日: 2024年8月28日

1. Typhoon Shanshan is moving slowly northward off Japan’s southwest. The maximum gust speed is forecast to reach around 250 kilometers per hour in the typhoon’s center – strong enough to bring down houses. Bands of heavy rain clouds are expected to develop over Kagoshima and the neighboring prefecture of Miyazaki through Wednesday night. This could suddenly increase the risk of a disaster.
2. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will visit the US next month and present President Joe Biden with a plan to end Russian invasion. Zelenskyy told reporters that Ukraine’s cross-border offensive in the western Russian region of Kursk is part of the plan. He said the plan also includes his country’s strategic place in the world’s security infrastructure and a package to put diplomatic pressure on Russia.
3. Israeli forces have carried out an operation that’s been hailed as “nothing short of miraculous.” On Tuesday, they rescued a hostage held captive in Gaza for more than 10 months. Defense officials identified the man as 52-year-old Qaid Farhan Alkadi. The Haaretz newspaper reported that soldiers found him in a Hamas tunnel network “by chance.”

1. Residents in southwestern Japan are being urged to stay on high alert for destructive winds and flooding. Typhoon Shanshan is expected to gain traction and approach the Amami region through Wednesday. The typhoon is currently heading westward, but its exact path is difficult to forecast. The powerful storm may move slowly and bring heavy rain to areas that are relatively far away.
2. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stressed the need to financially support Pacific island nations facing rising sea levels and other challenges brought by climate change. Guterres said in a speech on Tuesday: “The world must look to the Pacific and listen to science. This is a crazy situation. Rising seas are a crisis entirely of humanity’s making.” 3. Former US President Donald Trump has suggested he might skip the first televised debate with his Democratic presidential rival Kamala Harris over microphone rules and his own questions about the fairness of the broadcaster. US media outlets say the rival camps are at odds over whether to mute the mic when the other candidate is speaking.