Hello, welcome to NHK Newsline. I'm Yamamoto Miki in Tokyo.
At least four people are dead after parts of a highway under construction in South Korea collapsed. Several more were injured. It happened just before 10 Tuesday morning, about 60 kilometers south of Seoul. Construction crews were working there at the time. The National Fire Agency says six people were injured, five of them seriously. Firefighters say they are assessing the extent of the damage and will investigate the cause of the collapse.
A resolution adopted by the General Assembly is not legally binding.
The US also tried to submit its own draft resolution. Washington's version called for a swift end to the conflict without using terms critical of Russia.
For example, it avoided using the word invasion.
A resolution focused on one simple idea, ending the war. A path to peace is possible.
Russia called it a step in the right direction, though the US resolution failed to pass in the General Assembly.However, it did pass at the UN Security Council. The US submitted the same draft resolution there. It passed with 10 votes in favor, including Russia's, France, and four other European countries abstained. US President Donald Trump says he hopes to soon reach an agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the rights to mineral resources in his country. He says it would serve as compensation for US defense aid.
I will be meeting with President Zelenskyy. In fact, he may come in this week or next week to sign the agreement. The agreement's being worked on now. They're very close to a final deal.
Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanyshcha says the negotiations between the two sides have been constructive, with nearly all the key details finalized and that they could soon sign an agreement in Washington.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said there are reserves in what he calls Russia's new territories or historic territories, referring to the four Ukrainian regions now controlled by Moscow. For more on this, I spoke to Amma Hideo, a former Moscow bureau chief and a senior commentator at NHK World.
Well, Russia had hoped for a swift victory, but the war has racked on with slow advances. Russian troops claim around 20 percent of Ukrainian territory. At the start of this year, they intensified operation in the east, pushing Ukrainian forces back.
But both sides have suffered great losses and have over-slaged their resources.
Umm Now, Trump is pushing to end the war with a ceasefire with Russia. What do you make of this?
Trump has made a drastic turn in the US approach to the conflict and to the Kremlin.
Meanwhile, this has left Europe scrambling. The question now is whether Ukraine and Europe will take part in the negotiations.
Now, Zelenskyy said that he is prepared to resign in exchange for peace, or if Ukraine joins NATO. What can you tell us about that?
I can say that Ukraine joining NATO will likely be a major point of contention, making negotiations difficult. Russia, of course, is against it, because that will mean Ukraine's alliance with the West gets stronger. On the other hand, Zelenskyy believes it is essential to join NATO and obtain a guarantee of security. But joining NATO is a big hurdle. Trump has also said it's not practical.
Now, Hideo, you've spent decades covering the Kremlin. What is your sense of Putin's thinking here?
Putin has said that his expertise is in human relations. I think he means leading and manipulating people.
Trump appears to be making concession that favored Moscow, even falsely suggesting that Ukraine started the war.
And Putin has said that Russia is prepared to work with the US to develop critical resources in the annex Ukrainian treaty. Putin aim to hold on to the treaty Russia country occupies. But his ultimate goal is to install a pro-Russian president that will transform Ukraine into the subordinate state. And that will allow Putin a buffer zone in his dealing with the West. The US and Russia say they will hold a second round of high-level talks within two weeks, and depending on the outcome, this could be one of the biggest shifts in the global order since World War II.
An ethnic minority armed group guarding Myanmar's eastern border with Thailand is continuing its crackdown on one of the alleged crime hubs in the area. It has reportedly freed thousands of foreigners from fraud centers there.
The armed group BGF launched its raid on KK Park on Saturday. It is among several suspected hubs where thousands of foreigners are believed to have been forced to engage in scam operations.
Local mediareported that about 65,000 people had been set free from KK Park and other sites as of Monday.
The BGF is arranging for them to be moved to Thailand. An advocacy group says four Philippine nationals claiming to have fled a criminal hub swam across a border river into Thailand on Monday.
They were taken into protective custody by the Thai military. The BGF plans to continue its crackdown on Tuesday.
Members of criminal groups running the fraud hubs are said to be fleeing the sites. Since the 2021 coup in Myanmar, scam groups whose members come from China and other places have become active in areas near the Thai border.
The tech billionaire heads the Department of Government Efficiency. He gave federal staffers until 11:59 p.m. Monday Eastern Time to respond.
They were told to provide a five-point summary of their recent work. If they didn't, Musk said their silence would be considered a resignation. Trump told reporters Monday that he thought it was a great idea.
I think it was actually there was a lot of genius in sending it. We're trying to find out if people are working, and so we're sending a letter to people. Please tell us what you did last week. If people don't respond, it's very possible that there is no such person or they're not working.
But not every department is playing along. The State Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation reportedly told their employees they did not have to answer.
The president downplayed those reports.
He said they handle classified information and some employees should not say what they're working on. But confusion over the e-mail is continuing to spread. US media say the Office of Personal Management told federal agencies they're not required to respond.
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And it's time for world weather with our meteorologist, Jonathan Oh. Jonathan?
What we are seeing is a lift of a southerly flow that's coming in, really pushing up those warmer temperatures. And as we go toward the end of this week, as we head into the first couple of days of March, some places around Japan like Tokyo may be seeing 20s for highs.
So that's really going to be a big change coming up. So warm air really impacting the Pacific side of the country. We're still talking about snow way up toward the north in Sapporo high of 3 with some snow in the forecast for Wednesday. Niigata looking at rain instead of snow. But look at the highs around the Pacific side from Tokyo and the Osaka Fukuoka mid teens. And so it's going to feel definitely more like spring, and that's going to be the case at least through the weekend as we warm up before we start cooling back down to reality next week.
Showers in the Vancouver, even Winnipeg.
You're going above freezing for daytime highs on Tuesday, but showers in Toronto into New York as we go through Tuesday.
In Europe, we have a low pressure system coming off the Atlantic into the western areas of the continent, and so we're talking about some rain from Lisbon into Paris. Rome also looking at some wet weather, but the eastern side of Europe, looking at some more sunny weather as we go through today on Tuesday.
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And one more story before we go. Sumo wrestler Hoshoryu says he is embracing the pressure that comes with the Yokosuna title ahead of the upcoming spring Gran Sumo tournament. It is the first event he will compete in as a newly promoted member of the sport's top rank.The Mongolian-born wrestler spoke to reporters on Tuesday after the rankings for the tournament were announced.
It will be my first tournament as Yokozuna. I want to learn from the experience and feel the pressure of the Yokozuna title.
Hoshoryu added that he feels extra responsibility as the only Yokozuna at the event. He said he will be careful not to pick up any injury beforehand. The tournament will kick off on March 9 in Osaka.And that is all for this edition of NHK Newsline. I'm Yamamoto Miki in Tokyo. Thank you for joining us.
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