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US, IRAN DELEGATIONS ARRIVE IN PAKISTAN FOR TALKS
A delegation led by US Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, ahead of talks with Iranian negotiators.
The city is under a heavy lockdown with thousands of security personnel and army troops deployed.
The Iranian delegation includes parliamentary speaker Mohammad Baghir Gallibov and Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi.
Gallibov posted a photograph of children taken on board his plane during his flight to Islamabad, who were killed in an attack on an elementary school at the start of the US-Israeli military operation.
He said the children were accompanying him on the way to the talks.
The parliamentary speaker said two steps must be taken before the negotiations begin.
A ceasefire must go in effect in Lebanon and Iran's assets must be unblocked.
Israel has continued its strikes on Lebanon targeting Hezbollah, the Shia Muslim group backed by Iran.
Lebanese authorities say on Friday, 65 more people were killed in Nabatiya in the south and elsewhere.
US President Donald Trump earlier laid out his main goal in the upcoming talks.
00:01:24 話者 12
What would a good deal look like for you?
00:01:26 話者 10/Donald Trump
No nuclear weapon, number one. No nuclear weapon. That's 99 percent of us.
00:01:36 (Yuko Fukushima)
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is also expected to be a major topic.
The US is calling for an immediate and safe opening of the Strait, but Iran says it will continue to manage it.
IRAN CONFLICT FUELED US INFLATION IN MARCH
The Middle East conflict has led to soaring energy prices, and that's fueling inflation in the US.
The consumer price index climbed 3.3% in March from a year earlier, the highest rate since May 2024. It surged 9/10 of a percentage point from February.
The US Labor Department released the data on Friday.
Spiking gasoline prices were the main driver behind the increase.
They soared 21.2% from February.
That's the largest increase since records began in 1967.
Energy prices overall climbed 12 and a half percent on the year.
The core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 2.6% from a year earlier.
It's up slightly by one tenth of a percentage point from the previous month.
Despite the ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran, there's been little change in transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
The outlook remains uncertain and concerns are growing that inflation could pick up once again.
A closely watched survey also released Friday shows more warning signs for the US
economy.
University of Michigan says its latest consumer survey shows sediment has fallen to a record low. It says preliminary data shows sediment in April plunged to 47.6.
That's the lowest reading since it began publishing the data in 1978.
A survey official says sentiment declined across all groups, regardless of age, income or political party, and that many consumers blame the Iran conflict for unfavorable changes to the economy.
UN DISARMAMENT CHIEF CONCERNED FOR KEY TREATY
A key United Nations conference on nuclear disarmament takes place this month, and one top official suggests the stakes could barely be higher.
UN undersecretary-general and high representative for disarmament affairs Nakamitsu Izumi spoke to reporters in Tokyo.
International delegates will review the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons starting April 27.
00:04:00 話者 4/Nakamitsu Izumi
We will be reviewing the MPT at what seems to be the beginning of an arms race.
The situation is not only getting worse, it's also getting more complex.
00:04:13 (Yuko Fukushima)
Nakamitsu also referred to a nuclear arms reduction pact between the United States and Russia that expired in February.
The previous two NPT conferences failed to adopt the final document.
Nakamitsu says the repeat could lead people to see the NPT as merely words on paper.
00:04:33 話者 4
If a final document cannot be adopted for a third time, the treaty itself won't collapse
But the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty might start hollowing out.
00:04:47 (Yuko Fukushima)
Still, Nakamitsu did say there is a shared recognition of the need to avoid weakening the treaty any further, and she insisted the UN will be pushing hard for consensus.
ARTEMIS II CREW RETURNS TO EARTH
The first crewed spacecraft in the US-led Artemis lunar exploration project has returned to Earth after traveling around the moon.
The project aims to have the first successful human moon landing since Apollo 17, 53 years ago, possibly in 2028.
US space agency NASA announced that the Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the state of California at 5:07 p.m. local time on Friday.
Footage showed boats and a helicopter approaching the craft that had descended by parachute.
NASA says the four crew members will undergo health examinations and rehabilitation.
The US and Canadian astronauts flew around the far side of the moon.
They traveled to 406,771 kilometers from Earth on the 6th day of their 10-day Artemis II mission.
That's the farthest ever reached by humans and about 6,600 kilometers longer than the previous record set by Apollo 13 in 1970.
Shortly before this, the spacecraft made its closest lunar approach, allowing the crew to take photos and videos of the far side of the moon.
BEAR ENTERS RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN JAPAN
A wild bear has entered the grounds of a person's home in northeastern Japan.
Nobody was hurt.
Police say they received a report on Friday from the resident of the house in Iwate Prefecture.
He said he noticed the animal outside after the dog started barking.
Footage shows a bear coming out of a storage room adjacent to the main house.
The animal slowly headed towards the garage.
It had apparently helped itself to several apples in the storehouse.
Officials waited until morning to inspect the area after deeming any action too risky at night.
They worked with police and local hunters to confirm that the bear had gone.
They later set up traps and took other measures in case it returns.
Those were the main stories for this hour. This is NHK Newsline.
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JAPAN GIVES 250 CHERRY TREES TO US FOR UPCOMING ANNIVERSARY
People from Japan and the United States took part in a tree tree planting ceremony in Washington.
Japan is giving 250 saplings to the US to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the country's founding.
Around 100 people took part in the event, including officials from the Japanese embassy and the US government.
In 1912, Japan presented about 3,000 cherry trees to Washington as a symbol of friendship between the two countries.
00:08:25 話者 5
Three, two, one.
00:08:28 (Yuko Fukushima)
Of the new saplings, three were planted in a park along the Potomac River, an area well known for its thousands of cherries that bloom in the spring.
00:08:39 話者 6/Yamada Shigeo/Japanese Ambassador to US
I hope these 250 new cherry trees will, just like other cherry trees around the Tidal Basin, unite the people of our two countries, unite the people of Japan and the United States.
for many, many years to come.
00:09:06 (Yuko Fukushima)
Elementary school students studying Japanese sang a song about cherry blossoms as onlookers took photos.
One attendee, who brought her son, said she thinks this event will have a big impact on him.
00:09:20 話者 7
I think he's going to take ownership. I think he's going to bring his own children back.
When he's my age, hopefully he'll show off the trees and tell his own kids about he was here for the planting.
00:09:30 (Yuko Fukushima)
The planting of all 250 samplings is expected to be completed by next spring.
And that is it for this hour. On NHK Newsline, I'm Yuko Fukushima. Thanks for joining us.
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