(Adnkronos) – Asia “has always been a crossroads between the West and the East, and plays a strategic role on the global stage,” Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni said on Friday during a visit to Kazakhstan.  “Moreover, in difficult times like the ones

(Adnkronos) – United States president Donald Trump will make a deal on tariffs with the European Union “in the end” as he did with key trade partners Canada, Mexico and China, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday.  “I am convinced that

(Adnkronos) – Italy has a strong economic interest in the stability of the Middle East region, where 40% of its exports transit through the Red Sea, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told an event in Rome on Thursday.  “Exports make up a total

(Adnkronos) – To end Israel’s devastating war in Gaza, the costal enclave’s ruling Palestinian Islamist group Hamas needs to be neutralised and Israel’s wrath over its 7 October 2023 deadly cross-border terror attack must be calmed, according to Italy.  “The problem is

(Adnkronos) – Seventy deaths in two days due to cholera in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. This is the toll confirmed by the Ministry of Health. A statement reports 942 new cases and 25 deaths recorded yesterday, after the 1,177 new infections and

(Adnkronos) – “There are no winners in tariff wars or trade wars. Protectionism hurts everyone’s interests.” This was reiterated by the Chinese Foreign Ministry, as reported by the Global Times, after a US federal court ruled against Donald Trump’s decision to impose

(Adnkronos) – At least one person died and several others were injured in the Russian attacks that hit Ukraine overnight. Local authorities denounce this. In Bilopillia, in the Sumy region, in the northeast of the country near the Russian border, one person

(Adnkronos) – “I don’t want to disappoint anyone: in diplomacy, contacts, the exchange of documents, phone calls are very important. But what really matters is that the parties have the motivation to stop the war. And if I look around, I don’t

(Adnkronos) – Elon Musk confirms his intention to leave his position in the Trump Administration. “Now that my time as Special Government Employee is coming to an end, I would like to thank President Trump for the opportunity to reduce waste,” he

(Adnkronos) – The United States “will decisively revoke visas for Chinese students”. This was announced by the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, stating – CNN reports – that the State Department will work with the Department of Homeland Security on the

(Adnkronos) – During its upcoming three-year membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council from next year, Italy will keep striving to end capital punishment in all countries, the embassy in Afghanistan wrote Thursday on X.  “A universal moratorium on the #deathpenalty

(Adnkronos) – He sexually abused hundreds of patients, mostly children, between 1989 and 2014. For this reason, former French surgeon Joel Le Scouarnecè was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Impassive as he listened to Judge Aude Burési deliver the verdict –

(Adnkronos) – “We must grow enough potatoes so that they are sufficient for Belarus and for Russia.” It is the order from Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko, a close ally of Vladimir Putin, who is asking for an increase in production, as reported

(Adnkronos) – Hamas reported that it has reached an agreement with the US envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff “on the general lines” for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. In a note, Hamas explains that the draft agreement provides that

(Adnkronos) – In China, more than 13.3 million students have registered this year for the ‘gaokao’, the fateful university entrance exam. The Ministry of Education announced this, as reported by the official Xinhua agency. The dreaded tests will begin on June 7.

(Adnkronos) – Germany tightens up on family reunification and times to obtain citizenship. Friedrich Merz’s new government has approved measures that include restrictions on family reunification for certain groups of migrants and a tightening of the rules for applying for citizenship. The

(Adnkronos) – The low-cost airline Ryanair has announced the cancellation of its flights to Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, at least until August 1st. The decision has led to the cancellation of hundreds of thousands of airline tickets, writes

(Adnkronos) – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has stated that his country would be willing to establish diplomatic relations with Israel, provided that the latter recognizes the State of Palestine. He said this during a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, on

(Adnkronos) – At least 10 people have died and another 43 have been injured due to strong winds and thunderstorms that have caused flash floods and landslides in central and northern Pakistan. This was reported by the Pakistani Disaster Management Authority.  In

(Adnkronos) – On the 600th day of the war between Israel and Hamas, the families of Israeli hostages still held in the Gaza Strip blocked a major road in central Tel Aviv, demanding a comprehensive agreement that guarantees the release of all

(Adnkronos) – US President Donald Trump has stated that Canada will have free access to the new US missile defense system, the “Golden Dome”, but only on the condition that it becomes part of the United States. Otherwise, he said, Ottawa will

(Adnkronos) – Calin Georgescu has announced his retirement from political life, a few months after winning the Romanian presidential elections last November, in a round that was however annulled due to Russian interference. Excluded from the repeat vote held on May 18,

(Adnkronos) – The cholera epidemic in Sudan has caused 172 deaths and 2,700 infections in one week. The Ministry of Health of Khartoum reports this. In a note, the Sudanese Ministry of Health stated that 90 percent of the cases were reported

(Adnkronos) – Three tombs of as many important statesmen of the New Kingdom (1539-1077 BC) have been discovered in Dra’Abu El Naga, an important non-royal necropolis near Luxor, Egypt. This was announced by the Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Sherif Fathy,

(Adnkronos) – Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the village of Qaryut, near Nablus, in the northern West Bank in the last few hours. Palestinian media reported this, adding that the settlers set fire to several vehicles and threw stones, damaging houses and

(Adnkronos) – Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has again accused the French secret services of having exerted pressure to interfere with the recent presidential elections in Romania. Speaking via video link at the Oslo Freedom Forum, Durov said: “I was asked

(Adnkronos) – Finland’s ambassador Matti Lassila will attend a hearing of Italy’s lower house of parliament’s foreign affairs committee on Wednesday as part of fact-finding investigation of the Artic region’s geopolitical dynamics.  Lassila’s hearing is slated for 8.45 am, the parliament said

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(Adnkronos) – A total 15 trucks funded by the ‘Food for Gaza’ scheme have now entered the coastal enclave since Israel last week caved into pressure from allies in the US and said it would allow a “basic” amount of food in

(Adnkronos) – An explosion occurred at a site of the Youdao Chemical company in Gaomi, in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong. The Global Times reports. According to the Chinese official news agency Xinhua, the explosion occurred around 12 local time and