The president’s restrictions on Chinese tech may be part of an eye-for-an-eye logic called reciprocity. The price could be a global patchwork of online fiefs.

And what else you need to know today.

Pensive after the loss of a friend, a photographer finds solace — and instruction — on a trip to the central Italian region of Umbria.

Protests took a decisive turn last week after videos of security officers brutally repressing demonstrators were widely shared.

The extremist group Al Shabab has escalated assaults in recent months, even as the country confronts a host of other challenges, including containing the coronavirus.

The Chinese phone number, ending in five 8s, drew 5,000 bids because it’s considered auspicious. Such phone numbers are coveted status symbols in China.

Belarus protests, Greece migrants, Christophe Girard: Here’s what you need to know.

The Shabab, the extremist group affiliated with Al Qaeda, claimed responsibility. It has carried many similar, deadly attacks in Somalia and neighboring Kenya.

At least 10,000 protesters gathered around Democracy Monument in Bangkok in Thailand’s largest rally since a coup in 2014.

Antigovernment protesters amassed in the country’s capital to oppose President Alexander G. Lukashenko, in the largest demonstration since he claimed a sixth term in a fraud-tainted election last week.