The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Obama to skip Japan ex-PM Abe's state funeral, Hagerty to attendWASHINGTON - Former U.S. President Barack Obama is no longer expected to attend the state funeral of assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to be held later this month, U.S. and Japanese sources said Saturday.Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty is set to attend the funeral slated for Sept. 27 in Tokyo as President Joe Biden's administration wants to offer condolences through a bipartisan representative, they said.----…READ FULL ARTICLE