日: 2017年11月18日

1. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono will visit Bangladesh and pledge financial aid for Rohingya refugees in the country.
2. China’s presidential envoy has met with a close aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. They are thought to have discussed the North’s nuclear and missile programs.
3. Iraqi government forces say they have recaptured the final piece of the Islamic State militant group’s self-proclaimed caliphate in the country.

1. U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed hope that China will use its influence on North Korea when its presidential envoy visits Pyongyang on Friday.
2. The U.N. Human Rights Council has called on Japan to ensure the independence of its news media and continue supporting people affected by the Fukushima nuclear accident.
3. President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe is reportedly refusing to resign after meeting the country’s army commander and mediators from South Africa.

1. Japan’s defense minister and the general in command of U.S. forces Korea have agreed to continue to put pressure on North Korea, who joined the military drills between the two nations.
2. U.S. President Donald Trump has stressed the success of his recent tour to Asia, his first since taking office.
3. Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has reportedly been put under house arrest after what appears to be a “military coup.” Observers say he may be forced to resign.