- Japan’s foreign minister says he plans to urge his South Korean counterpart to have Seoul act appropriately on the issue of wartime labor.
- U.S. President Donald Trump says he will declare a national emergency to fund the building of a wall along the southern border with Mexico.
- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has strongly urged European nations to follow the United States in withdrawing from a nuclear deal with Iran.
February 15, Friday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradhan and Ms. Michelle Yamamoto