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Paris, May 29 (Jiji Press)–The Group of Seven major industrialized countries agreed on common principles to protect underage internet users from harmful content, at a meeting of their digital and technology ministers held in Paris on Friday. The meeting, hosted by France,

Singapore, May 30 (Jiji Press)–The defense ministers of Japan, Australia and New Zealand at their meeting in Singapore on Saturday agreed to strengthen the three nations’ cooperation regarding defense equipment, having China, which is expanding maritime activities, in mind. It was the

Tokyo, May 30 (Jiji Press)–The parliamentary affairs chiefs of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Centrist Reform Alliance have agreed on a deliberation schedule for the government’s draft fiscal 2026 supplementary budget. At a meeting Friday, Hiroshi Kajiyama of

(Adnkronos) – The United Nations has blacklisted Israeli security forces as responsible for sexual violence in armed conflicts, alongside Hamas militants, already accused of abuses in connection with the October 7 massacre. Ynet reports this, citing a UN report anticipated in recent

(Adnkronos) – The British government intends to introduce from next year an artificial intelligence-based facial recognition system to estimate the age of asylum seekers, with the aim of identifying adult migrants who claim to be minors. This was reported by the BBC,

(Adnkronos) – A proposal for an alleged “investment fund” for Iran’s post-conflict reconstruction would also be included in the draft memorandum of understanding on which the United States and Iran have reportedly reached a preliminary agreement, pending the respective approvals of Donald

(Adnkronos) – Romania expels the Russian consul general in Constanta, on the Black Sea, and closes the representation after a drone landed on an apartment building in the city of Galati, injuring two people. This was announced by Romanian President Nicusor Dan

(Adnkronos) – A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion fund linked to the so-called ‘anti-weaponization’. Nbc News reports that the order was issued by Alexandria federal judge Leonie M. Brinkema, following an appeal filed by a former prosecutor

(Adnkronos) – Large seizures of cannabis in France this week. Almost 2.7 tons of narcotics, mainly cannabis resin, were seized in the port of Sète, in the south of the country, and over one ton of cannabis was found in a container

(Adnkronos) – Nigerian public health authorities have identified 21 of the country’s 36 states as being at “high” or “moderate” risk of Ebola importation, amid growing concern over cross-border transmission. In a statement, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC)