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TRUMP SLAPS TARIFFS ON 8 EUROPEAN NATIONS OVER GREENLAND
US President Donald Trump says Denmark and seven other European countries will be subject to tariffs until his country is allowed to buy Greenland.
Trump insists the Danish autonomous territory is crucial for US national security.
Denmark is strongly resisting the takeover plan and has the support of other European nations.
On Saturday, thousands of protesters rallied against Trump's demand in Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland.
00:00:50 (Protester 1)
We are here for show, Mr. Trump, and we will have Greenland to the Greenlandic.
And not for the United States.
00:00:59 (Protester 2)
We are worried and just want to be ourselves and live our life here.
00:01:07 (Maria Sato)
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens Fredrik Nielsen also took part in the protest.
Nielsen posted on social media that the protest was powerful and dignified.
He said many people showed a sense of community and responsibility through the demonstrations. A rally was also held in the Danish capital of Copenhagen.
00:01:28 (Protester 3)
Even if we are Danish and live in Denmark, we feel a lot of solidarity and are really angry about the whole situation.
00:01:38 (Maria Sato)
But on the same day, Trump wrote on social media that starting on February 1st, any and all goods sent to the US from the eight nations will be charged a 10-percent tariff.
The countries targeted include Denmark, Britain, France and Germany.
Trump added that in June, the tariff will jump to 25 percent.
He says the tariff will remain in effect until a deal is reached for the total purchase of Greenland.
The proposed tariff rates are thought to be in addition to ones currently in effect.
Trump says the targeted countries have journeyed to Greenland for purposes unknown and caused the situation very dangerous.
This is believed to be a reference to those countries agreeing to send personnel to Greenland for Danish military exercises.
US media outlets say Trump is escalating his drive to take charge of the territory.
EUROPEAN LEADERS REACT TO TRUMP'S TARIFF PLAN
Now, European leaders have reacted with surprise and criticism to Trump's plan to levy new tariffs on eight nations over the Greenland issue.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Ruger Rasmussen said Trump's announcement comes as a surprise.
He said the purpose of the increased military presence in Greenland, to which the president refers, is to enhance security in the Arctic.
He added that his country agreed with the US on that point.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said applying tariffs on allies for pursuing the collective security of NATO allies is completely wrong.
He indicated that Britain will discuss the issue directly with the US.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa issued a joint statement.
They said tariffs will undermine relations between Europe and the US.
They added Europe will remain united, coordinated, and committed to upholding its sovereignty.
NASA'S ARTEMIS MOON ROCKET REACHES LAUNCH PAD
A large rocket scheduled to blast off with four astronauts for a trip around the moon has reached its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in the US state of Florida.
The rocket will send the first crewed mission on a test flight as part of the US-led Artemis lunar exploration program.
Japan is among the countries participating in the international project.
The roughly 98-meter-long rocket traveled about six kilometers on a massive crawler transporter from the assembly building on Saturday.
The launch is expected to happen as early as February 6.
The mission will bring humans out of the Earth's orbit and toward the moon for the first time since the Apollo 17 lunar landing in 1972.
00:04:37 (Reid Wiseman/Commander of NASA's Artemis II mission)
For this crew, we've been on this journey for about two and a half years.
And we just, we truly look at that and see teamwork, how amazing that will look and seeing Earth rise, those sorts of things.
00:04:49 (Maria Sato)
The crew members are expected to conduct docking tests and emergency drills to prepare for a future lunar landing.
MANY YOUNG MEN LEAVE UKRAINE FOR POLAND
The number of young Ukrainian men leaving the country has increased sharply since the government started allowing them to do so in August.
This could contribute to the shortage of soldiers.
Polish border guards say Ukrainian men aged between 18 and 22 entered Poland about 156,000 times during the final four months of last year.
Before that, most men aged 18 to 60 were barred from leaving the country, as a general mobilization order was issued in response to Russia's invasion.
The Ukrainian government says the easing of the ban is aimed at giving young people opportunities to study abroad so they can contribute to developing the country.
This 22-year-old man fled Ukraine for Sweden after the measure took effect.
He says he wanted to avoid being drafted by the army.
00:05:56 (Y*** A***/22-year-old man)
I don't want to come back in Ukraine because I think it will be unsafe for about maybe 20 or 40 years.
00:06:06 (Maria Sato)
This expert on Ukraine's demographic issues says there could be grave consequences for the country's future.
00:06:16 (Oleksandr Hladun/Expert)
The loosening of measures could undermine Ukraine's demographic and economic potential. Some young men will return in the future
But it is now impossible to predict how many.
00:06:30 (Maria Sato)
Economic activities in Ukraine are already affected by the outflow of young men.
A restaurant owner says he was forced to close one of his locations because he didn't have enough young employees.
TAIWAN: CHINESE DRONE VIOLATES AIRSPACE OVER REMOTE ISLAND
Taiwan's defense ministry says a Chinese reconnaissance drone violated its airspace over an island in the South China Sea that it effectively controls.
The ministry says a Chinese military drone entered airspace over the Taiwan-controlled Pratis Island on Saturday morning. Both refer to it as Dongsha Island.
The drone was flying at an altitude outside the range of Taiwan's anti-aircraft weapons.
After Taiwan issued a warning, it left four minutes after its airspace violation.
The ministry says such highly provocative and irresponsible actions seriously undermine regional peace and stability.
It says Taiwan will continue to patrol and monitor the situation.
The Chinese military, which covers the South China Sea, has defended the action.
It argued it was routine flight training that's completely legitimate and lawful.
China is increasing pressure on Taiwan by flying military jets and sending government ships around the island, where Taiwan's coast guard and military are stationed.
YOUNG ARCHERS MARK COMING OF AGE IN KYOTO
Turning 20 years old is a special milestone for all Japanese. Young archers in Kyoto have celebrated becoming adults by shooting their first arrows of the year.
The annual event took place at the Sanju Sangyendo Temple on Sunday.
The new adults lined up in a row and steadied their breath breathing.
before releasing their arrows toward targets 60 meters away.
00:08:35 (archer 1)
I couldn't do very well because it was cold.
Now that I'm 20, I feel a sense of responsibility on my shoulders.
00:08:48 (archer 2)
I appreciate the value of giving my all to even a single task.
I want to make great strides and contribute to society.
00:09:01 (Maria Sato)
The main hall of the temple is a national treasure. Master archers are said to have competed there in the Edo period, which spanned the 17th to 19th centuries.
Those were the headlines for this hour.
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