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(Adnkronos) – The Council of the European Union has decided to impose sanctions against six Russian citizens involved in the development of chemical weapons, in particular epibatidine, a toxin detected in samples taken from the body of dissident Alexei Navalny after his

(Adnkronos) – Next July 7, the Paris Court of Appeal will have to rule on the case of parliamentary assistants of the former Front National (now Rassemblement National) in the European Parliament, a judicial appointment that will have important consequences for Marine

(Adnkronos) – The month of June that just ended was the hottest ever recorded in France. This was announced by Météo-France, according to which the average temperature of 22.7 °C, 3.8 °C higher than seasonal averages, breaks previous records set in June

(Adnkronos) – Ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara, which will be partly attended by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa, the EU executive is launching five new large-scale projects, or European projects of common

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his counterpart from the Marshall Islands, Kalani Kaneko, agreed Friday to cooperate closely for the stability of the Indo-Pacific region. They reached the agreement at their meeting in Tokyo. Motegi noted that

Naha, Okinawa Pref., July 3 (Jiji Press)–A Chinese maritime survey ship appeared to be extending a wire into the sea within Japan’s exclusive economic zone on Friday, the Japan Coast Guard said. According to the JCG’s 11th regional headquarters in Naha, the

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government’s tax revenues in fiscal 2025 rose 12.0 pct from the previous year to 84,222.6 billion yen, hitting a record high for the sixth consecutive year, the Finance Ministry said Friday. General-account tax revenues in the

Kitakami, Iwate Pref., July 3 (Jiji Press)–Kioxia Holdings Corp. said Friday that it has started shipping sample next-generation semiconductor memory products amid growing demand from data centers for artificial intelligence. Kioxia plans to begin mass production after assessing the market trend over

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan, Britain and Italy are in the final stages of talks on extending a contract for their program to jointly develop a next-generation fighter jet until the end of 2027, Japanese government officials said Friday. The contract related

Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police have arrested a 26-year-old man believed to have played the role of robbery planner in a “tokuryu” loosely organized anonymous criminal group, it was learned Friday. Hayato Ishikura is suspected of conspiring with other members to