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(Adnkronos) – Night curfew in Latakia after violence reported yesterday in Alawite-majority neighborhoods in this coastal city of post-Assad Syria. The curfew imposed by the authorities will be in effect from 5 PM to 6 AM tomorrow.  The toll reported by Syrian

Tokyo, Dec. 30 (Jiji Press)–The year-end balance of bank notes in circulation in Japan is estimated at 120,606 billion yen, falling for the third straight year amid the rise of cashless payments, according to Bank of Japan data released Tuesday. A stack

Tokyo, Dec. 30 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese Communist Party leader Tetsuzo Fuwa died of acute cardiac failure at a Tokyo hospital Tuesday. He was 95. Known as one of the party’s “theoretical pillars,” Fuwa established a realistic and flexible approach for the JCP

(Adnkronos) – 110 arrests were made in a massive operation against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Istanbul, Turkey. The Istanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office announced this, explaining that the operation was conducted by the police’s anti-terrorism unit, according to the Anadolu news agency.

Beijing, Dec. 30 (Jiji Press)–Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, apparently mentioning her remarks from November regarding a possible Taiwan contingency. The incumbent Japanese leader openly challenged China’s territorial sovereignty, Wang, a member of the

(Adnkronos) – Anti-Houthi forces have declared a state of emergency in Yemen after Saudi military air raids against arms shipments originating from the United Arab Emirates and destined for the militants. The state of emergency includes, among other things, a 72-hour ban

Tokyo, Dec. 30 (Jiji Press)–The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average closed above 50,000 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, the final market day of 2025, marking its highest year-end finish on record. The Nikkei shed 187.44 points, or 0.37 pct, from

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Tokyo, Dec. 30 (Jiji Press)–A former police official apologized Tuesday over the December 2000 murder of a family of four in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward as the perpetrator in the crime has not been captured yet. “Twenty-five years have passed (with the case

Tokyo, Dec. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese soccer legend Kazuyoshi Miura, 58, will join Fukushima United in the third division of the Japan Professional Football League, or J. League, the club said Tuesday. Miura, a former Japan international striker known as “King Kazu,” will