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(Adnkronos) – The Russian merchant ship Ursa Major sank in international waters, between Águilas (Murcia) and Oran (Algeria), after an explosion occurred in its engine room. Fourteen crew members were rescued and transferred to the port of Cartagena, while two crew members

(Adnkronos) – Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in the Christian quarters of Damascus to protest the burning of a Christmas tree near Hama, in central Syria.  “We demand the rights of Christians,” the demonstrators shouted as they marched through the

(Adnkronos) – Twelve people died and three were injured in an explosion at an explosives factory in the city of Balikesir, western Turkey. Turkish CNN reports, quoting Governor Ismail Ustaoglu, who adds that “the possibility of a terrorist attack is not being

(Adnkronos) – The Palestinian Ministry of Education has stated that since the beginning of the Israeli war in Gaza and the West Bank, 12,820 students have been killed and 21,351 injured. The Palestinian news agency Wafa reports.  In particular, according to the

(Adnkronos) – “For the purposes of national security and freedom around the world, the United States of America believes that ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.” US President-elect Donald Trump reiterates on Truth his aspiration, already expressed in 2019,

(Adnkronos) – Last night’s snowfall caused significant disruption to roads and railways in various parts of Switzerland. The A1, the main east-west link in the Confederation, between Bern Brünnen and Mühleberg was closed, due to a vehicle across it, reports the Swiss

(Adnkronos) – The pro-European Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu was reconfirmed as Prime Minister today, after reaching a coalition agreement to keep the far right out. “I nominate Marcel Ciolacu as Prime Minister,” said outgoing Liberal President Klaus Iohannis. “I wish him

(Adnkronos) – US President Joe Biden has commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 federal inmates, stepping in ahead of the return of Donald Trump, who oversaw a record number of lethal injections during his first term. With less than

(Adnkronos) – The death toll in Mozambique from Cyclone Chido, which struck last week, has risen to at least 120 dead and nearly 900 injured. The updated toll was released by local authorities, Radio France Internationale reports. 

(Adnkronos) – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) yesterday announced the arrest of at least 18 suspected members of the Islamic State, during a joint counter-terrorism operation with the international coalition carried out the day before in the Syrian city of Raqqa, in