Local:
TOKYO -- Kuwait warns its citizens in Japan to be cautious as Typhoon Lan, which is currently over the southernmost regions of Japan, is expected to hit Tokyo by midnight. (Issued at 16:03 local time, 13:03 GMT).
International:
RIYADH -- Foreign Ministers and Chiefs of Staff of countries involved in the Coalition to support Yemen's legitimacy meet in Riyadh. First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah attends on behalf of Kuwait. (Issued at 16:29 local time, 13:29 GMT).
AMMAN -- Jordan's government says it does not recognize Catalonia's declaration of independence from Spain. (Issued at 16:09 local time, 13:09 GMT).
TEHRAN -- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says his country intends to continue manufacturing missiles to defend his "people and sovereignty." This "does not contradict with international laws and UN Security Council Resolution 2231," he adds. (Issued at 13:36 local time, 10:36 GMT).
ISLAMABAD - At least 20 Afghan policemen are killed and several others are injured in separate clashes with Taliban militants across Afghanistan, police say. (Issued at 13:38 local time, 10:38 GMT).
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