Key words : iran condemned
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Iran has condemned the US retaliatory airstrikes targeting the bases of Iran-backed militants in Iraq and Syria. Iraq and Syria have also criticized the attacks, which reportedly killed at least 45 people.
The US Central Command said its forces launched airstrikes targeting Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force and affiliated militia groups on Friday.
White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby had told reporters last Sunday that the US would retaliate for the deaths of three US soldiers in a drone strike in Jordan.
US forces on Friday hit 85 targets at seven locations in Iraq and Syria, including command and control headquarters, missiles, drone storage sites and other facilities related to the Quds Force or militias.
Kirby said the US action would not be just one hit but a tiered response over time. But he also said, "We do not seek another war. We do not seek to escalate."
Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson said in a statement on Saturday that the US attacks were violations of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq and Syria. He also said the US government has made another strategic mistake.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that 26 locations were targeted and 18 militants were killed in the Syria strikes.
Syrian state media carried a statement by the military that said the US strikes cannot be justified.
In Iraq, a government spokesperson said 16 people were killed, including civilians. Twenty-nine people were reportedly injured.
The statement said the US action pushes the security situation in Iraq and the region "to the brink of the abyss," and jeopardizes ongoing efforts to create stability.
Key words : 36 target
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The US government has announced that the militaries of the US and the UK, with the support of other countries, conducted strikes against 13 Houthi locations in Yemen.
The strikes focused on 36 targets.
The previous coalition strikes took place in mid-January.
The US military says that the Houthis continue to attack commercial vessels, as well as naval vessels transiting the Red Sea.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released a statement on Saturday that says the strikes are intended to further disrupt and degrade the capabilities of the Iranian-backed Houthi militia.
He said the targets were associated with Houthis' weapons storage facilities deep underground, missile systems and launchers, air defense and radar systems.
Austin added that the collective action sends a clear message to the Houthis that they will continue to bear further consequences if they do not end their illegal attacks.
Key words : washington post
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The Washington Post says Ukraine has informed the White House that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has decided to fire his top military commander.
The newspaper on Friday quoted sources as saying White House officials neither supported nor objected to the decision, but acknowledged it as the president's sovereign choice.
The Post reported that no time frame has been given for the ouster of Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces. It noted that the advance notice to Washington reflects the influential role of the United States as Ukraine's most powerful backer.
People familiar with the matter reportedly said that Zelenskyy could choose to delay action on the decision indefinitely but that appeared unlikely.
Observers have pointed out the rift between Zelenskyy and Zaluzhnyi over the years. Media outlets have reported on their latest clash over the general's request to mobilize 500,000 new soldiers.
Ukraine's defense ministry has denied Zaluzhnyi's dismissal.
Meanwhile, Russia and Ukraine have continued to target the other's infrastructure facilities. A Russian drone attack in Ukraine has caused widespread power outages.
In Volgograd in southern Russia, local authorities said a drone attack caused a fire at an oil refinery.
Key words : irish nationalist
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A power-sharing government has returned to Northern Ireland after a two-year hiatus, with an Irish nationalist appointed as the first minister for the first time.
In Northern Ireland, violent confrontation between Catholic residents seeking separation from the United Kingdom and Protestants opposing the move continued for more than 30 years. Following a 1998 peace deal, political parties representing both sides have for the most part jointly run the devolved government.
The pro-British Democratic Unionist Party, or DUP, walked out around two years ago over concerns over post-Brexit trade arrangements. The DUP agreed to return to power-sharing after the passing of new legislation under British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
The Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein's Vice President Michelle O'Neill was named the first minister on Saturday.
O'Neill said, "Wherever we come from, whatever our aspirations, we can and must build our future together."
Sinn Fein is the former political wing of the Irish Republican Army, or IRA, which conducted an armed struggle in Northern Ireland.
The party maintains the policy of abstaining from the British parliament at Westminster as taking seats in parliament requires pledging loyalty to the king.
Key words : shika application evacuation center
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The first temporary housing units have opened for people left homeless by the New Year's Day earthquake on the Sea of Japan coast. More than 8,000 people remain in evacuation centers in Ishikawa Prefecture.
The quake survivors started moving into their temporary homes in the city of Wajima on Saturday.
A 76-year-old woman has been living in an evacuation center with her daughter's family ever since her house burned down during the quake.
She said, "It's more comfortable, mentally. I don't have to worry about others."
A total of 18 families consisting of 55 people will move into these units. They either lost their homes in the disaster, or are elderly and need extra care.
City officials have received more than 4,000 applications for temporary housing.
Ishikawa prefecture aims to begin work on an additional 3,000 units before the end of March, with 1,300 of them slated to be completed by that time.
A professor at the Prefectural University of Kumamoto Sawada Michio studies how quake victims survive in the days and weeks afterwards.
He says the quake-hit municipalities in Noto are relatively small, meaning there is a limit to how much the communities can do.
Sawada said, "The temporary housing units have been provided swiftly, but the number is extremely limited. I think it's crucial that the quake-hit municipalities get help from the state, the prefecture or even the private sector."
Search operations continued on Saturday with about 130 police and fire personnel taking part.
Eleven people remain unaccounted for in the city of Wajima, and two in Suzu.
240 people have so far been confirmed dead throughout Ishikawa Prefecture.
Key words : charity new york
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About 180 Japanese nationals and Japanese Americans gathered for a charity event in New York City to benefit the victims of the earthquake that hit the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture last month.
Among the entertainers was Broadway performer Yusui Minami, who hails from the prefectural capital Kanazawa City.
The audience listened to her sing such songs as Sakamoto Kyu's "Ue wo muite arukou," popularly known as "Sukiyaki."
There were performances with Japanese drums and the shakuhachi bamboo flute, as well as a dance performance by local children that drew great applause.
A charity auction was held and donations were collected.
A woman whose friend experienced the earthquake said those who live abroad can only help by donating money, but they are always thinking about Japan and hope those affected by the disaster will overcome their challenges.
Yusui said she was frustrated at not being able to be in Ishikawa to help, but she wants to continue to do as much as she can with her friends in New York.
She said she hopes those in Noto and the Hokuriku region can feel that people around the world are thinking about them.
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