(Adnkronos) – In a report adopted Wednesday with 490 votes in favor, 147 against and 49 abstentions, the European Parliament defines the “rigged parliamentary elections” of October 2024 in Georgia “a clear turn towards authoritarian rule”, following which the Georgian Dream party

(Adnkronos) – The leader of the Ennahda opposition party in Tunisia, Rachid Ghannouchi, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of “conspiracy against state security”. Ghannouchi’s lawyers, who is 84 years old, have rejected the accusations and

(Adnkronos) – Attack in Mogadishu. In the Somali capital, the Jaalle Siyaad military academy, one of the main recruit training centers in Somalia, was targeted by a suicide bomber. The attack was claimed by Al-Shabaab.  According to a Somali policeman quoted by

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s state investment agency SIMEST is making available 300 million euros for small and medium-sized enterprises involved in the reconstruction of war-shattered Ukraine, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday.  The SIMEST funds will “provide concrete support to our SMEs

(Adnkronos) – Italy on Wednesday expressed solidarity with Christians in Pakistan and called for their protection and the safeguarding of minorities and their religious freedom fundamental rights in the Muslim country and elsewhere in the world.  Cabinet undersecretary Alfredo Mantovano voiced the

(Adnkronos) – Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky is holding talks in Rome on Wednesday with Italy’s president Sergio Mattarella and Pope Leo XIV ahead of a conference on rebuilding the war-torn country that kicks off on Thursday.  Zelensky is also set to meet

(Adnkronos) – 263 people are said to have lost their lives in London during the heat wave that hit Europe last week. Sky News reports this, citing an analysis which believes that two thirds of these deaths would not have occurred without

(Adnkronos) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez reiterated, but this morning he did so in Parliament, that he will not resign in the face of the corruption cases that have involved prominent members of his Socialist Party, Josè luis Abalos and Santos

(Adnkronos) – Russia has launched the hardest attack since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. According to reports on Telegram from the Kiev Air Force, Moscow forces have launched 728 drones since 8 pm yesterday evening (local time), including hundreds of

(Adnkronos) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will announce ”strong measures” against corruption tomorrow. This was anticipated by the spokeswoman for the Spanish government Pilar Alegria during a press conference at the end of the Council of Ministers in Madrid. The measures

(Adnkronos) – The European Parliament today gave a favourable opinion on Bulgaria’s accession to the euro from 1 January 2026, adopting a report confirming Bulgaria’s compliance with the adoption criteria with 531 votes in favour, 69 against and 79 abstentions. The Parliament’s

(Adnkronos) – An imposter used artificial intelligence software to mimic the voice and writing style of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, contacting at least five senior officials, including three foreign ministers, a U.S. governor and a member of Congress. This was

(Adnkronos) – Two crew members of the Eternity C, a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier operated by a Greek company, were killed last night in an attack by marine drones and armed speedboats off Yemen. This was reported by the Liberian delegation during a

(Adnkronos) – The Kremlin called “shocking” the news of the death of former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit, found lifeless yesterday in his private car in Odintsovo, in the Moscow region, a few hours after the publication of the decree signed by

(Adnkronos) – A serious case of lead poisoning has affected the Peixin kindergarten in the city of Tianshui, in northwestern China, where at least 233 children have shown abnormal levels of lead in their blood after consuming contaminated sweets. According to state

(Adnkronos) – “We are very disturbed by the killings, recorded yesterday, of at least ten people, by the looting and destruction of property in Kenya”. This was stated by the United Nations spokesperson for human rights, Ravina Shamdasani, denouncing the use by

(Adnkronos) – Italy on Tuesday reaffirmed its support for a plan that Egypt unveiled earlier this year to rebuild Gaza as US president Donald Trump and Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu repeated their controversial proposal to relocate thousands of Palestinians from the coastal

(Adnkronos) – Italy is a strategic partner for Ukraine and wants to play a pivotal role in rebuilding the country according to European and Western standards, foreign minister Antonio Tajani argues in an op-ed for Formiche magazine’s July issue.  “Supporting Ukraine remains

(Adnkronos) – People in the Gaza Strip are starving and one in three “goes days” without eating, the UN World Food Programme wrote Tuesday on X (formerly Twitter) urging a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the war-shattered Palestinian enclave.  “1 in

(Adnkronos) – The Acropolis of Athens will remain closed during the central hours of today due to the strong heat wave that is hitting Greece, with temperatures that could reach 42°C in some regions. The Greek Ministry of Culture announced this, explaining

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from the devastating floods that have hit Texas has risen to over 100, as rescuers continue the difficult search for those missing, swept away by the water. Among the dead are at least 27 girls and counselors

(Adnkronos) – The Chinese authorities have opened an investigation into Zhou Xianwang, the former mayor of the city of Wuhan, known for his role in managing the initial phase of the Covid-19 epidemic. According to reports from the Central Anti-Corruption Bodies of

(Adnkronos) – Hamas has lost control of about 80 percent of the Gaza Strip. This was stated by a senior Hamas security official on condition of anonymity to the BBC, explaining that the void is being filled by armed clans supported by

(Adnkronos) – A series of Russian raids that hit several regions of Ukraine today caused the death of four people and injured 32. Local authorities report this. In the Sumy region alone, in eastern Ukraine on the border with Russia, two people

(Adnkronos) – US President Donald Trump said he considers Elon Musk’s decision to “found a third party” to be “ridiculous”. Speaking to reporters, Trump said that “we have had tremendous success with the Republican Party. The Democrats have lost their way, but

(Adnkronos) – Beijing assures that the Brics are not seeking a trade confrontation. “Regarding the imposition of tariffs, China has constantly reiterated its position that there are no winners in trade and tariff wars and protectionism is not a way out,” said

(Adnkronos) – US President Donald Trump has threatened further 10 percent tariffs on Brics countries meeting at the summit in Rio de Janeiro, including Russia, China, Brazil and India. “Any country that aligns with the anti-American policies of the Brics will be

(Adnkronos) – United Nations refugee chief Filippo Grandi on Friday thanked Iceland for its “strong support” to UNHCR after talks with the country’s foreign minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir.  “I was very happy and honoured to receive Foreign Minister @thorgkatrin of Iceland and

(Adnkronos) – Italy can achieve “a competitive edge” in the increasingly important space and satellite systems sector, deputy foreign minister Edmondo Cirielli said during a visit to the ‘Piero Fanti’ Fucino Space Centre in the central Abruzzo region.  “Facilities such as the

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani on Friday expressed solidarity with the victims of a huge explosion at a petrol station in Rome’s eastern Prenestino district which injured over 20 people including nine policemen and a firefighter.  Tajani is understood to