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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 inclusion of Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni on a hit-list of targets in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatatollah Ali Khamenei is “unacceptable,” foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday.  “This is unacceptable, it is an

(Adnkronos) – A Togolese-flagged civilian cargo ship was hit by a Russian attack while engaged in unloading mineral fertilizers in the port of Odesa, causing the death of three crew members and injuring five others. This was reported by the Ukrainian Deputy

(Adnkronos) – The Strait of Hormuz is an international waterway, and the resumption of free and safe passage is in the interest of all countries. This is how Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian commented in Beijing on the new tensions between

Yamaguchi, July 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese flying car developer SkyDrive Inc. on Monday demonstrated a high-speed test flight of its electric aircraft over the Seto Inland Sea, western Japan, marking another step toward its goal of launching commercial sightseeing services in 2028. The

(Adnkronos) – The European Union and Great Britain have imposed sanctions on Russia due to cyberattacks in Europe, for which they have accused the FSB, the Russian intelligence agency. Brussels announced the imposition of sanctions on nine individuals and four entities, while

(Adnkronos) – At least one dead and seven injured is the toll of the US attack against a military site in Na’in county, central Iran. This was reported by the deputy governor of Isfahan province with responsibility for security, Akbar Salehi, quoted

(Adnkronos) – The Iranian Revolutionary Guards claimed attacks against Bahrain and Oman, stating that they destroyed radar systems in Oman and hit US military installations on the southern outskirts of Manama. “In addition to striking US military installations and infrastructure in Juffair,

New York, July 12 (Jiji Press)–Of hundreds of Russian spies expelled from Western countries shortly after Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, dozens are now operating from Japan, The New York Times reported Sunday, citing Western intelligence and government

Tokyo, July 13 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s parliament Monday passed into law a bill to establish a disaster management agency, which will act as the government’s command center for disaster reduction measures and responses. The bill was approved by a majority vote at a