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Indian security officers inspected the site of a gun battle on the outskirts of Srinagar that killed two militants. The episode was among three attacks in Kashmir on Friday that left 20 dead.

Militants Strike in Kashmir as Elections Approach

By HARI KUMAR and ELLEN BARRY

Twenty people died in three episodes on Friday, just days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India is to address an election rally in the region.

Azerbaijan Jails Reporter Who Angered Top Officials

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN

The arrest of a journalist who has reported on the business dealings of the president’s family was a further indication of Azerbaijan’s deteriorating relations with the West.

Joshua Wong, a protest leader, spoke to reporters, accompanied by two other student activists who are also on a hunger strike.

A Frail Face Becomes a Defiant Focus of Hong Kong’s Waning Protest Movement

By CHRIS BUCKLEY and ALAN WONG

Joshua Wong, the student leader whose early calls to protest helped set off a monthslong confrontation, says he knows his hunger strike is aimed at achieving “the impossible.”

A mother sat alongside her son, a thalassemia patient, as he received blood at a treatment center in Peshawar on Thursday. Pakistani health officials are investigating a report that 10 children were infected with H.I.V. by blood transfusions.

Pakistani Children Infected With H.I.V. From Transfusions, Report Says

By SALMAN MASOOD

The 10 children were receiving regular transfusions to treat a blood disease called thalassemia.

Well-wishers in the royal color, yellow, celebrated the birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and prayed for his health on Friday outside the hospital in Bangkok where he is staying.

Thailand’s King Is Too Ill to Give Birthday Speech

By SETH MYDANS

King Bhumibol Adulyadej is a unifying figure in a divided country, but he has spent much of the past few years hospitalized with a variety of ailments.

Zhou Yongkang in 2012. He is the first member of the Politburo Standing Committee, retired or active, to face a criminal corruption inquiry.

China Arrests Ex-Chief of Domestic Security in Graft Case

By CHRIS BUCKLEY

The former head of the domestic security apparatus is the first member of the Politburo Standing Committee, retired or active, to face a criminal corruption inquiry.

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Abdullah Abdullah, right, Afghanistan’s chief executive, with Secretary of State John Kerry at a conference in London.

Meeting Afghan Leaders, Donors Pledge Support

By MICHAEL R. GORDON

The promises came during an international conference at which American and British leaders praised Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s unity government.

Narendra Modi, Favoring Growth in India, Pares Back Environmental Rules

By ELLEN BARRY and NEHA THIRANI BAGRI

The new government is moving with remarkable speed to clear away regulatory burdens for industry, the armed forces, mining and power projects.

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North Korean soldiers marched through Kim Il-Sung Square on Saturday during a military parade to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice in 1953.

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Timeline on North Korea’s Nuclear Program

The country’s nuclear weapons program and its development of long-range rocket systems have angered many in the West, including in the United States.

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Climate Goals Pledged by China and the U.S.

The agreement includes a new goal for U.S. carbon emissions and a commitment by China to curb its emissions and rely more heavily on renewable and nuclear sources of energy.