(Adnkronos) – A 17-year-old Ukrainian, an unemployed refugee, responded to the ad promising a BMW and about $11,000 in cash to set fire to an Ikea store in Lithuania, an act of sabotage that cost him jail time and a series of

(Adnkronos) – The 84% “additional duties” announced by China as “retaliation” in the midst of the trade war with the United States, in which Beijing said it was ready to fight “to the end”, are coming into force. The so-called ‘counter-duties’ will

(Adnkronos) – The Chinese government has warned its citizens who want to travel to the United States, highlighting a deterioration in bilateral relations between Beijing and Washington. And this on the day that China announced new duties on all goods imported from

(Adnkronos) – EU member states meeting in the Trade Defence Instruments Committee voted in favour of the European Commission’s proposal to introduce trade countermeasures against the United States, in response to the decision to reimpose duties on imports of steel and aluminium

(Adnkronos) – The Iraqi government has set November 11 as the date for the next parliamentary elections, denying rumors of a possible postponement linked to a possible modification of the current electoral law. The announcement came with a brief statement on Facebook

(Adnkronos) – The future German government will “largely end irregular immigration”, with strict border controls and a “repatriation offensive” that will affect those who are in Germany illegally. This was stated by Chancellor-designate Friedrich Merz, illustrating the details of the government agreement

(Adnkronos) – Chancellor-designate Friedrich Merz expressed his hope that the new German government will be ready by the beginning of May, on the day he presented the coalition agreement between conservatives and social democrats to the press. After the parties formally approve

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from the collapse of the roof of a nightclub in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, has risen to at least 124 dead and over 150 injured. This was reported by the director of the

(Adnkronos) – Despite struggling financial markets, threats of retaliation and some of his biggest supporters urging him to back down from his economic policy, US President Donald Trump has not relented. Today, the avalanche of new “reciprocal” tariffs that his administration has

(Adnkronos) – Iran is not seeking the atomic bomb, the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, has also “officially” announced it, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) itself “has verified it hundreds of times”, but it is ready to defend itself “with all

(Adnkronos) – At least 98 people have died in the collapse of the roof of a nightclub in the Dominican Republic. Rescue services reported this. “The preliminary death toll has risen to 98,” said Juan Manuel Mendez, director of the Emergency Operations

(Adnkronos) – Tragedy last night in southeastern Brazil: at least eleven people died and another 36 were injured after a bus carrying 53 passengers overturned in the state of Minas Gerais. This was reported by the local Fire Department.  The accident occurred

(Adnkronos) – The United States will withdraw troops and equipment from Jasionka, a military base in southeastern Poland, which has become a hub for the transfer of Western weapons to neighboring Ukraine. “After three years in Jasionka, this is an opportunity to

(Adnkronos) – The four-year prison sentence and five-year ban from running for office with immediate effect imposed on Marine Le Pen continues to hold sway in France. A 76-year-old man was arrested for threatening Judge Benedicte de Perthuis, who convicted the French

(Adnkronos) – A Russian court has imposed a fine of seven million rubles (about 74,850 euros) on the Telegram platform for refusing to remove some channels accused of inciting “terrorist attacks” and promoting anti-government protests. According to Tass, among the channels that

(Adnkronos) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sued the leader of the opposition Chp party, Ozgur Ozel, asking him for compensation of 500,000 Turkish lira, about 12,000 euros, for insulting him. In particular, Erdogan complained of ”moral damages” for the fact

(Adnkronos) – ”A great day for American justice”. This is how US President Donald Trump commented on Truth Social on the decision of the Washington Supreme Court that ruled in his favor on the Alien Enemies Act, thus allowing him to proceed

(Adnkronos) – An informed Egyptian source told the Saudi daily Asharq Al-Awsat the details of a new proposal put forward by Cairo to reach a breakthrough that would lead to a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The source,

(Adnkronos) – Canada has launched proceedings against the United States at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over President Donald Trump’s announcement of 25% tariffs on car imports. This was reported by the Geneva-based organization itself, which stressed that Canada has submitted a

(Adnkronos) – The Palestinian Red Crescent has called for an international investigation into the killing of 14 health workers by Israeli soldiers, also in light of the video shared by the New York Times where it is clear that the ambulances attacked

(Adnkronos) – Germany is no longer – since February – the main destination country for asylum seekers in Europe, according to statistics from the Federal Department for Migration and Refugees (Bamf) published today in Nuremberg.  France, with 13,080 applications, and Spain, with

(Adnkronos) – In Japan, rice is everywhere, in almost every meal. From sushi to desserts. In a country that is the fourth largest economy in the world, with a population of 124 million people, there are six ways to describe rice, from

(Adnkronos) – At least 20 people have died as a result of violent storms that have hit the central and southern United States in recent days. Eighteen weather-related deaths have been reported since Wednesday in Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, Arkansas and Mississippi,

(Adnkronos) – Hit by tariff measures on cars, steel and aluminum, Mexico “does not rule out” the possibility of reciprocal duties on goods from the United States. “We do not rule out” reciprocal duties on American goods, said Claudia Sheinbaum, president of

(Adnkronos) – Three weeks to the day before the early elections in Canada on April 28, Donald Trump’s tariffs and annexation threats continue to push the Liberals of new Prime Minister Mark Carney ahead in the polls. After wiping out in just

(Adnkronos) – ”The best way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine”. This is how Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. backtracked from his previous no-vax stance after the second measles death in the United States. Two deaths both occurred

(Adnkronos) – The South Korean government has set June 3 as the date for the next presidential elections. This was reported by the Yonhap News agency, citing a government official. The vote was decided after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was

(Adnkronos) – Germany is about to equip its army, the Bundeswehr, with ‘kamikaze drones’, weapons that are playing a crucial role in the Russian war in Ukraine. This was stated by a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence. “Two contracts have been

(Adnkronos) – The removal of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar is “marked by the personal conflict of interest” of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This was stated by Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara in presenting her conclusions to the High Court of Justice