Key words : russian force weapon substantial progress
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Russian forces in Ukraine are trying to solidify their gains before the Ukrainians take delivery of lethal weapons from their allies. However, analysts from British defense ministry say they are not making any substantial progress on the battlefield.
Leaders in Moscow had warned of the consequences after Germany, the US and other nations promised to send their main battle tanks to help Ukrainian forces.
On Thursday, they launched missile strikes on power plants and other civilian targets across Ukraine. At least 11 people died. However, Russian officials say the attacks had a military goal.
Defence Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said, "The strikes disrupted the transportation of weapons and ammunition, including those supplied by NATO countries, to combat areas."
On Friday, analysts from British defense ministry disputed those claims. They said the Russians are spreading misinformation to give the impression that their troops are "sustaining momentum."
Ukrainian leaders want to make sure their troops are ready for the new weapons. They are sending tank crews to the UK for training that starts on Monday.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that his army "needs at least 300 to 500 tanks" to beat back the Russians.
Key words : sister lashed
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The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lashed out at the United States for providing Ukraine with advanced battle tanks to fight Russia.
In a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency on Friday, Kim Yo Jong accuses Washington of "escalating the war situation".
She says the United States and other Western countries are handing over military hardware worth "an astronomical sum of money".
And she says no matter how desperately "the imperialist allied forces" may try, they will never weaken the spirit of the Russian army and people.
The Tokyo-based Radiopress news agency says this is the first time she has published a statement about Russia's invasion.
North Korea has clearly expressed support for Moscow since the conflict began. Russia supports Pyongyang's nuclear and missile development programs.
Key words : chinese government statistics
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Chinese government statistics show a surge in domestic and overseas travel during the weeklong Lunar New Year holidays.
Figures show 308 million people traveled during the seven days through January 27. That's up 23 percent from the same period last year.
Officials say the number is nearly 90 percent of the pre-pandemic figure of 2019.
Authorities ended their ultra-strict coronavirus restrictions earlier in the month.
Visitors returned to many tourist destinations. But some worry that could lead to the spread of infections in rural areas, or the emergence of new variants.
The state-run Xinhua news agency says about 1.2 million people traveled abroad from China during the six days through Thursday. That's about double the figure last year.
But the number who visited Japan remained low. Factors include the Chinese government's restrictions on sightseeing trips to Japan, and a drastic reduction in the number of flights.
Key words : palestinian killing shot
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A Palestinian man opened fire at a synagogue in Jerusalem on Friday night, killing seven people.
The gunman was shot dead by Israeli police.
The synagogue is in an Israeli settlement. The settlements are considered illegal under international law.
The incident follows Israeli military operations on Thursday in the West Bank city of Jenin and elsewhere that killed 10 Palestinians, including civilians.
Palestinian militants fired rockets from the Gaza Strip in retaliation. Israel responded with air raids on militants' bases.
Thirty Palestinians have been killed in January as a result of Israeli military operations.
Tensions have been mounting between Israelis and Palestinians. The new government formed in December under Benjamin Netanyahu is thought to be Israel's most hardline administration.
Key words : japanese police justice phone
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Japanese police have requested that Philippine authorities hand over four or five Japanese nationals being held at an immigration facility in greater Manila.
At least one of them is thought to be an organizer of a series of robberies across Japan.
The suspects include Watanabe Yuki and Imamura Kiyoto. Tokyo police had obtained arrest warrants for them and others for their alleged involvement in a scam in 2019.
Philippine Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla told NHK that Japanese police believe Watanabe may have used the alias "Luffy."
He revealed that Watanabe has been detained at the immigration facility since 2021.
Remulla told NHK that he wants to discuss the matter with the Japanese government to find out what it wants to be done.
He confirmed that phones are now banned at the facility so detainees cannot communicate with anyone outside.
Authorities in the Philippines say Imamura can be handed over to Japan as soon as the necessary paperwork has been completed.
They indicated that Watanabe cannot be delivered to Japanese authorities until legal procedures are completed in a case pending against him in the Philippines, but that he could be handed over if the procedures are suspended.
The justice secretary said he wants to examine the case in detail before he decides how to respond to the Japanese government's request.
Police believe a person using the name "Luffy" recruited people to commit a number of robberies in Japan and gave them instructions through social media.
They suspect the group that "Luffy" belongs to was involved in robberies in at least 14 prefectures.
Investigators have not confirmed if the name "Luffy" was used by a single person or multiple people.
Key words : died world war
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The Japanese government's search for the remains of soldiers who died in World War Two has brought new results.
Officials say they've found a human bone fragment in a battle tank unearthed on Peleliu. The Pacific island witnessed fierce fighting between US forces and the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army in 1944.
The death toll on the Japan side topped 10,000. The government has already collected the remains of about 7,800 troops, but the search continues for others.
The health ministry has commissioned the work to the Japan Association for Recovery and Repatriation of War Casualties. The group began excavations in September, and found the bone three months later.
Officials say it's part of a leg, and measures about 30 centimeters long. They say it's highly likely to be from a Japanese soldier, and are now considering a DNA analysis.
The group has also found bone fragments in another tank, but they are in poor condition due to fire damage. Officials say DNA testing will be difficult.
The team plans to conduct more excavations on other buried tanks.
The group says the discovery of the bone in tanks will lead to the possibility that there are still bones left behind that can help identify the war dead.
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