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Japan: Protest Against Globalization and WHO Withdrawal Held Outside Ministry of Health 2

Protesters gathered outside the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Tokyo on Friday, May 8, calling for Japan's withdrawal from the WHO and opposition to globalism. The demonstration drew prominent speakers and former lawmakers.

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-HEARING-WITHDRAW TROOPS WITH AFGHANISTAN

(240320) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Retired U.S. General Mark Milley, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, in Washington, D.C., the United States, March 19, 2024. Two top U.S. generals who implemented President Joe Biden's plan to withdraw troops from Afghanistan testified at a House hearing Tuesday, as Republicans renewed their effort in an election year to hold the incumbent president accountable for the deadly evacuation. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-HEARING-WITHDRAW TROOPS WITH AFGHANISTAN

(240320) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Retired U.S. General Mark Milley, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, in Washington, D.C., the United States, March 19, 2024. Two top U.S. generals who implemented President Joe Biden's plan to withdraw troops from Afghanistan testified at a House hearing Tuesday, as Republicans renewed their effort in an election year to hold the incumbent president accountable for the deadly evacuation. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-HEARING-WITHDRAW TROOPS WITH AFGHANISTAN

(240320) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Retired U.S. General Mark Milley, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, in Washington, D.C., the United States, March 19, 2024. Two top U.S. generals who implemented President Joe Biden's plan to withdraw troops from Afghanistan testified at a House hearing Tuesday, as Republicans renewed their effort in an election year to hold the incumbent president accountable for the deadly evacuation. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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Afghan acting FM downplays economic crisis

STORY: Afghan acting FM downplays economic crisis DATELINE: July 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of vehicles passing by a construction site in Kabul, Afghanistan 2. various of workers doing an economy-boosting construction project in Kabul, Afghanistan 3. various of a construction site in Kabul, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Afghan Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has downplayed the reports on the economic crisis, saying the economy of Afghanistan has been moving on the right track, reported the state-run Bakhtar News Agency on Sunday. According to the state-controlled media outlet, Muttaqi made the remarks in a meeting with elders and ranking officials who returned home from Saudi Arabia after performing Hajj rituals. War-torn Afghanistan has been facing poverty and economic hardships since the withdrawal of foreign forces and the induction of the caretaker government nearly two years ago as the U.S. froze more than 9 billion dollars

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UN peacekeeping mission withdrawing from DR Congo initiated: envoy

STORY: UN peacekeeping mission withdrawing from DR Congo initiated: envoy DATELINE: June 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference hosted by MONUSCO 2. SOUNDBITE (French): BINTOU KEITA, UN secretary-general's special representative for DRC 3. various of streets and people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo STORYLINE: The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has already initiated the withdrawal of its mission in the country, said MONUSCO chief Bintou Keita earlier this week. The withdrawal is made "on the basis of the achievement of the minimum conditions of the most important milestones of the transition plan," the UN envoy said at a joint press conference with the Congolese Minister of Communication and Media Patrick Muyaya. The exact timeline was not specified, added Keita, who is the UN secretary-general's special representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Pre-election clash in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Photo shows supporters of opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, who were injured in fatal clashes with security forces in the Liberian capital Monrovia, on Nov. 7, 2011. Tubman has announced his withdrawal from the Nov. 8 presidential runoff against incumbent Ellen Sirleaf.

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Toyota exec sheds tears on Formula One withdrawal

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Yamashina (L), senior managing director of Toyota Motor Corp., sheds tears as the automaker announced its withdrawal from Formula One at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2009. Looking glum beside Yamashina was President Akio Toyoda, who is himself a motorcar racer with an international C-class license.

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Toyota exec sheds tears on Formula One withdrawal

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Yamashina (L), senior managing director of Toyota Motor Corp., sheds tears as the automaker announced its withdrawal from Formula One at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2009. Looking glum beside Yamashina was President Akio Toyoda, who is himself a motorcar racer with an international C-class license.

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Japan's Iraqi reconstruction aid mission ends with ceremony

KOMAKI, Japan - About 450 members of the Air Self-Defense Force return home to an ASDF base in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, from Kuwait on Feb. 15 after Japan formally ended its five-year reconstruction aid operations in Iraq. The ASDF members had carried out withdrawal-related tasks at a Kuwaiti base from early December after Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada issued an order in late November for the return to Japan of a contingent of airmen who had airlifted goods and personnel for multinational forces and the United Nations to and from Iraq.

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GSDF personnel look back on experiences in Samawah

KUWAIT, Kuwait - Japanese ground troops, who have completed their withdrawal from the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, listen to a counselor (far right) speak on mental healthcare at the U.S. Camp Virginia in Kuwait on July 18.

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Nukaga visit GSDF troops withdrawn from Iraq

KUWAIT - Japanese Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga arrives at the U.S. Camp Virginia in Kuwait on July 18 to send words of thanks to Ground Self-Defense Force troops who have completed their withdrawal from the southern Iraqi city of Samawah.

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GSDF personnel look back on experiences in Samawah

KUWAIT, Kuwait - Japanese ground troops, who have completed their withdrawal from the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, attend a lecture on mental healthcare at the U.S. Camp Virginia in Kuwait on July 18. One of them, a 47-year-old second lieutenant from Hokkaido said, ''I had lost 5 kilograms when I returned home, from probably stress.''

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Japan to send extra personnel to aid SDF pullout from Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga (L in back) hands Col. Yuichi Kajiya (C) the flag of a team of about 100 Ground Self-Defense Force personnel in a ceremony at the Defense Agency before the team leaves for Kuwait to help facilitate the withdrawal of about 600 GSDF troops who have been deployed in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah for about two-and-a-half years.

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Kitajima to receive treatment for injured elbow

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima, who won a gold medal in the men's 100-meter breaststroke in the Pacific swimming championships on Aug. 25, speaks to reporters at Yokohama International Pool on Aug. 26 about his withdrawal from the men's 200-meter breaststroke and the 200-meter individual medley due to a nagging elbow injury.

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Xinhua Headlines: U.S. global military presence poses grave security threat to the world

(220825) -- BEIJING, Aug. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Police officers hold back protesters who demand the reduction of the U.S. base-hosting burdens and even a total withdrawal of the U.S. forces in Okinawa, Japan, May 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Afghan refugees crossing illegally entering Turkey

★A group of Afghan migrants in Van province, Turkey, on July 24, 2021. A growing number of Afghan refugees are fleeing into Turkey as the Taliban escalates its military offensive and the United States nears completion of its troop withdrawal after a two-decade war. Since US President Joe Biden announced the August 31 pull-out deadline, the Taliban advance has been swift, with reports claiming they have taken control of more than half of the countrys 400 districts. Over the past months, Turkey has seen a steady rise in Afghan migrants, most entering the country illegally via a centuries-old smuggling route through Iran. The numbers may rise further after the US announced an expansion of its refugee program for those who worked for the US but did not qualify for Special Immigrant Visas. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain rang

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Afghan refugees crossing illegally entering Turkey

★A group of Afghan migrants in Van province, Turkey, on July 24, 2021. A growing number of Afghan refugees are fleeing into Turkey as the Taliban escalates its military offensive and the United States nears completion of its troop withdrawal after a two-decade war. Since US President Joe Biden announced the August 31 pull-out deadline, the Taliban advance has been swift, with reports claiming they have taken control of more than half of the countrys 400 districts. Over the past months, Turkey has seen a steady rise in Afghan migrants, most entering the country illegally via a centuries-old smuggling route through Iran. The numbers may rise further after the US announced an expansion of its refugee program for those who worked for the US but did not qualify for Special Immigrant Visas. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain rang

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Afghan refugees crossing illegally entering Turkey

★A group of Afghan migrants in Van province, Turkey, on July 24, 2021. A growing number of Afghan refugees are fleeing into Turkey as the Taliban escalates its military offensive and the United States nears completion of its troop withdrawal after a two-decade war. Since US President Joe Biden announced the August 31 pull-out deadline, the Taliban advance has been swift, with reports claiming they have taken control of more than half of the countrys 400 districts. Over the past months, Turkey has seen a steady rise in Afghan migrants, most entering the country illegally via a centuries-old smuggling route through Iran. The numbers may rise further after the US announced an expansion of its refugee program for those who worked for the US but did not qualify for Special Immigrant Visas. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain rang

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Afghan refugees crossing illegally entering Turkey

★A group of Afghan migrants in Van province, Turkey, on July 24, 2021. A growing number of Afghan refugees are fleeing into Turkey as the Taliban escalates its military offensive and the United States nears completion of its troop withdrawal after a two-decade war. Since US President Joe Biden announced the August 31 pull-out deadline, the Taliban advance has been swift, with reports claiming they have taken control of more than half of the countrys 400 districts. Over the past months, Turkey has seen a steady rise in Afghan migrants, most entering the country illegally via a centuries-old smuggling route through Iran. The numbers may rise further after the US announced an expansion of its refugee program for those who worked for the US but did not qualify for Special Immigrant Visas. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain rang

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Afghan refugees crossing illegally entering Turkey

★A group of Afghan migrants in Van province, Turkey, on July 24, 2021. A growing number of Afghan refugees are fleeing into Turkey as the Taliban escalates its military offensive and the United States nears completion of its troop withdrawal after a two-decade war. Since US President Joe Biden announced the August 31 pull-out deadline, the Taliban advance has been swift, with reports claiming they have taken control of more than half of the countrys 400 districts. Over the past months, Turkey has seen a steady rise in Afghan migrants, most entering the country illegally via a centuries-old smuggling route through Iran. The numbers may rise further after the US announced an expansion of its refugee program for those who worked for the US but did not qualify for Special Immigrant Visas. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain rang

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Afghan refugees crossing illegally entering Turkey

★A group of Afghan migrants in Van province, Turkey, on July 24, 2021. A growing number of Afghan refugees are fleeing into Turkey as the Taliban escalates its military offensive and the United States nears completion of its troop withdrawal after a two-decade war. Since US President Joe Biden announced the August 31 pull-out deadline, the Taliban advance has been swift, with reports claiming they have taken control of more than half of the countrys 400 districts. Over the past months, Turkey has seen a steady rise in Afghan migrants, most entering the country illegally via a centuries-old smuggling route through Iran. The numbers may rise further after the US announced an expansion of its refugee program for those who worked for the US but did not qualify for Special Immigrant Visas. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain rang

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Afghan refugees crossing illegally entering Turkey

★A group of Afghan migrants in Van province, Turkey, on July 24, 2021. A growing number of Afghan refugees are fleeing into Turkey as the Taliban escalates its military offensive and the United States nears completion of its troop withdrawal after a two-decade war. Since US President Joe Biden announced the August 31 pull-out deadline, the Taliban advance has been swift, with reports claiming they have taken control of more than half of the countrys 400 districts. Over the past months, Turkey has seen a steady rise in Afghan migrants, most entering the country illegally via a centuries-old smuggling route through Iran. The numbers may rise further after the US announced an expansion of its refugee program for those who worked for the US but did not qualify for Special Immigrant Visas. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain rang

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Afghan refugees crossing illegally entering Turkey

★A group of Afghan migrants in Van province, Turkey, on July 24, 2021. A growing number of Afghan refugees are fleeing into Turkey as the Taliban escalates its military offensive and the United States nears completion of its troop withdrawal after a two-decade war. Since US President Joe Biden announced the August 31 pull-out deadline, the Taliban advance has been swift, with reports claiming they have taken control of more than half of the countrys 400 districts. Over the past months, Turkey has seen a steady rise in Afghan migrants, most entering the country illegally via a centuries-old smuggling route through Iran. The numbers may rise further after the US announced an expansion of its refugee program for those who worked for the US but did not qualify for Special Immigrant Visas. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain rang

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Afghan refugees crossing illegally entering Turkey

★A group of Afghan migrants in Van province, Turkey, on July 24, 2021. A growing number of Afghan refugees are fleeing into Turkey as the Taliban escalates its military offensive and the United States nears completion of its troop withdrawal after a two-decade war. Since US President Joe Biden announced the August 31 pull-out deadline, the Taliban advance has been swift, with reports claiming they have taken control of more than half of the countrys 400 districts. Over the past months, Turkey has seen a steady rise in Afghan migrants, most entering the country illegally via a centuries-old smuggling route through Iran. The numbers may rise further after the US announced an expansion of its refugee program for those who worked for the US but did not qualify for Special Immigrant Visas. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain rang

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Afghan refugees crossing illegally entering Turkey

★A group of Afghan migrants in Van province, Turkey, on July 24, 2021. A growing number of Afghan refugees are fleeing into Turkey as the Taliban escalates its military offensive and the United States nears completion of its troop withdrawal after a two-decade war. Since US President Joe Biden announced the August 31 pull-out deadline, the Taliban advance has been swift, with reports claiming they have taken control of more than half of the countrys 400 districts. Over the past months, Turkey has seen a steady rise in Afghan migrants, most entering the country illegally via a centuries-old smuggling route through Iran. The numbers may rise further after the US announced an expansion of its refugee program for those who worked for the US but did not qualify for Special Immigrant Visas. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain rang

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Afghan refugees crossing illegally entering Turkey

★A group of Afghan migrants in Van province, Turkey, on July 24, 2021. A growing number of Afghan refugees are fleeing into Turkey as the Taliban escalates its military offensive and the United States nears completion of its troop withdrawal after a two-decade war. Since US President Joe Biden announced the August 31 pull-out deadline, the Taliban advance has been swift, with reports claiming they have taken control of more than half of the countrys 400 districts. Over the past months, Turkey has seen a steady rise in Afghan migrants, most entering the country illegally via a centuries-old smuggling route through Iran. The numbers may rise further after the US announced an expansion of its refugee program for those who worked for the US but did not qualify for Special Immigrant Visas. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain rang

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Afghan refugees crossing illegally entering Turkey

★A group of Afghan migrants in Van province, Turkey, on July 24, 2021. A growing number of Afghan refugees are fleeing into Turkey as the Taliban escalates its military offensive and the United States nears completion of its troop withdrawal after a two-decade war. Since US President Joe Biden announced the August 31 pull-out deadline, the Taliban advance has been swift, with reports claiming they have taken control of more than half of the countrys 400 districts. Over the past months, Turkey has seen a steady rise in Afghan migrants, most entering the country illegally via a centuries-old smuggling route through Iran. The numbers may rise further after the US announced an expansion of its refugee program for those who worked for the US but did not qualify for Special Immigrant Visas. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain rang

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Afghan refugees crossing illegally entering Turkey

★A group of Afghan migrants in Van province, Turkey, on July 24, 2021. A growing number of Afghan refugees are fleeing into Turkey as the Taliban escalates its military offensive and the United States nears completion of its troop withdrawal after a two-decade war. Since US President Joe Biden announced the August 31 pull-out deadline, the Taliban advance has been swift, with reports claiming they have taken control of more than half of the countrys 400 districts. Over the past months, Turkey has seen a steady rise in Afghan migrants, most entering the country illegally via a centuries-old smuggling route through Iran. The numbers may rise further after the US announced an expansion of its refugee program for those who worked for the US but did not qualify for Special Immigrant Visas. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain rang

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Afghan refugees crossing illegally entering Turkey

★A group of Afghan migrants in Van province, Turkey, on July 24, 2021. A growing number of Afghan refugees are fleeing into Turkey as the Taliban escalates its military offensive and the United States nears completion of its troop withdrawal after a two-decade war. Since US President Joe Biden announced the August 31 pull-out deadline, the Taliban advance has been swift, with reports claiming they have taken control of more than half of the countrys 400 districts. Over the past months, Turkey has seen a steady rise in Afghan migrants, most entering the country illegally via a centuries-old smuggling route through Iran. The numbers may rise further after the US announced an expansion of its refugee program for those who worked for the US but did not qualify for Special Immigrant Visas. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain rang

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Afghan refugees crossing illegally entering Turkey

★A group of Afghan migrants in Van province, Turkey, on July 24, 2021. A growing number of Afghan refugees are fleeing into Turkey as the Taliban escalates its military offensive and the United States nears completion of its troop withdrawal after a two-decade war. Since US President Joe Biden announced the August 31 pull-out deadline, the Taliban advance has been swift, with reports claiming they have taken control of more than half of the countrys 400 districts. Over the past months, Turkey has seen a steady rise in Afghan migrants, most entering the country illegally via a centuries-old smuggling route through Iran. The numbers may rise further after the US announced an expansion of its refugee program for those who worked for the US but did not qualify for Special Immigrant Visas. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain rang

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Afghan refugees crossing illegally entering Turkey

★A group of Afghan migrants in Van province, Turkey, on July 24, 2021. A growing number of Afghan refugees are fleeing into Turkey as the Taliban escalates its military offensive and the United States nears completion of its troop withdrawal after a two-decade war. Since US President Joe Biden announced the August 31 pull-out deadline, the Taliban advance has been swift, with reports claiming they have taken control of more than half of the countrys 400 districts. Over the past months, Turkey has seen a steady rise in Afghan migrants, most entering the country illegally via a centuries-old smuggling route through Iran. The numbers may rise further after the US announced an expansion of its refugee program for those who worked for the US but did not qualify for Special Immigrant Visas. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain rang

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Afghan refugees crossing illegally entering Turkey

★A group of Afghan migrants in Van province, Turkey, on July 24, 2021. A growing number of Afghan refugees are fleeing into Turkey as the Taliban escalates its military offensive and the United States nears completion of its troop withdrawal after a two-decade war. Since US President Joe Biden announced the August 31 pull-out deadline, the Taliban advance has been swift, with reports claiming they have taken control of more than half of the countrys 400 districts. Over the past months, Turkey has seen a steady rise in Afghan migrants, most entering the country illegally via a centuries-old smuggling route through Iran. The numbers may rise further after the US announced an expansion of its refugee program for those who worked for the US but did not qualify for Special Immigrant Visas. The Afghans migrating to Turkey via Iran travel largely on foot, navigating the treacherous mountain rang

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Japan to send extra personnel to aid SDF pullout from Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga (L in back) hands Col. Yuichi Kajiya (C) the flag of a team of about 100 Ground Self-Defense Force personnel in a ceremony at the Defense Agency before the team leaves for Kuwait to help facilitate the withdrawal of about 600 GSDF troops who have been deployed in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah for about two-and-a-half years. (Kyodo)

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GSDF personnel look back on experiences in Samawah

KUWAIT, Kuwait - Japanese ground troops, who have completed their withdrawal from the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, listen to a counselor (far right) speak on mental healthcare at the U.S. Camp Virginia in Kuwait on July 18. (Kyodo)

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GSDF personnel look back on experiences in Samawah

KUWAIT, Kuwait - Japanese ground troops, who have completed their withdrawal from the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, attend a lecture on mental healthcare at the U.S. Camp Virginia in Kuwait on July 18. One of them, a 47-year-old second lieutenant from Hokkaido said, ''I had lost 5 kilograms when I returned home, from probably stress.'' (Kyodo)

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Nukaga visit GSDF troops withdrawn from Iraq

KUWAIT - Japanese Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga arrives at the U.S. Camp Virginia in Kuwait on July 18 to send words of thanks to Ground Self-Defense Force troops who have completed their withdrawal from the southern Iraqi city of Samawah. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Iraqi reconstruction aid mission ends with ceremony

KOMAKI, Japan - About 450 members of the Air Self-Defense Force return home to an ASDF base in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, from Kuwait on Feb. 15 after Japan formally ended its five-year reconstruction aid operations in Iraq. The ASDF members had carried out withdrawal-related tasks at a Kuwaiti base from early December after Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada issued an order in late November for the return to Japan of a contingent of airmen who had airlifted goods and personnel for multinational forces and the United Nations to and from Iraq. (Kyodo)

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Nobel winner Noyori to resign as Riken head

Ryoji Noyori, a Japanese Nobel laureate who heads the Riken research institute, attends a press conference in Wako, near Tokyo, on March 23, 2015. The Cabinet will approve his withdrawal from the post on March 24 after a difficult year caused by a Riken researcher's misconduct in a stem-cell study. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese women redefine stereotype of "hikikomori" as male-only issue

Kyoko Hayashi (facing), who is leading efforts to help women identified as "hikikomori," or social withdrawal, speaks during a gathering of such women in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Aug. 23, 2016. (Photo is partly altered for privacy protection)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pre-election clash in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Photo shows supporters of opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, who were injured in fatal clashes with security forces in the Liberian capital Monrovia, on Nov. 7, 2011. Tubman has announced his withdrawal from the Nov. 8 presidential runoff against incumbent Ellen Sirleaf. (Kyodo)

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GSDF unit leaves for S. Sudan to support withdrawal

Around 50 Ground Self-Defense Force personnel leave Narita airport, near Tokyo, on April 10, 2017, for South Sudan to support the withdrawal of GSDF troops who are engaged in U.N. peacekeeping operations there. The deployment of Japanese troops in the fledgling African country will come to an end after a five-year presence. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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GSDF unit leaves for S. Sudan to support withdrawal

Around 50 Ground Self-Defense Force personnel leave Narita airport, near Tokyo, on April 10, 2017, for South Sudan to support the withdrawal of GSDF troops who are engaged in U.N. peacekeeping operations there. The deployment of Japanese troops in the fledgling African country will come to an end after a five-year presence. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Czech Kurds, demonstration, U.S. embassy Prague

About 60 Czech Kurds and their supporters met outside the U.S. embassy in Prague, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019, in protest against the Turkish military offensive in northern Syria, calling on Czech PM Andrej Babis and President Milos Zeman to do their utmost for Turkey's attack to be halted. Rashid Khalil, not pictured, who heads the Czech Kurdish civic association and has organised the protest, explained why it took place outside the U.S. embassy.The USA has stabbed the Kurds in the back, the withdrawal of the U.S. troops from northern Syria. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Czech Kurds, demonstration, U.S. embassy Prague

About 60 Czech Kurds and their supporters met outside the U.S. embassy in Prague, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019, in protest against the Turkish military offensive in northern Syria, calling on Czech PM Andrej Babis and President Milos Zeman to do their utmost for Turkey's attack to be halted. Rashid Khalil, not pictured, who heads the Czech Kurdish civic association and has organised the protest, explained why it took place outside the U.S. embassy.The USA has stabbed the Kurds in the back, the withdrawal of the U.S. troops from northern Syria (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Czech Kurds, demonstration, U.S. embassy Prague

About 60 Czech Kurds and their supporters met outside the U.S. embassy in Prague, Czech Republic, October 14, 2019, in protest against the Turkish military offensive in northern Syria, calling on Czech PM Andrej Babis and President Milos Zeman to do their utmost for Turkey's attack to be halted. Rashid Khalil, who heads the Czech Kurdish civic association and has organised the protest, explained why it took place outside the U.S. embassy. The USA has stabbed the Kurds in the back, the withdrawal of the U.S. troops from northern Syria (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Tennis: WTA Finals

Ashleigh Barty of Australia plays against Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands, who replaced Naomi Osaka of Japan following Osaka's withdrawal due to a shoulder injury, in the round-robin stage of the WTA Finals in Shenzhen, China, on Oct. 29, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: WTA Finals

Ashleigh Barty of Australia plays against Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands, who replaced Naomi Osaka of Japan following Osaka's withdrawal due to a shoulder injury, in the round-robin stage of the WTA Finals in Shenzhen, China, on Oct. 29, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: WTA Finals

Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands, who replaced Naomi Osaka of Japan following Osaka's withdrawal due to a shoulder injury, plays against Ashleigh Barty of Australia in the round-robin stage of the WTA Finals in Shenzhen, China, on Oct. 29, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: WTA Finals

Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands, who replaced Naomi Osaka of Japan following Osaka's withdrawal due to a shoulder injury, plays against Ashleigh Barty of Australia in the round-robin stage of the WTA Finals in Shenzhen, China, on Oct. 29, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo