Key words : death threat powder trump
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US media are reporting that a letter containing a death threat and a white powder was sent to a New York prosecutor investigating former President Donald Trump.
They say the letter was addressed to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
It was postmarked Tuesday and sent from Orlando, Florida.
The powder was determined by investigators to be non-hazardous.
The district attorney is probing into alleged hush money payments made by Trump to a woman who claims she had an affair with the former president.
Police are looking into the link between the letter and the investigation.
A decision by a New York grand jury on whether to indict the former president could come as early as next week.
Key words : russian troop weapon
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Ukrainian leaders say civilians in the eastern Donbas region are bearing the brunt of a new round of shelling by Russian troops. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has framed the situation on the frontlines as a "decisive stage" in the struggle for peace and independence.
Authorities in Donbas said on Friday that Russian missile strikes hit wide areas. They said at least three people died in the city of Kostiantynivka.
One of the attacks targeted a facility that had been built to provide electricity, water and other necessities.
The Red Cross says thousands of civilians around the city of Bakhmut in Donbas are being "pushed to the very limit" of survival. Zelenskyy encouraged his forces to help them by "doing everything" in their power to speed along a victory.
Zelenskyy said, "I have no doubt that we will be able to protect our country and win long-term security, freedom and peace for the Ukrainian people."
Ukrainian troops have been training with their European allies on how to use advanced weapons systems. They are waiting for delivery of additional tanks, jets and missiles.
Leaders in Moscow said their troops are getting ready for whatever the Ukrainians throw at them. Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia's Security Council, said on Thursday that military staff are assessing those plans and "preparing solutions."
Key words : supplied western
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Ukrainian troops are preparing for counteroffensives against Russian forces, with additional weapons supplied by Western nations.
Slovakia said on Thursday that it had delivered four Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. Officials say nine more jets will be handed over in the coming weeks. Slovakia is believed to be the first NATO member to provide fighter aircraft to Kyiv. Another Ukraine neighbor, Poland, has announced a plan to send fighter jets.
EU leaders approved a plan to send one million rounds of ammunition to Ukraine over the next 12 months.
The country's top ground forces commander wrote on social media that Russian military company Wagner is losing considerable strength in the battle over the eastern city of Bakhmut.
The commander also wrote that Ukrainian troops will take advantage of the opportunity as they did near Kyiv, Kharkiv and elsewhere.
The deputy chair of Russia's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, held a meeting with military industry representatives on Thursday.
The former Russian president cited Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, who during World War Two urged military equipment factories to boost output and warned of reprisals if they failed.
Medvedev said in an interview with Russian state-run media that the country is not fighting Ukraine but 3.6 million members of the NATO army.
Key words : liberation crimea end of war
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Key words : former russian president
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Ukrainian troops are preparing for counteroffensives against Russian forces, with additional weapons supplied by Western nations.
Slovakia said on Thursday that it had delivered four Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. Officials say nine more jets will be handed over in the coming weeks. Slovakia is believed to be the first NATO member to provide fighter aircraft to Kyiv. Another Ukraine neighbor, Poland, has announced a plan to send fighter jets.
EU leaders approved a plan to send one million rounds of ammunition to Ukraine over the next 12 months.
The country's top ground forces commander wrote on social media that Russian military company Wagner is losing considerable strength in the battle over the eastern city of Bakhmut.
The commander also wrote that Ukrainian troops will take advantage of the opportunity as they did near Kyiv, Kharkiv and elsewhere.
The deputy chair of Russia's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, held a meeting with military industry representatives on Thursday.
The former Russian president cited Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, who during World War Two urged military equipment factories to boost output and warned of reprisals if they failed.
Medvedev said in an interview with Russian state-run media that the country is not fighting Ukraine but 3.6 million members of the NATO army.
Key words : united nations human denounce
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A United Nations human rights monitoring group has denounced both Russia and Ukraine for having executed prisoners of war amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine released a report on Friday based on interviews with 432 people, including Russian and Ukrainian POWs and their relatives. The group also visited 50 related sites to collect information.
The mission says it documented summary executions of 15 POWs by the Russian side and those of up to 25 POWs and others by Ukrainian forces.
It says more than 84 percent of the 203 POWs detained by Russia said they were tortured or ill-treated, and that five of them died of injuries caused by torture.
The report says about half of the 229 POWs detained by Ukraine were tortured or ill-treated.
The mission also says it documented 621 cases of enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions of civilians by Russian forces. Among them, 90 percent of the 127 people it interviewed said they had been subjected to torture or ill-treatment, including sexual violence.
The group documented 91 cases of enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions of civilians by Ukrainian security forces. Among them, 53 percent of the 73 people it interviewed said they had been tortured or ill-treated.
Mission chief Matilda Bogner expressed concern about executions of POWs, saying that the large-scale impact on civilians will continue unless both parties of the conflict ensure full compliance with international humanitarian law.
Key words : us forces syria
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US forces have conducted airstrikes in Syria, targeting the facilities of groups affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The strikes were in response to a deadly drone attack on a coalition facility in Syria.
The US Defense Department says Thursday's strike by an Iranian-made drone on a coalition base in northeastern Syria killed an American contractor and wounded five US service members along with another contractor. The forces are in the country to deal with Islamic State militants.
Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Patrick Ryder referred to the airstrikes in eastern Syria during a media briefing on Friday.
He said that no group will strike US troops with impunity. He stressed that if Americans are threatened, the US will respond appropriately and proportionately.
Ryder said that about 5 and a half hours after the US strikes, rockets targeted another coalition site in Syria.
He said Washington is not seeking conflict with Iran or escalation with the country.
Key words : fisheries conference to protect
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Delegates at a fisheries conference in Japan have agreed to a 25-percent cut in the total catch of Pacific saury.
The measure takes effect this year and runs through 2024.
Nine countries and regions including Japan, China and Taiwan wrapped up a three-day meeting of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission on Friday in Sapporo.
The delegates agreed to limit the catch for all members to 250,000 tons. That's down from the current 330,000 tons.
Fishing in some waters will be banned in June and July to protect young saury.
The delegates also agreed to either reduce the number of fishing boats by 10 percent from 2018 levels, or limit the fishing period to no more than 180 days.
Japan proposed lowering the catch limit to 170,000 tons, but agreed on 250,000 tons after taking into consideration the views of other members.
Fisheries Agency councilor Takase Miwako said none of the delegates objected to a cut in the catch.
Key words : tiktok ban europe
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The French government has banned Chinese video-sharing app TikTok on the work phones of public-sector employees.
Transformation and Public Administration Minister Stanislas Guerini made the announcement on Friday.
He said recreational applications do not have sufficient levels of cybersecurity and data protection, adding that the ban is effective immediately.
It follows similar moves in the United States, Britain and Europe.
There is widespread concern that data from TikTok could be leaked to China.
Key words : a pair of zoo
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A pair of native South African lizards evacuated from Ukraine are on display at a zoo in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.
The armadillo girdled lizards had been kept at a private zoo in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
But frequent blackouts caused by Russia's invasion made it difficult for the facility to keep the lizards.
Last November, the Ukrainian zoo asked its counterpart "iZoo" in Kawazu Town, Shizuoka Prefecture, to accept the reptiles.
The pair arrived in Japan last week, and have been on display since Tuesday.
The lizards, about 20 centimeters long, are covered with thick scales that resemble armor. They roll into a ball like an armadillo when frightened.
Visitors at the zoo said they hope the war in Ukraine will end soon so the lizards can return home.
A keeper says the zoo officials hope to breed the lizards at their facility.
Key words : imperial
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A street within the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo has been opened to the public for cherry blossom viewing for the first time in four years.
About 100 cherry trees of numerous varieties line Inui Street, which stretches for about 600 meters. The trees are currently in full bloom.
Many people waited in the rain for a palace gate to open at 9 a.m. on Saturday. The annual spring event had not been held during the past three years because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The umbrella-carrying visitors strolled along the street, some taking pictures of the blossoms with their smartphones.
A married couple in their 30s said they were there for the first time, and that they enjoyed getting a glimpse of the rarely seen buildings, the cherry blossoms and various other flowering plants inside the palace.
The area will be open to the public between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. until April 2.
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