(Adnkronos) – The lower house of parliament’s foreign affairs committee is set to hold a question-and-answer session on Tuesday with representatives of the foreign ministry and its international aid department, the parliament said in a statement.  The foreign affairs committee session is

(Adnkronos) – A criminal investigation has been opened in Russia against the founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov. The government newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta writes this, explaining that Durov is suspected of “aiding terrorist activities”. In recent days, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB)

(Adnkronos) – The Thai army reported a firefight with Cambodian forces on the border between the two countries, accusing Phnom Penh of violating the truce agreed in December. According to a statement from the Bangkok army, Cambodian forces “fired a 40mm grenade”

(Adnkronos) – Four years to the day since Russia launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, Italy underlined its unwavering support for the war-ravaged country’s “heroic” citizens and deplored the deadly war declared by Moscow on the former Soviet Republic.  “On the

Beijing, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–China’s latest tightening of export controls on Japanese companies may be aimed at stabilizing trade between the Asian neighbors by distinguishing companies subject to a ban on dual-use goods exports from those that are not. The Chinese Ministry

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday reiterated her eagerness to enact the government’s fiscal 2026 budget bill before fiscal 2025 ends next month. During a question-and-answer session with party leaders in the House of Representatives, Takaichi called

Otsu, Shiga Pref., Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese prosecutors on Tuesday sought an indefinite prison term for a 36-year-old unemployed man for murdering a volunteer probation officer in Otsu in the western prefecture of Shiga during his probation in May 2024. The key

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–The dollar rose above 156 yen in late Tokyo trading on Tuesday, following a newspaper report that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed a negative view about a further interest rate hike when she met with Bank of

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–The No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, was brought back online on Tuesday after a scheduled brief halt. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. reactivated the reactor at 6:25 a.m.

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday reiterated her eagerness to enact the government’s fiscal 2026 budget bill before fiscal 2025 ends next month. During a question-and-answer session with party leaders in the House of Representatives, Takaichi called

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese Olympic Committee has recognized 1,919 defamatory online posts against Japanese athletes who took part in the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy. At a time when derogatory online posts against athletes are becoming an increasingly serious problem,

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–McDonald’s Co. (Japan) said Tuesday that it will raise the prices of about 60 pct of its menu items by 10-50 yen starting Wednesday. The markups reflect higher material, energy and labor costs, according to the hamburger chain.

Beijing, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–China’s Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday announced a ban on the export of military-civilian goods, including rare earths, to a total of 20 Japanese companies and organizations. The 20 entities were added to China’s list of those subject

Berlin, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is eager to promote Japanese companies’ entry into Europe’s thriving defense market through industrial partnerships as part of its efforts to strengthen its defense capabilities. Japanese officials see growing opportunities for cooperation between Japanese firms

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan has urged the United States to ensure that the Asian country is not treated less favorably under Washington’s new tariffs than under a bilateral tariff agreement struck last year. Japanese trade minister Ryosei Akazawa made the request

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government renewed its condemnation of Russia on Tuesday, the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “The invasion is an outrageous act that undermines the foundation of the international order,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has put on hold a decision on whether to join the Board of Peace, which is led by U.S. President Donald Trump to achieve peace in Gaza, because of concerns among countries that he aims

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–The dollar was weaker around 155 yen in Tokyo trading Tuesday morning amid growing uncertainty over U.S. tariff policy. At noon, the greenback stood at 154.90-91 yen, down from 155.49-50 yen at 5 p.m. Friday. The Tokyo market

New York, Feb. 23 (Jiji Press)–Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Japan as part of a three-nation Indo-Pacific tour starting Thursday, the prime minister’s office said Monday. Amid ongoing trade friction stemming from the high-tariff policy of U.S. President Donald Trump’s

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s opposition Centrist Reform Alliance will hold online hearings on Saturday with its candidates who lost in the Feb. 8 general election, party secretary-general Takeshi Shina said Tuesday. The hearings will be attended by party leader Junya Ogawa

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police sent the producer of seven-member vocal group XG and three other men to public prosecutors Tuesday for their suspected cocaine possession in violation of the narcotics control law. The 39-year-old producer, Junho Sakai, also known as

Paris, Feb. 23 (Jiji Press)–Trade ministers of the Group of Seven advanced nations in an online meeting Monday discussed issues related to recent confusion over the tariff policy of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. European members of the G-7 forum called on

New York, Feb. 23 (Jiji Press)–Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Japan as part of a three-nation Indo-Pacific tour starting Thursday, the prime minister’s office said Monday. Amid ongoing trade friction stemming from the high-tariff policy of U.S. President Donald Trump’s

Tokyo, Feb. 23 (Jiji Press)–After the Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s landslide victory in the recent general election, legislation criminalizing the damaging of the Japanese national flag is expected to become a key focus of deliberations in the newly convened special session

(Adnkronos) – Italy opposes Hungary’s decision to block approval of a 20th package of European Union sanctions against Russia over its four-year occupation of Ukraine and the bloc’s 90 billion euro loan to Kiev, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday.  “We

(Adnkronos) – Italy must “keep working constructively with the United States”, foreign minister Antonio Tajani wrote Monday after the US Supreme Court stuck down president Donald Trump’s global tariffs and he responded with 15% tariffs on all foreign imports.  “Minister @Antonio_Tajani took

Tokyo, Feb. 23 (Jiji Press)–Shinya, the drummer of popular Japanese rock band Luna Sea, died Tuesday at the age of 56 after a battle with a brain tumor. Since the formation of Luna Sea in 1989, the drummer, whose full name was

(Adnkronos) – At least 26 people, including civilians, criminals, and security personnel, have died in the violence that has shaken Mexico following the killing of the leader of one of the world’s largest drug cartels, Nemesio Oseguera alias ”El Mencho”, in a

(Adnkronos) – Drone attacks carried out by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are hitting civilian areas and essential infrastructure, including schools, markets, health facilities, and water sources, across Sudan. In the first 2 weeks of February,

(Adnkronos) – Ambassador Niccolo Fontana on Monday laid a wreath in Sulaymaniya in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq to commemorate Jalal Talabani, the country’s first president after the fall of late dictator Saddam Hussein and “a great friend of Italy”, the