October 5, Saturday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Fumiko Konoe and Ms. Risa Shimizu

  1. In Hong Kong, pro-democracy protesters took to the streets on Friday night after the government announced a ban on face masks at rallies.
  2. A 14-year-old boy was wounded after a police officer shot him with a live round.
  3. Officials from the United States and North Korea have met in Sweden ahead of planned working-level talks on Saturday.