*)Overthrown Egypt President Morsi ‘dies in court’ Egypt’s state TV said the country’s overthrown President Mohamed Morsi collapsed during a court session and died.

He was buried in Cairo in the presence of only family members after their request to bury him in his family cemetery was rejected by Egyptian authorities. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch called for an independent probe into the death of Egypt’s first and only democratically elected president.

*)Triple suicide bombings kill at least 30 in Nigeria At least 30 people were killed in a triple suicide attack in the northeast Nigerian state of Borno.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Boko Haram and its Daesh splinter have often carried out attacks targeting civilians and the military.

Their attacks have claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and displaced millions of people.

*)Tensions rise as Iran speeds up enrichment, US sends troopsThe United States ratcheted up pressure on Iran, announcing the deployment of 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East.

Washington also produced new photographs it said showed Tehran was behind the attacks on two oil tankers last week.

The twin move came as Iran set a 10-day countdown for world powers to fulfill their commitments for a nuclear deal abandoned by the US.

*)Hong Kong protests fade as activists mull next steps Hong Kong’s government headquarters reopened as the number of protesters gathered dropped to a few dozen.

The demonstrations persisted into early Tuesday, but most of the protesters had gone home by midmorning.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam suspended work on the extradition bill that ignited the protests but still faces calls to resign for having sought to push for the legislation.

And finally,

*)'Hunger Games’ prequel book and film planned A new “Hunger Games” novel set decades before the original best-selling trilogy will be published next year.

Its publisher said plans for an accompanying film was already underway.

The original books told the story of Katniss Everdeen, a teenage heroine forced by the realm’s leaders to participate in a reality TV-style fight to the death.