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(Adnkronos) – Federal judge Karin Immergut last night again blocked Donald Trump’s attempt to deploy the National Guard in Portland, prohibiting the president from sending 300 California National Guard soldiers to Oregon. The judge granted California Governor Gavin Newsom’s request for a

(Adnkronos) – The number two of the Security Council in Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, will visit North Korea for the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party of North Korea on the 10th of this month. Medvedev is

Tokyo, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)–Sanae Takaichi, new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is slated to launch a new party leadership team Tuesday, picking General Council Chairman Shunichi Suzuki, 72, as secretary-general, and former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, 50, as

(Adnkronos) – A group of 15 Italians removed last week from an Israeli-intercepted aid flotilla headed for war-ravaged Gaza were flown home on Monday via Greece, foreign minister Antonio Tajani wrote on X (formerly Twitter)  “The 15 Italians from the (Global Sumud)

Tokyo, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Monday sentenced a former MUFG Bank employee to nine years in prison for stealing cash and gold worth a total of over 390 million yen from customers’ safe deposit boxes. “The crimes were exceptionally

Tokyo, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)–The victory of Sanae Takaichi in the Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election is expected to “hasten the decline” of the party that has governed Japan for most of the postwar period, Columbia University professor emeritus Gerald Curtis said

Osaka, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday visited the World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka for the second time. At the Future of Life pavilion, which envisions a society 50 years from now, the

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani has been honoured by for helping keep the country a top destination for US students thanks to a decree exempting them from biometric data collection for visa applications.  Tajani received a plaque of recognition from the

Tokyo, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)–South Korean automaker Kia Corp. will enter the Japanese market next spring through the release of the PV5 midsize electric van. The PV5 is expected to have few rival models in Japan, whose market for electric vans of

Tokyo, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)–Honda Motor Co.’s N-Box minivehicle topped domestic new car sales in Japan in April-September, marking its fourth consecutive year in the lead for the first half, industry data showed Monday. Despite a 4.2 pct decline in sales from