1. Mark Carney, a former governor of the Bank of Canada, has won an election to become the leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party. Vote-counting took place on Sunday to choose the successor to Justin Trudeau, who is also Canada’s prime minister. Trudeau has led the Canadian government since 2015. Carney will become the next prime minister after Trudeau officially steps down.
2. A Swedish think tank says Ukraine became the world’s biggest arms importer in the five years to 2024. Ukraine’s weapons imports have soared as a result of Russia’s continued invasion. The report released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute says the volume of arms imported by Ukraine between 2020 and 2024 was nearly 100 times the figure for the preceding five years. It accounted for 8.8 percent of the global total. 3. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff say North Korea has launched several ballistic missiles. South Korea says it happened around 1:50 p.m. on Monday.
カテゴリー: