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(Adnkronos) – The Parliament of Kyiv, the Verkhovna Rada, has voted to extend the mandate of local authorities, while martial law remains in force in Ukraine. A clear two-thirds majority of parliamentarians voted in favor of the resolution, the Kyiv Parliament announced.

(Adnkronos) – At least 12 people have been killed in an artillery attack carried out by Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against the main hospital in the city of El-Fasher. Two medical sources told AFP on condition of anonymity that the

(Adnkronos) – Italy with gather with other European countries, Arab nations, Canada and Indonesia in Paris on Thursday as part of efforts to end Israel’s devastating two-year-old war on Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday.

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, on Wednesday reappointed President Tomoko Yoshino for a third term, with the aim of continuing wage increases and expanding its membership. “Membership rates have declined in recent years, so it’s important

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Meteorological Agency issued on Wednesday afternoon emergency warnings for strong winds and high waves for the remote Tokyo islands of Hachijojima and Aogashima. The warnings were issued at 4:50 p.m., with very strong Typhoon Halong moving

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said Wednesday that it has decided to award the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Japan’s Susumu Kitagawa, 74, professor at Kyoto University, and two other researchers “for the development of metal-organic

(Adnkronos) – A group of press associations, NGOs, and unions have sued the Trump administration for what is described as the “extreme brutality” of federal agents aimed at “intimidating and silencing” journalists and civilians during protests in front of the ICE center

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Ministry of Finance on Wednesday disclosed a fourth set of documents related to a scandal involving school operator Moritomo Gakuen. About 25,000 pages of the documents in electronic form were provided to the widow of a MOF

(Adnkronos) – China’s foreign minister Wang Yi is “extremely interested” in the possibility of direct flights from Beijing to Venice to boost tourism, his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday.  “With regard to tourism, I have requested that we work together

Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)–A memorial service was held in Tokyo on Wednesday for Japanese who died in detention in Siberia under the former Soviet Union after World War II. About 130 people, including former detainees and bereaved family members, attended the