Trump says Russia and Ukraine agreed to a three‑day ceasefire and a 1,000‑prisoner swap.
Iran reviews the US proposal as tensions rise near the Hormuz, while Trump prepares for a China summit.
WHO tracks a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship; Toyota posts record sales but falling profits.
トランプ氏がロシアとウクライナの3日間停戦と1000人規模の捕虜交換合意を発表。
イランは米提案を審査中で、ホルムズ海峡周辺で緊張が続く一方、トランプ氏は来週の米中首脳会談を準備。
WHOがハンタウイルス疑いのクルーズ船を追跡、トヨタは売上過去最高も利益減。
It's a Saturday evening here in Japan. I'm James Tengan in Tokyo.
Welcome to NHK Newsline.
Trump Says Russia and Ukraine Agree to Three-Day Ceasefire
US President Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine will pause fighting from Saturday through Monday after their leaders agreed to his request for the ceasefire.
Trump made the announcement on social media on Friday.
He wrote that the ceasefire will also suspend all kinetic activity and each country will swap a thousand prisoners.
Trump stressed that he directly requested the ceasefire and expressed his appreciation to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy for their agreement.
Russian presidential aide Yuriy Ushakov issued a statement confirming Russia had agreed to Trump's request.
Zelenskyy responded to Trump's proposal on social media, saying he expects the US to ensure Russia fulfills the agreements.
On May 9, Russia commemorates the former Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
Earlier, it declared a two-day unilateral ceasefire with Ukraine starting Friday.
It also warned it would retaliate with a large-scale missile attack if Ukraine disrupted the events parade.
Zelenskyy signed a presidential decree on Friday that said Ukraine would not strike central Moscow during the parade.
Iran Reviews US Proposal as Tensions Flare Near Strait of Hormuz
Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio say they're expecting a response from Iran on Friday regarding the latest proposal to end the fighting.
But a senior Iranian official is apparently not concerned about the deadline.
00:01:46 話者 2/Marco Rubio
We're expecting a response from them today at some point.
We have not received that yet in the last hour, but perhaps that will come.
00:01:54 (James Tengan)
Rubio said the hope is that Iran responds with something that can put the US into a serious process of negotiation.
Trump said he expects to receive a letter from the Iranians on Friday.
Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that a foreign ministry spokesperson on Friday said the US proposal is under review and Tehran will definitely announce the final result.
In an interview with a state-run broadcaster, he said Iran is doing its own work and is not concerned with deadlines or ultimatums.
US Central Command has enforced blockade measures against two empty Iranian-flagged oil tankers attempting to enter an Iranian port in the Gulf of Oman, and has disabled them.
The Tasnim News Agency reported a limited clash occurred with the US military
near the Strait of Hormuz, but the situation was calm now.
Trump to Visit China Next Week for Long-Awaited Summit
Meanwhile, Trump is set to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next week for a summit that's been long in the works.
Their agenda will likely include trade, Taiwan, and tensions in the Middle East.
Trump is expected to be in China on Thursday and Friday.
He was initially supposed to visit in late March, but postponed the trip in light of the conflict in Iran.
Trump confirmed this week that he has no plans to reschedule again.
Beijing has not announced any dates.
But officials from both sides, including their foreign and trade ministers, held a series of phone talks last week.
It'll be Trump's first visit to China since 2017 during his first term.
The two leaders last met in October on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific economic cooperation summit in South Korea.
WHO Intensifies Tracking of Suspected Hantavirus Cases on Cruise Ship
The World Health Organization is intensifying contact tracing efforts on passengers from a cruise ship linked to a suspected hantavirus outbreak.
The ship's operator says 32 people from at least 12 countries disembarked on the British island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic on April 24.
That includes the body of a man who died of the virus.
The cruise ship is currently heading for Spain's Canary Islands and is expected to arrive on Sunday.
The WHO is working with governments and health authorities to strengthen contact tracing to prevent further spread of the infection.
The organization says its medical team will conduct tests for all people on board upon arrival and look into their contact status to get the whole picture.
Tests of several cases from the ship have identified the Andes virus, a specific strain of the hantavirus.
As the virus has an incubation period of up to six weeks, the WHO warns the number of confirmed cases could rise, but the risk to public health is low.
Hong Kong Drops Japan from Youth Exchange Subsidy List
Hong Kong's government has reportedly announced a list of international youth exchange projects it plans to subsidize, but for the first time since the program began, none are with Japan.
Local newspaper Ming Bao says funds have been awarded to 95 exchange projects with 45 nations this fiscal year. They include the US and South Korea.
The Hong Kong government launched the program in 2017.
Schools and companies that wish to take part must apply.
But it's unclear if any proposals included exchanges with Japan this time.
Hong Kong authorities have recently been aligning more closely with mainland China.
Beijing has been at odds with Tokyo over comments Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae made last year about Taiwan.
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Toyota Group Sales Top 50 Trillion Yen for First Time
Toyota Motors group sales have exceeded 50 trillion yen for the first time.
The record results are for the business year that ended in March.
The Japanese auto giant says group revenues in fiscal 2025 rose 5.5 percent from the previous year to just under 50.7 trillion yen, or about $323 billion.
But operating profit plunged by more than 21 percent and net income by over 19 percent.
The automaker cites Donald Trump's tariffs as a factor.
Toyota projects a 0.6 percent increase in sales to 51 trillion yen in fiscal 2026, but operating profits are expected to plunge by more than 20 percent and net profit by 22 percent.
The automaker expects to sell 10.5 million Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles globally this fiscal year. That's about the same as last year.
But the conflict in the Middle East and surging material prices are likely to affect sales and drag down operating profits by 670 billion yen, or about $4.3 billion.
Pentagon Releases New UFO and UAP Materials
The US Department of Defense has released materials related to unidentified flying objects, or UFOs.
The files made public on Friday include a video purportedly filmed around Japan.
The footage was reportedly taken by the department in January 2023.
It shows three circular objects clustered together.
The video was apparently taken from the air.
Another image from the Apollo 17 moon landing in 1972 shows three small dots that become visible when the photo is enlarged.
Also included is a transcript of a conversation by the mission's crew members.
One refers to a few very bright particles or fragments, or something that go drifting by as we maneuver.
Another says about one of the objects, It's obviously rotating because it's flashing.
The around 160 files cover what the Pentagon calls unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP, which include UFOs.
They contain data recorded by the US military, the US space agency NASA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other agencies since the 1940s.
The Defense Department has not offered any concrete assessments of what the files show.
Donald Trump ordered the release of materials related to UFOs and extraterrestrials earlier this year, citing tremendous public interest.
The Pentagon says it plans to disclose more materials in stages.
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