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(Adnkronos) – A new seismic tremor of magnitude 5.9 on the Richter scale hit the Japanese region of Hokkaido today, two days after the 7.5 magnitude earthquake recorded in the same area and the consequent tsunami alert. The new tremor had its

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from the collapse of two four-story buildings in Fes, northeastern Morocco, has risen to at least 22, including children. The Moroccan news agency Map reported that ”another 16 people were injured” and that ”search operations are still

(Adnkronos) – At least three members of the Revolutionary Guards, the Iranian Pasdaran, have been killed in an “ambush” in the province of Sistan and Baluchistan, in southeastern Iran, on the border with Pakistan. Iranian media report “a terrorist ambush” and a

(Adnkronos) – The Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group claims control of the city of Uvira, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, not far from the border with Burundi. “We confirm that the city of Uvira has been liberated. We

(Adnkronos) – The White House says Kristi Noem isn’t going anywhere, but that doesn’t stop Washington insiders from circulating names that could replace the Homeland Security Secretary who, in recent months, has been the face of Donald Trump’s mass migrant deportation agenda.

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign Minister Antonio Tajani had a “very friendly” meeting with strategic partner India’s prime minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday, Tajani wrote on X (formerly Twitter).  “Italy and India are countries linked by a growing and solid

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Wednesday that although China notified Japan that it would begin military flight training, it failed to provide “sufficient information” to avoid a potential danger. The minister made the comment at an extraordinary

Tokyo, Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government and the ruling parties are considering increasing the so-called departure tax from the current 1,000 yen per person to 3,000 yen starting in fiscal 2026, informed sources said Wednesday. The additional revenue will be used

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Dec. 10 (Jiji Press)–Four Chinese coast guard ships entered Japan’s territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Wednesday. Chinese official ships sailed in the Japanese waters around the East China Sea islands for