(Adnkronos) – France will return 50 million euros to Syria that had been seized from the Assad family. This was announced by French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to Damascus. On the sidelines of the Elysée chief’s visit to the Syrian

(Adnkronos) – The European Commission has presented an action plan to address in a structured way the risks and opportunities related to advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models in cybersecurity. This was learned from a statement issued by the community executive, which recalls

(Adnkronos) – Italy is promoting greater strategic cooperation with Gulf partners at all levels, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told a meeting of Nato foreign ministers, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar on Tuesday which focused on security in the region

Mito, Ibaraki Pref., July 7 (Jiji Press)–A local court on Tuesday sentenced a former worker at an elderly care home in the city of Koga, Ibaraki Prefecture, east of Tokyo, to 20 years in prison for murdering a resident of the facility

(Adnkronos) – In a farewell address to embassy staff and business representatives, D’Alessandro on Tuesday recalled Italy’s “extraordinary intense” ties with France during her time as ambassador: in the political, diplomatic, economic, cultural, and social spheres, as well as in all areas

(Adnkronos) – United States president Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he liked Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni, who is “a good person”, but their relations had “soured” because she refused to help the US in the war against Iran and with policing

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–The leaders of Japan’s two ruling parties on Tuesday confirmed plans to give up on enacting a bill to cut the number of House of Representatives seats during the current parliamentary session, which is slated to end in

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police arrested three people Tuesday, including a former executive of a now-defunct nonprofit organization that supported patients of incurable diseases, on suspicion of illegally brokering an overseas organ transplant case for fees. The three were arrested by

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is considering establishing a new bureau at the Defense Ministry in charge of dealing with international policies, including the promotion of cooperation with like-minded countries, government and ruling bloc sources said Tuesday. In light of

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonion Tajani has welcomed the choice of Rome as the next venue for US-facilitated direct peace negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, calling the Italian capital “a crossroads of peace and dialogue”.   “Rome, a meeting place for peace

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo police last month sent to prosecutors papers on Fujipassc Co. and three men linked to the Japanese construction company for allegedly bribing a Cambodian government employee. The three are two Fujipassc executives and a former adviser to

Singapore, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan and Singapore have signed a memorandum on cooperation to promote the peaceful use of space. The move came after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Singaporean counterpart, Lawrence Wong, at a meeting in Tokyo in March

(Adnkronos) – Tensions are high between Beijing and Tokyo after the Chinese coast guard announced it had driven away a Japanese ship from the waters near the disputed islands (the Senkaku Islands, known as Diaoyu in China, located between Taiwan and Okinawa,

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–KDDI Corp. said Friday that it will launch a feasibility study to explore the deployment of digital solutions using artificial intelligence-powered drones in Vietnam and the Philippines. The project will receive subsidies under a Japanese industry ministry program

Mito, Ibaraki Pref., July 7 (Jiji Press)–A local court on Tuesday sentenced a former worker at an elderly care home in the city of Koga, Ibaraki Prefecture, east of Tokyo, to 20 years in prison for murdering a resident of the facility

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s composite index of coincident economic indicators rose 0.4 point from the previous month in May, marking the third consecutive month of growth, according to preliminary data released by the Cabinet Office on Tuesday. The coincident index, which

Wajima, Ishikawa Pref., July 7 (Jiji Press)–A celebration ceremony for an airport named after blockbuster Japanese animation series Pocket Monster, or Pokemon, was held in the city of Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Tuesday. Noto Airport in the

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–The yield on the most recent issue of 10-year Japanese government bonds, regarded as the country’s benchmark long-term interest rate, briefly rose to a fresh 29-year high of 2.85 pct in Tokyo trading Tuesday. Investors are increasingly selling

Shizuoka, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Yasutomo Suzuki, governor of the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka, on Tuesday approved construction of the Shizuoka section of the Chuo Shinkansen high-speed magnetic levitation train line, effectively ending a nearly nine-year impasse that had delayed the project.

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, on Tuesday agreed to draw up a road map by the end of this year to reform out-of-pocket medical care payments by elderly people. As

Los Angeles, July 6 (Jiji Press)–The Los Angeles Clippers of the U.S. National Basketball Association said Monday that they have signed star Japanese player Rui Hachimura. The two-year deal is worth 28 million dollars, according to sports network ESPN. The 28-year-old free

Shizuoka, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Yasutomo Suzuki, governor of the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka, on Tuesday approved construction of the Shizuoka section of the Chuo Shinkansen high-speed magnetic levitation train line, effectively ending a nearly nine-year impasse that had delayed the rail

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, on Tuesday agreed to draw up a road map by the end of this year to reform out-of-pocket medical care payments by elderly people. As

Naha, Okinawa Pref., July 7 (Jiji Press)–Two Chinese coast guard ships entered Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands, which belong to the city of Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on Tuesday. This marked the first intrusion by Chinese official ships into Japanese waters

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government decided Tuesday to establish a new council to drastically overhaul legal frameworks governing the development and use of artificial intelligence. The plan was included in the government’s 2026 basic policy guidelines adopted at a meeting

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese opposition parties agreed at a meeting of their Diet affairs chiefs on Tuesday to demand that the ruling bloc withdraw bills to establish a secondary capital in Japan and reduce the number of seats in the House

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Ambulance crew in Tokyo face a growing risk of being subjected to violent language and behavior while on duty, with 24 such cases reported last year, the largest in the past five years, according to a Tokyo Fire

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese credit card payment processing service provider Zentoshin has received approval from Osaka District Court to start voluntary bankruptcy procedures, according to research firm Teikoku Databank Ltd. The company, based in the western city of Osaka, had liabilities

(The second paragraph should have read, “…transfer the production of…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Toyota to Invest 3.6 B. Dlrs for Plant Expansion in Texas New York, July 6 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. will invest 3.6 billion

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Household spending in Japan dipped 0.4 pct in May from a year earlier in inflation-adjusted real terms, falling for the sixth consecutive month, the internal affairs ministry said Tuesday. The decline was mainly attributed to falls in spending