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(Adnkronos) – Italy has slammed a bill legalising capital punishment for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks, which the Israeli parliaement (Knesset) is expected to approve in a vote on Monday.   “Our government, together with those of Germany, France and the United

(Adnkronos) – At least 30 civilians have died in a series of attacks targeting villages in western Niger, near the border with Nigeria. The governor of the Tahoua region, where the attacks took place, announced this on state radio. “Thirty martyrs have

(Adnkronos) – Republicans in Congress are considering cuts to federal healthcare spending to help fund a bill that could include up to $200 billion for the war in Iran and strengthened immigration controls. According to Axios, the operation is part of the

Tokyo, March 30 (Jiji Press)–A candidate backed by the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party beat the incumbent in the mayoral election in the city of Kiyose in western Tokyo on Sunday. Hiromi Harada, a 50-year-old former city assembly member,

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister and deputy premier Antonio Tajani on Monday denied Italy’s rightwing government might call early elections after last week’s resounding defeat in a flagship referendum on reforms to the judiciary led to the resignations of several scandal-hit officials.  

Tokyo, March 30 (Jiji Press)–Four Japanese crew members of Japan-related vessels stranded in the Persian Gulf due to the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz returned home on Monday, Japan’s Foreign Ministry has said. They went ashore in the early

Tokyo, March 30 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Supreme Court has upheld lower court rulings sentencing a 27-year-old man to 10 years in prison for attacking then Prime Minister Fumio Kishida with an explosive during an election campaign event in April 2023. The Third Petty

Tokyo, March 30 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has moved to secure naphtha supplies to avert disruption to medical care amid Middle East fuel concerns, Prime Minister Sane Takaichi said Monday. The government has set up a task force and appointed industry minister

(Adnkronos) – Spain has closed its airspace to flights involved in Operation Epic Fury, launched by the United States and Israel against Iran. Military sources cited by El Pais report this.  According to the sources, the Madrid government has not only banned

(Adnkronos) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Russia to agree to a mutual truce on attacks against energy facilities to help alleviate the global oil crisis triggered by the Israeli-American operation against Iran.  ”If Russia is ready to stop hitting Ukrainian