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(Adnkronos) – The Russian armed forces have conducted training on the use of nuclear weapons that have reached “the highest levels of combat readiness.” This was announced by the Russian Ministry of Defense on Telegram, explaining that nuclear ammunition was delivered to

(Adnkronos) – A couple, husband and wife, has been arrested in Germany on charges of espionage on behalf of China. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office announced this, explaining that the two were specifically spying on professors in German universities. According to information obtained

(Adnkronos) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has expressed his “support” in Parliament for former socialist Prime Minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, who is on trial for influence peddling as part of an investigation into the bailout of a small airline in

Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Pref., May 20 (Jiji Press)–A hall linked to Buddhist saint Kukai (774-835) on Miyajima Island in the city of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, burned to the ground Wednesday, local police and firefighters said. Firefighters received around 8:30 a.m. an

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–Police arrested a 37-year-old former employee of Japan Post Co. on Wednesday over aggravated bribery in connection with a contract for collection services. Nobuyuki Yoneda, who worked at a branch office of the company in Tokyo’s Koto Ward,

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., May 20 (Jiji Press)–Teenage suspects in last week’s high-profile robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, have told police investigators that they had been threatened with the killing of their families and friends if they did not take

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese public-private working group is considering actively shutting down financial systems as an option to deal with possible cyberattacks that utilize Claude Mythos, an artificial intelligence model developed by U.S. startup Anthropic, it was learned Wednesday. The

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese stocks fell in Tokyo trading Wednesday, driven lower by rising interest rates globally, sending the benchmark Nikkei 225 average below 60,000 for the first time in about three weeks. The Nikkei index closed at 59,804.41, down 746.18

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese machinery maker Hitachi Ltd. and auto parts maker Astemo Ltd. said Wednesday that they have teamed up to develop artificial intelligence for autonomous vehicles. Hitachi and Astemo, an affiliate of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co., aim to

Tokyo, May 20 (Jiji Press)–The liquidator of the Unification Church, a controversial religious group ordered to disband, on Wednesday began accepting claims from victims who were forced to make large donations to the group. Loss claims will be accepted online or by