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(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

(Adnkronos) – Egypt is preparing to open the Rafah border crossing to welcome Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners if a ceasefire agreement is reached. This was stated by Egyptian sources to the Al-Araby Al-Jadeed news agency, according to whom humanitarian aid and

(Adnkronos) – The three-week Giro d’Italia cycle race’s start this year in Durres, Albania on 9 May sends a strong signal of support for the country’s bid to join the European Union, according to Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani.  “The fact that

(Adnkronos) – Over 130 documents relating to the 13th-century ‘Book of Marvels of the World’ chronicling Venetian explorer Marco Polo’s travels in Asia between 1271 and 1295 are on display at an exhibition in Shanghai though 28 February.  The ‘Real and Imaginary

(Adnkronos) – The first hearing of the impeachment trial of Yoon Suk Yeol, the South Korean president “suspended” from his duties after the impeachment vote of Parliament which the Constitutional Court must decide whether to endorse, ended after just four minutes. This

(Adnkronos) – New “provocation” by North Korea. The South Korean military reports having detected short-range ballistic missile launches around 9.30 am local time from the Ganggye area towards the Sea of Japan, as reported by the South Korean agency Yonhap.  The South

(Adnkronos) – At least 40 farmers were killed by jihadists in Borno State, in northeastern Nigeria, the epicenter of the jihadist insurgency by Boko Haram and its rival Islamic State in West Africa. This was announced by Usman Tar, Information Commissioner for

(Adnkronos) – One week after Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Senate will begin confirmation hearings this week for ministers appointed by the president-elect for the next administration. And the first to appear before the Armed Forces Committee tomorrow will be Pete Hegseth, the