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UN Committee has agreed to a draft resolution on the challenges posed by so-called lethal autonomous weapons systems. The first committee of the UN General Assembly approved the draft-by-majority vote on Tuesday. Russia and two other countries voted against it. Thirteen nations, including China and Israel, abstained. The move comes after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the conclusion of a legally binding document to prohibit lethal autonomous weapons systems by 2026. Such systems use artificial intelligence to select and attack targets without human intervention. The draft says two-day informal consultations should be convened in New York in 2025 to discuss issues concerning the systems from ethical, legal and other perspectives. Alexander Kmentt, a senior Austrian foreign ministry official, submitted the draft resolution. He told NHK that the issue is as important as nuclear weapons.
We have to find agreement on some absolute key fundamental principles before these weapons are everywhere, and that's the urgency.
Kmentt noted that there are differing views on the issue among member states. He stressed the importance of initiating informal discussions to build the momentum for regulating the systems.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says North Korean soldiers have already suffered losses against his country's forces on Russian soil. Zelensky spoke at a news conference in the Hungarian capital of Budapest on Thursday. He said 11,000 North Korean soldiers are in the Kursk region of Russia, bordering Ukraine. He said some of them had seen combat against the Ukrainian military, which has been conducting cross-border attacks there. Zelensky lamented the international response so far to the dispatch of North Korean soldiers. He said some countries have reacted, while others have remained silent. He called for a strong response from the international community. He said that without it, North Korea may increase its troop numbers. Over on the other side of the conflict, Russian President Vladimir Putin was in Sochi in southern Russia for a conference on international affairs. He commented on part of the Strategic Partnership Treaty signed in June between Moscow and Pyongyang.
The fourth article deals with mutual assistance in case of aggression from another state.
Putin also hinted that Russia could hold joint military drills with North Korea.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to make history by naming the first-ever woman to serve as White House chief of staff. He has chosen his campaign manager, Susie Wiles.
The appointment is Trump's first step in choosing a Cabinet days after his election victory. In a statement Thursday, he praised Wiles for her work on his successful presidential campaign. He said she helped him achieve what he called one of the greatest political victories in American history. Trump described Wiles as tough, smart, and innovative, and said she's universally admired and respected. He added that to serve as the first ever female chief of staff in U.S. history is a well-deserved honor. U.S. media are focused on who could fill important posts in Trump's administration before his inauguration in January. One possibility is U.S. billionaire Elon Musk.
U.S. President Joe Biden has given his first speech since voters went to the polls this week to choose his successor. He has called for unity and promised a peaceful transition of power to Trump.
Biden spoke from the White House on Thursday. He stressed he accepts the voter's choice and underscored his faith in the US electoral system.
Something I hope we can do, no matter who you voted for, is see each other not as adversaries, but as fellow Americans, bring down the temperature. I also hope we can lay to rest the question about the integrity of the American electoral system. It is honest, it is fair, and it is transparent. And it can be trusted, win or lose.
Biden also encouraged his staff to work until the end of his term.
The governor of California is preparing for possible legal clashes with the incoming administration. Democrat Gavin Newsom wants state lawmakers to authorize more funding to fight back in the courts.
Newsom says he'll convene a special legislative session next month to safeguard what he calls California values in the wake of Trump's victory. Newsom expressed concern that the Trump administration could take aim at California's measuresto protect immigrants, defend reproductive rights, and fight global warming.
He said, The freedoms we hold dear in California are under attack, and we won't sit idle. Newsom will seek resources to pursue litigation against any unlawful actions and to defend California's laws and policies againstfederal lawsuits. During the election campaign, Trump repeatedly criticized California's environment protection policy and threatened to withhold federal funding to deal with wildfires.
World leaders continue to send messages to the president-elect. Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Trump on his victory and said he's ready to meet.
And he highlighted Trump's views about Russia at a conference on Thursday.
His desire to mend relations with Russia and contribute to the end of the crisis in Ukraine is worth attention.
Trump has repeatedly claimed he could end Russia's conflict with Ukraine in 24 hours. Earlier, I spoke with Asano Takaki, a senior analyst at Sunitomo Corporation Global Research, to hear how the next U.S. president could affect the Asian economy. How have the markets been reacting to Trump's win?
As of now, because of what Mr. Trump had said, for instance,driving for domestic fossil fuels and also extending 2017 Trump tax cuts. Market is expecting that those policies are going to lead to a stronger U.S. economy, henceforth the stronger U.S. dollar. That is the current perception. But of course, eventually if Mr. Trump starts implementing, for instance, his trade policy, raising tariffs against all the countries in the world, and so those policies could add pressure in terms of inflation in the US and if those pressures are apparent, then markets perception perception might change.
So what do you think Trump's priorities are going to be?
The first thing that he's going to start is definitely trade policy, because he has authority to do so, and he doesn't have to rely much on U.S. Congress to implement his trade policies. That is, of course, tariff hikes universally, 10 to 20 percent also. And especially for China, it's going to be 60 percent tariff hike, according to Mr. Trump. And it's just trade on goods. Also in terms of investment, he's going to probably strengthen investment restriction, both inward and outward investment.
What does this mean for the economic security of Asian countries?
Mr. Trump is going to probably strengthen his economic security policy, which practically means that his foreign economic policy vis-a-vis China. He's going to strengthen all the measures that he has in his toolbox. And cutting China out of U.S. supply chain could mean that it's extra export opportunity for Japan or other Asian countries. And also, Japan's role in terms of supporting U.S. economic security policy and strengthening global supply chain, I think Japan has a role to play, and it remains to be an important partner for the United States.
And now, time for the world weather. A powerful typhoon slammed into the Philippines on Thursday. Our meteorologist Yumi Hirano has the details.
The storm hit northern Philippines as a very strong status, damaging houses and power lines. We have some video.
Typhoon Yinxing brought destructive winds and trencher rainfall to the northern parts of Luzon on Thursday. Footage taken by eyewitnesses shows violent weather conditions from inside a building. Authorities had urged 17,000 people to evacuate to save shelter as life-threatening conditions were expected.
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And that's it for this edition of NHK Newsline. I'm Yoshikawa Ryuichi in Tokyo.
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