(Adnkronos) – Where the Gulf of Mexico once was, today on Google Maps, there is the Gulf of America. At least for American users, who see the new name of the body of water as required by the executive order signed by

(Adnkronos) – Bootleg liquor has claimed victims in Indonesia. Authorities have confirmed that at least nine people have died after drinking adulterated alcohol during a party in Cianjur, in the province of West Java. Three other people are hospitalized, police said.  According

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni and Austrian counterpart Alexander Schallenberg looked at ways of cementing “already excellent” ties during talks in Rome on Monday that centred on migration, competitiveness and security, Meloni’s office said in a statement.  “The meeting allowed an

(Adnkronos) – Tensions between Azerbaijan and Russia are rising after the Azerbaijani airliner flying from Baku to Grozny crashed in Kazakhstan last December due to the impact with “an external object”, as investigators have established. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has repeatedly said

(Adnkronos) – Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has announced his resignation after opposition forces succeeded in initiating impeachment proceedings against him. Local media report that Iohannis explained that he made the decision to “spare Romania and its citizens this crisis,” stating that he

(Adnkronos) – A bus carrying 75 people plunged into a ravine in Guatemala City. At least 31 people have died, rescuers said. “So far 31 bodies have been recovered from the bus and we are working to rescue other people who are

(Adnkronos) – Rescue workers continue to operate in southwest China after a landslide buried several homes on Saturday. At least 28 people are still missing, according to media reports in the Asian giant. The official death toll is at least one dead

(Adnkronos) – Tragedy in South Korea. A teacher stabbed an eight-year-old student, who later died from her injuries. It happened in an elementary school in Daejeon, 160 kilometers south of Seoul, as the South Korean agency Yonhap reports. According to the reconstruction,

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni held talks in Rome on Monday with Austria’s caretaker chancellor and foreign minister Alexander Schallenberg, according to a government statement.  Schallenberg was sworn in as interim chancellor on 10 January, replacing fellow conservative Karl Nehammer, who

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani on Monday condemned the vandalism in Basovizza near the Slovenian border at the weekend of a monument to victims of the World War II-era massacres by Yugoslav forces.  “The desecration of the Basovizza foiba site

(Adnkronos) – Candidate countries Serbia, Albania and Montenegro may be ready to join the European Union in 2029, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday on the sidelines of a meeting in Rome on the Western Balkans.  “For Serbia, Montenegro and

(Adnkronos) – The stability of the Western Balkans region is “a priority” for the Italy’s government, and is vital for Europe’s security, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said Monday ahead of a meeting in Rome of the ‘Friends of the Balkans’ group.  “The

(Adnkronos) – Career diplomat Andy Detaille is Belgium’s new envoy to Italy after he received president Sergio Mattarella’s seal of approval, the foreign ministry said on Monday in a statement.  Detaille has headed Belgium’s foreign ministry’s Directorate-General for European Affairs since September

(Adnkronos) – The party of Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti is on course to win the most seats in Kosovo’s parliamentary elections. This was stated by the electoral commission, while specifying that the numbers are not enough to form a government majority. 

(Adnkronos) – More than 100 people were trapped in a thermal resort in Fukushima, in northeastern Japan, after a snow slide blocked the entrance to several accommodation facilities. Local authorities reported this.   A first landslide occurred around 4 am local time

(Adnkronos) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro has asked his ministers and other senior officials to resign, at the height of days of high tension for the government after the president denounced his team on live television.  “I have asked for the resignations

(Adnkronos) – Ecuador’s leftist presidential candidate, Luisa Gonzalez, said the first-round election result was a “statistical tie” that will send the two candidates to a runoff.  Addressing euphoric supporters in Quito, Gonzalez, of the Revolución Ciudadana party, celebrated the “victory” for the

(Adnkronos) – Eni’s current activities in and diversification plans for Ghana were the focus of talks between the country’s president John Dramani Mahama and the Italian major’s CEO Claudio Descalzi in Accra on Friday.  Descalzi highlighted achievements of the Cape Three Points

(Adnkronos) – Italy and Monaco want to hold a business forum to boost exports and investment opportunities for both countries’ companies, foreign minister Antonio Tajani announced on Friday after talks with head of state Prince Albert.  “It is an honour to meet

(Adnkronos) – Connectivity – by land and sea – and boosting bilateral language, cultural, tourism and health cooperation are the focus of foreign minister Antonio Tajani’s visit to France’s southern city of Nice on Friday, according to a foreign ministry statement.  “Ensuring

(Adnkronos) – Relations between Italy and Monaco are “excellent” and the two countries want to deepen their already “solid” ties foreign minister Antonio Tajani said ahead of a visit on Friday.  “The state of relations between Italy and the Principality is excellent,”

(Adnkronos) – Three local employees of the Swiss NGO Entraide Protestante Suisse (Heks) were killed in an attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where violent fighting is underway between M23 separatists and the Congolese army. This was

(Adnkronos) – Greenlanders may soon vote in a referendum to declare independence from Denmark. This is the idea of Erik Jensen, leader of the Siumut Social Democrats, who are clearly favored in the vote on March 11.  The leader of the ruling

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s ambassador Ukraine, Carlo Formosa, took part in high-level discussions on the European Union candidate country’s integration within the European single market, the embassy wrote Friday on X.   Ukraine’s economy of minister and deputy premier Yulia Svyrydenko chaired the

(Adnkronos) – Italy backs a Palestinian state but cannot recognise one yet as “we don’t have Palestine”, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday after talks in Israel’s port city of Ashdod with Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar.  “Italy’s position is very

(Adnkronos) – Russian singer-songwriter Vadim Stroykin, who spoke out against the war in Ukraine in a post on VKontakte in 2022, fell from one of the windows of his home in St. Petersburg while a search was underway, Ovd-Info reported. Stroykin died

(Adnkronos) – Italy should consider investigating the International Criminal Court for an arrest warrant for a Libyan war crimes suspect that was full of errors, foreign minister Tajani said on Thursday, after the ICC reportedly opened a probe into Rome’s alleged obstruction

(Adnkronos) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed the head of the space agency Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, who had been deputy defense minister under Sergei Shoigu, without specifying the reason. He appointed Deputy Transport Minister Dmitry Bakanov to replace him.  Bakanov, 39,

(Adnkronos) – After months of extremely difficult negotiations, which cost the Barnier government its fall, and new motions of no confidence that Francois Bayrou managed to overcome, the French Parliament has finally approved the 2025 budget. Adopted by the National Assembly thanks