(Adnkronos) – European unity and cooperation with the United States are key to ensuring the West stands together in guaranteeing Ukraine’s and the whole of Europe’s security, Italy argued on Thursday.  “In my speech at the European People’s Party summit, I reiterated

(Adnkronos) – Italy will not boost its defence spending by using European Union ‘cohesion’ funds designed to equalise living standards across Europe as the EU Commission proposed this week under an 800 billion euro plan to rearm the continent.   “We we

(Adnkronos) – Ukraine and the rest of Europe’s safety cannot be guaranteed without Nato and the United States, but the continent must spend more on security, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday.  “To me it is utterly impossible to think

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani has reiterated the government’s position that it will not deploy Italian troops to a European Union or Nato force in Ukraine, but does not rule out taking part in a United Nations peacekeeping force.  “Italy’s government

(Adnkronos) – China says it is “confident”, clinging to economic growth of “around 5%”, a similar target to last year. Despite “external uncertainties” and “weak demand”, China has “confidence” in being able to achieve the targets, “around 5%”, Zheng Shanjie, head of

(Adnkronos) – The South Korean Air Force said one of its fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs in the wrong place during a training exercise, injuring civilians. “Eight MK-82 general purpose bombs were abnormally dropped from an Air Force KF-16 aircraft, falling

(Adnkronos) – Romanian authorities have declared the Russian military attaché in Bucharest, Victor Makovski, and his deputy, Evgeni Ignatiev, persona non grata. This was announced by the Romanian Foreign Ministry, explaining the expulsion of the two senior Russian diplomats because of Moscow’s

(Adnkronos) – Mexico intends to coordinate “with Canada and other countries” affected by the imposition of Donald Trump’s tariffs to respond jointly. This was stated by President Claudia Sheinbaum, reiterating that this “is a crucial moment for Mexico”.  “Mexico is a great

(Adnkronos) – The Supreme Court has dealt a severe blow to Donald Trump, rejecting his order to freeze two billion in foreign aid, one of the measures taken as part of the crusade to cut federal spending. The ruling, which split the

(Adnkronos) – Nauru, an island nation spanning less than 13 square kilometers in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, is selling citizenship for $105,000 (almost €100,000). The asking price for a ‘golden passport’ from the small Micronesian island 4,000 kilometers northeast of Sydney is

(Adnkronos) – Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly has denounced that her government takes “very seriously” Donald Trump’s statements about making Canada the 51st American state. “It’s no longer a joke. There’s a reason why Canadians, when they go out for a hockey

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s government is striving to bring home aid worker Alberto Trentin – who has been in incommunicado detention in Caracas, Venezuela since his arrest on 15 November – foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday.  “We are continuing to work

(Adnkronos) – Europe and the West must remain united and Europe, which “has a common vision” and key role to play in Ukraine’s post-war security and reconstruction, cannot be excluded from peace talks, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday.  “Italy has

(Adnkronos) – US President Donald Trump delivered his first speech since returning to the White House to a joint session of Congress, addressing topics ranging from domestic policy to foreign affairs. In the longest annual address in modern history, Trump focused on

(Adnkronos) – ”We don’t want to be either American or Danish. We are Greenlanders”. This was stated by the Prime Minister of Greenland, Mute Egede, after US President Donald Trump reiterated his interest in controlling the territory “one way or another”.  ”The

(Adnkronos) – South Sudan’s Oil Minister, Puot Kang Chol, has been arrested. This was announced by his spokesman Sirir Gabriel Yiei Ruot on Facebook.   “At 2 a.m. on March 5, 2025, the Honorable Puot Kang Chol, several members of his family

(Adnkronos) – Fellow democracies and G7 nations Italy and Japan have embraced freedom, peace and multilateralism in the post-war era and moved to integrate their markets with a 2019 economic partnership that abolished duties between Japan and Europe, president Sergio Mattarella said

(Adnkronos) – China supports the peace plan for the future of the Gaza Strip that the Arab countries adopted during the extraordinary summit of the Arab League yesterday in Cairo. This was stated by the spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Minister Lin

(Adnkronos) – The speech by US President Donald Trump to Congress did not significantly change opinions about his administration among those who tuned in: this is revealed by a CNN poll conducted by SSRS. This shows that before the speech, 61% of

(Adnkronos) – “Canada will never be the 51st American state, it will never happen”. This was reiterated by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, regarding the aims of Donald Trump, who among other things addresses him as “governor”. “What he (the American president)

(Adnkronos) – “The death toll is now nine, including three children and two women. At least 20 other people were injured in both explosions,” A senior police official said on condition of anonymity, referring to the suicide car bomb attacks by a

(Adnkronos) – A 24-year-old woman, paraplegic after a suicide attempt in 2022, has been granted the right to euthanasia by the regional government of Catalonia, Spain. A right that the father challenged by filing an appeal in court and stating that his

(Adnkronos) – The Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, will release the findings of its investigation into October 7, 2023, this evening. This is reported by the Israeli media. 

(Adnkronos) – Mexico will announce the measures with which it intends to respond to the 25% tariffs imposed by Donald Trump next Sunday. This was stated by President Claudia Sheinbaum, specifying that these will be tariffs and other measures that will be

(Adnkronos) – At least three people were injured today at the Serbian parliament building after opposition MPs threw flares and smoke bombs during a chaotic session in which Prime Minister Milos Vucevic’s resignation was confirmed.   Serbia has been hit by months

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s government has donated 4.5 million euros of critical humanitarian assistance to Syria including for its health and water infrastructure, food supply chains and support for the population’s most vulnerable, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.  The

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani on Tuesday paid tribute to slain Italian intelligence officer Nicola Calipari who was accidentally killed on 4 March 2005 in Iraq by US soldiers while escorting a recently freed hostage to Baghdad airport.  “Twenty years after

(Adnkronos) – Europe must provide for its own defence and maintain political unity with Ukraine and the United States to safeguard the “fundamental” Western value of freedom, according to Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani.  “Europa must defend itself and become Nato’s second

(Adnkronos) – The work of the ‘Two Sessions’ (‘Lianghui’), the annual sessions of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and the National People’s Assembly, kicks off in China. The annual session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference has begun in Beijing,

(Adnkronos) – Retaliation by China after Donald Trump’s decision to impose additional tariffs of 10% on Chinese goods. Beijing, reports the Global Times, has announced tariffs of 15% starting March 10 that hit imports from the US with the agri-food sector in