Following is a summary of current world news briefs.
Iran warns UK against escalating tensions, says crew ofseized ship safe
Iran's ambassador to Britain warned against escalatingtensions on Sunday as a UK official declined to rule outsanctions in response to Tehran's seizure of a British-flaggedoil tanker. Britain has called Iran's capture of the StenaImpero in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday a "hostile act".
Drone strike near Tripoli kills seven fighters loyal toHaftar: military source
At least seven fighters loyal to Libyan National Army (LNA)forces commanded by Khalifa Haftar were killed overnight in adrone strike in southern Tripoli, a military source said.Eastern-based LNA had downed a drone on Sunday in Tripoli’ssouthern suburb of Ain Zara, it said without elaborating.
Female suicide bomber kills eight in northwest Pakistan
A female suicide bomber in northwestern Pakistan killed atleast eight people and wounded 26 more in an attack outside alocal civilian hospital on Sunday, local officials said. Theattack in Dera Ismail Khan early on Sunday was claimed byTehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, often known as the Pakistani Taliban,which is separate from the insurgent movement across the borderin Afghanistan.
Hong Kong's black-clad protesters target Beijing'srepresentative office
Thousands of protesters descended on China's representativeoffice in Hong Kong on Sunday, as anger over an extradition billmorphs into a fresh front against what many see as a broadererosion of freedoms by the city's political masters in Beijing.Millions have rallied over the past two months in anunprecedented show of force against Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam,triggering the worst social turmoil to rock the former Britishcolony since it returned to Chinese rule 22 years ago.
U.S. adviser Bolton travels to Japan, South Korea amid tradedispute
U.S. national security adviser John Bolton departed onSaturday for a trip to Japan and South Korea, two key allies ofWashington that are embroiled in a trade dispute. A White HouseNational Security Council spokesman said on Twitter that Boltonplanned to "continue conversations with critical allies andfriends".
Zelenskiy seeks broader mandate as Ukraine holds snapparliament election
Ukrainians voted in a snap parliamentary election on Sundaythat is expected to strengthen President Volodymyr Zelenskiy'shold on power, handing the novice politician a broader mandatefor driving change in a nation at war. A TV comedian with noprior policymaking experience, Zelenskiy won a landslide victoryin a presidential ballot in April, having cast himself as aneveryman outsider who would tackle corruption and raise livingstandards in one of Europe's poorest countries.
Japan's ruling bloc set for upper house majority, may get2/3: NHK exit poll
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc is set to keep asolid majority in Japan's upper house election on Sunday andwith allies could seal the two-thirds majority needed to keepalive his dream of revising the pacifist constitution, an NHKexit poll showed. Abe, who took office in December 2012 pledgingto restart the economy and bolster defence, is already on trackto become Japan's longest-serving premier if he stays on untilNovember, a stunning comeback after he abruptly ended a first,troubled one-year term in 2007.
UK finance minister to quit over no-deal Brexit if Johnsonbecome PM
British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Sunday hewould resign if Boris Johnson became prime minister because hefelt unable to support a leader happy to take the country out ofthe European Union without a deal. Hammond's decision underlinesthe strength of feeling in parliament against a no-deal Brexit,which some lawmakers and many businesses say would becatastrophic for the economy.
A 'shy, talented drawer' - mourner remembers friend lost inJapan arson attack
The two men, friends since high school, were in touch onsocial media a week ago about getting together for a drink. Buton Sunday, one was mourning the other, a victim of the arsonattack on a Japanese animation studio that has claimed 34 lives.Thursday's attack on Kyoto Animation, when a man walked in andpoured a bucket of gasoline at the entrance to the three-storeybuilding, was the worst mass killing in two decades in a nationwith one of the world's lowest crime rates.
Pompeo to meet with Mexico's foreign minister to discussimmigration, trade
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with MexicanForeign Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Sunday to discuss migrationand trade, amid heightened bilateral tension ahead of a deadlineon a deal that removed tariff threats on Mexican exports. Underthe June agreement with the United States, Mexico avertedpunitive tariffs on U.S.-bound Mexican shipments threatened byPresident Donald Trump by promising to stem the flow of illegalmigrants from Central America by July 22.