(Adnkronos) – Benjamin Netanyahu in defense of Elon Musk, at the center of controversy for the gesture made in recent days, interpreted as the Roman salute. In a post on X, the Israeli premier claims that the American billionaire was “unfairly smeared”.

(Adnkronos) – The CDU candidate for chancellor in the German elections, Friedrich Merz, anticipates “a fundamental change” to asylum law following the new knife attack, which yesterday left two dead in Bavaria, including a two-year-old child, and for which which an Afghan

(Adnkronos) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is reportedly the promoter of a secret program aimed at destabilizing the European Union. This was revealed by an investigation conducted by Politico.eu. The hybrid warfare plan, known as “Operation Inferno”, would be based on the

(Adnkronos) – “It is clear that the clean energy transition is happening and is destined to continue”. This is the view of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, after US President Donald

(Adnkronos) – NATO allies must “spend more money on defense: some fear that we will spend it as we have in recent decades, but this is not the case. We have to spend more: today we spend” about “2% of GDP, but

(Adnkronos) – The Kremlin sees “nothing new” in the ultimatum that Donald Trump gave to Vladimir Putin, asking him for an agreement to end the “ridiculous war” if he does not want further sanctions. “We do not see any particularly new elements”,

(Adnkronos) – “I don’t feel alone. The world has embraced Argentina….I have found companions in every corner of the planet, from the wonderful Elon Musk to my dear friend Giorgia Meloni, from Bukele in El Salvador to Orban in Hungary, from Netanyahu

(Adnkronos) – China is willing to work with the United States to promote the development of bilateral economic and trade relations in a ”stable, healthy and sustainable” direction, based on the principles of ”mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and mutually beneficial cooperation”. This

(Adnkronos) – New fire in the hills and mountains of northern Los Angeles County, where about 31,000 residents have been evacuated and firefighters are busy trying to put out the flames. As CNN reports, the fire broke out near the suburb of

(Adnkronos) – Following a request from doctors in the occupied Palestinian territories, Italy will host an initial group of 21 Palestinian children with cancer while efforts are already underway in some regions and university hospitals to mobilise for international assistance, the foreign

(Adnkronos) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz regrets the announced US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and the World Health Organization, decided by President Donald Trump after his reinstatement.  “We have confidence in international organizations and a rules-based international order,” a government spokeswoman

(Adnkronos) – EU member states should allocate sums equal to “5-6%” of their respective Gross Domestic Products to defense in the coming years. This was stated by the European Commissioner for Defense Andrius Kubilius, speaking at the annual conference of the European

(Adnkronos) – “We agree with Panamanian President Mulino that Panama’s sovereignty and independence are non-negotiable and that the channel is not under the direct or indirect control of any great power.” This was stated by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning during

(Adnkronos) – “Energy prices in Europe are still structurally higher than those of the United States and China” and vary “very significantly within the EU itself. We need to lower them as we complete the phase-out of Russian fossil fuels”. This was

(Adnkronos) – The Trump Administration has begun working immediately on the second phase of the agreement for the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of the more than 60 hostages that Hamas has yet to decide to release. Politico writes,

(Adnkronos) – China reiterated its determination to defend its “national interests” today after Donald Trump said he wanted to impose 10% duties on Chinese imports.  “There are no winners in a trade war (…) China remains firmly determined to defend its national

(Adnkronos) – The death sentence of a man who killed a police officer in the city of Zarandieh, in the central province of Markazi, has been carried out in Iran. This was reported by the Iranian Judiciary news agency, Mizan online. ”The

(Adnkronos) – Italian major Eni’s biofuels unit Enilive has begun producing sustainable aviation fuel at its plant in Gela, Sicily, with an annual capacity of 400,000 tonnes, representing nearly one-third of expected European SAF demand next year.  “Eni started investing in this

(Adnkronos) – The Saudi Foreign Minister, Faisal bin Farhan, said he was “hopeful” that the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip would hold. “It is the responsibility of everyone in the region to keep it in force,” the minister, quoted by ‘Ha’aretz’, stressed. 

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s “deep bond of friendship” with the United States forms the lodestar of its foreign policy, and the two countries will work to cement transatlantic ties, according to foreign minister Antonio Tajani.  “Italy and the United States share common interests

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani is on Wednesday chairing a round table on the Food for Gaza scheme being spearheaded by Italy in collaboration with the Rome-based United Nations agencies World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organisation, the Red Cross

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from the devastating fire that broke out this morning inside a hotel in Kartalkaya, a ski resort in northwestern Turkey, has risen to 66 dead and 51 injured. This was stated by the Turkish Interior Minister Ali

(Adnkronos) – A few hours after his inauguration, United States President Donald Trump called North Korea a “nuclear power”. However, although no one in the international community doubts that Pyongyang possesses a nuclear arsenal, Kim Jong-un’s regime is not officially recognized internationally

(Adnkronos) – On his first day as president, Donald Trump relaunches the threat to impose 25% tariffs on the two countries bordering the United States, Mexico and Canada, starting February 1st. The move would constitute a huge upheaval in trade policy in

(Adnkronos) – The government is “committed” to battling climate change but believes the European Union’s agreed law banning combustion engine cars by 2035 is “wrong” due to the 70,000 jobs that will be lost, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday. 

(Adnkronos) – A few hours after Donald Trump was sworn in, Marco Rubio was confirmed as Secretary of State by a unanimous vote of the Senate, becoming the first actual member of the new administration. At the same time, a much more

(Adnkronos) – Russia and China support the construction of a “more equitable multipolar world order.” This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a video call with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.  “We jointly support the construction of a more equitable

(Adnkronos) – The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) criticized the decision by US President Donald Trump to lift the sanctions that the previous Biden Administration had imposed on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, arguing that this measure encourages “crimes” against Palestinians. “Lifting

(Adnkronos) – The Southern Hydrogen Corridor infrastructure project linking North Africa to Germany and Austria via Italy strengthens the country’s role as an energy hub, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told a business forum in Rome on Tuesday, according to a foreign ministry

(Adnkronos) – An infrastucture project to transport renewable hydrogen for over 3,300 kilometres from Algeria and Tunisia via Italy to Germany and Austria will help companies and cut energy costs, boosting competitiveness, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday.  “This green hydrogen