(Adnkronos) – Government officials in South Sudan have allegedly embezzled billions of dollars in oil revenues since the African country’s independence in 2011. This was denounced in a report by the UN Human Rights Commission released in Geneva.  The document denounces “systemic

(Adnkronos) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, condemned Israel’s ground offensive against Gaza City and called for an end to the “carnage”, highlighting the “growing evidence” of the ongoing “genocide” in the Palestinian enclave. “The whole world

(Adnkronos) – The two 17-year-olds who urinated in the broth at a hotpot restaurant in Shanghai have been sentenced to pay 2.2 million yuan (about 284,000 euros) to two Chinese restaurant companies. The incident, which took place last February at a branch

(Adnkronos) – A shipowner wanted in connection with the investigation into the 2020 explosion in the port of Beirut has been arrested in Bulgaria. This was announced by a spokeswoman for the Sofia court to the Afp news agency. “He was placed

(Adnkronos) – A federal appeals court in Washington has rejected the Trump administration’s emergency request to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, leaving in place the lower court injunction blocking her dismissal. The Wall Street Journal reports this, emphasizing that the decision,

(Adnkronos) – Two Belarusians were arrested yesterday after a drone flew over the center of Warsaw, then several government buildings including the residence of President Karol Nawrocki. The drone was later “neutralized”, as reported by security agencies. On the night between Tuesday

(Adnkronos) – Luxembourg joins the countries that intend to recognize the Palestinian state during the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to be held next week in New York. Politico writes that Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden and Foreign Minister Xavier

(Adnkronos) – US President Donald Trump has announced his decision to sue the New York Times for defamation after the newspaper wrote about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a post on Truth Social, the US president said he

(Adnkronos) – “The solutions are not found at the margins but in the center, with useful answers for our economy, on the issue of migrants and security”: Friedrich Merz welcomed the result (33.3% against 34.3% in 2020) obtained by his CDU in

(Adnkronos) – “Enough silence on the acts of violence of this rogue state, which is causing chaos, destruction, killings and hunger in the region”. This was stated by the Secretary General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, referring to Israel in

(Adnkronos) – Downing Street condemns Elon Musk for the high-tech billionaire’s “incendiary and dangerous statements” in connection with a far-right demonstration in London. “The United Kingdom is a fair, tolerant and honest country and therefore the last thing the British people want

(Adnkronos) – The United Kingdom has summoned the Russian ambassador to London for what the Foreign Office has called an “unprecedented” violation of the airspace of Poland and Romania, two NATO countries. “The significant and unprecedented violation of Polish and NATO airspace

(Adnkronos) – The European Commission has allocated an additional 40 million euros in humanitarian funding to help Ukrainians face the fourth winter of war. The EU executive announces this in a statement, specifying that with these funds the EU’s humanitarian partners “will

(Adnkronos) – South Korea has announced an investigation into possible human rights violations during the massive raid by US authorities on a Hyundai plant in Georgia, where more than 475 workers were detained on September 4, including more than 300 South Korean

(Adnkronos) – North Korea has denounced the “hostile actions” of the United States and reiterated its right to maintain a nuclear arsenal as a defense tool. In a statement released by the permanent mission to the UN, Pyongyang stated: “We condemn the

(Adnkronos) – In the talks in Madrid between the United States and China, “an agreement was reached on a ‘certain’ company that young people in our country really wanted to save. They will be very happy!”. This was announced by US President

(Adnkronos) – The Ukrainian army today reported a new Starlink failure across the entire front line. Robert Brovdi, head of the drone unit, wrote on Telegram that the SpaceX system, crucial for military and civilian communications in the country where Russian bombing

(Adnkronos) – Two six-year-old twins are among the 17 Palestinians killed in the attacks that Israel has carried out since dawn on the Gaza Strip. This was reported by the broadcaster al-Jazeera while the summit of Arab and Islamic leaders is being

(Adnkronos) – The day of the conviction to 27 years in prison of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro turned into “a day of celebration” in Brasilia, where many took to the streets of the capital to celebrate what they called “a victory”

(Adnkronos) – Voting takes place this weekend, in some cases already starting today, in 80 regions in Russia for local elections that could hold some surprises. Within the framework of Putin’s rhetoric of replacing elites with veterans from the front, there are

(Adnkronos) – On Sunday, voters in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia are called to the polls for local elections, a vote for mayors and city councilors in Germany’s most populous state, representing the first major electoral test for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s

(Adnkronos) – In North Korea, there is reportedly an increase in executions for those who watch foreign films and television programs. This is reported by a United Nations report, according to which the country is increasingly subjecting the population to an increase

(Adnkronos) – Denmark has concluded the largest arms purchase in its history for a value equivalent to almost 7.8 billion dollars. The main objective of this new investment announced by the government, and on which the opposition parties also agree, is the

(Adnkronos) – The Ministry of Defense in Russia has claimed the occupation of the settlements of Khorosheye, Sosnovka and Novopetrovskoye, in the Dnipro region (which the Russians call Dnipropetrovsk). 

(Adnkronos) – The United Nations General Assembly has adopted the “New York Declaration”, the text that aims to relaunch the prospect of a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine, excluding any involvement of Hamas. The resolution was approved with 142 votes in

(Adnkronos) – The plane carrying the 316 South Korean workers arrested last week in a raid by US immigration authorities at a Hyundai plant in Georgia has landed at Incheon International Airport, near Seoul. This was reported by an AFP journalist on

(Adnkronos) – The Zapad 2025 joint military exercises between Russia and Belarus have begun. This was announced by the Moscow army, specifying that the exercises are taking place in Belarus from today until Tuesday. “The joint strategic maneuvers of the Russian and

(Adnkronos) – Russia announced that it shot down 221 Ukrainian drones overnight, one of the highest numbers since the beginning of the war. The Moscow Defense Ministry said its alert systems “intercepted and destroyed” the drones, more than half of which were

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from the violent protests that shook Nepal this week, causing the fall of the government, has risen to at least 51. Nepalese police reported this, providing a new update on the number of deaths.  According to police

(Adnkronos) – The FBI is examining “a shoe print and a palm print” that may belong to the killer of Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist killed yesterday on a Utah university campus. This was stated at a press conference by Robert Bohls,