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(Adnkronos) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has asked the Bundestag for a vote of confidence in order to call early parliamentary elections on February 23rd. The motion – the German press agency Dpa learned from government sources – was presented today to

(Adnkronos) – Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old Italian-American indicted for the murder of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare shot dead on a Manhattan street last Wednesday, will oppose extradition from Pennsylvania, where he was arrested, to New York State. This will allow

(Adnkronos) – The pro-European parties in Romania have committed to quickly forming a coalition government to isolate the far right, with the possibility of even going so far as to nominate a single candidate for the presidential elections, the date of which

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump appoints Kimberly Guilfoyle, the former face of Fox News who was Donald Trump Jr.’s girlfriend, as ambassador to Greece. “Kimberly has been a friend and ally for many years, her extensive experience and leadership in the legal, media,

(Adnkronos) – South Korean Prime Minister Han Deok Soo has publicly apologized for the martial law declared by President Yoon Suk Yeol last week, which has plunged the country into political instability.  During an extraordinary session before the National Assembly, the head

(Adnkronos) – Representatives of over 80 Maori tribes have appealed to King Charles III, asking him to intervene in New Zealand politics, at a time of growing tension over the government’s policies towards the aboriginal population. The National Iwi Chairs Forum, a

(Adnkronos) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz will today submit a formal request to the German parliament for a vote of confidence in his government, thus paving the way for early elections scheduled for February. Scholz has led a minority government made up of

(Adnkronos) – Police raid the presidential offices in Seoul. Meanwhile, the former South Korean Defense Minister, Kim Yong-hyun, attempted suicide in a detention center. Kim has been formally under arrest since the early hours of this morning. For Yoon, who last week

(Adnkronos) – Abkhazia is in the dark following protests that led to the withdrawal of the package of laws to give the green light to Russian investments in the Black Sea region included within the borders of Georgia but de facto under

(Adnkronos) – For the first time since the end of the Assad era, employees of the Syrian Central Bank have returned to work. They were seen entering the institute’s headquarters for the first time since Sunday, the Dpa agency reports.  Mohamed al-Imam,