1. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is appealing the ruling by a federal district court that suspends his controversial travel ban.
2. Ukraine’s presidential office says President Petro Poroshenko and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump have agreed on the need to immediately halt the fighting in eastern Ukraine.
3. Japan’s Defense Ministry says it has successfully test-fired at sea a new interceptor missile jointly developed with the United States.
日: 2017年2月5日
February 4, Saturday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Fumiko Konoe and Ms. Risa Shimizu
1. Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada and U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis have confirmed the importance of the bilateral alliance to peace and stability of the Asia-Pacific region.
2. A U.S. federal court in the state of Washington has placed a nationwide block on President Trump’s executive order banning the nationals from 7 countries from entering the country.
3. The Trump administration has announced new sanctions against Iran in response to its recent ballistic missile test.