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Tokyo, March 12 (Jiji Press)–The Budget Committee of Japan’s House of Representatives decided Thursday to vote on the government’s fiscal 2026 budget bill on Friday, amid objections from the opposition camp. The decision was made under the authority of the committee’s chairman,

(Adnkronos) – The Italian foreign ministry’s overseas aid agency will channel 10 million euros to help at least 750,000 people who have fled their homes since Israel earlier began retaliatory missile strikes last week targeting pro-Iran group Hezbollah in Beirut’s southern suburbs

(Adnkronos) – A fire was set in a mosque in the village of Duma, West Bank, whose walls were also vandalized with graffiti. This was announced by local police, who have opened an investigation and stressed that ”security forces strongly condemn incidents

(Adnkronos) – An assassination attempt against a high-ranking Russian officer in Crimea has been foiled by the Russian Federal Security Service. The FSB reported that the attack, against a high-ranking military officer of a Russian Ministry of Defense unit, had been planned

(Adnkronos) – Two people were injured after “an enemy drone targeted a residential building” in southern Kuwait. This was announced by the spokesperson for the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense, Colonel Saud Abdulaziz Al-Atwan, explaining that “the injured are currently receiving the necessary

(Adnkronos) – At least eight people were killed and another 31 were injured in an airstrike launched in the early hours of today against the Ramlet al-Baida promenade in Beirut, Lebanon. This was announced by the Lebanese Ministry of Health. The affected

(Adnkronos) – Italian troops at a base in Erbil in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region “are fine”, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday after an afternight strike on the base, which he said was a drone attack.   “The Italian soldiers

Tokyo, March 12 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese chemical manufacturers have begun reducing ethylene production amid the deteriorating situation in the Middle East. On Thursday, Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. and Asahi Kasei Corp. announced that they have lowered the operational rate at their joint facility

Tokyo, March 12 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Thursday that the government will engage in various diplomatic efforts to swiftly de-escalate tensions in the Middle East. “Peace and stability in the Middle East are extremely important for Japan,” he

Tokyo, March 12 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Honda Motor Co. said Thursday that it expects to post a consolidated net loss of 420 billion to 690 billion yen in fiscal 2025 ending this month. The automaker revised down its estimate from a net profit