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(Adnkronos) – Beijing today deployed its aircraft carrier Shandong as part of exercises around Taiwan, designed to test its ability to organize a “blockade” of the island. The announcement was made by the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese army, specifying that

(Adnkronos) – A test by fire to be played “at home” for the Republicans. Today’s special elections in Florida have taken on national importance, especially in the 6th congressional district, where Democrat Josh Weil is challenging Republican Randy Fine in a seat

(Adnkronos) – Following the sentence handed down yesterday, the president of the criminal court dealing with the case of the parliamentary assistants of the French National Rally has been placed under police protection. This was stated by a source to the newspaper

(Adnkronos) – The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has announced the immediate closure of all its bakeries in the Gaza Strip, as the Israeli blockade on the entry of food, fuel and medicine into the enclave enters its second month. The

(Adnkronos) – United States Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that she has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old Italian-American accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year in New York.  Mangione was indicted federally

(Adnkronos) – The rebel coalition in Burma, made up of the National Democratic Alliance Army, the Taang National Liberation Army (TNLA), and the Arakan Army, has announced a unilateral and temporary ceasefire following the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck the country

(Adnkronos) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Italy on April 17 to participate in the fourth Italy-Turkey intergovernmental summit. The ‘Turkiye Today’ website reports, specifying that during the visit Erdogan will meet with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. 

(Adnkronos) – Israel has eliminated duties on US goods. This was announced by the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Israel would begin a process to immediately eliminate remaining duties on imports from the United States.

(Adnkronos) – The appeal filed by Marine Le Pen against the four-year prison sentence, two of which were suspended with an electronic bracelet, will be examined “in a timeframe that should allow for a decision to be reached in the summer of

(Adnkronos) – Norway’s proximity to the USSR during the Cold War led to the construction of many military bunkers, some of which were vast secret bases for aircraft and ships. Tensions with Russia – writes the BBC – have brought back into