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Tokyo, March 25 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s key Nikkei 225 stock average briefly gained over 1,700 points on Wednesday morning, as excessive concerns about the Middle East situation receded. Investor sentiment improved amid growing expectations for a ceasefire agreement between the U.S.-Israel side and

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–Some market players are speculating that the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan are considering the possibility of intervening in the crude oil futures market. The speculation comes as yen selling pressure is increasing amid expectations that

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi agreed with leaders of Malaysia and the Philippines on Tuesday to cooperate in easing tensions in the Middle East. Takaichi reached the agreement in separate phone talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim

Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)–Police on Tuesday arrested a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member for breaking into the premises of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo the same day. Arrested by the Public Security Bureau of Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department was GSDF Second

(Adnkronos) – At least 1,072 people have been killed and another 2,966 injured since the start of the Israeli offensive in Lebanon on March 2. This was reported by the Lebanese Ministry of Health. 

(Adnkronos) – The American president Donald Trump has chosen the controversial Australian-American influencer Nick Adams as “presidential special envoy for tourism, exceptionalism and American values”, a role that takes on particular importance in the year in which the United States will host

(Adnkronos) – It’s still ‘digital darkness’ in Iran. NetBlocks, an internet observatory, reports that “the internet blackout in Iran has entered its 25th day after 576 hours” without connection. On X, NetBlocks denounces how the Iranian public opinion “is isolated” from the

(Adnkronos) – North Korea “will continue to firmly consolidate its status as a nuclear-armed country”: just confirmed in his role as chairman of the State Affairs Commission, the supreme political leadership body of the North Korean state, North Korean leader Kim Jong

(Adnkronos) – Two days after the federal judge’s ruling declared unconstitutional the measure by which the Pentagon withdrew accreditation from hundreds of journalists, Pete Hegsteh’s Defense Department announced that it would ban journalists from accessing the entire building, moving the press room

(Adnkronos) – The first boat of the Flottila Nuestra America has arrived in Cuba, having sailed from Mexico with humanitarian aid for the island’s population, brought to its knees by the energy blockade imposed by Donald Trump. The old fishing boat ‘Maguro’,