Election officials in Kyrgyzstan annulled the results (RFE/RL) of parliamentary elections held over the weekend following a night of chaos and violence in which protesters seized control of government buildings. At least one person died and hundreds were injured.

​Opposition parties alleged vote buying in the election, which was won by parties close to the country’s pro-Russia president, Sooronbay Jeenbekov. Protesters stormed the parliament building (BBC) and the president’s office and freed former President Almazbek Atambayev, who was jailed while awaiting trial on corruption charges. Members of several opposition parties announced plans to oust Jeenbekov (AP) and install a new government. The president’s whereabouts are currently unknown, but a spokesperson said he remains in control and is working to “restore law and order.”

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned of Chinese “malign activity” (SCMP) as he met with his counterparts from Australia, India, and Japan—which form the so-called Quad with the United States—in Tokyo. All four countries have tensions with China (AP), including a recent China-India border feud and friction over the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands, claimed by both China and Japan.

​Indonesia: The country’s parliament approved broad legislation (NYT) aimed at creating jobs. Critics say it would harm workers and increase deforestation by loosening environmental and labor regulations.

President Donald J. Trump returned to the White House (NYT) last night after being hospitalized with COVID-19 and urged Americans not to let the disease “dominate” their lives. He said they should not be afraid of the coronavirus, which has killed more than two hundred thousand people in the United States. The White House has given conflicting accounts of the president’s health, and he could continue to receive treatment.

With help from the United States, the Afghan government and the Taliban agreed on nineteen rules to prevent a breakdown in their peace talks, official sources told Reuters. Violence continues to rock Afghanistan despite the negotiations taking place in Qatar.

​CFR’s Center for Preventive Action explains what to know about the peace talks.

Foreign ministers from Israel and the United Arab Emirates are meeting in Berlin (Haaretz) today to build on a fledgling deal between the two to normalize relations. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said the agreement, signed at the White House last month, was also an opportunity for renewed dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians.

CFR’s Martin S. Indyk explains how the deal came together in this episode of The President’s Inbox podcast.

​Libya: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged world powers to stop supplying arms to Libya’s rival governments and instead work toward a lasting cease-fire, warning that the future of the country “is at stake” (Al Jazeera).

Ethiopia’s civil aviation authority announced a ban on flights (Reuters) over the new hydropower dam on the Blue Nile river, citing security concerns. The move could further inflame tensions with Egypt and Sudan, which oppose the dam due to fears that it could threaten their water supplies.

​Mali: More than one hundred alleged or convicted jihadis were released in a prisoner swap in exchange for the freedom of former opposition leader and presidential candidate Soumaila Cisse and French aid worker Sophie Petronin, unnamed officials told AFP.

U.S. and Russian negotiators made progress toward a potential nuclear agreement during talks in Helsinki yesterday, a senior Trump administration official told the Wall Street Journal. The deal, which would give Trump a diplomatic win before the presidential election, would freeze both countries’ nuclear arsenals and outline a more detailed treaty to be negotiated next year.

United Kingdom: A top European Union official said that the prospect of the United Kingdom exiting the bloc without a trade deal is becoming increasingly likely (AP). European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic criticized British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for pushing legislation that would undo the previous withdrawal agreement.

​CFR’s Sebastian Mallaby explains what’s going on with Brexit.

A caravan of several thousand migrants from Honduras en route to the United States mostly disbanded (WSJ) after being turned away by authorities in Guatemala. Mexico had also deployed forces at its border to block the caravan.

​Venezuela: President Nicolas Maduro successfully appealed a British court ruling (BBC) that said the UK recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s leader and denied Maduro access to $1 billion worth of gold held by the Bank of England. The case will now go back to the UK High Court.

About 10 percent of the world’s population, far more than the official tally, could have been infected with the new coronavirus (Al Jazeera), said Mike Ryan, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) emergency operations chief. He warned that the “vast majority of the world remains at risk.”