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(Adnkronos) – Medium-range surface-to-air missiles on an island ‘near’ Taiwan by March 2031. This is the goal announced by Japan. Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced that the Land of the Rising Sun intends to proceed with the deployment on Yonaguni Island, in

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi admitted Tuesday that she distributed congratulatory gift catalogs to all lawmakers of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party elected in the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election. In a post on X, formerly Twitter,

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is set to call for allowing the export of lethal arms in principle by scrapping current rules limiting the scope of defense equipment transfers, a draft proposal showed Tuesday. Describing the change as

(Adnkronos) – At least 14 people have died and over 440 have been displaced in southeastern Brazil, in the state of Minas Gerais, due to what have been described as the heaviest rains ever recorded in February in the country. As reported

(Adnkronos) – The Revolutionary Guard forces are conducting large-scale exercises in southern Iran. This was reported by Tehran’s state TV, as the United States intensifies pressure on the Islamic Republic ahead of the new round of negotiations set for Thursday in Geneva. 

(Adnkronos) – He approached the police officers and blew himself up. This is what reportedly happened last night in Moscow, where – according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Investigative Committee – one policeman died and two other officers were

(Adnkronos) – Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, had to leave his official residence in Canberra, The Lodge, for a few hours due to a “security incident”. The ABC reported this, specifying that the Prime Minister was transferred to another location for several

Tokyo, Feb. 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s team for the Milan-Cortina Olympics returned home on Tuesday after enjoying a record Winter Olympics medal haul of 24 during the 17-day quadrennial sporting festival that ended in Italy on Sunday. Japanese medalists reflected on their time

(Adnkronos) – Russia has not yet achieved all its war objectives in Ukraine and will continue to fight until this happens. This was announced by the Kremlin, on the fourth anniversary of the start of its offensive in Ukraine. “The objectives have

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s Senate upper house of parliament will be illuminated overnight in blue and yellow – the colours of Ukraine’s flag – to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale military invasion of the country.  The Renaissance Palazzo Madama’s facade will