World briefs

China A parade tomorrow by China’s secretive military will offer a rare look at its rapidly developing arsenal, including possibly a nuclear-capable missile that could reach the United States in 30 minutes, as Beijing gets closer to matching Washington and other powers in weapons technology. 

China says its top trade negotiator will lead an upcoming 13th round of talks aimed at resolving a trade war with the United States.

India Monsoon rains continue to batter parts of India, with at least 42 more people dying in the past 24 hours, officials said yesterday.

Saudi Arabia A prominent bodyguard to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was shot and killed in what authorities described as a personal dispute, state TV reported yesterday, offering few details on an incident that shocked the kingdom.

Mexico Mexican crooner José José, the elegant dresser who moved audiences to tears with melancholic love ballads and was known as the “Prince of Song,” has died at the age of 71.

Vatican City Pope Francis yesterday decried “the culture of comfort” that leads to indifference in the face of a global migration and refugee crisis.

Austrians went to the polls yesterday to elect a new Parliament, four months after a corruption scandal brought down ex-Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s coalition government with the far-right Freedom Party.

Switzerland Car lovers from around the world splashed out more than $27 million at an auction yesterday for dozens of luxury cars seized from the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president in a Swiss money-laundering probe.

UK British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied wrongdoing yesterday over his links to an American businesswoman who allegedly received money and favorable treatment because of their friendship during his time as mayor of London. 

USA A New York City police officer and a man he was trying to arrest were both shot and killed during a struggle yesterday in the Bronx.

USA-Ukraine A 20-year-old student at Arizona State University broke the news that a key State Department official who was involved in talks between President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian government had stepped down from his post.