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London, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese soccer star Kaoru Mitoma has been diagnosed with an injury that will likely prevent him from returning in time for the 2026 World Cup, which begins on June 11., Jiji Press learned Tuesday. The 28-year-old midfielder who

(Adnkronos) – A cold reception for Friedrich Merz from the participants gathered in Berlin for the Federal Congress of the German Trade Union Confederation: the approximately 400 delegates listened to the chancellor for little more than fifteen minutes before the first boos

(Adnkronos) – The Russian government has revised downwards its growth projections for 2026. The economy will grow by only 0.4 percent, compared to the 1.3 percent forecast last September, Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak announced in an interview with Vedomosti. Inflation by

(Adnkronos) – At least nine people have died and 33 were injured in a powerful explosion in the Lakki Marwat district, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in northwest Pakistan. The Pakistani newspaper Dawn reports this two days after an attack in the

(Adnkronos) – The third minister of the Starmer government has resigned, which appears increasingly precarious. The BBC reports that the Minister for Victims and Violence Against Women and Girls, Alex Davies-Jones, announced her resignation on X, as pressure on the Prime Minister

(Adnkronos) – A second minister of the Starmer government has resigned. This is Jess Phillips, Minister for Child Protection, as pressure grows from an increasing number of Labour MPs on the prime minister to step aside. In a letter to Starmer, reported

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan is expected to secure over 70 pct of its crude oil procurement in June from sources other than the Middle East, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday. At a meeting of related ministers on the day, Takaichi

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Mathias Cormann, secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, on Tuesday agreed to expand Japan-OECD cooperation in the field of economic security. The agreement was reached when the two held

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met in Tokyo on Tuesday, reaffirming bilateral cooperation on economic security, such as strategic investments and critical minerals, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)–Swedish investment fund EQT AB said Tuesday that it will conduct a tender offer for Japan’s Kakaku.com Inc., the operator of the Tabelog user-generated restaurant review website. The fund will offer 3,000 yen per share, valuing the deal