Key words : ukrainian president all resident
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Both Ukraine and Russia say civilian evacuations from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol were completed on Saturday -- the last day of a three-day ceasefire announced by Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his latest video address that more than 300 civilians have been rescued. He added that Ukraine is also working on humanitarian corridors for all residents of the city and surrounding settlements.
Earlier, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk commented on social media that the president's order had been carried out, and that all women, children, and elderly civilians had been evacuated from the steel mill.
She added that this part of the Mariupol humanitarian operation is over.
Russia's defense ministry also said in a statement that a humanitarian operation to evacuate civilians from the compound had been completed.
But Ukrainian forces are believed to be still holding out at the steelworks against a Russian siege.
Russia appears to be trying to take full control of Mariupol before Monday's Victory Day holiday commemorating the former Soviet Union's World War Two victory over Nazi Germany.
Russian forces are expected to intensify their attacks on the steel plant. Ukrainian officials say Russians have stormed into the compound.
Meanwhile, Russia's defense ministry announced on Saturday that its troops destroyed an arms depot near a railway station in the eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv with short-range Iskander ballistic missiles. The ministry said the destroyed weapons were supplied by the West.
Ukraine's defense ministry said on Twitter that its troops destroyed a Russian landing ship on an island in the Black Sea off the coast of Odesa with Turkish-made Bayraktar TB-2 drones.
Footage shows the landing ship, which appeared to be docked at a port, exploding after being hit and smoke rising from the craft.
Key words : world health visited
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The chief of the World Health Organization visited the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, to meet with the country's health minister and other officials on Saturday.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a Twitter post that he discussed health needs in Ukraine and how the WHO can provide support with Health Minister Viktor Liashko. The WHO chief also said his organization will continue to assist Ukraine.
The executive director of the WHO's Health Emergencies Programme, Michael Ryan, was also in Kyiv.
Ryan said the WHO had already documented 200 attacks on medical facilities in Ukraine.
He said intentional attacks on healthcare facilities are a breach of international humanitarian law and represent war crimes in any situation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday Russian troops had destroyed or damaged almost 400 hospitals and clinics in his country. He added the situation with access to medical services in the country's east and south is catastrophic.
Key words : moscow rehearsal
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Russia's military has conducted a rehearsal of its annual Victory Day parade in the capital Moscow.
The May 9th anniversary commemorates the former Soviet Union's triumph over Nazi Germany.
Russia's defense ministry says military parades marking the 77th anniversary will be held in 28 cities this year, including in Crimea, which Russia unilaterally annexed in 2014.
About 11,000 soldiers are scheduled to participate in the parade in Moscow's Red Square.
Saturday's rehearsal featured Iskander short-range ballistic missiles that are being used in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as well as nuclear-capable missiles such as Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles. The Yars ICBM is designed to counter US missile defense systems.
Eight MIG-29 fighter jets flew in the shape of the letter "Z", which is a symbol of Russia's military operation in Ukraine. The demonstration is seen as an appeal for public support.
Observers say Russian President Vladimir Putin will use the Victory Day parades to show off Russia's military power both domestically and internationally.
Attention is on what Putin will say in his speech at the ceremony at a time when observers are speculating over how long the fighting in Ukraine will continue.
Key words : karate welcome ukrainian
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A karate organization in central Japan held an event on Saturday to welcome people who have evacuated from Ukraine.
Karate master Ozawa Takashi, who has given lessons in Ukraine, heads the martial art club in the town of Takamori, Nagano Prefecture. The town has accepted nine women and children who have fled Ukraine.
At the event, the evacuees were entertained by Japanese cuisine and a video showing a karate competition that took place in Ukraine three years ago with Ozawa taking part as a guest.
Four of the Ukrainian children who had practiced karate before interacted with local children through the martial art.
They reacted with cheers when Ozawa and the Japanese children performed karate moves and cracked wooden boards and concrete blocks by hand. The Ukrainians were given new karate uniforms as a gift.
A 10-year-old boy, Vitalii Kuznietsov, has come to Japan with his sister, leaving his parents in Ukraine.
He said the meal was delicious, and the performance of breaking concrete blocks was impressive. He said that he will put on the new karate uniform after his old one wears out.
13-year-old Miyazawa Sosuke, who demonstrated the karate moves, said he was glad to have performed, and that he wants to practice the martial sport with Ukrainian counterparts.
Key words : afghanistan
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Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have declared that women must cover their face except for the eyes in public and stipulated in detail what they should wear to cover their body.
The Ministry for Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice issued a decree on Saturday for the "hijab" scarf.
It defined the hijab as something to cover a woman's body and that materials which are translucent enough to show parts of the body or which show body lines should not be used.
The decree also says that it is better for women to stay home unless there is a special need to go out.
Male relatives would face punishments for women failing to comply with the new restrictions. They will be summoned and detained for three days. If the women work for government agencies, they will be expelled from the job.
Women in Afghanistan were required to wear head-to-toe burqa during the Taliban's previous rule between 1996 and 2001.
Since the Taliban regained power in August 2021, they recommended that women wear headscarves and have been increasing restrictions on women and their rights.
Key words : north state-run submarine
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North Korea's state-run media have yet to report the country's launch on Saturday of what is presumed to have been a submarine-launched ballistic missile, or SLBM.
South Korea's military believes the North fired the short-range ballistic missile from a submarine off Sinpho in South Hamgyong Province in the country's east.
North Korea's state-run media usually report a ballistic missile launch no later than the following day, unless a test-firing clearly fails, such as exploding in mid-air.
But the state-run Korean Central Television did not mention the missile launch in its programs on Sunday morning.
The North has also yet to announce its launch on Wednesday of a ballistic missile from a suburb of Pyongyang.
It is extremely unusual for the country to skip such an announcement twice in a row.
US and Japanese government officials believe that North Korea could be ready to conduct its seventh nuclear test at a site in the country's northeast by the end of this month.
Satellite images of the Punggye-ri nuclear test facility show that construction work is underway at a tunnel located in the south of the site. Pyongyang previously said that it shut down the test site four years ago.
South Korea's intelligence chief says the North may carry out a nuclear test between May 10, when the South's new president will take office, and May 21, when a South Korea-US summit is scheduled to be held. The official says the test would likely be aimed at developing smaller, lighter nuclear warheads.
Key words : voter midterm election
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Voters in the United States will go to the polls in six months for the midterm elections, which are widely viewed as a referendum on the administration of President Joe Biden.
As of Thursday, Biden's approval ratings hovered around 40 percent on average against the backdrop of record inflation.
The United States has been divided on the issue of abortion after the leak of a draft Supreme Court document which suggests the top court is poised to overturn the previous decision that led to the legalization of abortion nationwide.
Pro-choice rallies supporting the right to have an abortion have since spread across the country.
The Democratic Party apparently hopes to gain momentum from the protests as many of its supporters are pro-choice.
The US midterm elections will be held on November 8, two years after a presidential election.
Up for grabs are 35 of 100 seats in the Senate and all 435 seats in the House of Representatives. Results are expected to be a prelude for the next presidential election in 2024.
Currently, the Democrats have a slim majority in both houses of Congress. But historically the incumbent president's party has often struggled in midterm elections.
Key words : okinawa urged resolve
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The southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa has urged the Japanese and US governments to resolve issues related to US military bases in the prefecture ahead of the 50th anniversary of its reversion to Japan on May 15.
The request was part of a set of proposals Okinawa released on Saturday.
A similar document was compiled in 1971, when the Diet was discussing the Okinawa Reversion Agreement between Japan and the United States. The government of the Ryukyu Islands wanted to convey voices of the local people to the lawmakers.
The new document says the prefecture and the central government shared the goal of making Okinawa islands of peace at the time of the reversion, but 50 years later, the goal has still not been achieved.
It calls for more public awareness about the significance and importance of Okinawa's return.
The new proposals also urge the governments of Japan and the US to fundamentally review the status of forces agreement and scrap a plan to relocate the US Marine Corps Futenma Air Station within the prefecture. Work is under way to move the base from an urban area to a less populated coastal region.
The proposals call on the central government to play an active role in the international community by helping ease tension and build confidence through diplomacy and dialogue.
Okinawa Governor Tamaki Denny plans to personally deliver the document to Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, the heads of both chambers of the Diet and the US ambassador to Japan in Tokyo.
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