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(Adnkronos) – Leipzig, May 5. (Adnkronos/Dpa)   The man arrested yesterday in Leipzig after running over a crowd in a pedestrian zone in the center of the German city, killing two people – a 63-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man – and

(Adnkronos) – Facing polls indicating an increasingly probable victory for Democrats in the midterm elections, the White House is preparing for various types of investigations, including impeachment, that a Democrat-majority Congress could initiate starting next January. Lawyers from the White House Counsel’s

Manila, May 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Philippine National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. agreed Tuesday to set up a new bilateral working group to promote defense equipment-related and technological cooperation. The two countries will step up preparations needed

Samarkand, Uzbekistan, May 5 (Jiji Press)–Japan has pledged to fully support developing Asian nations struggling amid crude oil shortages and inflation blamed on the ongoing Middle East tensions, at a series of gatherings held in Uzbekistan on Sunday and later, including an

(Adnkronos) – A panel of MPs was set to question former Icelandic Ambassador to the United States of America and the Russian Federation Albert Jonsson on Tuesday as part of its fact-finding inquiry into the geopolitical dynamics of the key Arctic region,

Tokyo, May 5 (Jiji Press)–Tollgates on expressways in Japan are being replaced with those accepting only vehicles equipped with an electronic toll collection system at an accelerated pace. The number of interchanges that reject toll payments with credit cards and cash is

Paris, May 5 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese traveler is among the passengers of the MV Hondius, a cruise ship on which a hantavirus outbreak occurred during a voyage in the Atlantic Ocean, the operator of the vessel said Monday. A total of about

Canberra, May 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has vowed to take over the diplomatic policy of the late former leader Shinzo Abe, whom she respects as her mentor, during her latest tour of Vietnam and Australia. In her summit talks

(Adnkronos) – Italy and Azerbaijan want to consolidate a strategic partnership of “long-term value” that is already crucial in terms of energy and security and other fields and which they want to transform into “concrete opportunities” for both countries, premier Giorgia Meloni

Canberra, May 5 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi presented a high-quality Crown Melon from Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, to her Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, at a banquet held in Canberra on Monday. Australia removed its import ban on the Japanese muskmelon