1. NHK’s latest poll shows that more people support than oppose Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru’s plan to remain in office despite the recent setback in the Upper House election. The poll found that 49 percent of respondents supported Ishiba’s plan, 40 percent opposed it, and 11 percent said they didn’t know or gave no answer.
2. Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken by phone with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, ahead of a summit with US President Donald Trump. The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Putin shared information with Kim about the summit planned on Friday in Alaska.
3. The White House says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will not join the planned summit between the US and Russian presidents on Friday. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt described the summit as a “listening exercise” for Trump. She said the goal for the president is to “walk away with a better understanding of how we can end this war.”