(Adnkronos) – Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined a global governance initiative at the meeting of the SCO, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, underway in Tianjin, China. “I would like to propose a global governance initiative and work with all countries to jointly create

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from the earthquake that struck the eastern part of Afghanistan, near the border with Pakistan, is at least 800 dead and 1,500 injured. The country’s authorities reported this, adding that they had launched a large-scale rescue operation,

(Adnkronos) – Thousands of Indonesians demonstrated across the country, as the army was deployed in the capital, following the deaths of six people during nationwide protests against privileges for parliamentarians, which degenerated into violent anger against the police. At least 300 protesters

(Adnkronos) – Japan has suffered its hottest summer since records began. The Japan Meteorological Agency said in a statement that the country’s average temperature between June and August “was 2.36°C above the standard value, marking the hottest summer since records began in

(Adnkronos) – The Trump administration has issued a suspension of approvals for almost all types of visas for Palestinian passport holders. The New York Times reports, citing US officials. The decision, if confirmed, would represent a drastic extension of the block imposed

(Adnkronos) – A US judge has ordered the emergency suspension of the Trump administration’s decision to deport a group of about 700 unaccompanied Guatemalan children to their country of origin, after immigration defense attorneys called the decision “illegal.” Lawyers for 10 Guatemalan

(Adnkronos) – In Pakistan, more than 200 children have lost their lives since the end of June due to the torrential monsoon rains that have hit the country, and millions of them (about 25 million in Punjab alone) have not been able

(Adnkronos) – The United States has announced that it will deny visas to members of the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to participate in the upcoming UN General Assembly, scheduled for next month in New York, where France will

(Adnkronos) – Turkey, which suspended trade relations with Israel last year, has announced that it has closed its ports and airspace to Israeli military and official ships and aircraft. “We do not allow container ships carrying weapons and ammunition to Israel to

(Adnkronos) – At least 59 Palestinians, including 23 people waiting for humanitarian aid, have been killed and 224 injured in the last 24 hours following Israeli attacks on Gaza. This was reported by the Ministry of Health of the enclave, quoted by

(Adnkronos) – The Israeli forces (IDF) communicate that they have recovered the lifeless body of a hostage and the remains of another deceased person in the Gaza Strip. In “a military operation” “the body of Ilan Weiss, who was held prisoner for

(Adnkronos) – The United States could send 3,350 Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) missiles to Ukraine by the end of the year, CNN reported, citing a source close to the matter. The missiles could be delivered by the end of 2025 if

(Adnkronos) – Paetongtarn Shinawatra is out of the Prime Minister’s seat in Thailand. The Constitutional Court, which had decided to suspend her from office on July 1st, holds her responsible for violating ethical principles, reports the Bangkok Post. Now Parliament will have

(Adnkronos) – Europe is evaluating the possibility of supporting a 40-kilometer buffer zone as part of efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. Politico writes this, citing five European diplomats. The buffer zone is being considered by European leaders as an option

(Adnkronos) – The Iranian parliament has begun drafting a plan to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The semi-official Tasnim news agency reports this, after the United Kingdom, France and Germany yesterday launched a process to reimpose United Nations sanctions on the

(Adnkronos) – The prime minister of the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, Ahmed al-Rahawi, was killed yesterday in an apartment in Sana’a during Israeli attacks. This was reported by the Yemeni channel Al-Jumhuriya. According to the newspaper Aden Al-Ghad, Rahawi was killed along with

(Adnkronos) – The United Nations Security Council will hold a closed-door emergency meeting on Iran tomorrow to discuss the decision by European powers to reimpose sanctions on Tehran for its nuclear program, diplomatic sources said. The meeting will be held at 10

(Adnkronos) – The United Nations Security Council has voted for the withdrawal of peacekeepers from Lebanon in 2027, after approving a final extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), whose withdrawal had been requested by Israel and

(Adnkronos) – With the presentation of two measures to follow up on the agreement reached with the US, the European Commission has guaranteed that US duties on cars and components produced in the EU will retroactively drop to 15% starting from August

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from the attack on Kiev by Russian armed forces with drones and missiles has risen to 19, including four children. This was announced by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine with a new update on rescue operations

(Adnkronos) – Germany, France and Great Britain – in a letter delivered to the United Nations Security Council – have communicated the activation of the “snapback”, the mechanism for restoring international sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program.  In the statement, the

(Adnkronos) – Sweden and the Netherlands have urged the European Union to adopt sanctions against Israel and Hamas for the war in Gaza, including the suspension of the EU-Israel trade agreement. In the letter, Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard and Dutch

(Adnkronos) – The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has opened an investigation into alleged attempts to manipulate content on Wikipedia by “foreign individuals in academic institutions funded with US taxpayer dollars to influence public opinion in the US.” The committee

(Adnkronos) – At least 10 people, including a 14-year-old girl, were killed and another 48 injured, including an 11-year-old boy in critical condition, in a massive raid of cruise missiles, Kinzhals and Russian drones on Kyiv overnight. Rescuers continue to dig through

(Adnkronos) – Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin in China. Both the North Korean leader and the Russian president will be in Beijing for the military parade on September 3rd. The imminent arrival of Kim and Putin in the People’s Republic, for

(Adnkronos) – Israel has asked the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative (IPC), the hunger monitoring body also supported by the UN, to “immediately retract” and notify the act of a report that determined the presence of famine in parts of the

(Adnkronos) – A Seoul court rejected the Prosecutor’s Office’s request for an arrest warrant against former Prime Minister Han Duck Soo in connection with his involvement in the failed martial law declared at the end of 2024 by former President Yoon Suk

(Adnkronos) – US envoy Tom Barrack cut short a visit to southern Lebanon, facing protests at two scheduled stops on his tour against US pressure for Hezbollah’s disarmament. The National News Agency (NNA), the Lebanese state news agency, reported that Barrack, the

(Adnkronos) – Israeli forces have been operating in the city of Nablus, in the West Bank, for 10 hours, with one resident arrested. Twenty-seven Palestinians were injured during the raid, two by rubber bullets and 25 by smoke inhalation. This was reported

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