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(Adnkronos) – Over 130 documents relating to the 13th-century ‘Book of Marvels of the World’ chronicling Venetian explorer Marco Polo’s travels in Asia between 1271 and 1295 are on display at an exhibition in Shanghai though 28 February.  The ‘Real and Imaginary

(Adnkronos) – The first hearing of the impeachment trial of Yoon Suk Yeol, the South Korean president “suspended” from his duties after the impeachment vote of Parliament which the Constitutional Court must decide whether to endorse, ended after just four minutes. This

(Adnkronos) – New “provocation” by North Korea. The South Korean military reports having detected short-range ballistic missile launches around 9.30 am local time from the Ganggye area towards the Sea of Japan, as reported by the South Korean agency Yonhap.  The South

(Adnkronos) – At least 40 farmers were killed by jihadists in Borno State, in northeastern Nigeria, the epicenter of the jihadist insurgency by Boko Haram and its rival Islamic State in West Africa. This was announced by Usman Tar, Information Commissioner for

(Adnkronos) – One week after Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Senate will begin confirmation hearings this week for ministers appointed by the president-elect for the next administration. And the first to appear before the Armed Forces Committee tomorrow will be Pete Hegseth, the

(Adnkronos) – The European Commission announces a new series of €148 million in humanitarian funding to support Ukraine against Russian aggression. The European executive announces this in a statement, explaining that €140 million destined for Ukraine will be allocated as a priority

(Adnkronos) – ”The Tehran army has obtained a thousand new drones”. This is reported by the Tasnim news agency, explaining that the new drones have been ”deployed in various locations in Iran” and intended for the ”land, naval and air forces”. The

(Adnkronos) – A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan, triggering a tsunami warning for Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures. Kyodo agency reports it. The earthquake was recorded at 21.19 local time.   The Japan Meteorological Agency initially reported a magnitude of 6.4, then

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s new envoy to Armenia, Alessandro Ferranti, has taken up his post, vowing to boost bilateral ties and to forge new channels of cooperation in all areas.  “Congratulations to Alessandro Ferranti, new Ambassador of Italy in Armenia,” the foreign ministry

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani and Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar are set to hold talks at Villa Madama in Rome on Tuesday as part of Italy’s efforts to help bring the devastating war in Gaza to a rapid end.  Tajan’s meeting