A television showing file footage of North Korean missiles during a South Korean news broadcast at the Seoul Railway Station on Thursday. Credit Jung Yeon-Je/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
This Wednesday, North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles, South’s military says; deputy of Venezuela’s Guaido arrested and dragged away by tow truck; Syrian government captures strategic town from rebels-residents, war monitor; trade war: Trump says China ‘broke the deal’ in trade talks; South Africa election: ANC leads as votes counted.
North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles, South’s military says (NY Times)
Deputy of Venezuela's Guaido arrested and dragged away by tow truck (Reuters)
Syrian government captures strategic town from rebels-residents, war monitor (Reuters)
Trade war: Trump says China 'broke the deal' in trade talks (BBC)
U.S., Japan, India and Philippines challenge Beijing with naval drills in the South China Sea (Reuters)
Thai election: Pro-military party likely to form government (BBC)
Pope decrees bishops must be directly accountable for sex abuse or cover-ups (Reuters)
Labour's Corbyn says: "No big offer" yet from PM May on Brexit (Reuters)
Europeans reject "ultimatums" from Iran as it eases nuclear curbs (Reuters)
Health funding gap means 1,700 in Gaza may face amputations: U.N. (Reuters)
As states race to limit abortions, Alabama goes further, seeking to outlaw most of them (NY Times)
California has a moratorium on executions. Prosecutors want new death sentences anyway. (NY Times)
Handcuffed and arrested for not paying a traffic ticket (NY Times)