- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says evidence suggests that an Iranian missile shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet that crashed on Wednesday.
- Japan’s Defense Minister Taro Kono is set to order the dispatch of a Self-Defense Force mission to the Middle East on Friday despite heightened tensions in the region.
- Japan and the Philippines have agreed to strengthen bilateral maritime security cooperation amid China’s increasing maritime activities in the South China Sea.
January 10, Friday, 2020 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Kimberly Gale and Ms. Emma Howard