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(Adnkronos) – American President Donald Trump keeps a letter addressed to Vice President Jd Vance in a drawer of the Resolute Desk, the historic Oval Office desk, to be used in case “something happens” to him. This was revealed by Sebastian Gorka,

(Adnkronos) – The positions of 115 US ambassadors worldwide remain vacant, out of a total of 195, as American President Donald Trump has not yet appointed them almost 18 months after returning to the White House. The Wall Street Journal writes this,

(Adnkronos) – The National Executive Committee of the Labour Party has approved the request of Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to stand in the candidate selection process for the upcoming Makerfield by-election. According to Labour Party rules, incumbent mayors need the approval

(Adnkronos) – The government’s recently inked ‘roots tourism’ project will also pay for a roof that is to cover the roof of Italy’s main tennis stadium in Rome, foreign minister Antonio Tajani posted Friday on X, writing: “sport also unites everyone of

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Presiding officers of both chambers of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, plan to present as early as next week a proposal on measures to secure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members for stable Imperial succession, Eisuke Mori, speaker

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign ministry on Friday said it approved a 15 million euros of emergency funds for war-ravaged southern Lebanon including civil society projects to help communities, especially the most vulnerable, people forced to flee their homes, and agricultural recovery in

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday that she and U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed the “unwavering Japan-U.S. alliance” in their phone talks that day, following the president’s visit to China. After the 15-minute phone talks, Takaichi told

(A typo has been corrected in the third paragraph.) (Update) M6.3 Earthquake Strikes Northeastern Japan Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.3 struck northeastern Japan on Friday, measuring up to lower 5, the fifth-highest level on the

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–Major memory chip maker Kioxia Holdings Corp. said Friday that its sales and net profit both hit record highs in fiscal 2025, thanks to growing demand for products related to artificial intelligence, including those used in data centers.

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is expected to allow broadcasters to operate multiple television channels in the same region, it was learned Friday. An expert panel of the communications ministry approved a draft report on the matter on the day.