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(Adnkronos) – The United States has taken control of the Marinera oil tanker after more than two weeks of pursuit in the Atlantic. An American official told Nbc, specifying that the operation was led by the Department of Homeland Security with the

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday met with Nago Mayor Taketoyo Toguchi to seek local understanding for relocating the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma air base to the southern Japan city. The first meeting between Koizumi

(Adnkronos) – A coup has been thwarted in Burkina Faso, which involved the killing of President and military leader Ibrahim Traoré. This was denounced by Burkina Faso’s Minister of National Security, Mahamadou Sana, according to whom the plan had been organized by

(Adnkronos) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked his team, engaged in ”another session” of talks today in Paris with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, to “discuss possible formats for leader-level meetings between Ukraine, other European states, and the United States.”

(Adnkronos) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke in recent hours with the Argentine Foreign Minister and the President of Ecuador, with whom he discussed the situation in Venezuela. Rubio – reported State Department Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Piggot – spoke with

(Adnkronos) – The United States is pressuring Venezuela’s interim government to expel officials and advisors from China, Russia, Cuba, and Iran. American officials told the New York Times that the request was presented by Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a private

(Adnkronos) – Berlin is counting on Italy’s approval of the agreement with Mercosur. “The Mercosur dossier is about to be closed. We are very confident that Italy will now approve this agreement with Mercosur, after which the federal government will continue to

Tokyo, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–An employee of the Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority’s secretariat lost a work-issued smartphone in China during a private trip last year, it was learned Wednesday. The smartphone contained information such as the names and contact details of staff

Beijing, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday claimed that the country’s ban on exports of dual-use goods to Japan is completely legitimate and legal. At a press conference that day, ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said that the measure is

Beijing, Jan. 7 (Jiji Press)–China’s Ministry of Commerce launched an antidumping investigation Wednesday into Japanese dichlorosilane, a compound used in semiconductor manufacturing. The ministry claims that the domestic industry was affected by rising imports of Japanese dichlorosilane between 2022 and 2024. The