Key words : south missile launch provoked
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South Korea's military says Sunday's missile launch by North Korea could have been provoked by joint drills it plans to hold with the US.
South Korean military officials announced that North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan at around 6:53 AM Sunday.
The officials say the missile was fired from near the Taechon area of North Phyongan Province in the country's northwest.
They say the missile traveled about 600 kilometers, reaching an altitude of about 60 kilometers, at a maximum speed of about Mach 5.
Japanese Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu said it can be presumed that the missile landed outside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone.
Hamada also said the missile could have been a model capable of following irregular flight paths.
He said there have been no reports so far of damage to Japanese ships or aircraft.
Hamada said "We strongly condemn the launch. It violates Security Council resolutions."
North Korea fired a total of eight ballistic missiles in June alone. Sunday's launch was the 19th this year.
South Korea's presidential office has expressed concerns, as it was the first launch since Pyongyang adopted a nuclear policy early this month.
The law outlines conditions under which the country would launch a nuclear strike, enshrining the right to use nuclear weapons.
And North Korea has been on edge over US-South Korea joint drills scheduled to take place soon around the Sea of Japan.
The US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan docked in the southeastern city of Busan on Friday ahead of the drills.
South Korean and US military forces have been on high alert, as there are signs that Pyongyang may be preparing to launch a ballistic missile from a submarine.
Key words : iran young woman improperly
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Unrest continues in Iran a week after protests spread across the country following the death of a young woman who was arrested over how she wore her headscarf, or hijab. State-run television says 41 people have died in clashes between demonstrators and security forces.
Twenty-two-year-old Mahsa Amini died on September 16 after she was detained for allegedly wearing her headscarf "improperly."
Police say she died of a heart attack, but protesters believe she was beaten by police. In Iran, it is mandatory for women to cover their hair with a headscarf in public places.
Some demonstrators have turned violent, setting fire to police vehicles and damaging buildings.
The Iranian government is restricting internet access and disrupting the use of social media in a bid to bring the situation under control. A number of protesters have also been arrested.
Experts say the protests are being fueled by strong public discontent with the government's economic policy and the stronger crackdown on violators of headscarf rules. There are concerns that the number of casualties could rise.
Key words : mobilization one million student
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Civic protests have been staged across Russia in response to the country's partial mobilization program. This comes as some reservists have already begun to receive their call-up papers.
President Vladimir Putin announced the mobilization plan last Wednesday. He made the move as Ukrainian forces continued their counterattacks against Russian forces in the eastern and southern regions of Ukraine. Those assaults began early this month.
Protests were reported on Saturday in the capital, Moscow, and in Saint Petersburg, the nation's second largest city. Demonstrations were apparently held in Siberia and other regions across the country as well.
Many people were detained by the security forces.
A Russian human rights group says more than 740 individuals had been arrested in at least 32 cities by about 9:00 p.m. on Saturday.
The group says call-up papers were given to some of the detainees.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov was questioned about the legality of such a move. He responded that the action is totally legal.
Independent Russian media outlets have reported that about one million people could be mobilized. That is far more than the 300,000 people the Defense Ministry announced it would round up. The media outlets say the authorities could even call up individuals, who are normally excluded from a draft, such as elderly citizens and students.
Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta Europe reported on Saturday that the entire male population of a village in Siberia's Kemerovo region was called up.
Key words : india neutral
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India's External Affair's Minister has told the UN General Assembly that when it comes to the conflict in Ukraine, India is on the side of peace.
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Saturday that the answer is straight and honest when asked whose side India is on.
He added that India is on the side that respects the UN Charter and calls for dialogue and diplomacy.
India has a long and strong relationship with Russia especially in the military and economic fields.
It has repeatedly abstained at the UN voting for resolutions demanding immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine.
But Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin that "this cannot be an era of war" when they met earlier this month.
In his UN speech, Jaishankar reasserted India's neutral stance, neither supporting nor opposing Russia.
The minister also talked of the increasing calls for Security Council reform, noting that the current architecture is "anachronistic" and "deeply unfair."
He said that his country is ready to take on greater responsibilities, indicating India's desire for a permanent member seat on the council.
Key words : syria 89 people dead
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89 people have been confirmed dead after a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon capsized off Syria.
Syria's state-run news agency says the incident occurred off the coast of Syria on Thursday. It says about 20 people have been rescued, and search operations for missing passengers are continuing.
According to those rescued, the boat with about 150 people on board, left Lebanon last Tuesday and was heading for Cyprus.
Lebanese authorities have launched a crackdown on brokers smuggling migrants in the country.
People are fleeing Lebanon by sea to seek better life in Europe as the country's economic crisis continues to worsen.
Similar incidents have also occurred in the Mediterranean involving migrants and refugees heading for Europe from North Africa.
The International Organization for Migration says more than 1,600 people have lost their lives in such capsizals since early this year.
Key words : new footage 55 years ago
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New footage of the Beatles has been made public in Japan. The footage captured scenes of intense police security when the Fab Four visited Japan to perform in more than 55 years ago. Some contained never-before-seen footage.
The video was released in July to a nonprofit organization, which made an information disclosure request to the Metropolitan Police Department in 2015.
The faces of people other than the Beatles are blurred to protect their privacy.
The black-and-white, silent footage is about 35 minutes long. It shows large-scale security measures implemented during the visit from June 29 to July 3, 1966.
The footage shows checkpoints set up around Nippon Budokan, the concert venue, and a hotel where the members stayed. It also shows police boats patrolling the moats around the arena.
The video also includes scenes from the final performance on the night of July 2, which have never been made public until now. It shows the members waving as they left the stage.
Omura Toru, who is well-versed in the Beatles' 1966 visit to Japan, says the footage of the last performance came as a surprise as he thought there were no more materials available from that time, and it is worth studying.
Regarding the faces of fans and police officers being obscured, the head of the nonprofit organization, Shinkai Satoshi, says the fact that police had to blur footage taken in 1966 tells us how outdated and globally substandard Japan's information disclosure system is.
The video has been released on YouTube.
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