U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on EU imports unless the European bloc purchases more oil and natural gas from the United States. Trump made the remark on social media on Friday. He said, I told the European Union that they must make up their tremendous deficit with the United States by the large-scale purchase of our oil and gas. He said otherwise, it is tariffs all the way. His post is seen as an attempt to pressure the EU ahead of his inauguration in January.
Trump has said the U.S. trade deficit with the EU is a problem. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she discussed imports of U.S.
liquefied natural gas with Trump over the phone in November. She later indicated the EU could consider replacing LNG imports from Russia with American gas.
Trump's message is seen as a signal that he intends to use American energy resources to influence countries with which the U.S. has trade deficits.
Ukraine says a Russian missile strike on the country's capital, Kiev, caused at least 14 casualties and damaged a building housing several embassies.
Kiev authorities say weapons used in Friday's attack included Kinzhal missiles, which Moscow claims are hypersonic, along with ballistic missiles. The authorities said the missiles were intercepted, but falling debris on houses and cars left one person dead and 13 injured. A spokesperson for the Ukrainian foreign ministry said the attack damaged a building that houses the embassies of Portugal and Argentina, as well as other diplomatic services.
Something explode here just around the corner. It was disaster. So everything is destroyed.
A woman living near the site said she heard a very loud explosion two seconds after an air defense alert was issued. She also said there had rarely been such a big blast since the start of the invasion.
Ukrainian press Prime Minister Denise Schimhal took to social media to call for action from the international community. He said only a united and strong response could put an end to the war.
German automaker Volkswagen has reached an agreement with his union over proposed major cost-cutting measures ending their three-month standoff.
The union says the deal includes avoiding domestic plant closures and safeguarding jobs until 2030. But some wages and holiday allowances will be reduced for a certain period of time. Volkswagen says it will relocate production of its Golf models from Germany to Mexico from 2027.
The company also says it will stop vehicle production at its plant in Dresden at the end of next year and explore alternative options for its use. The automaker also says it will cut more than 35,000 jobs at German sites by 2030 in a socially responsible manner. Volkswagen has been struggling financially amid a drop in demand in Europe and intensifying competition with Chinese electric vehicle makers.
Malaysia has agreed in principle to resume the search for the Malaysia Airlines plane that went missing 10 years ago.
Flight MH370 was carrying 239 people when it disappeared over the South China Sea in 2014. What happened remains one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history.
The search was halted in 2017. A U.S. marine exploration firm later tried to find the aircraft, but made little progress. The company has offered to reopen the search based on new data.
Malaysia's transport minister said on Friday the government has accepted. He says it will take place in a southern area of the Indian Ocean, measuring 15,000 square kilometers. He also says the firm will only be paid if the wreckage is found.
Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force is expected to make the first port call at an upgraded naval base in Cambodia. Former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Friday he invited the MSDF after meeting Japan's National Security Chief Akiba Takeo in Phnom Penh. Akiba also met current leader Hun Manet, who is Hun Sen's son, and other officials.
Riem Naval Base is in Cambodia's southwest. It's being expanded with financial support from Beijing. In 2019, the Wall Street Journal said Cambodia hadsecretly concluded an agreement letting China's military use the base in return for assistance. The U.S. government has since expressed concern about Beijing's growing influence in the region. Observers say leaders in Phnom Penh want to strike a diplomatic balance. They maintain good relations with their counterparts in Tokyo. Japan has consistently promoted democracy in the country and helped Cambodia develop.
Japan is rolling out a new passport featuring the latest anti counterfeiting technology. The changes are in response to recommendations. by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Japan's foreign ministry unveiled a new passport on Friday. The photo page is made from hard plastic instead of paper.
It also features an IC chip containing personal data. The photograph, name and other information are laser printed.
The safety of the new passport is extremely high. People can use it without worries.
The upgraded versions will be issued for applications made from March 24th next year. The ministry says applicants should expect to wait about two weeks to a month. Currently, passports are issued in about a week.
Authorities in central Japan's Noto region say work to remove mud is almost done three months after record rains left wide areas there devastated. Downpours on September 21 killed as 16 people in Ishikawa Prefecture, officials say there were 1,800 damaged buildings as of Tuesday. The rains dealt a double blow to the region, which was hit by a massive earthquake on New Year's Day. A total of 316 residents in Wajima and Suzu cities remain evacuated, some in other municipalities as of Tuesday. Local officials are focusing on providing health support to people still affected by the disasters during the colder months. Prefectural authorities say workers are expected to finish removing mud on Friday in Wajima, Suzu and Noto town. Volunteers from across Japan have been helping because many roads are too narrow for heavy machinery. Officials say they will continue to restore damaged infrastructure, including roads and water supplies, and help people regain their livelihoods.
Many people love the feeling of curling up in front of a. Fire in winter and at one zoo in central Japan. The same is true of animals.
3 primates were seen huddling around a fire on Friday at the Japan Monkey Center in Aichi Prefecture. It's a tradition that started all the way back in 1959.
They also enjoyed roasted sweet potatoes.
Officials say the young monkeys are especially keen to sit by the fire and sample the food.
Visitors can come to see the monkeys munching on roasted sweet potatoes.
We hope they enjoy it.
Public viewing starts Saturday and runs through late January on weekends and national holidays.
Those were the main stories for thishour.
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And that's the news this hour. I'm Gene Otani. From all of us here at NHK Newsline to all around the world, thanks very much for joining us.
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