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(Adnkronos) – The Swedish government will halve the price of monthly public transport passes for six months, in order to mitigate the effects of rising energy costs caused by the war in the Middle East. The announcement by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s

(Adnkronos) – New tensions in Turkey. Protests and police intervention with water cannons in Izmir, the country’s third-largest city. At the origin of the protests is the decision by a court to remove the leaders of the CHP, the Republican People’s Party,

(Adnkronos) – Moscow’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Czech Republic’s chargé d’affaires, Jan Ondrejka, the day after the arrest, by Prague authorities, of Metropolitan Hilarion, bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, on charges of drug possession. Moscow’s Foreign Ministry expressed a “strong

(Adnkronos) – The Republican primaries for the Senate in Texas represent the next major political test for Donald Trump and his grip on the Republican Party. Outgoing Senator John Cornyn faces Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today in a tight runoff, with

(Adnkronos) – The parents of some very young children who died during extreme online challenges that ended dramatically will meet British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Downing Street today, to urge him to ban social media use for children under 16. “I,

(Adnkronos) – What if Donald Trump were to break the impasse that has characterized Iceland’s accession process to the European Union for over a decade? The New York Times asks this question, describing the atmosphere in Reykjavik today, where the government of

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s embassy has sent best wishes to Saudi Arabia’s Muslims for the three-day Eid al-Adha holiday or Feast of the Sacrifice, which follows the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage period and which begins late on Tuesday.   “The Embassy

Tokyo, May 26 (Jiji Press)–All four major Japanese life insurance firms enjoyed year-on-year growth in insurance premium income in fiscal 2025, which ended in March, according to their earnings reports released by Tuesday. Higher interest rates pushed up sales of single-premium whole

Tokyo, May 26 (Jiji Press)–Chris Inglis, who served as the first U.S. national cyber director in 2021-2023, emphasized on Tuesday the need for Japan to foster public-private cooperation to address vulnerabilities in the nation’s aged information technology systems. There are “many weaknesses”

New Delhi, May 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday reaffirmed the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. At a 10-minute meeting in New Delhi, Motegi and Rubio exchanged views