1. North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Saturday morning. The U.S. and South Korean militaries believe the launch was a failure.
2. U.N. Security Council members are divided over how to address North Korea’s provocations.
3. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his British counterpart, Theresa May, have agreed on the importance of adhering to free trade.
日: 2017年4月29日
April 28, Friday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradhan and Ms. Mariko Kojima
1. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to jointly call on North Korea to refrain from further provocative acts.
2. The top commander of U.S. forces in the Asia-Pacific says the crisis with North Korea is at its worst point ever.
3. Fierce air attacks in northwestern Syria on Thursday killed 19 people, including 9 children.