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Japan 'two-faced' for seeking closer ties while warning of China threat, Chinese state media says
An editorial in a Chinese state-controlled newspaper on Thursday admonished "two-faced" Japan for inaccurately portraying it as a regional security threat while chasing more stable bilateral ties, warning of Chinese measures if Tokyo acted recklessly. In his address to the U.S. Congress last week, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called China's military actions "an unprecedented and the greatest strategic challenge" to the world, and vowed deeper strategic cooperation with Washington, placing China and Russia's military actions as top threats. In an editorial on Thursday, the ruling Communist Party's official newspaper said Japan claimed to be promoting bilateral relations but was also attempting to provoke confrontation by exaggerating China as a threat, describing Japan as "typical of a 'two-faced person' with no credibility".
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BBC
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Associated Press
US envoy to the UN vows support for families of Japanese who were abducted and taken to North Korea
America stands with Japan until all the Japanese abducted by North Korea decades ago return home to end their painful separation, United States ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Thursday in Tokyo. Japan says North Korea abducted at least 17 Japanese citizens, possibly many more, to train them as agents during the 1970s and 1980s. Thomas-Greenfield began her Japan visit by meeting with families of those kidnapped.
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US reimposes oil sanctions on Venezuela
STORY: The U.S. is reimposing oil sanctions on Venezuela. Washington officials say they won’t renew a license due to expire early Thursday, which had broadly eased restrictions. Hours before the deadline, the U.S. Treasury Department issued a new license, giving firms 45 days to wind down oil and gas operations in the country. It all comes after Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro failed to honor all terms in the deal that had eased sanctions. The U.S. says he’s breached a promise to allow the opposition to run the candidate of its choice in July’s presidential election.However, the news of renewed sanctions drew a defiant response from the Venezuelan leader: “When did we become a gringo colony? A star of the United States? When? Can someone tell me? Venezuela is a country that walks on its own feet, uses its own head, produces with its own hands.”Government supporters insist Venezuela has honored the deal with the U.S.But Washington says Maduro has harassed, intimidated or detained opponents. Multiple opposition allies and activists have faced arrest in recent months. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado condemned the government’s actions: “The regime violated every agreement; they haven't complied with everything they promised. Instead, they've intensified repression, they’ve incarcerated more people, they've persecuted, they've barred opposition members: everything they said they wouldn't do.”Global oil prices rose following news of the new sanctions. International benchmark Brent crude gained around a quarter of a percent early Thursday. Prices had already faced upward pressure amid concern conflict in the middle east could affect supplies.
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The Independent
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Associated Press
Takeaways from this week's reports on the deadly 2023 Maui fire that destroyed Lahaina
More than half a year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century burned through a historic Maui town, officials are still trying to determine exactly what went wrong and how to prevent similar catastrophes in the future. The most recent is a detailed timeline of the fire that tore through the heart of Lahaina on Aug. 8, 2023, killing 101 people. Released Wednesday by Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez, it is the first phase of a three-part comprehensive investigation being conducted by the Fire Safety Research Institute, or FSRI, with more coming in the next several months.
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Associated Press
China and Indonesia call for cease-fire in Gaza
The Chinese and Indonesian foreign ministers called for an immediate and lasting cease-fire in Gaza after a meeting in Jakarta on Thursday, condemning the humanitarian costs of the ongoing war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians. Indonesia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi told reporters that the two countries share the same view about the importance of a cease-fire and of resolving the Palestinian problem through a two-state solution. “I am sure that China would use its influence to prevent escalation,” Marsudi said, adding that China and Indonesia "would also fully support Palestine’s membership in the U.N.”
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The Canadian Press
Dallas Stars clinch top seed in Western Conference by getting to overtime against Blues
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars will be the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs for the first time since 2016. Dallas was tied 1-1 with the St. Louis Blues at the end of regulation Wednesday night, and the game went to a shootout. The point for getting to overtime gave the Central Division champions 112, one more than Pacific Division champion Vancouver can get with a win in its regular-season finale Thursday night. Fans cheered in the closing seconds of regulation knowing Dallas had alre
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