(Adnkronos) – A Congolese diplomat suspected of smuggling cocaine hidden in suitcases from Western Europe to Turkey was arrested in Bulgaria after being caught red-handed last week, according to a court document seen by AFP today.  Jean De Dieu Mutebwa Mulumba, who

(Adnkronos) – Foreign under-secretary Maria Tripodi on Wednesday held wide-ranging talks with the European Union’s new envoy to Africa’s Sahel which covered Europe’s role and security in the volatile sub-Saharan region.  “At Italy’s foreign ministry I met @JoaoCravinho, the new EU Special

(Adnkronos) – A tropical storm is hitting Southeast Asia, intensifying the torrential monsoon rains in the Philippines. According to the BBC, the strong storm caused the collapse of some houses in the southern coastal village of Tubig Tanah, which has been at

(Adnkronos) – The Russian Supreme Court today approved the inclusion of Satanism in the list of “extremist” organizations, ordering the prohibition of such activities in the country, after accepting the petition presented in this sense by the Russian Prosecutor’s Office.  The same

(Adnkronos) – The Mount Rinjani National Park Authority in Indonesia, a famous volcano located on the island of Lombok, in the province of West Nusa Tenggara, will temporarily close all hiking trails from 1 to 10 August. This was stated today by

(Adnkronos) – Israeli attacks in Gaza in the last 24 hours have killed 113 people and injured 534. This was stated by the Ministry of Health of the Hamas-led Strip, specifying that 34 people died while seeking help.  The death toll since

(Adnkronos) – The Italy-Algeria business forum taking place in Rome on Wednesday is “a precious opportunity” to bolster dialogue with “a strategic partner”, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said in opening remarks to the event.  “This is a valuable opportunity to strengthen

(Adnkronos) – In a joint press conference from Kyiv with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Gideon Sa’ar stated that Israel and Ukraine have launched a strategic dialogue on the Iranian threat, highlighting the global impact of Tehran’s actions. “Iran has not only

(Adnkronos) – Russia claims new military progress in northeastern Ukraine, with the conquest of the village of Varachino in the Sumy region, while it continues to repel Ukrainian air attacks. This was stated by the Russian Ministry of Defense, according to which

(Adnkronos) – The European Union must strive to reach an accord with the United States on tariffs to prevent a trade war that “benefits no one”, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday.  “We must work to reach an agreement: a

(Adnkronos) – The Israeli Air Force has attacked about 120 “terrorist targets” in the Gaza Strip in 24 hours, including “terrorist cells”, tunnels and other “terrorist infrastructures”. The Times of Israel reports, based on what was reported by the military, specifying that

(Adnkronos) – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has spurred the military alliance to rapidly grow stronger, above all politically, and to confirm its peacekeeping role, especially with the accession of previously neutral Finland and Sweden, Italy’s president Sergio Mattarella said on Tuesday.  

(Adnkronos) – Russia has ousted Germany from the top five beer producers in the world. While Germany produced slightly less beer last year, production in the Eurasian giant increased significantly, according to a report by BarthHaas, the world’s largest hop trader.  Germany

(Adnkronos) – The United States has imposed sanctions against what it has called an oil smuggling and sanctions evasion network linked to the Houthis, operating between Yemen and the United Arab Emirates. The US Treasury Department announced this in a statement explaining

(Adnkronos) – In Pakistan, the new official death toll from the consequences of the monsoon rains is at least 223 dead and about 600 injured. The National Disaster Management Authority updated the toll. Among the 223 victims, there are 12 deaths reported

(Adnkronos) – Turkey did not offer a fair trial to 239 opponents, incarcerated for alleged links to the failed 2016 coup simply because they used a mobile phone app. This is the condemnation of the European Court of Human Rights, which condemned

(Adnkronos) – Italy and Ethiopia are jointly hosting the three-day United Nations Food Systems summit in Addis Ababa which kicks off on Sunday, the overseas aid department wrote Tuesday on X (formerly Twitter).  “Ready? The 2nd UN Food Systems Summit will take

(Adnkronos) – An official investigation has revealed that dozens of provincial officials and health workers attempted to cover up the serious case of lead poisoning that affected 235 children in a private kindergarten in Tianshui, in the Chinese province of Gansu. Blood

(Adnkronos) – Israel and Syria have resumed talks on security issues, according to the Saudi channel Al-Hadath, after the recent sectarian clashes and Israeli raids in Damascus and the southern province of Suwayda. The negotiations, mediated by Turkey and the United States,

(Adnkronos) – Russian attacks in Ukraine in the last 24 hours have killed at least three civilians and injured another 45, according to regional authorities. Among the victims there are also children. Russian forces launched 42 Shahed-type attack drones and other drones

(Adnkronos) – Members of Italy’s lower house of parliament’s foreign affairs committee are set on Wednesday to hold a question and answer session on “issues within the purview of the foreign and overseas development ministry”, the parliament said in a statement without

(Adnkronos) – Sicily’s governor Renato Schifani has voiced gratitude to foreign minister Antonio Tajani for a taskforce created to internationalise Sicilian companies and for his “constant attention to southern Italy”.  “‘I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Minister Tajani for

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani was set to attend the swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday in Rome of 46 young recruits who passed their probationary period – the first step in their diplomatic careers – the foreign ministry said in a

(Adnkronos) – A severe heatwave sweeping through Iran has compromised water and electricity supplies across much of the country, with reservoir levels dropping to their lowest in a century, according to state media. At least 18 of the country’s 31 provinces, including

(Adnkronos) – 221 people have died and more than 500 have been injured in incidents related to almost a month of heavy monsoon rains. The Pakistani disaster management agency reports, stating that “from June 26 to July 21, 221 people have lost

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force plane against a school complex in Dhaka has risen to 27. “At the moment 27 people have died, including 25 children and the pilot,” Health and Family Welfare Ministry

(Adnkronos) – The Israeli army arrested a “cell of terrorists planning an attack” during a night operation in Bethlehem, in the West Bank. The IDF reports this, adding that a total of 16 suspects were arrested during the raids. 

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani and 24 counterparts in Europe Asia and Oceana on Monday urged Israel to immediately halt its over-20-month-old war against Islamist Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza, saying the “unacceptable” suffering of civilians had “reached new depths”. 

(Adnkronos) – Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced today that the first steps have already been taken for the construction of a new pipeline that will connect his country to Serbia, at a time, he said, when the European Union is “cutting

(Adnkronos) – At least 16 people, mostly students, were killed and over one hundred were injured when a Bangladesh Air Force training plane crashed into a school campus in the capital Dhaka. The office of Prime Minister Muhammad Yunus said that at