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Tokyo, Jan. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering informing senior officials of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday afternoon of her intention to dissolve the House of Representatives for a snap general election, informed sources said. The all-important

Tokyo, Jan. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average continued rising to exceed 54,000 for the first time on Wednesday morning. The index of 225 select issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Prime section hit 54,396.97 at 10:08 a.m., up

Tokyo, Jan. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s trade minister Ryosei Akazawa has asked the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to cooperate in ensuring stable crude oil supplies and stabilizing the global crude oil market in order to enhance energy security. Japan and the

Nara, Jan. 14 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung demonstrated their close relationship through a bilateral summit and a banquet in the city of Nara, the capital of the namesake prefecture in western Japan, on Tuesday.

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani has ordered Iran’s ambassador to the foreign ministry over the “unacceptable” crackdown on anti-government protests which has killed some 2,000 people since late December, an Iranian official said on Tuesday  “I summoned the Iranian ambassador

(Adnkronos) – The deposal of leftist president Nicolas Maduro during a US attack on 3 January and his deputy Delsy Rodriguez’s appointment as interim leader offers the country and the whole of Latin America “an historic opportunity”, according to Italy’s top diplomat.

(Adnkronos) – Talks are also scheduled for tomorrow between representatives of Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and Denmark. The Danish government has convened the biennial talks of the contact committees for foreign affairs, security, and defense with the governments of the Faroe Islands

(Adnkronos) – The special prosecutor has requested the death penalty for former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol, accused of being the alleged “leader of the insurrection” for attempting to subvert the Constitution by imposing martial law on December 3, 2024. This

(Adnkronos) – The appeal trial for Marine Le Pen and ten other defendants began as scheduled at 1:30 PM in Paris. Le Pen, present in the courtroom, made no statements upon her arrival at the Palace of Justice.  

(Adnkronos) – Minnesota and Illinois are suing the Trump administration over the deployment of federal anti-immigrant agents in the Minneapolis and Chicago regions, calling it a violation of the Constitution and states’ rights. In its appeal, Illinois asked a federal judge to