April 12, Wednesday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Emma Howard and Mr. Mick Corliss

1. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are to hold talks on Wednesday. This will be their first meeting since the U.S. missile strike on Syria.
2. German police say they’re working on the assumption that explosions set off near a bus carrying soccer squad Borussia Dortmund were deliberately targeting the vehicle.
3. Japanese figure skating star Mao Asada has spoken to reporters about her decision to retire from competitive skating.

April 11, Tuesday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Fumiko Konoe and Ms. Risa Shimizu

1. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the U.S. missile strike on a Syrian air base was a measured response to the Syrian government’s chemical weapons attack.
2. Middle Eastern foreign ministers are expectd to join the G7 meeting on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Syria.
3. Japanese figure skating star Mao Asada is retiring from competition.