- South Korea has missed the Thursday deadline for responding to Japan’s request to start a third-party arbitration process over a wartime labor dispute.
- Police in Japan say 33 people were killed and 35 wounded after a suspected arson attack at an animation studio in Kyoto.
- The United States has imposed sanctions on an international network of seven entities and five individuals, accusing them of supporting Iran’s uranium enrichment.
July 19, Friday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Emma Howard and Mr. Raja Pradhan