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(Adnkronos) – Italy will not boost its defence spending by using European Union ‘cohesion’ funds designed to equalise living standards across Europe as the EU Commission proposed this week under an 800 billion euro plan to rearm the continent.   “We we

(Adnkronos) – Ukraine and the rest of Europe’s safety cannot be guaranteed without Nato and the United States, but the continent must spend more on security, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday.  “To me it is utterly impossible to think

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani has reiterated the government’s position that it will not deploy Italian troops to a European Union or Nato force in Ukraine, but does not rule out taking part in a United Nations peacekeeping force.  “Italy’s government

(Adnkronos) – China says it is “confident”, clinging to economic growth of “around 5%”, a similar target to last year. Despite “external uncertainties” and “weak demand”, China has “confidence” in being able to achieve the targets, “around 5%”, Zheng Shanjie, head of

(Adnkronos) – The South Korean Air Force said one of its fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs in the wrong place during a training exercise, injuring civilians. “Eight MK-82 general purpose bombs were abnormally dropped from an Air Force KF-16 aircraft, falling

(Adnkronos) – Romanian authorities have declared the Russian military attaché in Bucharest, Victor Makovski, and his deputy, Evgeni Ignatiev, persona non grata. This was announced by the Romanian Foreign Ministry, explaining the expulsion of the two senior Russian diplomats because of Moscow’s

(Adnkronos) – Mexico intends to coordinate “with Canada and other countries” affected by the imposition of Donald Trump’s tariffs to respond jointly. This was stated by President Claudia Sheinbaum, reiterating that this “is a crucial moment for Mexico”.  “Mexico is a great

(Adnkronos) – The Supreme Court has dealt a severe blow to Donald Trump, rejecting his order to freeze two billion in foreign aid, one of the measures taken as part of the crusade to cut federal spending. The ruling, which split the

(Adnkronos) – Nauru, an island nation spanning less than 13 square kilometers in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, is selling citizenship for $105,000 (almost €100,000). The asking price for a ‘golden passport’ from the small Micronesian island 4,000 kilometers northeast of Sydney is

(Adnkronos) – Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly has denounced that her government takes “very seriously” Donald Trump’s statements about making Canada the 51st American state. “It’s no longer a joke. There’s a reason why Canadians, when they go out for a hockey