(Adnkronos) – The French Minister for Ecological Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, announced that two people have died due to the exceptional heat recorded in the country. Yesterday alone, 900 people contacted the helpline set up by the government for problems related to high

(Adnkronos) – Two Chinese citizens have been arrested in the United States for espionage and for attempting to recruit US Navy personnel, the Justice Department announced. The two were identified as Yuance Chen, 38, and Liren Lai, 39, by the FBI who

(Adnkronos) – “I declare that the institution of the Dalai Lama will be perpetuated”. The Dalai Lama has confirmed that after his death there will be a successor to ensure the continuity of the role of spiritual guide of the Tibetans. He

(Adnkronos) – Germany could face the hottest day of the year today, with temperatures up to 40 degrees Celsius, according to forecasts from the German Meteorological Service (DWD). Heat alerts have been issued in some areas. Yesterday the highest temperature of the

(Adnkronos) – The Trump Administration is halting the delivery of weapons previously promised to Ukraine during the Biden era, including missiles and ammunition, for fear that US stocks may be excessively reduced. Politico and NBC News reported this in the past few

(Adnkronos) – The lower house of parliament’s foreign affairs committee was on Wednesday due to question Sweden’s ambassador to the Arctic Council intergovernmental forum, Axel Wernhoff, as part of a survey of geopolitical dynamics in the Arctic, the parliament said in a

(Adnkronos) – A woman is dead and two others are injured in a knife attack at the Uberlandwerke Rhon electricity company in Mellrichstadt, Bavaria, in southern Germany on the border with Thuringia. Bild reports that the attacker, a 21-year-old German citizen employed

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump is going to the Everglades swamp region in Florida today for the opening of the new detention center for illegal immigrants, strongly desired by local Republican leaders. The facility, nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz”, is among the most remote and

(Adnkronos) – The Eiffel Tower announces an early closure due to the intense heat. And the highest point, off-limits since yesterday, will remain inaccessible to visitors until tomorrow. The first and second floors remain open, reads the website dedicated to the symbol

(Adnkronos) – The French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal was sentenced to five years in prison on appeal by a court in Algiers on charges of having “undermined the national unity” of Algeria, “insulted a constituted body”, carried out “actions that can damage the

(Adnkronos) – To fulfil its pledge of net-zero emissions by 2050 and achieve economic growth and competitiveness, Italy’s energy policy must centre on nuclear and renewable energy, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday.   “Italy needs a different energy policy that

(Adnkronos) – The People’s Party is widely ahead in the polls in Spain, at 34% against 27% for Psoe, while the government led by Pedro Sanchez’s socialists is overwhelmed by scandals. So much so that the conservative leader Alberto Nuñez Feijóo has

(Adnkronos) – Energy policy and competitive industry that boosts economic growth and jobs can help prevent poverty including the impoverishment of Italy’s middle class, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday.  “We have already increased employment, but now we want to protect

(Adnkronos) – The Constitutional Court of Thailand has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, accused of ”ethical violations” in the management of tensions on the border with Cambodia.  The suspension will be in effect “until the decision of the Constitutional Court”, which could

(Adnkronos) – Turkish security forces have arrested over 120 people in Izmir, a stronghold of the opposition to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the western coast of Turkey. This was announced by the main opposition party in Turkey, the CHP, which governs

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from the explosion of a pharmaceutical factory in the Indian state of Telangana has risen to 34. Local authorities report this. “Several bodies were found under the rubble during the removal. 31 were already extracted dead, while

(Adnkronos) – Moscow’s forces have completely conquered Luhansk, one of the four regions that Russia illegally annexed in Ukraine in September 2022. This was stated by Leonid Pasechnik, the head appointed by Moscow of the Lugansk People’s Republic. If confirmed, this would

(Adnkronos) – An Algerian court has sentenced French journalist Christophe Gleizes, specializing in football, to seven years in prison on charges of “apology for terrorism” and “possession of publications for propaganda purposes harmful to national interests”. This was denounced by the non-governmental

(Adnkronos) – Over 50,000 people have been evacuated following the wildfires that have mainly affected the provinces of Izmir, Manisa, and Hatay. This was announced by the Turkish Disaster Management Agency (AFAD). “Over 50,000 citizens from 41 locations have been temporarily transferred

(Adnkronos) – Police intervened in Belgrade to remove the roadblocks set up last night in Belgrade by protesters demanding early elections. The Ministry of the Interior announced this in a statement: “The police removed all roadblocks in Belgrade overnight and traffic is

(Adnkronos) – The US State Department has announced the revocation of visas for the British punk duo Bob Vylan after anti-IDF chants at the Glastonbury festival in the UK. The decision leads to the cancellation of the concerts that the duo had

(Adnkronos) – Italy is attempting to arrange talks in Rome between Iran and the United States because unless an accord is struck, Iran will keep trying to make a nuclear bomb, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday.  “Iran is capable of

(Adnkronos) – By hosting a major conference on Ukraine’s reconstruction next week, Italy wants to signal its solidarity with the war-battered country’s people, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday.   “On 10 and 11 July in Rome, a large conference for

(Adnkronos) – “This agreement signed by the foreign ministers of our two countries during a solemn ceremony presided over by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio opens the way to a new era of stability, cooperation and prosperity for our country”. This

(Adnkronos) – China revokes, at least in part, the ban on imports of fish products from Japan. The People’s Republic had strongly contested two years ago the Tokyo government’s decision to discharge wastewater from the Fukushima plant into the sea, a move

(Adnkronos) – Istanbul police arrested at least 50 people during Pride, including four lawyers, who are expected to appear in court today, according to a post on X by the Turkish lawyers’ association Chd.  The association also denounced the use of force

(Adnkronos) – Most of the enriched uranium accumulated by Iran would be buried under the rubble of the Isfahan and Fordow nuclear sites, hit in recent US attacks. This was assured by CIA director John Ratcliffe during a classified hearing with members

(Adnkronos) – Two firefighters were shot and killed and a third injured by a man who, as reported by the police, “intentionally” set a fire on Canfield Mountain, in Idaho, to lure firefighters into an ambush. The person responsible for the shooting

(Adnkronos) – Canada revokes the digital tax on US technology companies, with which it resumes negotiations for an agreement by July 21. The announcement came overnight from Ottawa’s Finance Minister, Francois-Philippe Champagne, according to whom Canada “will revoke the Digital services tax