*)Hong Kong democracy activist freed from jailDemocracy activist Joshua Wong was released from prison after serving five weeks for contempt of court.

Wong, who became the face of Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement, vowed to join mass protests demanding that the city’s China-backed leader, Carrie Lam, steps down. His release comes a day after organisers of the protest said almost two million black-clad people joined Sunday's march to government offices.

*)Saudi Arabia blames Iran for tanker attacks Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman accused arch-rival Iran of attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week.

Mohammed bin Salman said his country wouldn’t hesitate to deal with any threat but doesn’t favour war with Iran.

State Secretary Mike Pompeo says the US also doesn’t want war but will take any action to ensure vital shipping lanes in the Middle East are safe.

*)Hunt for cause of massive South America power outage beginsAuthorities are still in the dark about why an interconnected grid collapsed, leaving millions powerless in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.

South America’s grid connects many of the region’s largest countries.

Argentinian President Macri promised a thorough investigation into the outage, the results of which will come in 10 to 15 days.

*)Two candidates spar in Istanbul mayoral rerun debate All eyes in Istanbul were glued to the television for a debate between the two mayoral candidates ahead of a rerun vote.

People’s Alliance candidate Binali Yildirim and National Alliance candidate Ekrem Imamoglu sparred in the first election debate in almost two decades.

Guided by the moderator’s strict rules, Imamoglu and Yildirim detailed their projects and set out questions for each other.

And finally,

*)India beat Pakistan to maintain perfect World Cup record For such an intense rivalry, it was a lopsided contest when India and Pakistan faced off at the Cricket World Cup.

India extended its record to 7-0 against Pakistan, watched by a capacity crowd at Old Trafford and an estimated TV audience of around one billion.

India started ominously with Rohit Sharma scoring 140 from 113 deliveries and skipper Virat Kohli contributing 77 in a total of 336-5.