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(Adnkronos) – Police investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor have asked to be contacted by witnesses or anyone with information about alleged sexual abuse, corruption, fraud, or disclosure of confidential information concerning the King’s brother. At the same time, Thames Valley Police have pledged to

Tokyo, May 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday showed a plan to set up a new investment quota for 17 growth areas, including artificial intelligence and semiconductors, to support long-term corporate investments. At a meeting of the Council on

Tokyo, May 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday asked the Bank of Japan to carry out an appropriate monetary policy based on a government-BOJ joint statement on their coordination, BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said the same day. Takaichi made

Osaka, May 22 (Jiji Press)–An Osaka city assembly committee on Friday approved a proposal to establish a statutory council to draft a system for the so-called Osaka metropolis plan, the signature policy of Osaka Ishin no Kai, a regional political party. With

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani proposed a “defense industrial compact” among NATO allies to strengthen cooperation in the defense and security sectors at a closed-doors meeting of the Europe’s five leading military power and defence spenders (E5) along with Turkey,

Tokyo, May 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi spoke with his Iranian counterpart, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, by telephone on Friday and urged Iran to allow all ships, including those related to Japan, to safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz. During

Tokyo, May 22 (Jiji Press)–Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Friday invited Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to visit his country in 2027 in line with a NATO summit to be held in Tirana, the capital of the European country. No sitting

(Adnkronos) – Italy is prepared to boost its defence spending to hit Nato’s 5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) threshold but to do so needs more leeway on European Union budget rules on energy, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday. 

Tokyo, May 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Laotian counterpart, Thongsavan Phomvihane, agreed Friday that their countries will promote cooperation to strengthen supply chains for energy and critical minerals. They reached the agreement at a meeting in Tokyo, amid

Osaka, May 22 (Jiji Press)–Osaka High Court ruled Friday that the Feb. 8 election for Japan’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities. Presiding Judge Eiji Morisaki dismissed a claim by a group of