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7 Maggio 2026

International Maritime Organization, 1,500 ships trapped in Hormuz

(Adnkronos) – Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations agency responsible for maritime safety, has indicated that approximately 1,500 ships and their crews remain “trapped” in the Gulf due to the blockade imposed by Iran in the
7 Maggio 2026

Bus Crash Kills Student in Northeastern Japan; Driver Arrested

Gosen, Niigata Pref., May 7 (Jiji Press)–A 17-year-old male high school student was killed in a microbus crash that happened on the Ban-Etsu Expressway in the city of Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Wednesday. The incident involved multiple vehicles, including the
7 Maggio 2026

LDP Forgoes Approving New Retrial Reform Draft Bill

Tokyo, May 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday forwent approving a modified draft of a Justice Ministry bill that bars public prosecutors from appealing court orders to start retrials “in principle.” The modified draft of the criminal procedure law
7 Maggio 2026

Italy announces new food security and fertiliser coalition

(Adnkronos) – Mediterranean, western Balkan and Arab countries meeting on Thursday at the foreign ministry in Rome are teaming up to tackle the pressing global issue of food security and availability of fertilisers, which are being imperilled by the current United States-Israel
7 Maggio 2026

Japan, S. Korea Hold Security Talks in Seoul

Seoul, May 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan and South Korea held their first vice ministerial security talks in Seoul on Thursday, reaffirming the importance of bilateral ties and trilateral cooperation with the United States, South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said. Participants also discussed North Korea’s