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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

(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

(Adnkronos) – Italy has urged Mediterranean, southern European, western Balkan and Arab states to collaborate and dialogue more for “peace, stability and growth” in the wider Mediterranean region, to diversify supply chains, create “reliable and predictable” transport routes, and invest in local

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

Tokyo, May 7 (Jiji Press)–The major Japanese opposition Centrist Reform Alliance is set to tolerate a proposal aimed at securing a sufficient number of Imperial Family members through adoption, it was learned Thursday. At the day’s meeting of a related internal panel,

Tokyo, May 7 (Jiji Press)–The total number of passengers on Shinkansen and other express trains during the Golden Week holiday period from late April to early May rose 5 pct from a year earlier to 14,766,000, data from six Japan Railways Group

(Adnkronos) – Two former Chinese Defense ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, have been sentenced to death, with a two-year reprieve, after being found guilty of corruption. This was reported by the Xinhua news agency. The reprieve allows for the death penalty

(Adnkronos) – Polls open in England, Scotland, and Wales for local elections, which represent the most challenging electoral test for British Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer, to the advantage of far-right and far-left populists. Starmer has never been under such pressure since

(Adnkronos) – The American President Donald Trump’s U-turn regarding the ‘Project Freedom’ initiative would stem from the decision of a major American ally in the Gulf, Saudi Arabia, not to grant the US the use of its bases and airspace to conduct

Tokyo, May 7 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government and the Bank of Japan likely intervened into the foreign exchange market again to buy yen for dollars earlier this month, during Japan’s Golden Week holiday period, it was learned Thursday. Market sources estimated the