Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida denounces North Korean missile launches Thursday that resulted in two short-distance missiles landing in Japanese waters.
In South Korea, U.S. and South Korean forces carry out large military exercises. They are the fifth in a series of joint exercises that started last month.
Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti criticizes NATO-led peacekeepers for failing to explain what happened to three Kosovar police officers arrested by Serbian forces.
And in Sudan, the military blames the death of the governor of West Darfur on paramilitary RSF forces.