Photo Zhou Xun in “Our Time Will Come.” Credit China Lion The films of the Hong Kong director Ann Hui (“A Simple Life”) can be less flashy than those of her regional contemporaries, like Tsui Hark and John Woo. But that’s to her advantage: With remarkable consistency, she has imbued …

John Gress | Getty Images A Qatar Cargo Boeing 777F plane and an American Airlines Airbus 321 prepare for take off at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker said on Thursday the Doha-based carrier would soon start buying shares in American Airlines …

Grace Ahlbom Age 23 Hometown Corte Madera, Calif. Now Lives In a three-bedroom apartment in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, with a high school friend and a classmate from Pratt Institute. Photo “I like romanticizing the idea of growing up as a boy,” Ms. Ahlbom said. Credit Nathan Bajar for The New …

Stephen Lam | Reuters Tim Cook, CEO, speaks during Apple’s annual world wide developer conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California, U.S. June 5, 2017. Apple is gearing up to launch three new iPhones in 2018, according to Japanese financial news outlet Nikkei. Previous reports said Apple plans three new iPhones …

Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump gives a speech on Krasinski Square during the Three Seas Initiative Summit in Warsaw, Poland, July 6, 2017. After failing to do so in an earlier speech in Europe, President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed NATO’s mutual defense clause. Speaking …

Francois Walschaerts | AFP | Getty Images European Council President Donald Tusk (L), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) and President of Commission Jean-Claude Juncker pose for a picture at the European Council on July 6, 2017 Japan and the European Union have formally agreed an outline free trade deal …

Karol Serewis | Gallo Images Poland | Getty Images The President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda meets the President of the United States Donald J. Trump on July 06, 2017 in Warsaw, Poland. President Donald Trump thinks that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. election but also believes …

Photo Lily Kwong, model and landscape designer who helps fashion brands become more environmentally friendly. Credit Amanda Hakan for The New York Times Lily Kwong Age 29 Hometown San Francisco Now Lives A two-bedroom apartment on Chrystie Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan where Keith Haring lived in …

Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images Putin speaks during the a meeting at Novo Ogaryovo state residence on July 5, 2017 in Moscow, Russia. Russia is in favor of an open and rules-based trade order to boost global growth, and sanctions imposed against Moscow are a “covert form” of protectionism, President …

“I know it happens to everybody, but it’d never happened to me,” he said. “I know people’s mothers have died, but this was mine.” Mr. Isaac’s mother died in February, but “Hamlet” is still with him. For most of this heat-struck summer, he is performing as the tortured prince grieving …