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(Adnkronos) – Senegal’s President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has signed the law that doubles the penalties for gay relations, reaching up to 10 years in prison amidst a repressive wave against the country’s gay community. The law, approved by a large majority in

(Adnkronos) – Once the war is over, gasoline prices “will return to the lowest levels in many years that they enjoyed before these short-term disruptions.” This was stated by White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, adding that President Trump remains “fully committed to

(Adnkronos) – The mayor of the Turkish city of Bursa has been arrested. The pro-government daily Daily Sabah reports a total of 55 people arrested, including the mayor – Mustafa Bozbey – of this northwestern Turkish city, the fourth most important in

(Adnkronos) – It will be increasingly difficult to access blocked websites in Russia. The government has intensified its battle against VPNs, the tool that allows users to access the web from foreign servers, thus bypassing barriers and controls imposed within the country,

Numata, Hokkaido, March 31 (Jiji Press)–Hokkaido Railway Co., or JR Hokkaido, ended service on its Rumoi Main Line on Tuesday as local residents and railway enthusiasts bid farewell to the 115-year-old local line. The line, which opened in November 1910 in the

(Adnkronos) – Italy fully respects international accords and guidelines presented to parliament, while relations with the United States are “solid”, the government stated on Tuesday after a media report that it refused to allow US bombers to land at an airbase in

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese telecommunications company KDDI Corp. said in a report Tuesday that two related companies overstated sales by a total of 246.1 billion yen via fictitious transactions through December 2025. The report on an internal probe on the scandal

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday said that the government has set up a working group to discuss measures to secure a stable supply of critical products. The working group will hold concrete discussions on measures to

Tokyo, March 31 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese rice farming industry, saddled with an increased burden amid labor shortages and farmland consolidation, is shifting its attention to the water-saving dry field direct seeding method in hopes of securing stable rice production. As this method

(Adnkronos) – Italy denied permission to “some United States bombers” to land at Sigonella airbase in eastern Sicily before flying to the Middle East because the US did not seek authorisation and Italy’s military chiefs were not consulted as required under a