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U.S. deputy secretary of state announces retirement

STORY: U.S. deputy secretary of state announces retirement DATELINE: May 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Wendy Sherman attending a UN Security Council meeting (file) 2. various of Wendy Sherman at a press conference (file) 3. various of the exterior of U.S. Department of State STORYLINE: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman announced her retirement on Friday, saying that she will step down and leave government service at the end of June. Sherman, 73, is the first woman in U.S. history to serve her current role, starting in April 2021, months after President Joe Biden took office. In one of a series of tweets mentioning U.S. foreign policy undertakings in which she was involved during the tenure of the deputy secretary, Sherman listed such events as the Russia-Ukraine conflict, "challenges in the Indo-Pacific," as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. Joining the Foreign Service exactly 30 years ago, Sherman was under secretary of state for politica

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U.S. politicians call for action on gun control

STORY: U.S. politicians call for action on gun control DATELINE: May 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of buildings of U.S. government 2. various of the shoot sites 3. various of the tweets of Barack Obama 4. SOUNDBITE (English): CHRIS MURPHY, U.S. Senator STORYLINE: American politicians have called for action on gun control in the wake of two mass shootings that happened recently. An 18-year-old man opened fire on Tuesday in Texas, killing at least 19 students and two adults at Robb elementary school in Uvalde. Ten days ago, another mass shooting happened at the Tops grocery store in Buffalo, New York, leaving 10 black people dead and three others injured. Former president Barack Obama tweeted that "shootings in Buffalo offer a tragic reminder of the price we pay for refusing to curb the easy access to guns." "It's long past time for action, any kind of action. And it's another tragedy a quieter but no less tragic one -- for families to wait anot

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Eight people in court after antisemitic tweets against Miss Provence

Ilana Soskin , lawyer of the LICRA (International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism) talks to media , during the trial of the 8 people after antisemitic tweets against Miss Provence, at the Paris courthouse, in Paris France, on September 22, 2021. Eight people tried this Wednesday for tweets against Miss Provence. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eight people in court after antisemitic tweets against Miss Provence

Miss Provence, April Benayoum with Sylvie Tellier arriving at the courthouse fror the antisemictic trial in Paris, France, on September 22, 2021. Eight people tried this Wednesday for tweets against Miss Provence. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eight people in court after antisemitic tweets against Miss Provence

Miss Provence, April Benayoum arriving at the courthouse fror the antisemictic trial in Paris, France, on September 22, 2021. Eight people tried this Wednesday for tweets against Miss Provence. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eight people in court after antisemitic tweets against Miss Provence

Miss Provence, April Benayoum arriving at the courthouse fror the antisemictic trial in Paris, France, on September 22, 2021. Eight people tried this Wednesday for tweets against Miss Provence. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eight people in court after antisemitic tweets against Miss Provence

Miss Provence, April Benayoum with Sylvie Tellier and lawyer Jean Veil arriving at the courthouse fror the antisemictic trial in Paris, France, on September 22, 2021. Eight people tried this Wednesday for tweets against Miss Provence. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eight people in court after antisemitic tweets against Miss Provence

An accused person at the Paris courthouse, in Paris France, on September 22, 2021, during the trial of the people after antisemitic tweets against Miss Provence. Eight people tried this Wednesday for tweets against Miss Provence. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eight people in court after antisemitic tweets against Miss Provence

An accused person at the Paris courthouse, in Paris France, on September 22, 2021, during the trial of the people after antisemitic tweets against Miss Provence. Eight people tried this Wednesday for tweets against Miss Provence. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eight people in court after antisemitic tweets against Miss Provence

Former president of the Union des étudiants juifs de France (UEJF, Union of French Jewish students), and militant anti-racist. Lawyer Patrick Klugman during the trial of the 8 people after antisemitic tweets against Miss Provence, at the Paris courthouse, in Paris France, on September 22, 2021. Eight people tried this Wednesday for tweets against Miss Provence. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eight people in court after antisemitic tweets against Miss Provence

Miss Provence, April Benayoum with Sylvie Tellier arriving at the courthouse fror the antisemictic trial in Paris, France, on September 22, 2021. Eight people tried this Wednesday for tweets against Miss Provence. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eight people in court after antisemitic tweets against Miss Provence

Ilana Soskin , lawyer of the LICRA (International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism) talks to media , during the trial of the 8 people after antisemitic tweets against Miss Provence, at the Paris courthouse, in Paris France, on September 22, 2021. Eight people tried this Wednesday for tweets against Miss Provence. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eight people in court after antisemitic tweets against Miss Provence

Miss Provence, April Benayoum with Sylvie Tellier arriving at the courthouse fror the antisemictic trial in Paris, France, on September 22, 2021. Eight people tried this Wednesday for tweets against Miss Provence. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eight people in court after antisemitic tweets against Miss Provence

Miss Provence, April Benayoum with Sylvie Tellier arriving at the courthouse fror the antisemictic trial in Paris, France, on September 22, 2021. Eight people tried this Wednesday for tweets against Miss Provence. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eight people in court after antisemitic tweets against Miss Provence

Miss Provence, April Benayoum arriving at the courthouse fror the antisemictic trial in Paris, France, on September 22, 2021. Eight people tried this Wednesday for tweets against Miss Provence. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eight people in court after antisemitic tweets against Miss Provence

Miss Provence, April Benayoum with Sylvie Tellier and lawyer Jean Veil arriving at the courthouse fror the antisemictic trial in Paris, France, on September 22, 2021. Eight people tried this Wednesday for tweets against Miss Provence. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eight people in court after antisemitic tweets against Miss Provence

Miss Provence, April Benayoum with Sylvie Tellier and lawyer Jean Veil arriving at the courthouse fror the antisemictic trial in Paris, France, on September 22, 2021. Eight people tried this Wednesday for tweets against Miss Provence. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pres. Biden Departs White House

U.S. President Joe Biden boards Marine One behind First Lady Jill Biden on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Biden rescinded several executive actions on Friday that were put in place by Donald Trump, including one targeting social media companies that his predecessor had ordered after Twitter fact-checked his tweets. Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pres. Biden Departs White House

U.S. President Joe Biden boards Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Biden rescinded several executive actions on Friday that were put in place by Donald Trump, including one targeting social media companies that his predecessor had ordered after Twitter fact-checked his tweets. Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pres. Biden Departs White House

Marine One takes off from the Ellipse with U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden aboard near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Biden rescinded several executive actions on Friday that were put in place by Donald Trump, including one targeting social media companies that his predecessor had ordered after Twitter fact-checked his tweets. Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pres. Biden Departs White House

Marine One prepares to take off from the Ellipse with U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden aboard near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Biden rescinded several executive actions on Friday that were put in place by Donald Trump, including one targeting social media companies that his predecessor had ordered after Twitter fact-checked his tweets. Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pres. Biden Departs White House

Marine One takes off from the Ellipse with U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden aboard near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Biden rescinded several executive actions on Friday that were put in place by Donald Trump, including one targeting social media companies that his predecessor had ordered after Twitter fact-checked his tweets. Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pres. Biden Departs White House

U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden take off their face mask as they board Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Biden rescinded several executive actions on Friday that were put in place by Donald Trump, including one targeting social media companies that his predecessor had ordered after Twitter fact-checked his tweets. Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pres. Biden Departs White House

First Lady Jill Biden waves as she walks with U.S. President Joe Biden to Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Biden rescinded several executive actions on Friday that were put in place by Donald Trump, including one targeting social media companies that his predecessor had ordered after Twitter fact-checked his tweets. Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pres. Biden Departs White House

U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walk to Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Biden rescinded several executive actions on Friday that were put in place by Donald Trump, including one targeting social media companies that his predecessor had ordered after Twitter fact-checked his tweets. Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pres. Biden Departs White House

U.S. President Joe Biden boards Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Biden rescinded several executive actions on Friday that were put in place by Donald Trump, including one targeting social media companies that his predecessor had ordered after Twitter fact-checked his tweets. Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pres. Biden Departs White House

U.S. President Joe Biden boards Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Biden rescinded several executive actions on Friday that were put in place by Donald Trump, including one targeting social media companies that his predecessor had ordered after Twitter fact-checked his tweets. Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prominent Chinese human rights lawyer tried for Tiananmen tweets

Supporters for prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, who has been indicted for inciting ethnic hatred and provoking trouble by posting critical messages online, state his innocence outside the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court, at which his first hearing was held on Dec. 14, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prominent Chinese human rights lawyer tried for Tiananmen tweets

Supporters for prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, who has been indicted for inciting ethnic hatred and provoking trouble by posting critical messages online, state his innocence outside the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court, at which his first hearing was held on Dec. 14, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JAL hijackers in N. Korea send tweets

Editor Reinin Shiino (C, back) and supporters of former Red Army Faction members, responsible for hijacking a JAL flight in 1970, hold a meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2015. They have been sending out tweets e-mailed from the members, now living in North Korea, about once a month since October 2014. There are some 4,000 Twitter followers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anime adaptation of popular novel canceled

Photo shows the front cover of the 18th and latest volume of popular graphic-style novel "Nidome no Jinsei o Isekai de" (Young Again in Another World). A plan to turn the novel into an animated television series has hit a dead end after the author's past discriminatory tweets on China and South Korea sparked a controversy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo