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

1. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has urged North Korea to abandon its nuclear and missile programs.
2. A U.S. government official has suggested that most areas of the United States may be within the range of an intercontinental ballistic missile North Korea said it launched on Friday.
3. The Chinese military has started operations at its first overseas support base in the eastern African country of Djibouti.

August 1, Tuesday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Fumiko Konoe and Ms. Risa Shimizu

1. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has formally announced plans to reshuffle his Cabinet and the leadership of the governing parties on Thursday.
2. A U.S. rocket technology expert says the re-entry vehicle of the North Korean ballistic missile launched last week likely disintegrated after re-entering the atmosphere.
3. The foreign ministers of the 10-member Association of the Southeast Asian Nations are likely to take a softer stance on China’s growing presence in the South China Sea.

July 31, Monday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Yoshi Ogasawara and Ms. Yuka Matsumoto

1. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he and U.S. President have fully agreed on the need to take further action to deal with North Korean missile threats.
2. Russian President Vladimir Putin has made clear that his country will expel 755 U.S. diplomatic staff in response to new U.S. sanctions.
3. Scores of Turkish women wearing shorts and tank tops gathered at parks in Istanbul on Sunday, demanding freedom of dress.

July 30, Sunday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki and Ms. Keiko Kitagawa

1. Japan’s Defense Ministry says the missile North Korea launched later Friday night may be the same type as the intercontinental ballistic missile launched on July 4th.
2. The Iranian government says that it will consider measures against the United States after the administration of President Donald Trump announced new sanctions on Iran.
3. Six countries in Southeast Asia have agreed to monitor the movement of militants to prevent them from building a stronghold in the region.