Key words : nearly 1.5 million fled
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Israel appears set to attack Rafah, as US vetoes latest UN resolution
The Israeli military appears to be determined to wage a ground offensive targeting Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
Former Israeli Defense Minister and current war cabinet member Benny Gantz said on Sunday that the military will push into Rafah if Hamas fails to release all hostages by Ramadan. The Muslim month of fasting begins around March 10 this year.
Nearly 1.5 million people are now in Rafah, including Palestinians who fled from northern Gaza and sought shelter in the area.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces have continued fierce attacks on Khan Younis, north of Rafah.
On Tuesday, the World Health Organization released a video explaining its efforts to transfer critical patients from the Nasser Medical Complex. The hospital in Khan Younis was raided by Israeli forces.
The WHO said an estimated 130 sick and injured patients and at least 15 doctors and nurses remain inside the hospital. But the hospital has no electricity or running water, and medical waste and garbage are creating a breeding ground for disease.
As fears mount of a further escalation in civilian casualties, the UN Security Council voted on a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on Tuesday.
The United States again vetoed the resolution, claiming it could jeopardize sensitive negotiations now under way.
Thirteen of the 15 council members -- including Japan -- supported the draft resolution.
Key words : veto 15 member
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US vetoes latest Gaza ceasefire resolution at UN
The United States has again vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Thirteen of the council's 15 member countries -- including Japan and France -- supported the Algerian-drafted resolution on Tuesday. Britain abstained.
It was the fourth time the United States has vetoed a Security Council resolution on Gaza since fighting began last October. In one such case, the US objected to an amendment.
US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said after the vote that the ceasefire resolution could not have laid the foundation for a sustainable peace and would have put sensitive negotiations in jeopardy.
She was referring to efforts by the US, Egypt and others to mediate a pause in fighting along with the release of hostages held by Hamas.
Thomas-Greenfield indicated that the United States will submit its own draft that would call for a temporary ceasefire, linked to the release of all hostages.
Some countries welcomed the United States' diplomatic efforts, but expressed disappointment that the Algerian-sponsored draft was voted down.
Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said the US veto has "condemned thousands more civilians in Gaza to death."
International concern is rising as Israel appears poised to launch a ground offensive in Rafah in southern Gaza where many civilians are taking shelter.
Key words : ukraine two years landmine
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G7 to hold online summit to mark 2 years of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Japanese government sources say the Group of Seven nations are organizing an online summit for Saturday, exactly two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine started.
The sources also say Prime Minister Kishida Fumio plans to express Japan's intention of continuing to support Ukraine and sanctions against Russia.
Japan and Ukraine signed more than 50 cooperation documents including those for landmine removals, reviving agriculture and other areas at a conference on Ukraine's reconstruction held in Tokyo on Monday.
Kishida is also expected to stress the need to create international momentum behind achieving lasting peace for Ukraine as soon as possible.
He is likely to call for unity among the G7 members, as some Western countries are said to be feeling donor fatigue.
Key words : red cross
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International Red Cross: 23,000 people reported missing in Ukraine and Russia
Nearly two years since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the International Committee of the Red Cross says 23,000 people are reported missing on both sides of the war.
The ICRC is a neutral body acting under international humanitarian law. It acts on requests from families of missing soldiers and citizens, and collects relevant information from the governments involved.
Dusan Vujasanin is in charge of the tracing operation for the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. He told reporters at the ICRC headquarters in Switzerland on Tuesday that his bureau has received search requests from families for 31,000 missing persons.
Vujasanin said the whereabouts of 8,000 of them have been clarified, but that the fate of the remaining 23,000 are unknown.
The nationalities of those who remain missing were not provided.
Vujasanin said that so many families are still in the dark about their loved ones, and that his bureau will focus its energy on finding out where they are.
Key words : opposition leader mother hand over
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Alexei Navalny's mother urges Putin to hand over her son's body
The mother of deceased Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has urged President Vladimir Putin to hand over her son's body.
Lyudmila Navalnaya made the appeal in a video released on Tuesday. The footage was taken in front of the prison where Navalny died on Friday.
Authorities have reportedly told the bereaved family that the body will not be handed over for at least 14 days pending completion of chemical analysis.
The mother said she has not been able to see his body for five days and has not been told where her son is.
She said, "I appeal to you, Vladimir Putin. Resolving this issue depends on you alone. Let me finally see my son."
She also demanded that his body "be released immediately so that I can bury him humanely."
A Russian human rights group has gathered more than 70,000 appeals for the return of his body to the family.
Navalny's widow, Yulia Navalnaya, said in a video message on Monday that authorities have not handed over the body because they are waiting for traces of poison to disappear.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov criticized her remarks as "absolutely unsubstantiated, boorish accusations against the head of the Russian state."
Key words : industry minister
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Japan's industry minister tells Fukushima Daiichi operator to ensure safety
Japan's industry minister has instructed the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to take thorough measures to ensure safety following a series of water leak incidents at the plant.
Saito Ken met the president of Tokyo Electric Power Company, Kobayakawa Tomoaki, on Wednesday.
Earlier this month, untreated water leaked from the outdoor vent of a filtering device at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. In October, five workers at the plant were directly exposed to liquid containing radioactive substances.
Kobayakawa offered an apology for causing great concern. He said that from a safety viewpoint, the problems should not have happened and he takes them very seriously.
Saito said the incidents will fuel concerns in local communities and other parts of Japan and abroad about the safety of TEPCO's work to decommission the plant. He called on Kobayakawa to take them seriously as a management issue.
The minister urged the utility to conduct an analysis to determine whether the incidents had anything in common. He also called for the use of digital technology to prevent mistakes.
Kobayakawa told reporters after the meeting that as instructed, his firm with the help of outside experts will study effective measures to prevent errors, and lessen dependence on humans.
Key words : police ten countries
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Police from 10 nations take down LockBit ransomware gang
Japan's National Police Agency says an international law enforcement operation has taken down a pair of alleged cybercriminals from a gang known as LockBit.
The agency said on Tuesday that Europol arrested two purported members of the group on suspicion of launching cyberattacks against key infrastructure in some countries.
Law enforcement groups from ten countries worldwide including Japan were involved in the operation.
LockBit is known to have leaked stolen data on the dark web if victims refuse to pay a ransom.
The group is responsible for more than 100 cyberattacks against companies and hospitals in Japan.
In one of the cases, an attack caused a massive system failure and disrupted operations at container terminals in the port of Nagoya, central Japan, in July last year.
The National Police Agency says a tool developed by Japanese police and provided to Europol helped restore stolen data that had been encrypted.
The agency plans to step up cooperation with its counterparts abroad to crack down on cybercrimes.
Key words : brain chip
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Musk: Brain chip implant patient can control computer mouse by thoughts
US entrepreneur Elon Musk says a patient who received a brain-chip implant by a venture firm he co-founded is able to control a computer mouse using just their thoughts.
Musk said last month that his startup Neuralink had implanted a brain chip in a human for the first time.
Musk said in an online event on Monday that the patient seems to have made a full recovery and "is able to control the mouse, move the mouse around the screen by just thinking." He added that researchers are "trying to get as many button presses as possible."
Some US media outlets are reporting that no videos or other objective evidence have been presented, and that third party verification such as academic studies has not been completed.
Universities and businesses are researching brain-computer interface technology to enable people with physical disabilities to control computers by thought.
Last year, a medical venture in the United States published a study on clinical trials of a device that reads signals through stents deployed into the brain via blood vessels.
The report said patients had "completed a 12-month follow-up with no persistent neurological deficits."
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