Now, wildfires in northeastern Japan have now been contained. The mayor of Iwate Prefectures, Ofunato, declared the momentum of the blazes burning in that city for 11 days has subsided.
Fuchigami Kiyoshi said at the news conference there's no risk of the fire spreading. The city plans to lift its remaining evacuation order by noon on Monday. The order affected about 2,400 people in nearly 1,000 households.
Iran's Supreme Leader has again rejected talks over its nuclear program, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. was apparently responding to US President Donald Trump's call for a deal.
Trump said on Friday that he had sent a letter to Iran over its nuclear program.
He's expressed interest in making a deal with Tehran.
Something's going to happen very soon. Very, very soon. You'll be talking about that pretty soon, I guess. And hopefully we can have a peace deal.
Iran says it has not received Trump's letter. Khamenei said on Saturday that negotiations are merely a means to push demands for some foreign governments. He also said that they will continue to make requests beyond the nuclear program. The remarks reflect caution over the Trump administration trying to curb Iran's missile capabilities and its backing of some armed groups in the Middle East. Now, following Khamenei's speech. The US National Security Council spokesperson said President Trump has clearly stated two ways Iran can be handled, militarily or by making a deal. Brian Hughes says he hopes Iran will put its people and best interests ahead of terror.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says senior Ukrainian and US officials will meet on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia.
Zelenskyy wrote in a social media post on Saturday that Ukraine's delegation will include the head of the presidential office, Andy Yermak, Foreign Minister Andy Sybia, and Defense Minister Rustam Umarov. The US has not provided a specific date, but National Security Advisor Mike Wall said he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will participate. The meeting comes after Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump got into a heated exchange. When they met at the White House in late February, Zelinskyy said Ukraine is fully committed to constructive dialogue. He also said his country has been seeking peace from the moment the fighting began between Ukraine and Russia, the Ukrainian leader added. Realistic proposals are on the table.
Now, hundreds of people have gathered for a rally in the US Capitol of Washington. They're calling for support for Ukraine and the resumption of military aid.
Stand with Ukraine. Stand with Ukraine.
Citizens groups organized the gathering near the White House on Saturday. The administration of President Donald Trump earlier this month suspended military support for Ukraine.
I was really disappointed at the American to see his treatment of Zelenskyy. It felt like it was against American policy and against American history and against the interests of the American people.
I think continuing sending military aid is the most important, most important thing that the administration can do. Hopefully something better than the last time they they got together.
Participants urged others to stand with Ukraine and not to abandon it.
Now, moving on to Syria, where more than 550 civilians have reportedly died amid clashes between the interim government forces and fighters supporting ousted President Bashar al-Assad.
It has been three months since the collapse of the Assad government.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the fighting has been raging since Thursday in Latakia, northwestern Syria and elsewhere.
It said battles are taking place on streets and near hospitals. The monitoring group said many of the victims are Muslim minority sect members, including women and children. The sect supported the former Assad administration. The report also said more than 200 fighters have died. Syria's state-run news agency said the defense ministry announced that roads to Latakia and other locations will be closed to restore security. The interim government is undertaking nation-building efforts while promoting reconciliation among Syrians.
But with fighting also ongoing in northern Syria between Kurdish forces and other groups, it's unclear whether stability will be restored in the country.
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The British government says it has agreed with Japanese electronics firm Fujitsu to discuss compensation for post office workers wrongly convicted due to a flawed accounting system.
More than 900 British Post Office employees were prosecuted on theft and other charges between 1999 and 2015 after the software wrongly indicated shortfalls of cash. The system was provided by a subsidiary of Fujitsu.
The government discovered the defect in the software in 2019.
Last year, Britain enacted a law to exonerate and compensate all victims of the scandal. The UK government, says Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds and Fujitsu's Chief Executive Officer Tokita Takahito agreed to begin talks on compensation during their meeting in Tokyo on Friday. The Japanese company had expressed its willingness to discuss compensation based on the findings of an independent inquiry in Britain. The final report of the inquiry has yet to be released.
The UK government says 768 million pounds, or about $991 million, has been paid to claimants so far.
It said it welcomes Fujitsu's repeated commitment to its moral obligation to contribute to the compensation.
NHK conducted the online survey ahead of the 14th anniversary of the March 11 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami.
The survey was open to people aged 18 or older living along the coast of Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures, as well as areas where evacuation orders were issued following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident.
1,000 people responded. They were asked what, based on their experiences, they think the government should focus on to prepare for future disasters. Multiple answers were allowed.
Now, 44% wanted lifelines such as water and electricity restored promptly, and about 29% considered tsunami evacuation measures to be important.
24% chose living conditions and management of evacuation facilities as priorities, 23% placed importance on quake-resistant houses and furniture, and 21% said authorities should provide swift and accurate information.
A man in his 70s living in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, said the 2011 disaster forced him to live without running water for a week and without electricity for a month.
In recent disasters, the restoration of lifelines has not gone well. There are concerns about aging infrastructure, and the results of the survey show that those affected by past disasters, I want the government to respond to various issues immediately following future disasters.
And those were the top stories for this hour.
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I'm Ramin Mellegard. Thank you very much for joining us.
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