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(Adnkronos) – A political figure from one of the most important Sunni blocs was killed in Iraq less than a month before the legislative elections. Safa Hussein Yassin al-Mashhadani, a candidate for the November 11 parliamentary elections, was killed in the last

(Adnkronos) – The French Council of State has rejected Marine Le Pen’s appeal against her immediate ineligibility, imposed as part of her conviction for misappropriation of public funds. Le Pen, whose appeal trial will be held from January 13 to February 12,

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–The leaders of three major Japanese opposition parties met on Wednesday and agreed to continue talks between their secretaries-general regarding possible cooperation in the upcoming parliamentary vote to elect the country’s new prime minister. At the meeting, Constitutional

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni and Jordan’s King Abullah held talks in Rome on Wednesday at a high-level counter-terrorism forum which focussed on West Africa and instability and jihadism in the Sahel.   Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani also took part

Saitama, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Two female residents of an elderly care facility in Tsurugashima in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, were confirmed dead Wednesday morning hours after they were found bleeding and unconscious. At around 4:55 a.m., an emergency call from the

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan has lodged a protest through diplomatic channels over an apparent Chinese maritime survey in Japan’s exclusive economic zone off an island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Wednesday. The protest came

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Sanae Takaichi, the new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) chief Hirofumi Yoshimura met in Tokyo on Wednesday and agreed to hold policy talks between the two parties, with

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–The number of foreign visitors to Japan in January-September exceeded 30 million, passing the line at the fastest pace ever, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday. The figure jumped 17.7 pct from the same period last year

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–Major Japanese convenience store operators Lawson Inc. and FamilyMart Co. enjoyed sales growth in the March-August first half of their current business year, while Seven & i Holdings Co.’s sales declined, according to their recent earnings reports. Lawson

Tokyo, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has been flooded with opinions against a selective dual surname system for married couples during a recent public comment period on the issue, Jiji Press learned Wednesday. The number of comments from the public on