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(Adnkronos) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has rejected speculation of a split in his governing coalition before the end of the legislative period. “I consider it inappropriate to speculate now about a minority government,” Merz declared during a conference in Berlin, reiterating

(Adnkronos) – Denmark “has informed the Allies of an incident that occurred yesterday, in which a Russian frigate fired signal flares at a Danish military helicopter. This is another reckless action by Russia aimed at intimidating the Allies.” NATO spokesperson Allison Hart

(Adnkronos) – High-ranking military commanders from the United States, Israel, and several Arab countries met last week in Germany to discuss the war with Iran and, more generally, tensions in the region. This was reported by Axios, which cites two Israeli officials

Urayasu, Chiba Pref., Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo Disney Resort operator Oriental Land Co. on Tuesday gave the press a preview of the Disney Halloween special event, which is set to run from Wednesday through Oct. 31. At Tokyo Disneyland, one of the

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Supreme Court has dismissed appeals against the guilty rulings of Taisei Corp. and Kajima Corp., as well as former executives of the two major general contractors, in a bid-rigging case involving the Chuo Shinkansen magnetic levitation train

(Adnkronos) – New and stricter travel restrictions are in force in China starting today, including exit bans for individuals deemed potentially capable of compromising the country’s “industrial or technological security”. Citizens who violate technology import and export regulations could be banned from

(Adnkronos) – The Zyuzinsky District Court of Moscow has sentenced the 61-year-old writer and historian of Russian and Soviet cuisine, Pavel Syutkin, to six years in prison for spreading false information about the military forces, specifically for a post published on April

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo-born Hiro Murai won this year’s Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, becoming the first Asian recipient of the prize. The award was presented at the 78th Emmy Awards ceremony held in Los Angeles on

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force said Tuesday that a Global Hawk surveillance drone had presumably crashed after a part of the drone was found in the sea following its disappearance earlier in the day. The ASDF lost contact with

Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force said Tuesday that a malware-infected USB memory stick used within the GSDF was brought in by a service member. The GSDF also said it was unable to determine how the USB stick had been