Kubo, a Japanese whaling operator, has opened an unmanned store in Yokohama, Japan, with three vending machines for whale sashimi, whale bacon, whale skin and whale steak, as well as canned whale meat. The store is a unique shopping experience for those interested in trying whale meat, and Kubo hopes it will help to cultivate clientele and bolster sales. 61-year-old customer Mami Kashiwabara went straight for whale bacon, her father’s favorite.
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Two people were wounded in a shooting attack in east Jerusalem on Saturday, the day after a gunman killed seven people near a synagogue in the city. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for an end to the “senseless cycle of violence” and for all sides to “exercise maximum restraint and take steps to reduce tensions.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to “take all necessary steps to restore security and order to the city.”
At least seven people were killed and three were injured in a shooting near a synagogue in Jerusalem on Friday night, according to Israeli police. The alleged shooter was killed by police forces, and the Palestinian Authority has since decided to halt security coordination with Israel. Leaders around the world, including United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, have condemned the attack and called for an immediate end to the violence, urging both sides to take steps to de-escalate the situation and to work towards a peaceful resolution.
On Friday night, five people were killed and several injured in a shooting in the Jewish neighborhood of Neve Yaakov in east Jerusalem. This followed a deadly raid by the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, which killed nine Palestinians and a tenth later north of Jerusalem. The incident has sparked international condemnation and raised tensions in the region, with the United Nations calling for an independent investigation and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemning the attack and promising to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Three men have been charged with money laundering and murder-for-hire in a plot to kill an Iranian American author and activist, Masih Alinejad. The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted Rafat Amirov, Polad Omarov, and Khalid Mehdiyev in the Southern District of New York, and all three are currently in custody. Alinejad has been a vocal advocate for women’s rights in Iran and her courage in the face of danger has been an example to all.
Fox News foreign correspondent Benjamin Hall recounted his experience of being injured in a Russian bomb blast in Ukraine last year on Fox & Friends. Hall described the moment of the explosion, and read an excerpt from his upcoming memoir about hearing his daughters' voices urging him to get out of the car. He also spoke of his colleague Pierre Zakrzewski, who was killed in the blast, and the conversation they had while wounded, which gave Hall the strength to keep going. Hall's story is a powerful reminder of the courage of those who risk their lives to report from dangerous places.
The situation in Ukraine has become increasingly tense, with the EU accusing Russia of taking its war against Ukraine to a "different stage" by targeting civilians and non-military targets. In response, Germany and the United States have decided to supply military equipment to Ukraine in order to help the country better defend itself, while the EU is calling for a diplomatic solution to the conflict and urging Russia to de-escalate the situation.
On Wednesday night, a U.S. military operation in northern Somalia killed a senior leader of the Islamic State terrorist group, Bilal al-Sudani, and 10 other ISIS fighters. The operation was part of a larger effort to target and eliminate ISIS leaders and operatives in the region, and was successful with no civilian casualties. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said al-Sudani was responsible for fostering the growing presence of ISIS in Africa and funding the group's operations worldwide.