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(Adnkronos) – The American president Donald Trump has chosen the controversial Australian-American influencer Nick Adams as “presidential special envoy for tourism, exceptionalism and American values”, a role that takes on particular importance in the year in which the United States will host

(Adnkronos) – It’s still ‘digital darkness’ in Iran. NetBlocks, an internet observatory, reports that “the internet blackout in Iran has entered its 25th day after 576 hours” without connection. On X, NetBlocks denounces how the Iranian public opinion “is isolated” from the

(Adnkronos) – North Korea “will continue to firmly consolidate its status as a nuclear-armed country”: just confirmed in his role as chairman of the State Affairs Commission, the supreme political leadership body of the North Korean state, North Korean leader Kim Jong

(Adnkronos) – Two days after the federal judge’s ruling declared unconstitutional the measure by which the Pentagon withdrew accreditation from hundreds of journalists, Pete Hegsteh’s Defense Department announced that it would ban journalists from accessing the entire building, moving the press room

(Adnkronos) – The first boat of the Flottila Nuestra America has arrived in Cuba, having sailed from Mexico with humanitarian aid for the island’s population, brought to its knees by the energy blockade imposed by Donald Trump. The old fishing boat ‘Maguro’,

(Adnkronos) – American citizen Dennis Coyle, detained since January 2025 on a general charge of violating laws, has been freed in Kabul. The United States welcomed the academic’s release but immediately called for the release of two other Americans imprisoned in Afghanistan.

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government said Tuesday that it will start releasing national oil reserves equivalent to 30 days of domestic consumption, or about 8.5 million kiloliters, in stages from Thursday. The government also decided to additionally allocate 800.7 billion

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–The Centrist Reform Alliance, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, all opposition parties, agreed Tuesday to join on Wednesday a recently launched suprapartisan forum to discuss consumption tax reductions and measures related to social security. The

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Justice Ministry held the first meeting of its expert panel on prostitution control Tuesday, with participants discussing making it a crime to pay for sex. The panel will talk about the introduction of punishments against those who

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–Various aspects of generative artificial intelligence are set to be taken up in Japanese high school textbooks that will be used from fiscal 2027. The education ministry said Tuesday that a total of 220 textbooks for 11 subjects