Hello, a very warm welcome to NHK Newsline. I'm Yamamoto Miki in Tokyo.
With two weeks left to Election Day, the US presidential race is still too close to call. Both candidates are focusing their efforts on swing states that could go either way. Vice President Kamala Harris headed out to meet with voters in Wisconsin and Michigan. She also made a bipartisan appeal in Pennsylvania with former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney, a prominent Trump critic.
Please just help us get the word out to your neighbors and friends and family members to just remind them of what is at stake in this conversation. I ask for your vote. I ask for their votes. And I promise to be a president for all Americans.
Former President Donald Trump visited another battleground state, North Carolina. The region was hit hard by Hurricane Helene last month. He criticized White House officials for their response to the disaster, claiming he would have done a better job.
I will slash through every bureaucratic barrier that you're having already and having problems with right now, I understand pretty badly to help you get back on your feet, and I will personally recruit businesses from all over the world to help restore the prosperity to the region. They'll be moving in.
Analysts with the news site RealClearPolitics suggest Harris is ahead by less than one percentage point nationally, but says Trump is ahead in all seven battleground states.
The White House says it is investigating how a classified document wound up in the public domain. The files detail potential Israeli preparations to strike back after an Iranian missile attack. The documents, dated October 15 and 16, are believed to have been produced by two U.S. government agencies. They discuss Israeli military preparations following an Iranian missile barrage on October 1st. One of the documents says they can't predict the scale and scope of an Israeli strike on Iran. It also says the US has found no indication Israel plans to use a nuclear weapon. Israel has not publicly confirmed that it possesses nuclear weapons. A top U.S. spokesperson said Monday that President Joe Biden is deeply concerned about how this happened.
We're not exactly sure how these documents found their way into the public domain. I know the Department of Defense is investigating this. And I'm sure that as they work through that, they'll they'll try to determine the the manner in which they did become public.
Kirby said U.S. officials are in communication with their Israeli counterparts about the case.
A group of Japanese voice actors has called for regulating the use of generative artificial intelligence to create audio and visual content mimicking their voices without permission.
26 popular voice actors working in Japan launched a campaign to advocate for guidelines on AI generated content. They released a video on Monday. The Japan Actors Union says confirmed cases exist in which such content was created than posted online or sold, such as unauthorized songs recorded using the simulated voices of popular animation characters.
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The group plans to release campaign videos regularly on social media and other platforms.
A southwestern Japanese city in Fukuoka Prefecture is getting a tourism boost, welcoming some 500 visitors from Taiwan. The organized trip is part of the Kitakyushu's campaign to attract foreign tourists.
The local convention and visitors association invited the travelers who work for a company based in Taipei. The group visited Kokura Castle in the city.
It's really fun. Kyushu is number one.
The city announced its goal in March to generate revenue from inbound tourism.
500 people here today will start sharing information on social media. We also want to spread the charm of our town and encourage people overseas to travel to the city.
Locals hope the campaign will showcase Kitekiyushu's relatively unknown attractions to people outside Japan.
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India says it reached an agreement with China regarding their patrols over their disputed border. The news came as both countries prepared to attend a summit in Russia. A tentative demarcation line, called the Line of Actual Control, exists near their disputed border. But the two militaries have intermittently clashed in the area.
In 2020, soldiers from both sides were killed. India's Ministry of External Affairs announced Monday they've reached an agreement. While the details are not known, the deal involves patrolling along the Line of Actual Control. India's External Affairs Minister said that he hopes it will lead to peace and tranquility on the border. The news comes as the BRICS summit kicks off in Russia on Tuesday. Both Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend. The relationship between the two nations soured in the wake of the 2020 clash. Indian media suggest Modi and Xi may hold talks on the sidelines of thesummit.
Voters in Moldova went to the ballot box on Sunday in two separate votes. They voted in both a presidential election and a referendum on whether the former Soviet Republic should join the European Union.
The referendum resulted in a narrow decision to join the European Union. The Electoral Commission of Moldova announced that 50.46% of voters voted yes, while 49.54% voted no. Moldova officially began negotiations on joining the EU in June. The country, which shares a border with Ukraine, has long wavered between pro-Western and pro-Russian courses.
The European Union's foreign policy chief, Josette. Morrell said in a statement that the EU welcomes the results of the referendum, noting that Moldova shares a common future with the EU. In the presidential election, pro-EU incumbent Maya Sandu won 42.45 percent of votes short of the 50 percent needed to avoid a runoff.
Aleksandr Stoyanoglo, a former prosecutor general who seeks close ties with Russia, followed with 25-point-98 percent. The two face each other in a runoff on November 3rd. The Moldovan government has accused Russia of meddling in the election, particularly by buying votes and spreading disinformation. Russia denies the allegation.
There has been speculation that North Korean troops might be deployed to the conflict in Ukraine, but Russia's presidential office says cooperation with North Korea is not directed against any third country. Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says that bilateral cooperation should not cause any concern and that the two countries will continue to develop that cooperation. South Korea's National Intelligence Service said last Friday that roughly 1,500 special forces troops from the north had been sent to Russia's Far East. It believes the soldiers will be deployed to the front in Ukraine. U.S.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, however, says he has not been able to confirm reports that Pyongyang has sent troops to Russia, Peskov says. He has seen a lot of conflicting information, with South Korea claiming one thing, while the Pentagon says it has not confirmed such reports, and he has refrained from making any detailed comments.
Meanwhile, multiple media reports from Ukraine cite a military intelligence source that says about 40 North Korean soldiers have been positioned in Russia's western region of Kursk. South Korea's presidential office says President Yoon Son Yul. held phone talks with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and explained the presence of North Korean soldiers in Russia. Yun agreed to promptly send a delegation to NATO to share more detailed information at Rutte's request. He also pledged to strengthen security cooperation with NATO. South Korea's Foreign Ministry also summoned the Russian ambassador to Seoul and urged that North Korean troops not be sent to Ukraine.
A food tasting event featuring produce harvested from demined farmland in Ukraine has been held in the capital of Kiev. About 50 diplomats from countries around the world, including Japan, gathered to sample the dishes. The event was organized by Ukraine's government and the UN Development Programme to raise awareness about the need to clear landmines.
If we can really freeze the land for agricultural productivity, and then the Ukrainian grains can flow to the wood market again.
The diplomats were served five dishes, including a bowl of traditional Ukrainian borscht prepared by a well-known local chef. Ingredients used in the soup included beets and onions harvested from demined farmland in the Kyiv region.
The food is wonderful. Very, very tasty. It's very hard to to see that she's painful, like a lot of pain in this land. We know that we are not alone.
Ukraine faces the formidable task of removing countless numbers of landmines placed by Russian forces. The United Nations says more than 20 percent of Ukrainian territory may be contaminated with mines and unexploded ordnance.
And it is time for a check on the world weather with our meteorologist Jonathan.
Ohh So, Jonathan, people in the eastern parts of Cuba are recovering after a hurricane slammed through the area. How are things looking now?
Hello, we are seeing Oscar weakening and moving out of toward the north and east away from Cuba, but it has definitely left some problems in the region. Here's a look at some of the video that will give you an idea of how things are on the ground. Oscar made landfall in eastern Cuba Sunday as a category one hurricane. It brought heavy rain and high winds, causing major flooding and damaging buildings and power lines. The country's media reported storm surges of up to two meters along the coast, and at least six people have died as a result of the storm. As we go through the next couple of days, we're expecting the system to move away from the Caribbean islands and move to the north and east and mainly over the open water, but we'll have to keep an eye out on any other impact. They may have near Bahamas as we go throughout the next couple of days.
Meanwhile, across the United States, we are keeping an eye out on a low pressure system that's pushing through the plain states and it's really bringing some warm air from the South. So we're talking about some high temperatures, highs of around 30 as we go into Tuesday for places like Oklahoma and down toward Texas. Another cold front that's been moving out of the Pacific Northwest and toward the east will bring some rain into the central portions of Canada and maybe even talk about some snow as well as the system moves on through. So it's going to be a bit on the chillier side and on the wet side with some again some snow possibilities as well. Winnipeg looking at 8, Chicago looking at some rain with a high of 21. But again temperatures are a lot warmer down to the South as we go throughout the day on Tuesday.
Let's look at what's happening across East Asia. We have a low pressure system that's been moving across the Korean Peninsula and in the process it's been drawing in a lot of moisture into places like Kyushu where some locations have been dealing with some significant rainfall. Some places more than 300 millimeters of rainfall over 24 hour period. Now we will see the rain continue to move toward the east and we'll be seeing a high pressure coming in behind that. A separate tropical system impacted the Philippines. That'll still be the story as we go into Wednesday. Showers in Tokyo with a high of 25 on Wednesday. Hope you have a good day wherever you are.
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And that is all for this edition of NHK Newsline. I'm Yamamoto Miki in Tokyo. Thank you for staying with us.
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