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(Adnkronos) – Italy’s overseas development agency (AICS) in Lebanon and Syria’s new head, Liana De Rosa, on Friday met Italian non-governmental organisations operating in Lebanon to mark the start of her posting.  “Today, meeting w/ Italian civil society organizations active in Lebanon,

(Adnkronos) – Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to a 48-hour extension of the two-day ceasefire in effect since Wednesday to facilitate negotiations that will begin tomorrow in Doha, the capital of Qatar. The Taliban negotiating team confirmed this to Tolo News broadcaster,

Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–The 11-country Asia Zero Emission Community held a ministerial meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, affirming the importance of financing for decarbonization projects, such as the procurement of liquefied natural gas, which emits relatively low carbon dioxide when

(Adnkronos) – North Korea is increasingly involved in Moscow’s war effort. Cluster munitions – that is, munitions that break apart in flight into multiple explosives or incendiary weapons that fall over a wide area – of North Korean manufacture are being used

(Adnkronos) – Two well-known generals and seven other high-ranking officers are under investigation for corruption. This is happening in China, where Xi Jinping’s purges continue, affecting prominent officials. He Weidong, number two of the powerful Central Military Commission and one of the

(Adnkronos) – Lebanese authorities have ordered the release – upon payment of an 11 million dollar bail – of Hannibal Gaddafi, one of the sons of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who has been detained for 10 years in Lebanon without ever

(Adnkronos) – The ‘no Kings’ protest returns across America, with demonstrations scheduled for tomorrow in over 2500 locations nationwide. The day, which is the second after last June’s, which saw the mobilization of 5 million people, is organized by a coalition of

(Adnkronos) – Michelle Bolsonaro, the wife of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, sentenced to 27 years in prison for attempted coup, has not ruled out her possible candidacy in the 2026 presidential elections, emphasizing, however, that the decision rests with God and

(Adnkronos) – Almost half of Poles would be ready to fight in case of an attack on their country. This is what emerges from a survey conducted by the Ibris institute for the newspaper Rzeczpospolita, according to which 25.6% of respondents would

Berlin, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)–Authorities in a Berlin district said Friday that they have removed a statue symbolizing “comfort women,” or those who worked as prostitutes for Japanese troops before and during World War II. The decision to remove the statue, set