1. US President-elect Donald Trump has called for the release of the hostages being held in the Gaza Strip. He has also suggested that the people involved in their capture will pay a heavy price, if the hostages are not freed before he is inaugurated in January.
2. US President-elect Donald Trump reiterated that he will block the planned takeover of US Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel. Trump said in a post on his Truth Social site on Monday that he is totally against “the once great and powerful US Steel” being bought by a foreign company. He also said he will make the American company strong and great again through a series of tax incentives and tariffs. Trump added that it will happen fast. 3. Two Japanese – a comedian and a plaintiff in a forced sterilization lawsuit – have made the BBC 100 Women 2024 list. The British public broadcaster describes comedian Watanabe Naomi as “one of Japan’s most famous influencers.” Suzuki Yumi, one of the plaintiffs who sued the Japanese government over forced sterilizations performed under the now-defunct Eugenic Protection Law, is also on the list.
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