World Briefs

JAPAN A powerful typhoon was ripping through Japan yesterday and authorities were warning people to brace for heavy winds and rain in areas that include those devastated by a previous storm. Many flights were canceled at major airports throughout Japan, including Tokyo’s Narita and Haneda, as Typhoon Trami approached. The storm destroyed power lines on the southwestern islands of Okinawa on Saturday. 

US On the anniversary of the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, Las Vegas looks forward even as the victims are mourned and remembered. The city is marking the occasion with a string of events, including a dimming of the Strip’s glittering marquee lights. The Oct. 1, 2017, shooting left 58 dead and hundreds wounded. But in a town that has always looked ahead relentlessly, there’s not a lot of time devoted to reflection.

INDIA’s monsoon, which accounts for more than 70 percent of annual precipitation, missed a forecast for normal rainfall for a second year. Showers totaled 804 millimeters – or about 91 percent of the 50-year average – in the June to September period, data from the India Meteorological Department showed. 

MALDIVES The election commission on Saturday released the final results of this month’s presidential election, confirming the surprising opposition victory by longtime lawmaker Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.

SPAIN Clashes between Catalan separatists and police in Barcelona left 14 people injured and led to six arrests Saturday as tensions boiled over days before the anniversary of the Spanish region’s illegal referendum on secession, which ended in violent raids by security forces.

Separatists tossed and sprayed colored powder at police officers, filling the air with a thick rainbow cloud and covering anti-riot shields and police vans.

UK Ex-Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has branded British Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan for leaving the European Union “deranged,” fueling tensions as the ruling Conservative Party holds its annual conference. Johnson told the Sunday Times that May’s Brexit plan won’t work, particularly proposals that would require Britain and the EU to collect each other’s tariffs.