Japanese Yakuza Smuggling Nuclear Materials, Lebanon Gets New President, UK Cracks Down on Human Traffickers

The World and Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, January 10.

Asia

TIMES OF INDIA. Indian Deputy Foreign Minister Vikram Misri meets Acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in the Taliban government in Afghanistan.

This is the highest-level meeting between the two countries since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan. (Source: Indian Express)

REUTERS. Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs has arrested three men since October last year for allegedly planning to travel to the Middle East to fight against Israel.

THX. China's Ministry of Commerce concluded that EU investigations into Chinese companies have created unfair barriers to trade and investment.

KYODO. The leader of the notorious Japanese Yakuza crime syndicate, Ebisawa Takeshi, pleaded guilty to conspiring to smuggle nuclear materials such as weapons-grade uranium and plutonium from Myanmar to other countries.

MAINICHI. Real wages in Japan in November 2024 decreased 0.3% compared to 2023, marking the fourth consecutive monthly decrease.

KOREA TIMES. South Korea has announced plans to release a record amount of agricultural products to the market to stabilize prices and ease the financial burden on people ahead of the Lunar New Year.

WAM. The UAE added 19 individuals and entities to its terrorist list , citing links to the banned Muslim Brotherhood organization.

AFP. The United Nations stands ready to work with the Syrian interim government to promote a credible and inclusive political transition in the Middle Eastern country.

SPUTNIK. The Lebanese parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun as the new president with a majority vote, in the second ballot.

JAKARTA POST. Jakarta signed a memorandum of understanding with the US Embassy in Indonesia on cooperation in the field of education through the Fulbright scholarship program administered by the American Indonesia Exchange Foundation (AMINEF).

Europe

SKY NEWS. In order to prevent illegal immigration across the English Channel, the UK will apply economic sanctions against people traffickers.

In 2024, an estimated 36,800 people will cross the English Channel to reach the UK's Southeast England region, up 25% from 2023. (Source: Reuters)

REUTERS. Sweden will buy tanks from German-French defense equipment maker KNDS for 22 billion Swedish crowns ($1.97 billion).

DW. Germany approves plan to reform process for returning stolen Nazi-era art .

AFP. Romania's ruling coalition has agreed to hold the first round of the presidential election on May 4, with the second round likely to take place on May 18.

ANADOLU. Turkey establishes new Cyber Security Directorate to strengthen country's defense against cyber threats.

FRANCE 24. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited and held talks with French leaders to discuss many important international issues, especially the situation in Ukraine and the Middle East.

BARRON'S. According to German government statistics, there are now more than 500,000 people in this country without a permanent residence, a significant increase compared to 2 years ago.

EURONEWS. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said Rome is ready to push ahead with a controversial plan to detain asylum seekers in detention centres in Albania.

America

AP. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) struck weapons depots used by Yemen's Houthi movement to attack Washington's warships and commercial vessels in the Red Sea.

Over the past year, the US has conducted many military operations against Houthi forces in the Red Sea. (Source: NY Sun)

REUTERS. US President Joe Biden has canceled his scheduled visit to Italy due to the wildfire situation in California.

AFP. Venezuela accused Washington of funding a coup attempt , after Caracas arrested a group of mercenaries of various nationalities, including Ukrainian, American and Colombian.

CNN. US President-elect Donald Trump has raised more than $170 million for his upcoming inauguration, a record high.

FOX NEWS. Amazon announced plans to invest at least $11 billion to expand its cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in the US state of Georgia.

Africa

REUTERS. Clashes between government forces and M23 rebels in the Masisi territory of North Kivu province (DR Congo) in recent days have forced more than 100,000 people to flee.

Attacks by non-state armed groups have increased in eastern DR Congo, displacing many people. (Source: BBC)

AFP. Gunmen attacked the Chadian presidential complex in the capital N'Djamena, leading to a battle that left 18 attackers and a security guard dead.

THX. China Development Bank has disbursed a loan of 254.76 million USD to implement a railway project connecting the two northern states of Nigeria, Kano and Kaduna.

AHRAM ONLINE. In a joint statement following the 10th Summit of the Egypt-Cyprus-Greece Trilateral Cooperation Mechanism, the leaders affirmed the three countries' commitment to peace, stability and cooperation in the region.

Oceania

ABC. In the context of the H5N1 virus spreading to every continent except Australia, experts in this country believe that the appearance of H5N1 in Australia is only a matter of time.

REUTERS. The National Australia Bank has warned that Australians need to be vigilant against scams by 2025 after victims lost up to A$292 million ($182 million) in 2024.

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