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2 Ottobre 2024

Chief of Staff of the Iranian armed forces, ‘if there will be retaliation we will hit infrastructures’

(Adnkronos) – The Chief of Staff of the Iranian armed forces, General Mohammad Bagheri, has threatened to hit Israel’s infrastructure if the Jewish state’s forces take further retaliatory action against Tehran. If Israel “wants to continue committing these crimes or wants to

2 Ottobre 2024

Lebanon: Italy ready to ensure safety of its citizens amid growing fears of wider conflict

(Adnkronos) – The government is eager to guarantee the security of some 3,200 Italians in crisis-hit Lebanon, it said after Israel launched a cross-border incursion on Tuesday in its war on Hezbollah, prompting Iran to fire a barrage of ballistic missiles at

1 Ottobre 2024

Italy okays €531m foreign aid package focused on Africa

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s government has backed a major aid package worth a total 531 million euros. Africa is the main beneficiary but the package also contains schemes to help Ukraine, Moldova, central and south America and the Middle East, a foreign ministry

1 Ottobre 2024

Lebanon: Safety of Italy’s UNIFIL contingent paramount

(Adnkronos) – The security of over a thousand Italian soldiers deployed with the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon is the government’s priority, defence under-secretary Matteo Perego di Cremnago said on Tuesday after Israel launched a ground invasion against Iran-backed Hezbollah.

1 Ottobre 2024

Switzerland: Mattarella in landmark visit to UNHCR’s headquarters

(Adnkronos) – President Sergio Mattarella visited the United Nations refugee agency’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday – the first by an Italian head of state since the Refugee Convention entered into force in 1954. “President #Mattarella visits our offices at #Genveva

1 Ottobre 2024

School bus on fire near Bangkok, 25 feared dead

(Adnkronos) – A school bus carrying 44 people, including students and teachers, caught fire north of Bangkok, Thailand. Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungruengkit told reporters that the school bus had left Uthai Thani province and was headed to Ayutthaya for a school trip.

1 Ottobre 2024

Jimmy Carter turns 100, the President builder of peace and houses

(Adnkronos) – Jimmy Carter turns 100. A concert in his honor raised $1.2 million that will be donated to the international programs of the Carter Center founded by the former American President and his wife Rosalynn in 1982, the year after leaving

1 Ottobre 2024

Tunisia, presidential candidate Zammel sentenced to 12 years in prison

(Adnkronos) – Ayachi Zammel, one of only three candidates admitted to the presidential elections to be held on October 6 in Tunisia, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. This was stated by his lawyer, Abdesstara Messaoudi, explaining that Zammel was

1 Ottobre 2024

Kremlin, ‘Rutte at the summit? Nothing will change’

(Adnkronos) – With Mark Rutte at the helm of NATO, nothing will change. This is the Kremlin’s comment on the changeover at the top of the Atlantic Alliance between Jens Stoltenberg and the former Dutch premier, who took office today. “We expect

1 Ottobre 2024

Lebanon: Italy underlines commitment to ceasefire, diplomatic solution to crisis

(Adnkronos) – Italy is striving for a ceasfire and to end Israel’s conflict with Lebanon through diplomacy, premier Giorgia Meloni told Lebanese counterpart Najib Mikati in phone talks Tuesday after Israeli forces launched a cross-border raids following intense air strikes against Iran-backed

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