(Adnkronos) – An officer of the Berlin Ministry of Defense has been suspended on suspicion of having transmitted sensitive information about Germany’s armaments programs. Internal investigations had confirmed the suspicion that a frigate captain working at the ministry had passed a classified

(Adnkronos) – One of the Venezuelan immigrants deported in March to the Cecot super prison in El Salvador has sued the Trump administration, demanding 1.3 million in compensation. In the lawsuit, filed with the District Court for the District of Columbia, 28-year-old

(Adnkronos) – A saleswoman in her early twenties was killed inside the Pokémon Center in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district, the world’s largest store dedicated to the franchise. The assailant, a man also in his 20s or 30s, then inflicted fatal wounds upon himself

(Adnkronos) – Iran is preparing a “strong response” against the United Arab Emirates for their “active role in the aggression” of the United States and Israel. This was stated by a high-level Iranian intelligence source quoted by Press TV. 

(Adnkronos) – Today concludes the experience of the European Convoy to Cuba with the return to Italy of the European delegation, which departed last March 17 as part of the ‘Let Cuba Breathe’ campaign promoted by Aicec. The Convoy – reads a

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese public prosecutors on Thursday sought a fine of 1.5 million yen for former Japanese lawmaker Yasutada Ono for allegedly failing to record a portion of revenue in political funds reports in a high-profile “slush funds” scandal involving

(Adnkronos) – Strategies to boost exports and bolster national economic security amid geopolitical and global market turbulence will be at the centre of the foreign ministry and the Bank of Italy’s annual conference in Rome on 2 April, the foreign ministry said

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–A woman was stabbed to death in the Sunshine City commercial complex in the Higashi-ikebukuro district of Tokyo’s Toshima Ward on Thursday. The incident occurred at the Pokemon Center Mega Tokyo character goods store in the complex. There

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government began releasing the country’s state oil reserves Thursday, in an effort to ensure a stable supply of oil products amid Iran’s de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following its conflict with the United

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested Thursday that she has gained U.S. President Donald Trump’s understanding of Japan’s constitutional constraints over sending a Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel to the Strait of Hormuz. “I explained (to Trump) in detail

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–Renowned foreign economists on Thursday proposed that the Japanese government achieve a primary budget balance within several years in light of rising interest rates or curb the deficit in the balance. The primary balance indicates to what extent

(Adnkronos) – Economic and trade cooperation and Ethiopia’s push to complete its long-running World Trade Organisation entry bid this year were at the centre of talks in Addis Ababa on Thursday between Italy’s foreign under-secretary Maria Tripodi and the African country’s deputy

(Adnkronos) – Nicolas Maduro will appear today before a federal judge in New York, asking for the dismissal of narco-terrorism charges against him, as the United States government is allegedly blocking his defense by preventing the use of Venezuelan government funds to

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese regional lenders Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group Inc. and Gunma Bank said Thursday that they have reached a definite agreement to integrate their operations in April 2027. They will establish a new holding company, Gunma Niigata Financial Group

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani is taking part in a G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in Cernay-la-Ville, France that will focus on the United States-Israel war against Iran and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a foreign ministry statement said on Thursday.     

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–A Jiji Press survey showed Thursday that 21 of 100 major Japanese companies plan to increase the recruitment of new graduates for spring 2027 from the levels this year. More than half of the 100 firms said that

Lyon, March 26 (Jiji Press)–The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development maintained its global economic growth forecast at 2.9 pct for 2026, in its latest Economic Outlook report released on Thursday. While noting that how the conflict between the U.S.-Israeli camp and

Asahikawa, Hokkaido, March 26 (Jiji Press)–The city government of Asahikawa, Hokkaido, agreed Thursday to pay 70 million yen to settle the high-profile case of a 14-year-old girl who was found dead from hypothermia in March 2021 after being bullied. The settlement was

(Adnkronos) – Japan has begun releasing a portion of its oil reserves, amidst the crisis caused by the war against Iran, equivalent to 30 days of domestic demand. This was reported by the Kyodo agency, specifying that this is a response never

(Adnkronos) – Two people were killed and three injured in Abu Dhabi, along Sweihan Street, where fragments of an intercepted ballistic missile fell. Gulf News reports this, citing local authorities, speaking of several damaged vehicles and recalling that previously the Ministry of

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan on Thursday began releasing a consumer price index that excludes the impact of policy measures, including free education and energy subsidies, in an effort to better gauge underlying inflation. The central bank releases the

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese regional lenders Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group Inc. and Gunma Bank said Thursday that they have reached a definitive agreement to integrate their operations in April 2027. They will establish a new holding company, Gunma Niigata Financial Group

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–The bereaved family of a former adviser to Japanese machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co., who died while being wrongfully charged with illegal exports, plans to file a damages lawsuit in early April over judges’ decisions on his detention,

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo District Court on Thursday sentenced the leader of a sex worker scouting group to four years and six months in prison for violating the employment security law. Kazuma Endo, 34-year-old head of the group called “Access,” was

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–Fuji Media Holdings Inc. has urged Japanese activist investor Yoshiaki Murakami and his first daughter, Aya Nomura, to sell their stakes in the Japanese media group, after they were found to have newly bought shares in the firm

Sapporo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–Police in the northern Japan prefecture of Hokkaido have sent papers on the operator of a now-closed zoo and its 58-year-old former president to public prosecutors on suspicion of violating the city planning law, it was learned Thursday.

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–Japanese public prosecutors on Thursday sought a fine of 1.5 million yen against former Japanese lawmaker Yasutada Ono, who allegedly failed to record a portion of revenue in his political funds reports, in a high-profile political funds scandal

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has held an event in Tokyo to promote the country’s food technology, including plant factories, land aquaculture and alternative meat. The event, hosted by Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Norikazu Suzuki, was attended by ambassadors

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Supreme Court is expected to issue a unified ruling on whether law provisions not allowing same-sex marriage are constitutional, as six related appeals have been sent to the court’s Grand Bench. The court’s Third Petty Bench, presided

Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government began releasing the country’s state oil reserves on Thursday, in an effort to ensure a stable supply of oil products amid Iran’s de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz. This is the first such