Some 1,600 people have taken part in a rally in Moscow calling for press freedom, less than a week after Russian police dropped drug-related charges against a reporter.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he has made phone calls to other countries' officials to convey the view that Iran attacked two tankers in the Gulf of Oman.
The organizers of Sunday's mass rally in Hong Kong say nearly two million residents -- a record-high number -- took part to protest against the proposed extradition bill.
New teenage Real Madrid signing Takefusa Kubo said it was an "honor" to be nicknamed the "Japanese Messi" when speaking to reporters at the Copa America on Thursday.
Police in Osaka say what is believed to be a gunshot was heard in the city of Suita on Sunday morning shortly after a police officer was stabbed and had his handgun stolen.
The Japan Coast Guard says more than 300 North Korean fishing boats have been spotted in Japan's exclusive economic zone off the Noto Peninsula since late May.
