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(Adnkronos) – Talks are also scheduled for tomorrow between representatives of Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and Denmark. The Danish government has convened the biennial talks of the contact committees for foreign affairs, security, and defense with the governments of the Faroe Islands

(Adnkronos) – The special prosecutor has requested the death penalty for former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol, accused of being the alleged “leader of the insurrection” for attempting to subvert the Constitution by imposing martial law on December 3, 2024. This

(Adnkronos) – The appeal trial for Marine Le Pen and ten other defendants began as scheduled at 1:30 PM in Paris. Le Pen, present in the courtroom, made no statements upon her arrival at the Palace of Justice.  

(Adnkronos) – Minnesota and Illinois are suing the Trump administration over the deployment of federal anti-immigrant agents in the Minneapolis and Chicago regions, calling it a violation of the Constitution and states’ rights. In its appeal, Illinois asked a federal judge to

Tokyo, Jan. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi will visit Washington for three days from Thursday to hold talks with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. The visit is seen as paving the way

Tokyo, Jan. 13 (Jiji Press)–The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is considering a plan to establish a new political group with other opposition parties and contest the proportional representation blocs in the next House of Representatives election under a unified

Tokyo, Jan. 13 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton Federation said Tuesday that Japan’s two-man bobsleigh team will not be able to participate in the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics next month due to the federation’s misunderstanding of the qualification system. In 2024,

Osaka, Jan. 13 (Jiji Press)–Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura and Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama plan to step down and run in subsequent elections, in a bid to push again for the so-called Osaka metropolis plan for local government realignment, it was learned Tuesday.

(Adnkronos) – The promotion to ambassador of former charge d’affaires to Venezuela, Giovanni Umberto De Vito, will help Italy improve relations with the interim leadership and the release of over 40 Italian-Venezuelans currently imprisoned in the South American country, foreign minister Antonio

Tokyo, Jan. 13 (Jiji Press)–Japanese political parties are speeding up preparations for a possible general election that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is reportedly considering. On Tuesday, senior officials of Takaichi’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, including Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki and Election Strategy Committee