月: 2022年5月

1.Prosecutors in Ukraine say the Russian invasion has killed at least 219 children and injured 405 as of Monday. The Ukrainian prosecutor general’s office says the eastern region of Donetsk had the highest number of child casualties at 139, followed by the Kyiv region at 115, the eastern region of Kharkiv at 95, and 68 in the Chernihiv region in the north.
2.An evacuation effort has been underway for those trapped in a steel plant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol. But there are fears that more people may not be able to leave as Ukrainian officials said Russian troops have resumed shelling.
3.The founder of a major Russian bank says he was forced to sell his stake in the entity after criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s administration for invading Ukraine. Oleg Tinkov, the founder of one of Russia’s major banks, slammed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as “crazy” in a social media post last month. He also wrote that 90 percent of Russians don’t support the war.

1.Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio held talks on Monday with his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-o-cha in Bangkok. At the outset of the talks, Kishida said that together with Prayut, he wants to further strengthen friendship with Thailand, a strategic partner of Japan.
2.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed hope that civilian evacuations from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol will continue on Monday. Zelenskyy said in a video message on Sunday that the evacuation corridor had finally started working, and more than a hundred civilians had already been evacuated.
3.Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the eldest son of a former Philippine president, is maintaining his lead in the latest opinion poll, one week before the country’s presidential election. Filipinos will vote on May 9 to choose a successor to Rodrigo Duterte, as presidents are limited to serving a single six-year term. Ten candidates are vying for the country’s top office. Major campaign issues include Duterte’s authoritarian rule, and how to deal with China.