- U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested he may extend the deadline for reaching a trade deal with China beyond March 1st.
- Senior U.S. military officials are welcoming the second U.S.-North Korea summit scheduled for later this month, but say Pyongyang is unlikely to give up all of its nuclear weapons.
- Japanese swimming superstar Rikako Ikee says she will start full treatment for leukemia after revealing she had the disease earlier this week.
