(Adnkronos) – Three years after Russia launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, Europe and the United States share the certainty that a peace settlement is imperative, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said Thursday, welcoming the start of direct talks between the

(Adnkronos) – Abdullah Ocalan’s call for the disarmament and dissolution of the PKK comes almost ten years after the July 2015 breakdown of the two-and-a-half-year ceasefire agreement with Turkey. Since then, according to the International Crisis Group, 7,152 people have been killed

(Adnkronos) – At least 11 people died and about 60 were injured in a series of explosions during an M23 rally in Bukavu, a city conquered by the anti-government group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. A hospital source told AFP. DRC

(Adnkronos) – Sudan risks hundreds of thousands of deaths if the devastating war in the country does not end and aid does not arrive. This was stated by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk speaking at the Human

(Adnkronos) – The agreement for the formation of a new government in Austria reached today between the three moderate centrist forces – the Austrian People’s Party (Oevp), the Social Democratic Party (Spoe) and the liberals of Neos – is focused on consolidating

(Adnkronos) – PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan has asked the Kurdish militant group to lay down its arms and disband, in a historic statement read out in Istanbul. “All armed groups must lay down their arms and the PKK must disband,” he said

(Adnkronos) – The assisted voluntary repatriation from Libya of migrants to their homelands is “an effective solution” to stemming illegal immigration, Italy’s interior minister Matteo Piantedosi and Libyan counterpart Imad Trabelsi agreed on Thursday, the interior ministry said in a statement.  During

(Adnkronos) – The captain of the cargo ship with a Chinese crew accused of damaging a submarine cable in the Taiwan Strait was arrested in Taiwan. The Chinese captain of the vessel has been remanded in custody pending the outcome of the

(Adnkronos) – Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik was sentenced to one year in prison by a Sarajevo court for his separatist activities, therefore for failing to comply with the pronouncements of the UN High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Christian Schmidt, at

(Adnkronos) – The Austrian People’s Party (Oevp), the Social Democratic Party (Spoe) and the liberals of Neos have reached an agreement for the formation of the new government. This was announced by an Oevp spokesperson.  

(Adnkronos) – The Trump administration is cutting back on development and assistance programs abroad, a reduction of 92%, for a total of $54 billion. The State Department has announced it. “At the end of the process led by Usaid’s leadership, including tranches

(Adnkronos) – More North Korean soldiers would have been deployed alongside Russian forces in the war against Ukraine. South Korean intelligence believes that North Korea has sent additional troops, deployed on the front lines in the Russian region of Kursk, reports the

(Adnkronos) – European nations and the US will both need to ensure Europe’s future security, giving Nato an “important” role to play that will require higher defence spending and its exemption from EU fiscal rules, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s ties with the United States are the priority for its foreign policy, foreign minister Antonio wrote on X after talks in Rome Wednesday with Nato’s Supreme Allied Commander for Europe and Commander of US forces in Europe, Christoper Cavoli. 

(Adnkronos) – In response to Trump’s threats of tariffs and the even more worrying ones of annexation, Canada is rediscovering the love for the national flag. This is what the New York Times reports, recalling that in the North American country it

(Adnkronos) – Calin Georgescu, pro-Russian candidate and surprise winner of the first round of the Romanian presidential elections, was arrested for reasons yet to be disclosed. The news was given by his electoral team with a post on Facebook. Images broadcast by

(Adnkronos) – Shooting in front of the Bielefeld regional court in Germany. According to the Bild website, several people were injured, with rescue teams intervening to resuscitate at least one of those involved. The German newspaper reports that at the time of

(Adnkronos) – Accusing the defendant of “unbearable cruelty”, the French national anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office requested life imprisonment without parole for Brahim Aouissaoui, the 25-year-old Tunisian accused of murdering three people on October 29, 2020 in the Basilica of Nice, the maximum sentence.

(Adnkronos) – China raises the tone with Taiwan, insisting on a greater commitment “to the cause of reunification”. Speaking this morning was Wang Huning, who sits on the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party and is the

(Adnkronos) – With a majority of just two votes, Donald Trump’s mega budget, the one the president calls his “big, beautiful bill”, has passed the first vote in the House. The vote came after hours of negotiations with the group of four

(Adnkronos) – As US president Donald Trump strives to clinch a rapid end to Russia’s three-year-old invasion of Ukraine, a “just and lasting peace” will only possible if Kiev is given adequate security pledges, Italy said on Wednesday.  “The efforts we are

(Adnkronos) – Italy and Sweden have “great scope” for broadening their bilateral cooperation in areas from defence, to science, technology and space, premier Giorgia Meloni told reporters after talks in Rome with her Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson on Wednesday.  “I am thinking

(Adnkronos) – United Nations refugee chief Filippo Grandi and Kenya’s first cabinet secretary @MusaliaMudavadi on Wednesday readied the launch of a novel scheme featuring sustainable help for refugees and host communities during talks in Geneva on Wednesday.  “Always a pleasure to meet

(Adnkronos) – Forty-six people died in the crash of a military transport plane in a residential neighborhood on the outskirts of Khartoum. The press office of the Sudanese capital state reported. “After a final count, the death toll has reached 46, with

(Adnkronos) – At least 19 people died after a Sudanese army transport plane crashed last night in a populated neighborhood near Khartoum. The country’s health ministry reported.  “We are working to find other victims under the rubble,” the ministry said in a

(Adnkronos) – Power was restored overnight in Chile to 90% of homes affected by an almost total blackout due to a power grid failure. “At midnight, 90% of the supply had been restored” to homes, authorities said. The power outage, which began

(Adnkronos) – Taiwanese authorities have decided to send forces after China announced “live fire” drills off the coast of the island. The announcement was made by the Taipei Ministry of Defense, which condemned the drills as dangerous.  China has deployed 32 aircraft

(Adnkronos) – Italian soldiers would only be deployed to “buffer zone” as part of a United Nations force to keep a future peace between Russia and former Soviet republic Ukraine, according to foreign minister Antonio Tajani.  “If a neutral zone is to

(Adnkronos) – A European defence is now essential to reduce military dependence on the United States and for countries to spend more efficiently and avoid “too much duplication”, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday.  Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni is set to

(Adnkronos) – Italy must “do more” to hit the target for European Nato members of 2% of GDP on defence and seek to exempt security spending from European Union fiscal rules, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday.  “We Italians too must