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Japan's ruling party announces that it has elected chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga as its new leader, making him all but certain to replace Shinzo Abe as the country's next prime minister. SOUNDBITE
Bangkok, Aug 18 (EFE/EPA).- Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said Tuesday that some students were pressured to join the recent anti-government protests to avoid being bullied by friends. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: THAI PRIME MNISTER SPEAKS AT PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER WEEKLY CABINET MEETING AT THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.SOUND BITES: PRAYUT CHAN-O-CHA, THE PRIME MINISTER OF THAILAND.TRANSLATIONS: - I do not have any problem with the idea of amending the constitution. Parties must talk, especially parties in our coalition. We have to see how to proceed with this and we will have to follow the process. (00.27-00.41).- I have heard from students that they got bullied in schools because they did not join the protests. They were banned from joining clubs or groups. I think this is dangerous. (00.41-01.02).- We are now focusing on solving economic problem, consumption problem as well as unemployment problem. (01.02-01.10).
French President Emmanuel Macron holds a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Mexico's Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena hold a press conference in Mexico City, following high-level security talks helds at the National Palace. IMAGES
Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's special envoy, Ambassador Dafaallah al-Haj, holds a press conference at the Sudan embassy in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa."Definitely we are willing to stop the fighting," he says. SOUNDBITE