority in Japan’s Parliament](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4RoAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMTAvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9qYXBhbi1lbGVjdGlvbi1hYmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD02MCZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NjI5NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZj1jdGEmcmVnaV9pZD05MzM4ODgxNiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgxNDYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD05ODE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9ZTU0YmU2OWFkZDNkNmRjMTExYTgyMDc2YTM0MTgzMGYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimDA-y2LdidxyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), two days after the party’s former leader, Shinzo Abe, was assassinated. The mandate will give the lawmakers a new chance to pursue Abe’s long-held ambition of revising a clause that renounces war in the country’s pacifist Constitution. The election results were also a clear sign that Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, [remained a guiding political force](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy8wOC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zaGluem8tYWJlLWluZmx1ZW5jZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDcxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NjI5NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05ODE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgwPsti3YncclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), even though he resigned in 2020. But without him, the will to push revisions through a difficult parliamentary process could wane. Context: The plan to amend the Constitution has long been unpopular with the public. With inflation pressures mounting, the [yen weakening](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNS8xMC9idXNpbmVzcy9qYXBhbi15ZW4taW5mbGF0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2Mjk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimDA-y2LdidxyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), the war in Ukraine [heightening fears of energy shortages](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMjcvYnVzaW5lc3MvamFwYW4tZW5lcmd5LXVrcmFpbmUtd2FyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2Mjk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWFyY2hSZXN1bHRQb3NpdGlvbj0yJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYMD7LYt2J3HJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and coronavirus infections rising, it could be a harder sell than ever. Assassination: Here is [what we know so far](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMTAvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9zaGluem8tYWJlLWFzc2Fzc2luYXRpb24tamFwYW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjYyOTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYMD7LYt2J3HJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The police have released little information about the suspect and his motives, but acknowledged that [Abe’s security](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy8wOC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3NoaW56by1hYmUtc2VjdXJpdHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjYyOTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYMD7LYt2J3HJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) was flawed. Russia’s attacks often seem random. Taken as a whole, they make clear that Moscow aims to capture more of Donetsk.Mauricio Lima for The New York Times Russia bombards Donetsk Russia has aggressively moved to take the entire Donbas region of Ukraine after seizing the Luhansk province last week. Over the weekend, it [bombarded the five main towns and cities](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMTAvd29ybGQvYXNpYS91a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS1jaXZpbGlhbnMtZG9uZXRzay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDcxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NjI5NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05ODE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgwPsti3YncclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in neighboring Donetsk, the other province in the region. At least 15 people were killed in Donetsk when a Russian missile [hit an apartment complex](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4RWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNy8xMC93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS13YXItbmV3cy9hLXJ1c3NpYW4tc3RyaWtlLWtpbGxzLWF0LWxlYXN0LXNpeC1hcy10aGUtd2FyLWludGVuc2lmaWVzLWluLWRvbmV0c2stcHJvdmluY2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2Mjk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MTUyJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimDA-y2LdidxyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in the village of Chasiv Yar. Rescue crews said that up to 20 people could still be trapped, including a 9-year-old boy. Here are [live updates](~/AAAAAQA~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~~). In the northeast, Russian forces also [conducted attacks on the Kharkiv region](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4RrAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8wNy8xMC93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS13YXItbmV3cy9ydXNzaWEtc3RyaWtlcy1raGFya2l2LXVrcmFpbmVzLXNlY29uZC1iaWdnZXN0LWNpdHktYW1pZC1zaWducy1pdC1haW1zLXRvLWFubmV4LXBhcnRzLW9mLXRoZS1yZWdpb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2Mjk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MTUyJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimDA-y2LdidxyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Last week, Russia established a civilian administration and unveiled a new flag in border areas under its control — a sign, analysts said, that Moscow plans to annex the territory. Ukrainian officials estimate that Russia already occupies about 30 percent of the Kharkiv region. Soldiers: Russia, desperate for recruits, has turned to [cash incentives](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMTAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3J1c3NpYS1yZWNydWl0cy11a3JhaW5lLXdhci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDcxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NjI5NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05ODE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgwPsti3YncclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) to bring in new fighters — often from impoverished minority groups. Gas prices: President Biden is seeking a global price cap on Russian oil, a full European ban on which could [raise U.S. gas prices to $7 a gallon](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4SNAmh0dHBzOi8vbmwubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZi9uZXdzbGV0dGVyL1ZRdHZESy1BeV9aUEdKLU5iNDFDYUF-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~~). Analysis: The war is becoming [a contest of global stamina](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy8wOS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy91a3JhaW5lLXN0cmF0ZWd5LWJpZGVuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2Mjk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimDA-y2LdidxyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) between Russia and the West. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjczNzUyJmxpPU1CQUUmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPU1CQUVfMjAyMjA3MTFXA255dEIKYpgwPsti3YncclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA THE LATEST NEWS The G20 meeting The U.S. secretary of state, Antony Blinken, with Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister.Pool photo by Stefani Reynolds - At a meeting in Indonesia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the top U.S. diplomat, [pressed Wang Yi](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy8wOS93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2JsaW5rZW4tY2hpbmEtdWtyYWluZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDcxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NjI5NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05ODE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgwPsti3YncclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), China’s foreign minister, to further isolate Russia. Wang responded sharply, noting a “growing ‘China phobia’” in the U.S. - China warned Australia to stop treating it as an opponent and instead view Beijing as a partner, [Reuters reports](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4QhAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnJldXRlcnMuY29tL3dvcmxkL2FzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy9jaGluYXMtd2FuZy15aS10ZWxscy1hdXN0cmFsaWEtYWN0LXBhcnRuZXItbm90LW9wcG9uZW50LTIwMjItMDctMTAvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDcxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NjI5NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05ODE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgwPsti3YncclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - Several Western nations [shunned Sergey Lavrov](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy8wOC93b3JsZC9sYXZyb3YtZzIwLXJ1c3NpYS1ibGlua2VuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2Mjk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimDA-y2LdidxyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), the Russian foreign minister, who still met with diplomats from China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, Turkey and Argentina. Asia Pacific - Flash floods in Kashmir killed at least 16 people during a Hindu pilgrimage, [Reuters reports](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4QZAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnJldXRlcnMuY29tL3dvcmxkL2luZGlhL2xlYXN0LTE2LWRlYWQtZG96ZW5zLW1pc3NpbmctYWZ0ZXItZmxhc2gtZmxvb2Qta2FzaG1pci0yMDIyLTA3LTA5Lz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjYyOTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYMD7LYt2J3HJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - Intense flooding also killed dozens of people in Pakistan and Afghanistan, [Reuters reports](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4QpAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnJldXRlcnMuY29tL3dvcmxkL2FzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy9mbG9vZGluZy1wYWtpc3Rhbi1raWxscy1kb3plbnMtaGVhdnktbW9uc29vbi1yYWlucy1sYXNoLWNvdW50cnktMjAyMi0wNy0wOS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2Mjk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimDA-y2LdidxyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease disrupted Eid al-Adha celebrations in Indonesia, [The Associated Press reports](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vYXBuZXdzLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlL2NvdmlkLWhlYWx0aC1yZWxpZ2lvbi1lZTg3NWM2MGFmMWNjNzg5M2M5OTg1YjU5ZGI2NjE0Nj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjYyOTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYMD7LYt2J3HJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - Maria Ressa, the Nobel Prize laureate, lost her appeal against a cyberlibel conviction and could face a lengthy prison sentence, [The Guardian reports](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4QzAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZWd1YXJkaWFuLmNvbS93b3JsZC8yMDIyL2p1bC8wOC9waGlsaXBwaW5lcy1ub2JlbC1sYXVyZWF0ZS1tYXJpYS1yZXNzYS1sb3Nlcy1hcHBlYWwtYWdhaW5zdC1jeWJlci1saWJlbC1jb252aWN0aW9uP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDcxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NjI5NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05ODE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgwPsti3YncclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The development comes after authorities in the Philippines [ordered her news website](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMjkvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9waGlsaXBwaW5lcy1yYXBwbGVyLXNodXRkb3duLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2Mjk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimDA-y2LdidxyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), Rappler, to shut down. - The toll of Australia’s [recurring natural disasters](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4QlAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDgvd29ybGQvYXVzdHJhbGlhL2p1c3QtbW9udGhzLWFmdGVyLXRoZS1sYXN0LWZsb29kcy1pdHMtdGhlLXNhbWUtdGhpbmctYWdhaW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjYyOTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYMD7LYt2J3HJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) is starting to show among the residents of New South Wales. World News - Elon Musk filed to [back out of his deal to buy Twitter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy8wOC90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2Vsb24tbXVzay10d2l0dGVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2Mjk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimDA-y2LdidxyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) on Friday. Now, the issue is [moving to the courts](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy8wOS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3R3aXR0ZXItZWxvbi1tdXNrLWxhd3N1aXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjYyOTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYMD7LYt2J3HJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - Steve Bannon, a former adviser to Donald Trump who faces up to two years in jail and large fines, [agreed to testify before the Jan. 6 panel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4RuAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMTAvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvYmFubm9uLWphbi02LXRydW1wLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NjAmY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjYyOTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmcmVnaV9pZD05MzM4ODgxNiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgxNDkmc2VnbWVudF9pZD05ODE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9ZTU0YmU2OWFkZDNkNmRjMTExYTgyMDc2YTM0MTgzMGYmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimDA-y2LdidxyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), just days before his criminal trial for contempt of Congress is set to begin. - At least 21 people were killed when gunmen [opened fire on three taverns](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMTAvd29ybGQvYWZyaWNhL3NvdXRoLWFmcmljYS1zaG9vdGluZy1zb3dldG8uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjYyOTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYMD7LYt2J3HJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in South Africa this weekend. Wimbledon - Novak Djokovic [beat the Australian upstart Nick Kyrgios](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4QvAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMTAvc3BvcnRzL3Rlbm5pcy9ub3Zhay1kam9rb3ZpYy1kZWZlYXRzLW5pY2sta3lyZ2lvcy10by13aW4taGlzLXNldmVudGgtd2ltYmxlZG9uLXRpdGxlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2Mjk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimDA-y2LdidxyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in four sets, winning his 21st Grand Slam singles title. - Elena Rybakina, a 23-year-old Russia native who competed for Kazakhstan, [won her first Grand Slam title](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDkvc3BvcnRzL3Rlbm5pcy9yeWJha2luYS1qYWJldXItd2ltYmxlZG9uLXJ1c3NpYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDcxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NjI5NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05ODE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgwPsti3YncclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). A Morning Read A tombstone in South Korea commemorating the final days of Internet Explorer. “He was a good tool to download other browsers,” it reads.Chang W. Lee/The New York Times South Korea is known for its blazing broadband and innovative devices. But the country remains tethered to a buggy and insecure piece of software that was introduced 27 years ago and has since been abandoned by most of the world: [Internet Explorer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy8wOC9idXNpbmVzcy9rb3JlYS1pbnRlcm5ldC1leHBsb3Jlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIyMDcxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NjI5NiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05ODE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgwPsti3YncclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. [Subscribe to The New York Times with this special offer.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP0TnaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9zdWJzY3JpcHRpb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25JZD05OVE5OSZjYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjYyOTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYMD7LYt2J3HJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) ARTS AND IDEAS Luca Tong behind the wheel of his “hot dog” bus in Hong Kong last month.Louise Delmotte for The New York Times A ‘hot dog bus’ returns Double-decker “hot dog buses,” nicknamed for their lack of air-conditioning, were once a daily feature of life in Hong Kong. But they’ve been out of commission for more than a decade. Now, [at least one has returned to the city’s streets](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4SCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDkvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9ob3QtZG9nLWJ1cy1ob25nLWtvbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjYyOTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3Izp-OnRleHQ9dGhlJTIwbWFpbiUyMHN0b3J5LSxBJTIwTWVtb3J5JTIwVGhhdCUyME1vdmVzOiUyMEElMjBEZWNyZXBpdCUyMEhvbmclMjBLb25nJTIwRG91YmxlLURlY2tlcixoYXBwaWVyJTIwdGltZSUyMGluJTIwSG9uZyUyMEtvbmcuVwNueXRCCmKYMD7LYt2J3HJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), thanks to two pilots who pooled their savings to buy and restore the relic. When the pandemic cut their flight hours, they spent months scouring the internet for antique parts, watching old video clips to determine the correct font and placement of stickers and decals, and [documenting the process on Instagram](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9hY2NvdW50cy9sb2dpbi8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2Mjk2Jm5leHQ9JTJGdGhlZHJhZ29uMTQyOSUyRiZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05ODE1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYpgwPsti3YncclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). For onlookers, the bus is a trip of nostalgia, a portal to the 1980s and ’90s. When the pilots, Luca Tong and Kobee Ko, park it at a terminal by the harbor front, enthusiasts come aboard to marvel at it. “All my memories came back,” said one woman who used to ride hot dog buses in high school and who brought her 4-year-old son for the experience. But the bus is also a memento of a happier time in the city, before pandemic restrictions and a sweeping political crackdown. “Back then, there was freedom, money and a whole lot of warmth,” Tong, 35, said. “The bus has the feeling of Hong Kong at that time, but that feeling is disappearing from Hong Kong.” PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Chris Simpson for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Sophia Pappas. Bryan Washington weaves [his childhood and his travels](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDYvbWFnYXppbmUva2ltY2hpLWFuZC1jaGVkZGFyLWJpc2N1aXQtcmVjaXBlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjIwNzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY2Mjk2Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk4MTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimDA-y2LdidxyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) into this recipe for [kimchi Cheddar biscuits](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkrcMwP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMzMxMi1raW1jaGktY2hlZGRhci1iaXNjdWl0cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMjA3MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjYyOTYmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTgxNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYMD7LYt2J3HJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). 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