Key words : taiwan news conference aid
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Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu says Taiwan has severed diplomatic relations with the Central American nation of Honduras. This brings the number of countries having diplomatic relations with Taiwan to 13 -- the lowest ever.
Wu made the announcement at a news conference in Taipei on Sunday. He said negotiations are underway between Honduras and Beijing to establish diplomatic relations. He said Taiwan has decided to sever ties with Honduras to protect its sovereignty and dignity.
Wu accused Honduras of demanding billions of dollars in aid, comparing the amount with that of a Chinese aid plan and leaking what he described as false information on the contents of discussions between Taiwan and Honduras.
Beijing asserts there is only one China, and Taiwan is part of it.
It has been pressuring nations to cut ties with Taiwan under President Tsai Ing-wen, who refuses to accept the "one-China" policy.
The number of countries that have diplomatic ties with Taiwan has dropped by nine, including Honduras, since Tsai took office in 2016.
Tsai is scheduled to begin a tour of two Central American nations by way of the United States on Wednesday. Wu said he is highly suspicious that the negotiations between Beijing and Honduras were scheduled to coincide with Tsai's trip.
Key words : putin deploy tactical
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has agreed with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
In an interview with Russian state media released on Saturday, Putin said Lukashenko had long raised the issue of stationing tactical nuclear weapons in his country.
Putin said that the United States has been deploying its tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of its allied NATO countries.
He noted that Russia and Belarus have agreed to do the same, insisting the deployment will not violate their international obligations on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.
Putin noted that Iskander tactical missile systems have been transferred to Belarus, and that Belarusian Air Force planes may be used to launch nuclear weapons.
He added that Russia plans to complete the construction of a storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus by July 1.
Putin also referred to Britain's plans to supply Ukraine with armor-piercing depleted uranium tank shells. He noted that they are dangerous weapons, but that Russia has the means to counter them.
Putin also stressed Russia's plans to increase the production of weapons, including tanks. He suggested that new tanks would bring the total number of tanks possessed by Russian forces to triple the number available to Ukrainian forces.
There have been opinions voiced that Russian assaults have been losing momentum in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
Ukrainian forces are poised to launch large-scale counter offensives in the region, using tanks and fighter jets, which are expected to be provided by Western countries.
Key words : white house officials
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White House officials say they are aware of Russia's announcement that it has agreed with Belarus to deploy tactical nuclear weapons there. They say they will continue to monitor the implications.
A spokesperson for the US National Security Council told NHK on Saturday that officials have not seen any indications Russia is preparing to use a nuclear weapon.
The spokesperson said Washington remains committed to the collective defense of the NATO alliance.
Key words : ukraine killed in the battle
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In Ukraine, the number of newly dug graves has been increasing to accommodate soldiers killed in the battles.
In the western city of Lviv, many graves have been constructed in a burial district newly set up for the war dead at the city's largest cemetery built in the late 18th century.
Many bereaved families and relatives were seen visiting those graves and tearfully laying flowers on Saturday. March 25 is designated the day of remembering deceased in Ukraine.
A 51-year-old man whose 25-year-old son was killed in the war told NHK that he often visits his son's grave. He said the man was his only son, and that the best of the country's young are dying.
A 65-year-old woman also lost her 39-year-old son in the war. She said he died exactly one year ago on Sunday.
She said that although people say time relieves pain, she finds that not to be true, as her pain has not subsided.
As the war continues, a new cemetery has been set aside since last April on land adjacent to the old cemetery to make up for a shortage of burial lots.
The remains of more than 300 soldiers have already been buried in the new cemetery.
Key words : russian official arrest warrant 120
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Russian officials are weighing in on the issuance of an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin by the International Criminal Court on suspicion of war crimes. The court says there are reasonable grounds to believe that Putin bears responsibility for the unlawful deportation and transfer of children from occupied areas of Ukraine to Russia.
Russian Lower House Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Saturday that amendments to legislation are needed to ban any activity of the ICC on Russian territory.
Security Council deputy chair Dmitry Medvedev says if the Russian leader was arrested in another country, for example in Germany, it would be a declaration of war on Russia, which is a nuclear state.
More than 120 states parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC are now obligated to detain Putin if he sets foot on their territory. That could inhibit Putin's diplomatic activities.
Five emerging economies -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- are scheduled to hold a summit in August in South Africa, which is a state party to the ICC statute.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Friday it has not been decided whether Putin will attend the BRICS summit.
Key words : memorial ceremony ioto
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Groups of people from Japan and the United States have held a memorial ceremony on the Japanese island of Ioto, which is located in the Pacific, for soldiers who died there during World War Two. The island is also known as Iwo Jima.
It was the site of fierce battles during the closing days of the war. About 21,900 Japanese troops and approximately 6,800 US servicemen lost their lives in the fighting.
About 200 bereaved families and government officials from Japan and the United States attended this year's ceremony on Saturday. American families had been unable to attend for the past three years, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Teramoto Tetsuro heads a group of families of soldiers who died on the island. He made a speech during the ceremony.
Teramoto said people should remember that the peace and prosperity they enjoy today is founded on the honorable sacrifices made by brave soldiers who loved their homelands and families, and the unflagging efforts of the two countries.
In a speech, Norman Smith, the President of the Iwo Jima Association of America, said, "The reconciliation we witness today is the enduring foundation of historic friendship between the United States and Japan."
The participants then laid flowers and observed a moment of silence for the dead.
They also visited the underground dugout, where the Japanese army had set up its command center, and the hill known as Suribachiyama, where a fierce battle was fought.
Key words : tornado mississippi
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At least 23 people have been killed and dozens of others were injured after a tornado ripped through the southern US state of Mississippi.
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency says four people are missing in the aftermath of the twister that struck the area on Friday night.
Search and rescue operations are underway. State authorities say that the number of casualties could rise. The mayor of hard-hit Rolling Fork told CNN that his city is gone.
NOAA, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is still studying where the tornado actually touched down as it was also sighted in multiple places in neighboring Alabama.
A website that tracks US power outages showed about 70,000 households in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee were still without electricity on Saturday morning.
Key words : european union
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The European Union and Germany say they have agreed to conditionally allow new cars with combustion engines to be sold after 2035. The EU had been aiming to ban the sale of such vehicles by that year in order to reduce CO2 emissions.
The European Commission and the German government announced on Saturday that they had reached an agreement on the matter.
The EU and Germany have been at odds over the bloc's plan to phase out CO2-emitting cars by 2035. Vehicles with combustion engines, such as hybrid ones, are among the CO2-emitting cars.
But, Germany demanded that sales of combustion engine-powered vehicles, which run on climate-friendly synthetic fuels, be allowed to continue.
The country is the largest auto producer in the region.
EU officials stopped short of giving details about the agreement. Germany welcomed the deal. It said, "This clears the way for vehicles with internal combustion engines that run on CO2-neutral fuels only to be newly registered after 2035."
Synthetic fuels are made from carbon dioxide captured from the air and hydrogen produced using renewable electricity. When used in an engine, the fuels release CO2.
But, the amount of carbon dioxide emitted is roughly equal to the amount collected from the air to produce the fuel, which effectively means that the fuel is CO2 neutral overall.
Automakers in Europe have been accelerating their shift to electric vehicles ahead of the prospective ban on the sale of combustion engine-powered cars.
However, industry officials and some countries in the region have expressed concerns about the possible impact a ban could have on employment.
They are also concerned that electric vehicle producers may have to rely on China for raw materials and batteries.
The move indicates that the EU is shifting away from its earlier policy of promoting the production of electric vehicles. That could prompt automakers to readjust their strategies accordingly.
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