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(Adnkronos) – The French government is called today to decide on new measures for child protection and against sexual violence, in an attempt to respond to the indignation and immense emotion aroused by the murder of Lyhanna, 11 years old. Adding to

(Adnkronos) – At least eight people have died in an Israeli air raid on a residential neighborhood in Tyre, a coastal city in southern Lebanon. Al Jazeera reported this, citing southern Lebanon’s civil defense. The Israeli attack occurred after an evacuation order

(Adnkronos) – A peace deal to end Russia’s four-and-a-half-year-old invasion of Ukraine is a “long way off” but Europe can play a crucial role in reaching that goal, Italy said Tuesday. US mediated negotiations between Moscow and Kiev have remained stalled since

Tokyo, June 9 (Jiji Press)–East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Tuesday it will discontinue magnetic short-distance tickets sold at all stations on its conventional lines and replace them with QR code tickets in spring 2027. The change will apply to

(Adnkronos) – Western Balkans countries could be driven “into the arms” of Russia if they fail to enter the European Union, making their accession to the 27-member bloc “a priority”, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday.  “The reunification of the

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., June 9 (Jiji Press)–A bear believed to be the one repeatedly spotted across Utsunomiya, the capital of Tochigi Prefecture, since Saturday was captured on Tuesday, according to city officials. The capture marked the first time a bear has been

(Adnkronos) – Initiatives to foster peace and stability, especially in the Mediterranean region, are the basis of Italy’s foreign policy, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told the joint foreign affairs and defence committees of the lower and upper houses of Parliament on Tuesday. 

Tokyo, June 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Tuesday that its Hayabusa2 unmanned probe will observe asteroid Torifune at around at 6:30 p.m. on July 5, as the explorer makes a high-speed flyby. Since dropping on Earth a capsule containing

Tokyo, June 9 (Jiji Press)–Sendai High Court and Hiroshima High Court’s Matsue branch both ruled Tuesday that the Feb. 8 election for Japan’s House of Representatives was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparity. The rulings dismissed a petition by a group of

Tokyo, June 9 (Jiji Press)–The older sister of former Japanese death row inmate Iwao Hakamata on Tuesday called for prosecutors to fully disclose evidence in relation to a review of the country’s retrial system. “I want (prosecutors) to present all the good