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(Adnkronos) – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has stated her readiness to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in an attempt to improve bilateral relations and address the unresolved issue of Japanese citizens abducted by Pyongyang in the 1970s and 1980s.

(Adnkronos) – Friday prayers for rain in Tehran. Hundreds of men and women gathered today in a mosque in the north of the capital, invoking rain as one of the most severe droughts in decades continues, which has led to water rationing

(Adnkronos) – A police officer opened fire today at Montparnasse station in Paris against a man known for domestic violence, who was brandishing a knife. Bfmtv reported it, citing the prosecutor’s office. The terrorist lead currently seems to be ruled out, the

(Adnkronos) – Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has chosen an unusual approach to deal with the problem of haters who post hostile comments about him online. About two weeks ago, the former head of government and current leader of the Moderate

(Adnkronos) – The head of the Georgia Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council, Peter Skandalakis, announced that he will replace Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in leading the case against Donald Trump and other defendants for electoral interference. The Democratic prosecutor had been removed

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni is set to hold talks in Rome with her Croatian counterpart Andrej Plenkovic at Palazzo Chigi on Wednesday, according to the government’s website. 

(Adnkronos) – The government is striving for the release of Alberto Trentini and all Italian prisoners detained in Venezuela, foreign minister Antonio Tajani stated on Friday – almost a year to the day since the aid worker was arrested and held in

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–A new facility equipped with a three-screen display opened Friday at the National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward, aiming to help visitors to learn about Japan’s territory through immersive video presentations. The 300-square-meter facility,

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s three megabank groups enjoyed a combined net profit of 2,916.4 billion yen in April-September, up 14.4 pct from a year before, thanks to higher interest rates, their earnings reports showed Friday. Net profit rose 2.8 pct at

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s average retail rice price hit a new record high for the first time in about six months last week, as newly harvested rice fully hit the market, the agriculture ministry said Friday. In the week ended last