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(Adnkronos) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing impeachment charges, was arrested and questioned about his declaration of martial law last month. Investigators said the head of state “is exercising his right not to answer”.  In a video message

(Adnkronos) – A group of protesters briefly interrupted the Senate confirmation hearing of Pete Hegseth, chosen by Donald Trump as head of the Pentagon. “You are a misogynist,” shouted one protester, while another called Hegseth “a Christian Zionist”, before agents intervened to

(Adnkronos) – The US government has announced a ban on the sale in the United States of ‘smart’ – or ‘intelligent’ – vehicles that use Chinese or Russian technology, both in terms of components and software, as they could pose a risk

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani will on Thursday hold talks in Rome with Tunisian counterpart Mohamed Ali Nafti, the foreign ministry said in a statement.  After their talks, scheduled for 9.30 am at the foreign ministry, the two ministers will

(Adnkronos) – An interview with Masoud Pezeshkian containing a “crucial” message from the Iranian president will be broadcast tomorrow on NBC. This was announced on X by the deputy director of Communication and Information at the office of the Iranian president, Mohammad

(Adnkronos) – Elon Musk will have his own office in the White House complex, from where he will lead the department for government efficiency that Donald Trump has entrusted to him. This is what the New York Times reveals, explaining that the

(Adnkronos) – Italy and Slovakia intend to deepen all-round cooperation and to bolster their friendly ties, president Sergio Mattarella told Slovak counterpart Peter Pellegrini during talks in Rome on Tuesday.  “Your presence in Italy is an honour for our Republic, and it

(Adnkronos) – Ukraine has launched Western missiles at Russian territory in an overnight attack that Kyiv said hit a military base, the Russian defence ministry said, adding that its forces shot down “six US-made Atacms rockets and six British Storm Shadow cruise

(Adnkronos) – Marjane Satrapi, an Iranian-born French cartoonist and illustrator, has refused the Legion of Honour, the highest French state distinction, in protest at the “hypocrisy” shown by Paris towards Iran. In a letter to the French Minister of Culture and posted

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s embassy in Iraq has congratulated Iraq on its chairmanship of the Group of 77 coalition of developing countries at the United Nations.  “Congratulations to Iraq as the new Chair of the #G77 Group!” the embassy wrote on X (formerly