. >> that was bruce harrison reporting from tokyo. up next, the top stories.et's look at what is making headlines in the world newspapers. spatill start off with a between canada and saudi arabia. >> it began when the canadian government called for the release of two prominent human rights activist which created ire in riyadh. how is the saudi arabian press treating this? of this paper,ge they go through the list of countries and organizations that have praised the crown prince. in the canadian press, much surprise and indignation. argues it is mail not about canadian and saudi arabia relations but about reflecting regional and domestic criticism about saudi foreign policy, mainly about their invoking the possibility of backing jared kushner and the white house proposal for a israeli-palestinian peace process. >> very controversial issue. how is this being viewed in the american media? >> new york times has a scathing editorial and call the saudi moves backward desperate and say it is unnecessarily aggressive and intended to intimidate critics into silence. sa