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(Adnkronos) – In Australia, the far-right senator Pauline Hanson, who entered the chamber yesterday wearing a burqa, has been sanctioned. Seven days of suspension, local media report, for the leader of the One Nation party, who is not Muslim and advocates for

(Adnkronos) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights today appealed to the Nigerian authorities, urging them “to take all necessary legal measures” to end mass kidnappings in the country. “We urge the Nigerian authorities at all levels to take all

(Adnkronos) – The Moldovan government reported that six drones entered its airspace today during Russian attacks against Ukraine. The first drone to violate Moldova’s airspace was detected near Vulcanesti, close to the borders with Ukraine and Romania, as explained by Chisinau authorities.

(Adnkronos) – Saudi Arabia “is a key partner for Italy in the Gulf” and the two countries are working together to boost regional security and economic growth, the foreign ministry wrote Tuesday on X.  “Together, Rome and Riyadh are working to promote

Sapporo, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)–Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki will announce his intention at a prefectural assembly meeting on Friday to accept the restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.’s Tomari nuclear plant in the northern Japan prefecture, it

Seoul, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)–South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok is hoping to visit Japan in January or February next year, South Korean government officials said Tuesday. Kim conveyed his wish to visit Japan in a meeting in Seoul on Monday with

(Adnkronos) – Italy and Saudi Arabia are working for peace, stability, trade and economic development in the Middle East through their “comprehensive, long-lasting and forward-looking” strategic partnership, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday.  “Our strategic partnership is comprehensive, long-lasting and forward-looking,”

Los Angeles, Nov. 24 (Jiji Press)–Shohei Ohtani announced Monday that he will participate in the 2026 World Baseball Classic as a member of Japan’s national team, nicknamed Samurai Japan. The Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar wrote on Instagram in Japanese that he

(Adnkronos) – Iran has publicly hanged a man after finding him guilty of raping two women in the northern province of Semnan. Tehran’s judiciary stated that the execution took place in the city of Bastam after the Supreme Court upheld the sentence.

(Adnkronos) – At least nine children and one woman were killed in a raid conducted by Pakistani armed forces against the home of a local resident in Afghanistan’s Khost province. This was stated by the spokesman for the Afghan Taliban, Zabihullah Mujahid,