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16 Gennaio 2026

South Sudan, MSF: Jonglei restrictions endanger lives

(Adnkronos) – Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warns that ongoing restrictions on humanitarian movements in some areas of Jonglei state, South Sudan, are blocking the transfer of at least 20 critically ill patients who require urgent specialized care, putting their lives at risk.
16 Gennaio 2026

Technical committee for Gaza holds first meeting in Cairo

(Adnkronos) – The committee for the governance of the Gaza Strip is holding its first meeting today in Egypt, in Cairo. This was reported by Al-Qahera News, close to the Egyptian government. Established on Wednesday after Washington announced the entry into force
16 Gennaio 2026

Ukraine, 2 women killed in Russian raid on Dnipropetrovsk

(Adnkronos) – Two women lost their lives due to a Russian airstrike on Nikopol, in the Dnipropetrovsk oblast. The Ukrainian emergency service announced this on Telegram, explaining that six other people, three women and three men, were injured in the attack. 
16 Gennaio 2026

Osaka Governor, Mayor Ready for Elections over Metropolis Plan

Osaka, Jan. 16 (Jiji Press)–Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura and Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama on Friday tendered their resignations to run in subsequent elections in an attempt to push for the so-called Osaka metropolis plan for local government realignment. Their resignation letters were
16 Gennaio 2026

Former PM Suga Not to Run in Next Lower House Election

Tokyo, Jan. 16 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga plans not to run in the next election for the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the country’s parliament, informed sources said Friday. The 77-year-old ruling Liberal Democratic Party member
16 Gennaio 2026

Japan’s FY 2023 Defense Item Procurement from U.S. Triples

Tokyo, Jan. 16 (Jiji Press)–The contract amount for the Japanese government’s defense equipment procurement in fiscal 2023 under the U.S. government’s Foreign Military Sales program, or FMS, totaled about 1.38 trillion yen, more than three times the amount five years earlier, the