(Adnkronos) – First hearing for former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC), which has accused him of alleged crimes against humanity for his fight against drugs. Duterte appeared via video link before the judges. He was informed of

(Adnkronos) – Abdullah Maki Musleh al-Rifai, alias Abu Khadija, leader of the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, has been killed. This was announced by the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed S. Al-Sudani. “He was considered one of the most dangerous terrorists

(Adnkronos) – The German Constitutional Court has rejected legal actions by several political parties against the extraordinary sessions of the outgoing Bundestag wanted by the parties that are negotiating the formation of the future government to approve the spending package agreed by

(Adnkronos) – Greenland’s political parties today unanimously denounced the “unacceptable behavior” of US President Donald Trump, who continues to make no secret of his expansionist aims towards the Danish autonomous territory.   “We – all party leaders – cannot accept the repeated

(Adnkronos) – More than 400 children were recruited by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between January and February of this year: some were only 14 years old, while others were taken from schools and streets and exposed to

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s remains a supporter of a two-state solution to the long-running conflict between Israel and the Palestinians – despite the absence of a reference to this goal in the conclusions of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Quebec.  “Our position

(Adnkronos) – The EU Council this morning renewed for six months, until next September 15, the individual sanctions adopted against individuals who have helped, in various capacities, the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. The renewal came unanimously, by written procedure, it

(Adnkronos) – Israel’s closure of all border crossings has stopped the United Nations World Food Programme from getting any food supplies into war-wrecked Gaza since 2 March and WFP’s concern is also growing over food scarcity in the West Bank, the Rome-based

(Adnkronos) – New plane accident in the United States, fortunately this time without too many consequences. An American Airlines plane, with 172 passengers and six crew members on board, caught fire during an emergency landing at Denver airport in Colorado: 12 people

(Adnkronos) – Russian air defense shot down four drones that were targeting Moscow. This was stated by the mayor of the Russian capital, Sergey Sobyanin, on Telegram. “The air defense forces of the Ministry of Defense repelled four drone attacks that targeted

(Adnkronos) – The main task of the new Moscow ambassador in Washington, Alexander Darchiev, is to ”strengthen relations between Russia and the United States” as well as to ”safeguard Russian interests”. This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov during an interview

(Adnkronos) – The Indo-Pacific region’s stability is a central priority for the Group of Seven, Italy’s foreign minister Antoino Tajani and his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya agreed late Thursday during talks at a G7 ministerial meeting in, Charlevoix, Canada.  “At #Charlevoix I

(Adnkronos) – The stability of the Middle East region, support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s three-year-old invasion, the battle against illegal immigration and a bilateral strategic partnership are priorities, Italy and the UK agreed  “With the Minister @DavidLammy, great synergy

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(Adnkronos) – The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dave Weldon as director of the CDC, the federal agency for disease control and prevention, shortly before the start of his confirmation hearing in the Senate. Axios reveals this, underlining that the

(Adnkronos) – The Armenian Foreign Ministry has announced that it has finalized the draft peace agreement with Azerbaijan and is ready to discuss the date and place for the signing of the final treaty.  Armenia and Azerbaijan have been protagonists of a

(Adnkronos) – The United States Department of the Treasury has issued sanctions against the Iranian Oil Minister, Mohsen Paknejad. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced this in a statement. “The Iranian regime continues to use proceeds from the nation’s vast oil resources to

(Adnkronos) – Christopher Lockyear, secretary general of Doctors Without Borders (Msf), spoke today at the United Nations Security Council on the catastrophic humanitarian crisis caused by the war in Sudan, calling for an end to violence against civilians and a renewed commitment

(Adnkronos) – The White House has asked the Pentagon to formulate plans to increase the US military presence in Panama to achieve Donald Trump’s stated goal of “reclaiming the Panama Canal to strengthen our national security,” NBC News reveals, adding that the

(Adnkronos) – Lethal clashes between Syrian security services and fighters loyal to ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad in which over 1,000 people – mainly civilians – have died in the northwest this past week damage prospects for unity and peace and must cease,

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s ambassador to the Holy See, Francesco Di Nitto on Thursday sent best wishes to Pope Francis to mark the 12th anniversary of his election as pontiff.  “Best wishes from Ambassador Di Nitto and all the staff of @ItalytoHolySee to

(Adnkronos) – The recognition of ”women’s political, social and economic rights”. As well as the protection of ”freedom of the press and expression”. These are some of the elements contained in Syria’s constitutional declaration, as announced by the committee that drafted it.

(Adnkronos) – China’s largest hotpot chain, Haidilao, has announced that it will compensate the more than 4,000 customers who dined at one of its Shanghai branches, unaware that two teenagers had urinated inside the restaurant’s pots. The incident, which took place in

(Adnkronos) – Canada intends to ease the sanctions it had introduced against Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime, deposed on 8 December last, and to appoint its own ambassador to Damascus. This was announced by Canada’s special envoy for Syria, Omar Alghabra. “Canada can

(Adnkronos) – Poland has asked the United States to transfer nuclear weapons to its territory as a deterrent against possible future aggression by Russia. This was stated by Polish President Andrzej Duda in an interview with the Financial Times, explaining that Poland

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s overseas aid department, the CIHEAM Bari inter-governmental organisation and companies are cooperating to improve the environmental sustainability of Tunisia’s ocean resources, boost its economy and jobs.  “Enhancing Blue economy in #Tunisia in colloboration w/ @CIHEAMBari & Italian enterprises,” the

(Adnkronos) – The Group of Seven “is a crucial platform for allies to discuss major international issues,” Italy’s top diplomat Antonio Tajani said ahead of a two-day G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in Charlevoix, Canada which opens on Thursday.  “The G7 is a

(Adnkronos) – United Nations refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi has expressed gratitude to Luxembourg after its foreign minister Xavier Bettel underlined his country’s unwavering support for UNHCR.  “Truly grateful to @Xavier_Bettel for reaffirming very concretely Luxembourg’s support for UNHCR,” Grandi wrote on

(Adnkronos) – ”The goal of the negotiation is to lift the sanctions”, but ”with this government, the US will not lift the sanctions” issued against Iran. This was stated by the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who today received a

(Adnkronos) – All the people who were taken hostage by the separatists of the Baluchistan Liberation Army yesterday in southwestern Pakistan have been released. This was stated by an Islamabad army officer to Afp adding that 28 soldiers were killed.  “346 hostages