Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, Washington may need to " finish the job" or reach an agreement with Tehran before launching an attack on Iran as early as Sunday.
- According to the UKMTO, a tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile on Thursday afternoon local time while passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
- French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said around 1,000 people were detained on the sidelines of Saturday's protests.
- Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, reached China on Saturday across the recently constructed bridge.
- As it passed through Taiwan on Saturday, Typhoon Champi left over 500 people injured and at least one person dead.
- As the death toll from the terrorist attack on a church in Karak increased to nine,Jordinian King Abdullah vowed a strong response on Saturday.
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