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Arab media: Israeli attacks kill over 30 in Gaza
Arab media are reporting that recent Israeli attacks have left more than 30 people dead in Gaza. The attacks came at the start of Eid al-Adha, one of Islam's most important holidays.Palestinians were seen praying at mosques that were destroyed. Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera reported that at least 34 people were killed on Friday alone. Also on Friday, the US-led Gaza Humanitarian Foundation announced it will halt distributing food in the enclave citing overcrowding at distribution sites. The group began the operation on May 27.
Gaza officials announced that eight people were killed by Israeli forces around distribution centers on Friday.
Israel says its troops fired warning shots to people who had approached them near the food distribution sites.
Russia pounds Ukraine in retaliation for drone attack
Russian forces have pounded Ukraine with a fresh round of missile and drone attacks. At least three people are dead in Kyiv.Moscow says Friday's bombardment was in retaliation for terrorist acts.
Ukraine recently used drones to strike air bases deep inside Russian territory. President Vladimir Putin later suggested he would hit back.
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia used over 400 drones and more than 40 missiles to target Kyiv, the western region of Lviv, and other areas. Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Khlechko says three people were killed in the capital and 17 are in hospital with injuries. He initially said four people had died.
Media in Russia say the interior ministry has put a man in thirties on the wanted list for his suspected involvement in Ukraine's attacks. He reportedly owned a truck from which drones took off to strike an airfield in Ilkutsk, eastern Siberia.
Zelenskyy is calling for increased international pressure on Moscow.
He says giving the world more time to take lives is tantamount to complicity and accountability.
Akazawa says Japan, US set to continue adjustments on tariff measures
Japan's chief tariff negotiator Akazawa Ryosei has held another round of talks with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.Akazawa, who serves as economic revitalization minister, met separately with Bessent and Latnik in Washington on Friday. He strongly demanded a review of US tariff measures and described them as regrettable.
He also confirmed the stances of Japan and the US under tariff with American officials. Akazawa also exchanged views on expanding trade as well as non-tariff measuresand about cooperation in economic security.
The negotiators confirmed they will vigorously make adjustments to reach an agreement that benefits both nations.
They aim to do that on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Canada later this month. Akazawa told reporters that he thinks discussions on reaching a deal have made more progress, but the two sides have yet to find common ground.
US and China set to resume trade talks on Monday
US and Chinese leaders have been engaged in a bruising trade war that's lasted for months. But there may be signs of a thaw. Signs of a thaw.US President Donald Trump has held a phone call with his Chinese counterpart.
And he says negotiators from the two sides will sit down for talks next week.
Trump wrote on social media that his treasury secretary, commerce secretary and trade representative will take part. The meeting will be held in London on Monday. He had previously complained that China is violating a trade deal that was agreed to just last month. And his administration says leaders in Beijing are holding up exports of rare earth materials. But he struck a different tone since the call with President Xi Jinping on Thursday.
He says relations are back on track and negotiations for the trade deal are in good shape. Reuters has quoted sources as saying the rare earth issue may be easing as well.
It says China has granted temporary export licenses to the entities that supply the top three US automakers.
13 Japanese among suspects detained in Malaysia over alleged scam
Police in Malaysia say nearly 20 people, including 13 Japanese, were detained over a suspected scam operation that apparently targeted Japan. Police say investigators detained 19 foreign nationals when they searched two locations in and around the capital, Kuala Lumpur, on May 13.The sites are believed to be basis of a fraud group. The 13 Japanese are alleged to have convinced people in Japan to transfer money to designated accounts by pretending to be police officers in Osaka and other means.
Police say the suspects called or sent texts to victims.
Investigators seized what appeared to be plots written in Japanese and clothes resembling police uniforms in Japan. They also confiscated smartphones and personal computers. Malaysian police say six of the Japanese were indicted and later released after paying penalties. A number of telephone and other fraud cases involving Japanese nationals have been uncovered this year in Southeast Asia. In Myanmar, Japanese were among other foreigners found to have participated in scam operations. In Cambodia, over 20 Japanese were taken into custody last month at an apparent hub for fraud scams.
Princess Kako pays tribute to Japanese immigrants in Sao Paulo
Japan's Princess Kako is visiting Brazil.The South American nation is home to the world's largest overseas community of Japanese descendants.
The princess, who is the second daughter of Crown Prince and Princess Akishino, visited a museum in Sao Paulo.
Many people of Japanese ancestry live in the city. Princess Kako saw a model of the ship that brought the first Japanese immigrants to the port of Santos in 1908,and a replica of a house built by early settlers.
She also met a group of children from a school with ties to the Japanese-Brazilian community.
The princess spoke at a welcoming event.
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Princess Caco will stay in Brazil through June 15.
Those were the headlines for this hour.
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