US security advisor Bolton to visit Japan, S.Korea

US National Security Advisor John Bolton will visit Japan and South Korea this week as the two countries are embroiled in a trade dispute. In Japan, he will also likely discuss the issue of escalating tensions over Iran.
Hong Kong braces for fresh anti-government march

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Polls open in Japan’s Upper House election
People across Japan are casting their ballots in the Upper House election. About 47,000 polling stations opened at 7 a.m. on Sunday.
Heat wave in U.S. kills 6
-- Six deaths have been attributed to a recent heat wave that swept through much of the United States.
US security advisor Bolton to visit Japan, S. Korea
US National Security Advisor John Bolton will visit Japan and South Korea this week as the two countries are embroiled in a trade dispute. In Japan, he will also likely discuss the issue of escalating tensions over Iran.
High stakes in gas standoff between Cyprus and Turkey

21 July

Three astronauts arrive at Int'l Space Station
Three astronauts arrived Saturday for their mission aboard the International Space Station after Russia's Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft carried them into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.