Key words : russian military 90 percent russian control
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Russian military forces are gaining ground in eastern Ukraine. They have been targeting ports and railroads and other key infrastructure. And they have now seized a strategic railway hub.
Ukrainian officials confirmed that the city of Lyman is under Russian control. It is the second midsize city in the Donbas region to change hands this week.
Ukrainian forces say they are engaged in a "fierce defense" of a third city. They released footage of what they say is a strike on Russian troops outside of Severodonetsk. The city is Ukraine's last stronghold in the region.
The governor says Russians have encircled two-thirds of the city and destroyed 90 percent of the buildings. He says the shelling continues. Authorities believe that about 15,000 people have fled their homes to seek shelter.
One woman at an underground shelter said many people in there have a fever, and there's not much medicine. Everyone is sick.
Authorities at the UN say more and more civilians are being caught in the fighting. They say at least 4,000 of them have died but that the true number is likely much higher.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is looking for ways to stop the carnage. He has once again offered to sit down for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Zelenskyy said there are things to discuss with the Russian leader. He said he is not saying that he or his people have a desire to talk to him. He emphasized that there is not much eagerness, but they have to face the realities in which they live.
Peace talks have been stalled for weeks. Putin has put the blame on Ukrainian leaders. He says they are sabotaging the negotiating process.
Key words : zelenskyy bali
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will attend a Group of 20 summit scheduled for November in Bali, Indonesia. He says he will attend virtually, if the Russian invasion continues.
Zelenskyy made the remark on Friday in an online speech hosted by an Indonesian think tank. Indonesia holds the rotating G20 presidency this year.
He thanked Indonesian President Joko Widodo for inviting him to the summit. He added he hopes by the autumn, the world will have "solved all these big problems."
Zelenskyy called for excluding Russia from the meeting. He said he believes that at the summit there will be only friendly states and partner states, and no occupiers.
The president also pointed out that food and energy shortages due to the Russian aggression could get even worse. He asked G20 members to understand the situation and find solutions.
Last month, the Indonesian leader said Russian President Vladimir Putin told him he plans to join the G20 summit. The Russian ambassador to Indonesia says Putin plans to attend in person.
Key words : iran announced
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Friday that it had seized two Greek oil tankers in the Persian Gulf.
Iranian state media suggests the move was in retaliation for an earlier seizure by Greece of an Iranian tanker in the Mediterranean Sea.
The media said in that incident, Greek authorities worked with the US government to impound the vessel. The Iranian foreign ministry condemned the United States and Greece.
The Iranian report quoted an expert as saying the seizure of the Greek ships was a message to Western countries that they would pay a price if they seize Iranian oil or assets. The US in the past has confiscated Iranian oil cargo, citing sanctions violations.
A statement by Greece's foreign ministry said Iran's actions are "tantamount to piracy." It called for the immediate release of the ships and their crews.
Key words : foreign minister north negotiating table
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The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea have urged North Korea to stop acting in a way that endangers peace and security and return to the negotiating table.
In a joint statement, the ministers expressed deep concern about North Korea's launches on May 25 of an intercontinental ballistic missile and shorter-range ballistic missiles.
They noted that the North has significantly increased the pace and scale of its ballistic missile launches since September 2021.
The ministers said each of these launches violated multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions and posed a grave threat to the region and the international community.
They urged Pyongyang to immediately cease actions that destabilize the region and endanger the peace and security of all nations.
They stressed that a path to serious and sustained dialogue remains open.
They also expressed their deep concern at "the grave hardship" that the people of North Korea are experiencing, including due to COVID-19. They said they hope the country will respond positively to international offers of assistance.
The ministers added that North Korea's missile launches highlight the importance of further strengthening the Japan-US and US-South Korea alliances to ensure peace, security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. They also vowed to advance trilateral security cooperation.
Key words : north parade
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North Korea's state-run television has broadcast a documentary about a military parade held last month.
Pyongyang apparently aims to show that it was a success, despite some observers saying such events may have led to a surge in suspected coronavirus cases.
Korean Central Television aired the two-hour documentary on Friday.
The parade was staged at a square in Pyongyang on April 25. It is thought about 20,000 personnel took part.
More than 250 weapons and other pieces of equipment were on display, including the Hwasong-17, which North Korea describes as a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile.
The film says leader Kim Jong Un oversaw preparations and instructed organizers to make it the best parade ever.
Kim was seen using binoculars to watch a rehearsal, and giving instructions to senior officials.
The Tokyo-based Radiopress news agency, which analyzes North Korea's reports, says it is rare for North Korea to release footage of a rehearsal for a military parade.
Key words : tokyo subway station
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has designated more than 100 subway stations as shelters in the event of a ballistic missile strike.
The unprecedented step comes amid a flurry of North Korean test launches this year.
The shelters comprise 105 Toei Subway and Tokyo Metro stations, plus four underground passages in the Shinjuku and Ueno districts.
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko told reporters on Friday that the move is part of efforts to protect people's lives.
In an apparent reference to North Korea, she said authorities in the capital need to be pragmatic in light of Japan's unpredictable neighbor.
Officials say they plan to designate more subway stations as evacuation facilities.
Key words : taiwan conducted missile drill
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Taiwan has conducted missile drills in its eastern waters, where China is escalating its military activities.
Taiwan's navy says it conducted the drills over several days this month at a missile base in the southern county of Pingtung, and in the Pacific Ocean off eastern Taiwan.
It says the missiles were launched from the ground, ships and aircraft against hypothetical enemy vessels, and were about 98 percent accurate. It also says a drill to fire a Hsiung Feng II, an anti-ship missile developed by Taiwan, was held for the first time using a new patrol vessel.
The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning was deployed off Taiwan's east this month. More than 300 helicopter departures and landings from the carrier were confirmed.
Chinese fighter jets and bombers also frequently cross the area.
Key words : shigenobu free
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Shigenobu Fusako, the former head of the now-disbanded Japanese Red Army militant group, was released from prison on Saturday.
The JRA was founded in 1971 in Lebanon by Shigenobu and others as a spin-off of the Red Army Faction.
The group advocated revolution through terrorism. It was most active in 1970s, and was involved in a series of terrorist attacks in collaboration with armed Palestinian groups.
JRA members armed with automatic rifles opened fire at an airport in Israel in 1972, killing and wounding about 100 people.
The group hijacked a passenger plane in 1977 and forced it to land in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The hijackers demanded that Japan release group members held in prison.
The government freed the members in what it called an extralegal response. This drew harsh international criticism that the government had yielded to terrorism.
Shigenobu was arrested in 2000 after covertly returning to Japan and staying hidden in Osaka.
In 2001, she declared that the JRA had been disbanded.
Police continue to seek the whereabouts of seven JRA members still at large.
Key words : texas killed mental health
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Authorities in Uvalde, Texas, have revealed more details about the mass shooting at an elementary school that claimed the lives of 19 students and two teachers.
They say some of the young victims called 9-1-1 during the attack to beg for help.
They're also raising more questions over the police response to the attack, in which the 18-year-old shooter entered the school freely and opened fire with an assault rifle.
A law enforcement official says 19 officers stood in a hallway for nearly for an hour before a tactical team broke into the classroom and killed the shooter on the spot.
The Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Steven McCraw, said the decision to wait was wrong and inexcusable.
McCraw said based on his information, he believes the officers should have entered the room as soon as possible.
He said the officers thought the gunman had barricaded himself in the room, and that the students were not at risk.
The attack has reignited the heated debate over gun ownership in the United States.
Lawmakers in Texas passed a measure last year that loosened restrictions on guns.
At a news conference, Governor Greg Abbot rejected the idea that it had anything to do with the shooting. Instead he pinned the blame on mental health issues.
But investigators say the gunman had no history of mental illness or criminal record. They're still trying to establish a motive.
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