日: 2017年4月24日

1. France’s public broadcaster has projected that Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will compete in a presidential election runoff next month.
2. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump have discussed the North Korean situation over the telephone amid heightened tensions surrounding the country.
3. A land mine blast has killed a U.S. truce monitor in eastern Ukraine.

1. Japanese destroyers and a U.S. aircraft carrier will begin a joint drill on Sunday in the Pacific, off the Philippines.
2. French voters will cast their ballots on Sunday in the first round of the presidential election.
3. Japan plans to expand its multiple-entry visa program to China’s growing middle class as part of efforts to attract more overseas tourists.

1. Finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies have agreed that the global economy is recovering, but that downsize risks persist.
2. An advisory panel to the Japanese government has finalized its proposals on Emperor Akihito’s abdication. Among the proposals is a one-time legislative measure.
3. U.S. analysts’ report says that new photos indicate a nuclear test site in North Korea remains capable of conducting a test any time.

1. The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a press statement strongly condemning North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch.
2. French investigators have searched the home of the suspect in Thursday’s deadly shooting in central Paris.
3. The finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the Group of 20 economies, including the United States, China and Japan, are meeting in Washington.