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Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has started work on drawing up a bill to revise the Imperial House Law, after the country’s legislative branch compiled its consensus Wednesday on measures to secure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members. The

(Adnkronos) – The European Union will collectively decide Europe’s envoy to help mediate dialogue between Ukraine and its invader Russia, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said in Rome on Thursday.  “The whole European Union will decide this, not (Russia’s president Vladimir) Putin

(Adnkronos) – Beijing imposes sanctions against the Philippine Defense Minister for “repeatedly making irresponsible statements regarding China.” Gilberto Teodoro will be banned from entering mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao, according to a statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Beijing claims sovereignty

(Adnkronos) – “Tonight there will be more massive raids, they no longer have air defenses.” This is what Donald Trump said, interviewed by Fox News, stating that last night the US launched “bombs worth 250 million dollars” against Iran. “We are not

(Adnkronos) – The British Defense Secretary, John Healey, has resigned, citing in a letter disagreements with Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the defense budget. “This is a letter I never thought I would write, and I do so now with great regret

(Adnkronos) – Zohran Mamdani was forced to cancel the meeting, scheduled for this week in New York, with Gustavo Petro, the outgoing left-wing Colombian president who accuses the Trump administration of interference in the elections which saw the surprising exploit of far-right

Sagamihara, Kanagawa Pref., June 11 (Jiji Press)–Police in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, arrested a man, 19, on Thursday for allegedly murdering a 17-year-old local high school girl. The man, a self-proclaimed painter and resident of the city of Sagamihara in Kanagawa,

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–The bill to revise Japan’s retrial system is now likely to be enacted by the end of the current Diet session on July 17, after an opposition party indicated on Thursday that it will support the bill. At

(Adnkronos) – Government policies and a”strategic” position in the Mediterranean have made Southern Italy’s businesses “increasingly competitive” and interested in new partnerships with the United States, foreign undersecretary Massimo Dell’Utri told an event in New York, underlining the strength of bilateral economic

Tokyo, June 11 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to visit Ankara from July 6 to 8 to attend a NATO summit for the first time since taking office last year, Jiji Press learned Thursday. Takaichi aims to confirm with NATO