Japan’s new leader wins support for Afghan mission

Japan’s new prime minister won public and international support Thursday for his first key task of renewing a military mission backing Afghanistan, a battle that helped bring down his predecessor.

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, a seasoned lawmaker who took charge Tuesday, has been welcomed with strong approval ratings as voters hope he brings stability after a tumultuous year under Shinzo Abe.

Polls published Thursday showed public opinion had shifted to support an extension of Japan’s military mission, while 11 nations made a joint appeal for the opposition to drop objections to renew the deployment.

Anti-terror exercise of Black Sea Fleet begins in Novorossisk

An anti-terror exercise dubbed Doveriye-2007 (Trust) has begun near Novorossisk, southern Russia.The exercise engages servicemen of the Novorossisk naval base and naval divisions of the border troops of the Russian Federal Security Service.

“The key task of the exercise is to drill cooperation between the Novorossisk naval base and sea-based units of the Russian border troops in preventing sabotage and terror attacks,” the service said. The exercise will last till September 29.

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