More than 180 people have been arrested in Hong Kong after violent clashes erupted between protesters and the police during the China National Day rally.
A teenage demonstrator was shot in the chest with a live bullet and more than 100 people wounded during Tuesday's turmoil.
Police reportedly fired six live rounds, apart from using the standard tear gas and water cannon, to disperse the crowd.
The protests held on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China were aimed at propelling the fight for greater democracy.
Meanwhile, 96 people appeared in court on Tuesday, charged with rioting during Sunday's clashes.
More protests have been planned, including class boycotts at some secondary schools, on Wednesday in response to the shooting of the 18-year-old, who is now in a stable condition.
Qatar's prime minister said on Sunday that efforts to reach a new ceasefire in Gaza have made some progress but an agreement between Israel and Hamas to end the war remains elusive.
A huge blast most likely caused by the explosion of chemical materials killed at least 18 people and injured more than 700 on Saturday at Iran's biggest port, Bandar Abbas, Iranian state media reported.
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) have sounded the alarm over severe funding shortfalls that are hindering life-saving humanitarian aid in countries including Nigeria, Burundi, and Colombia.
A number of people were killed and multiple others were injured in Vancouver after a vehicle drove into a crowd at a Filipino street festival in the western Canadian city, police said on Saturday.