News Headlines - 02 January 2018
▽Japan Emperor Greets Cheering Crowd at Palace for New Year
Japan's Emperor Akihito, who is handing the Chrysanthemum Throne to his son next year, was showered with cheers from tens of thousands of New Year's well-wishers Tuesday at the Imperial Palace.
▽Kim Jong Un highlights his 'nuclear button,' offers Olympic talks - NBC News
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un used his New Year’s Day address to warn the U.S. not to test him while striking a softer tone with South Korea, including the possibility of sending a delegation to next month's Winter Olympics.
▽North Korea Will Launch First Missile of 2018 Soon, U.S. Reports Say
Exactly one year since then President-elect Donald Trump vowed North Korea would never test a missile capable of hitting the U.S., military officials told NBC News on Tuesday that North Korea's first ballistic missile launch of 2018 could occur in a matter of days, with one official describing the timeline as "short-term." While the details of the potential test remained unclear, it would follow North Korea's latest, highest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test in late November, a milestone that likely put the entire U.S. within range of the reclusive, militarized state's growing arsenal.
▽Iran death toll rises as protests continue | Al Jazeera
A number of Iranians have died amid ongoing nationwide anti-government protests that began last week in various cities across Iran.
Logan Paul, one of YouTube’s biggest stars, treated a video he uploaded over the weekend as the equivalent of a TV sitcom’s “very special episode.” To indicate the seriousness of the matter to his young fans, Paul posted a warning at the beginning, telling viewers who are having thoughts of suicide or self harm to seek help. He also demonetized the video so that he would not earn advertising money off its views.
The now-deleted video was titled, “We found a dead body in the Japanese Suicide Forest . . .”, and that is, more or less, exactly what the vlog showed — complete with extended footage of the body of an apparent suicide victim.
