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Lyon, France, March 26 (Jiji Press)–A court in Lyon, France, on Thursday sentenced a Chilean man facing murder charges over a case in which a Japanese woman went missing in France in 2016 to life in prison. The sentence for Nicolas Zepeda,

Tokyo, March 26, (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government plans to lifts for one year from April the restrictions imposed on the operations of coal-fired thermal power plant, in order to ensure stable electricity supply amid Middle East tensions, it was learned Thursday. As

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–A woman was fatally stabbed Thursday in the Sunshine City commercial complex in the Higashi-ikebukuro district of Tokyo’s Toshima Ward, and the attacker killed himself. The incident occurred at the Pokemon Center Mega Tokyo character goods store, located

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Rohm Co., Toshiba Corp. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. will start discussions on integrating their power semiconductor operations, it was learned Thursday. Power semiconductors, which control electric currents and voltage, are used for electric vehicles, home appliances and

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–The Liberal Democratic Party says in the draft of its 2026 policy platform approved at a party council Thursday that the Japanese ruling party is still only halfway to regaining public trust. According to the draft platform, endorsed

(Adnkronos) – A European Parliament vote on Thursday backing plans to allow European Union nations to create ‘return hubs’ or detention centres outside the block for failed asylum-seekers and to impose tougher penalties on illegal immigrants is “an important step”, Italy’s far-right

(Adnkronos) – On April 15, Sudan enters its 4th year of war. In Darfur, women continue to be victims of systematic sexual violence, both in active conflict zones and in daily life settings far from the front lines. Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

(Adnkronos) – Belarus and North Korea have signed a “treaty of friendship and cooperation” during President Alexander Lukashenko’s first official visit to Pyongyang. “Our economies are complementary, we need each other and we must move forward in this direction,” Lukashenko said, according

(Adnkronos) – An officer of the Berlin Ministry of Defense has been suspended on suspicion of having transmitted sensitive information about Germany’s armaments programs. Internal investigations had confirmed the suspicion that a frigate captain working at the ministry had passed a classified

(Adnkronos) – One of the Venezuelan immigrants deported in March to the Cecot super prison in El Salvador has sued the Trump administration, demanding 1.3 million in compensation. In the lawsuit, filed with the District Court for the District of Columbia, 28-year-old