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(Adnkronos) – Lebanon views with “cautious optimism” the sixth round of direct negotiations with the Jewish state mediated by the US, scheduled for tomorrow in Rome. This is reported by the online version of the Qatari newspaper Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed, citing official Lebanese

(Adnkronos) – There is a phrase, spoken by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Davos on January 20th, that captures the state of the international system better than many analyses: the world has emerged from “a pleasant fiction” and entered “a harsh

(Adnkronos) – Rome on Monday underlined its unwavering commitment to Serbia’s European Union membership bid and the opening of negotiating Chapter Three, saying it is part of Italy’s strong support for the European integration of the western Balkans.  “Italy supports the opening

(Adnkronos) – Italy welcomed European Commission vice-president Raffaele Fitto’s appointment on Monday as special representative for Cyprus, saying it reflects the bloc’s commitment “at the highest level” to the divided island’s reunification – an issue that is “absolutely crucial for Europe” and

(Adnkronos) – North Korean Premier Pak Thae Song expressed hope for a further strengthening of bilateral relations with China, at the end of his three-day visit to Beijing, during which he participated in the celebrations for the 65th anniversary of the friendship

(Adnkronos) – The internationally recognized Yemeni government has declared that it hit the capital Sana’a’s airport after a dispute related to the arrival of an Iranian plane carrying a Houthi delegation, the Shiite rebel group supported by Tehran that controls the capital

Tokyo, July 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese and Vietnamese defense ministers affirmed their commitment to enhancing bilateral security cooperation on Monday in support of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific initiative. Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi met with his Vietnamese counterpart, Phan Van Giang, at

Tokyo, July 13 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese House of Councillors special committee is set to vote on a bill Wednesday to revise the Imperial House Law, after the major ruling and opposition parties broadly agreed the schedule. Yoshihiko Isozaki, the Liberal Democratic Party’s

(Adnkronos) – The Nato summit last week in Ankara “has strengthened relations between Europe and the United States,” Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday, adding that this “is certainly a positive development”.   “Controversy is unhelpful at such a delicate

Tokyo, July 13 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is becoming more cautious about the Middle East situation, following U.S.-Iran retaliatory strikes. If the situation in the region deteriorates, negotiations under a U.S.-Iran memorandum aimed at ending the conflict may be affected. Japanese Chief