In Germany, NATO defense officials meet at Ramstein Air Force Base to discuss sending high-technology tanks to Ukraine to fight Russian forces.
In Peru, demonstrations over the ouster of former President Pedro Castillo continued late Thursday as President Dina Boluarte appealed for calm.
Japan seeks United Nations recognition for a former gold mine, while South Korea expresses "strong regret" because the mine used Korean laborers during World War II.
And Taiwans president Tsai Ing-wen promises to safeguard the self-governing islands "peace and stability" in her Lunar New Year holiday address.
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