(Adnkronos) – Three Bulgarian citizens, two women and a man, have been found guilty of spying for Russia in the United Kingdom. The trio called themselves ‘the Minions’, like Gru’s helpers in the animated film ‘Despicable Me’. But the ‘Gru’ they were

(Adnkronos) – Iran has not received any letter from US President Donald Trump. This was announced by the Iranian diplomatic mission to the United Nations. “So far we have not received any such letter,” the Iranian mission commented in response to a

(Adnkronos) – Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned “external interference” in Serbia during a phone call with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. “Vladimir Putin noted that external interference in the internal political situation in Serbia is unacceptable,” the Kremlin said in a statement after

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from clashes between the new Syrian security forces and men loyal to deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Latakia, northwestern Syria, has risen to 147. This was reported by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which stressed

(Adnkronos) – The European Unon’s 800 billion euro plan to strengthen it security “is an opportunity for our industry”, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said in opening remarks to a conference on chemical innovation held at Villa Madama in Rome on Friday. 

(Adnkronos) – Those who don’t support a European defence to ensure the continent’s security are not true ‘Europeanists’, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani told a press conference at the lower house of parliament on Friday.  “If you are against a European defence,

(Adnkronos) – Long, loose hair at school. For Thailand it is a revolution. For 50 years, an Education Ministry directive was in effect requiring boys to have short hair and girls to have ‘bobs’ up to their ears. But now, after years

(Adnkronos) – Butterflies are ‘disappearing’ in the United States. And at an alarming rate. They are more than a fifth less than 20 years ago, reveals a new study published in Science. Saving them is an urgent matter. The numbers speak for

(Adnkronos) – Chaos in rail connections in Paris. Total stop for Gare du Nord, with rail traffic interrupted on arrival and departure after the discovery “along the tracks” of an unexploded ordnance from the Second World War near Gare du Nord, in

(Adnkronos) – Yoon Suk Yeol, the South Korean president suspended from office after attempting to impose martial law in the country, has been released after a court decided not to validate the arrest warrant. This was reported by the South Korean agency

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump has signed an executive order that provides for the creation of “a strategic bitcoin reserve” in the United States. This reserve, explained the White House advisor for Artificial Intelligence and cryptocurrencies, David Sacks, will represent “a sort of

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from clashes in the western Syrian province of Latakia between Syrian regular forces and loyalists of the deposed regime of Bashar al Assad has risen to at least 70 dead and dozens injured. This was reported by

(Adnkronos) – Open economies have though history gone hand in hand with peace, while tariff barriers create an “unliveable” world of closed economies in opposition to each other,” Italy’s president Sergio Mattarella stated on Friday  “A world made of closed economies, in

(Adnkronos) – A negotiated settlement ending Russia’s over-three-year-old military offensive in Ukraine must lead to a just peace, not “a tribute to the arrogance of arms”, Italy’s president Sergio Mattarella said on Friday.  “Italy has been asking for three years that we

(Adnkronos) – The 4 main defendants in the trial in Koblenz, Germany, for establishing and belonging to the terrorist organization ‘United Patriots’, which planned actions against the incumbent government, including the kidnapping of the then Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach, were sentenced

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani has floated the idea of “reconverting” part of the automobile industry under the European Commission’s new 800 billion euro blueprint to rearm Europe.   “We may need to see if some industries in the automobile

(Adnkronos) – In Australia, some passengers prevented a 17-year-old boy armed with a rifle and ammunition from boarding a plane near Melbourne, after he had sneaked into the airport. The teenager entered through a hole in the security fence at Avalon Airport,

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump is ready to sign, perhaps as early as today, a new executive order instructing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to work to close the department she now heads. The Washington Post writes, citing a draft of the order which,

(Adnkronos) – Goodbye letters, mailboxes and jobs. In Denmark, the postal service, PostNord, has announced that from the end of the year it will no longer guarantee the delivery of letters. An era ends. The Danes are increasingly ‘digital’ and few are

(Adnkronos) – The new Bundestag, the German parliament, will meet for the first time on March 25, one month after the federal elections of February 23. This was reported by Dpa. The date of the first session was agreed by the Vorältestenrat,

(Adnkronos) – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), based in Strasbourg, has unanimously declared inadmissible the appeal filed by the nationalist candidate for the presidency of Romania, Calin Georgescu, against the annulment of the entire electoral process decided by the Supreme

(Adnkronos) – The Pkk “has no choice but to disband”. This is the message coming from the Ankara Ministry of Defense, as reported by the Turkish official agency Anadolu. “It is interesting to note that the organization has understood, albeit late, that

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s ambassador to Iraq Niccolo Fontana and national police commander Major General Hussein al-Awadi held talks in Baghdad on Thursday that looked at ways of boosting longterm law-enforcement cooperation.   “Since its foundation Iraq’s Federal Police has been playing a

(Adnkronos) – European unity and cooperation with the United States are key to ensuring the West stands together in guaranteeing Ukraine’s and the whole of Europe’s security, Italy argued on Thursday.  “In my speech at the European People’s Party summit, I reiterated

(Adnkronos) – Italy will not boost its defence spending by using European Union ‘cohesion’ funds designed to equalise living standards across Europe as the EU Commission proposed this week under an 800 billion euro plan to rearm the continent.   “We we

(Adnkronos) – Ukraine and the rest of Europe’s safety cannot be guaranteed without Nato and the United States, but the continent must spend more on security, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday.  “To me it is utterly impossible to think

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani has reiterated the government’s position that it will not deploy Italian troops to a European Union or Nato force in Ukraine, but does not rule out taking part in a United Nations peacekeeping force.  “Italy’s government

(Adnkronos) – China says it is “confident”, clinging to economic growth of “around 5%”, a similar target to last year. Despite “external uncertainties” and “weak demand”, China has “confidence” in being able to achieve the targets, “around 5%”, Zheng Shanjie, head of

(Adnkronos) – The South Korean Air Force said one of its fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs in the wrong place during a training exercise, injuring civilians. “Eight MK-82 general purpose bombs were abnormally dropped from an Air Force KF-16 aircraft, falling

(Adnkronos) – Romanian authorities have declared the Russian military attaché in Bucharest, Victor Makovski, and his deputy, Evgeni Ignatiev, persona non grata. This was announced by the Romanian Foreign Ministry, explaining the expulsion of the two senior Russian diplomats because of Moscow’s