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(Adnkronos) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly announced from Paris the start of preparations for an international mission aimed at ensuring the security of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing the need for a “lasting

(Adnkronos) – NATO is “a paper tiger”, it must “stay away” from the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump wrote this on his Truth social, stating that “the Strait of Hormuz is completely open and ready for transit, but the naval

(Adnkronos) – To cross the Strait of Hormuz, coordination with the Revolutionary Guards, the Iranian Pasdaran, will be required; their approval will be needed. This was stated by a high-ranking Iranian official on Iranian TV, as reported by satellite TV al-Jazeera. All

Beijing, April 17 (Jiji Press)–A spokesperson for the Chinese military’s Eastern Theater Command, which is responsible for areas near Taiwan, said on social media Friday that a Japanese Self-Defense Force vessel had sailed through the Taiwan Strait. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni will hold talks in Rome on Monday with Kenya’s president William Ruto at the prime minister’s office, Palazzo Chigi, according to the government’s website. 

Tokyo, April 17 (Jiji Press)–Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, held a rally in Tokyo on Friday ahead of a review conference of the signatories to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, scheduled to be held in New

Tokyo, April 17 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Friday that it has asked oil distributors to keep the supply of lubricant oil, commonly used as automobile engine oil, as stable as in the previous year. The government also called on the distributors

Tokyo, April 17 (Jiji Press)–Interest payments on Japanese government bonds in fiscal 2034 are projected to be about 8.4 trillion yen higher than previously estimated, the Finance Ministry said Friday. Interest payments are expected to increase at an accelerating pace, as long-term

(Adnkronos) – At least 13 people have died and 35 injured in Tyre, Lebanon, due to an Israeli Idf raid minutes before the truce came into effect, at midnight last night, local sources told Afp. Rescuers are still searching for survivors –

(Adnkronos) – Olly Robbins could be heard next Tuesday by the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee regarding the Mandelson affair and his appointment as ambassador to the United States despite failing the security vetting procedure. In a letter, published on the