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(Adnkronos) – The National Assembly of Seoul has approved the impeachment motion against South Korean Justice Minister Park Sung Jae and National Police Chief Cho Ji Ho. The two were therefore relieved of their duties, until the Constitutional Court rules on the

(Adnkronos) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 79, is alert and “improving” after undergoing surgery to remove an intracranial hemorrhage, the result of a fall at home on October 19. This was stated in a note by the Syrian-Lebanese hospital

(Adnkronos) – The Military Operations Command, which brings together the armed factions that brought down Bashar al-Assad, has announced the lifting of the curfew in Damascus and the Rif of the capital. The provision, in force from 4 pm to 5 am,

(Adnkronos) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has asked the Bundestag for a vote of confidence in order to call early parliamentary elections on February 23rd. The motion – the German press agency Dpa learned from government sources – was presented today to

(Adnkronos) – Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old Italian-American indicted for the murder of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare shot dead on a Manhattan street last Wednesday, will oppose extradition from Pennsylvania, where he was arrested, to New York State. This will allow

(Adnkronos) – The pro-European parties in Romania have committed to quickly forming a coalition government to isolate the far right, with the possibility of even going so far as to nominate a single candidate for the presidential elections, the date of which

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump appoints Kimberly Guilfoyle, the former face of Fox News who was Donald Trump Jr.’s girlfriend, as ambassador to Greece. “Kimberly has been a friend and ally for many years, her extensive experience and leadership in the legal, media,

(Adnkronos) – South Korean Prime Minister Han Deok Soo has publicly apologized for the martial law declared by President Yoon Suk Yeol last week, which has plunged the country into political instability.  During an extraordinary session before the National Assembly, the head

(Adnkronos) – Representatives of over 80 Maori tribes have appealed to King Charles III, asking him to intervene in New Zealand politics, at a time of growing tension over the government’s policies towards the aboriginal population. The National Iwi Chairs Forum, a

(Adnkronos) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz will today submit a formal request to the German parliament for a vote of confidence in his government, thus paving the way for early elections scheduled for February. Scholz has led a minority government made up of