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(Adnkronos) – Relatives of hostages held for over a year in the Gaza Strip and their supporters are blocking the highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, asking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to “abandon” their loved ones. The Times of Israel

(Adnkronos) – Where the Gulf of Mexico once was, today on Google Maps, there is the Gulf of America. At least for American users, who see the new name of the body of water as required by the executive order signed by

(Adnkronos) – Bootleg liquor has claimed victims in Indonesia. Authorities have confirmed that at least nine people have died after drinking adulterated alcohol during a party in Cianjur, in the province of West Java. Three other people are hospitalized, police said.  According

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni and Austrian counterpart Alexander Schallenberg looked at ways of cementing “already excellent” ties during talks in Rome on Monday that centred on migration, competitiveness and security, Meloni’s office said in a statement.  “The meeting allowed an

(Adnkronos) – Tensions between Azerbaijan and Russia are rising after the Azerbaijani airliner flying from Baku to Grozny crashed in Kazakhstan last December due to the impact with “an external object”, as investigators have established. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has repeatedly said

(Adnkronos) – Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has announced his resignation after opposition forces succeeded in initiating impeachment proceedings against him. Local media report that Iohannis explained that he made the decision to “spare Romania and its citizens this crisis,” stating that he

(Adnkronos) – A bus carrying 75 people plunged into a ravine in Guatemala City. At least 31 people have died, rescuers said. “So far 31 bodies have been recovered from the bus and we are working to rescue other people who are

(Adnkronos) – Rescue workers continue to operate in southwest China after a landslide buried several homes on Saturday. At least 28 people are still missing, according to media reports in the Asian giant. The official death toll is at least one dead

(Adnkronos) – Tragedy in South Korea. A teacher stabbed an eight-year-old student, who later died from her injuries. It happened in an elementary school in Daejeon, 160 kilometers south of Seoul, as the South Korean agency Yonhap reports. According to the reconstruction,

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni held talks in Rome on Monday with Austria’s caretaker chancellor and foreign minister Alexander Schallenberg, according to a government statement.  Schallenberg was sworn in as interim chancellor on 10 January, replacing fellow conservative Karl Nehammer, who