May 17, Friday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Emma Howard and Ms. Sara Macdonald

  1. The New York Times says U.S. President Donald Trump told acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan that he does not want to go to war with Iran.
  2. Iran’s foreign minister is said to meet with senior officials in China to discuss U.S. sanctions against his country.
  3. President of Nissan Motor will hold on to his post under a new plan to shake up management at the scandal-plagued automaker.