• In Afghanistan, at least eight civilians were killed and three U.S. soldiers wounded when a suicide bomber attacked an American military convoy in Kabul. [The New York Times]

• James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, said any suggestion he affected the outcome of the U.S. presidential election made him “mildly nauseous.” [The New York Times]

• North Korea confirmed it was holding an American citizen who was detained while trying to leave the country. [The New York Times]

• An Australian man’s detention in the U.S. has been the subject of global attention, but the details are more complicated than first reported. [The New York Times]

• In Perth, a Taiwanese delegation was ejected from a meeting hosted by Australia’s foreign minister after Chinese delegates disrupted proceedings. [The Sydney Morning Herald]

• Another viral video of an airline fracas: An American man who started a fistfight on a flight about to leave Tokyo has been charged with assault. [The New York Times]

• Some judges in India are taking action against their rivals by ordering them to undergo court-mandated mental health evaluations. [BBC]