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Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Wednesday expressed regret over a decision by the United States to impose sanctions against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan. The U.S. sanctions against Akane are “deeply regrettable,” Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told

(Adnkronos) – A helicopter carrying seven tourists has crashed in Kenya. This is what local media report. The incident was confirmed by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) cited by local media. The aircraft crashed in the Mount Ololokwe area, about 250

(Adnkronos) – Idf troops have sealed two more underground tunnels belonging to Hamas, with a total length of over two kilometers, as part of efforts to neutralize the terrorist organizations’ tunnel network in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army announced this on

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese actor Keiko Kishi, known for her role in the hit film “Kimi no Na wa” (What’s Your Name?), died of old age on Aug. 7. She was 93. Born in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Kishi was one

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers will visit China from Monday through Aug. 27 at the invitation of the Chinese Communist Party’s International Department, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The group will include Gaku Hashimoto of

(Adnkronos) – The United Arab Emirates have announced the suspension of all commercial and financial exchanges with Iran, following recent missile attacks carried out by Tehran against their vessels. The announcement comes after a period of relative calm in the United Arab

(Adnkronos) – Four people died and four others were injured in a Russian drone attack on a bus in the city of Kherson, on the front line in southern Ukraine. According to local authorities, “Russian military forces attacked a bus traveling on

(Adnkronos) – At least nine people have died and several others were injured in a fire that broke out today in a hotel in Kolkata, India. “Nine people, including a child, died in the fire that broke out in the early hours

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in July rose 0.1 pct from a year earlier to 3,442,100, marking the first increase in four months and a record high for the month, the Japan National Tourism Organization

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Wednesday expressed regret over a decision by the United States to impose sanctions against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan. “Japan has consistently supported the ICC, which is a permanent international criminal court,