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(Adnkronos) – Italy and Germany will always work together to achieve the “great European dream” of political integration, common defence and a social market economy “with populism as the driving force”, foreign minister Antonio Tajani wrote Friday on X.  “Thank you to

(Adnkronos) – The American aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, the largest in the world, has entered the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. This is reported by the Times of Israel, citing specialized naval traffic monitoring sites, which also indicate that the

(Adnkronos) – No agreement among EU member states on the twentieth package of sanctions against Russia for the war in Ukraine. Coreper, it is understood, held an exchange of views on the 20th sanctions package, in order to reach an agreement as

Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday that there is no misunderstanding between Japan and the United States regarding the planned return of the site of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma air base in Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan.

Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fisheries Agency on Friday approved an increase to the catch quota for Japanese common squid to 68,400 tons for the next fishing season, a 3.6-fold jump from the current season’s initial quota. The decision was made at

Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese restaurant chain operator Colowide Co. and others have expressed interest in acquiring the operator of the Cafe Veloce coffee shop chain, as its parent is considering selling it off, Jiji Press learned Friday. Longreach Group Ltd.,

Yamaguchi, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)–A fire at a Buddhist temple and two nearby buildings in the city of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in the small hours of Friday resulted in the deaths of five people, according to local police and

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani was on Friday set to hold talks in Stuttgart with counterpart Johann Wadephul during their attendance at Germany’s ruling conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU)’s party congress, foreign ministry said in a statement.  “The presence of

Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)–Combined net profits at Japanese listed companies in April-December 2025 rose 3.9 pct from a year earlier to a record 44,528.1 billion yen, according to SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. The increase, which marked the third straight year of

Tokyo, Feb. 20 (Jiji Press)–The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan said Friday that it has selected Kansai Electric Power Co. President Nozomu Mori as its new chairman. Mori, 63, assumed the position at the industry group, which comprises the country’s