WASHINGTON -- The SpaceX Crew Dragon docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday for a historic crewed mission.

In a first for a commercial spacecraft, Crew Dragon docked with the ISS at 10: 16 a.m. Eastern Time (1422 GMT), carrying astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. (US-SpaceX-ISS)

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HONG KONG -- It is against international law and practice for the United States to use unilateral sanctions as a threat to interfere in the policies of other countries and regions, Matthew Cheung, chief secretary for administration of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government wrote Sunday.

Cheung wrote in his blog that any sanctions against Hong Kong are a "double-edged sword" that harms oneself and others. Hong Kong, closely linked with the motherland, has the ability, determination and confidence to resist unreasonable threats and is not afraid of foreign sanctions and threats. (Hong Kong-US-Sanctions)

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MOGADISHU -- Death toll from the roadside blast in Somalia has risen to 10 while six others were injured after a roadside blast struck a commuter minibus outside Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday, an official said.

Ismael Mukhtar Omar, a government spokesman confirmed the death toll, saying the landmine exploded on the road between Mogadishu-Afgoye on Sunday morning. (Somalia-Blast-Death)

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz apologized on Sunday for Israeli police's shooting to death an unarmed, autistic Palestinian man in East Jerusalem on Saturday.

Gantz, who is also the leader of the centrist Blue and White party and Israel's "alternate" prime minister under a unity government deal, made the remark during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. (Israel-Palestine-Shooting) Enditem

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