(Adnkronos) – While in Europe and around the world the debate on minimum age, identity verification, and the responsibility of digital platforms intensifies, Australia has become one of the main global laboratories for regulating online safety for children and adolescents. The protagonist

(Adnkronos) – Israeli-Russian freelance journalist Nick Kolyohin was removed from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plane bound for Washington moments before departure, after a final security check. The Jerusalem Post reported this. According to the reporter’s account, he had received regular authorization

(Adnkronos) – Fincantieri subsidiary WASS Submarine Systems signed a contract worth over 200 million euros with Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry to supply state-of-the-art MU90 lightweight torpedoes and logistics support services for the Saudi navy, the Italian shipbuilder stated on Tuesday.  The agreement

(Adnkronos) – Three people died in a helicopter crash last night in southeastern Libya, during a medical evacuation operation organized by armed forces loyal to Marshal Khalifa Haftar. The Libyan news agency Lana reported this, specifying that the aircraft crashed while it

(Adnkronos) – Bangladesh votes on Thursday for general elections and a referendum on reforms. These are the first consultations since the 2024 student uprising, also known as the July revolution, marking the end of the Sheikh Hasina era. And it’s the ‘debut’

(Adnkronos) – With a motion signed by Jeanine Pirro, Donald Trump’s loyalist appointed Attorney General of Washington, the Department of Justice has requested that Steven Bannon’s conviction for refusing to testify to Congress about his role in the January 6 assault on

(Adnkronos) – The Russian federal communications oversight body has announced that it has imposed restrictions on the Telegram messaging platform for alleged violations of Russian law, as Moscow seeks to push citizens to use national online services, which are subject to much

(Adnkronos) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reiterated that he will never back down from the mandate received and that he will continue to fight for the citizens, despite the earthquake that hit Downing Street after the publication of three million files

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–After leading her ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s historic victory in Sunday’s House of Representatives election, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi began full-scale preparations Tuesday for realizing signature policies. Takaichi held talks with her cabinet ministers relevant to key

(Adnkronos) – The ‘foibe’ killings of up to 15,000 Italian adults and children by Yugoslav partisans between 1943 and 1945 has shaped Italy’s national identity and foreign policy and are “a warning for our time”, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday. 

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday that its group net profit in April-December last year fell 42.2 pct from a year before to 465,437 million yen. The major Japanese automaker has been hit hard by the slowdown of the

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese households’ spending increased at a slower pace than income over the past five years, a report by the Cabinet Office showed Tuesday, indicating that people saved more amid inflation. According to the fiscal 2025 report on the

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will visit Germany from Friday to attend the Munich Security Conference. Motegi announced his planned trip at a press conference Tuesday. At the annual conference in Munich, which

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Four Chinese coast guard ships entered Japan’s territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Tuesday. It is the first time since Jan. 14 that a Chinese official ship has sailed

Berlin/Paris, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Germany seems to be considering participating in a joint project among Japan, Britain and Italy to develop a next-generation fighter jet, as its collaboration with France and Spain faces challenges. In 2017, Germany and France came up with

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Prudential Life Insurance Co. said Tuesday that it has set up a third-party committee to investigate widespread fraud in which its employees scammed clients out of some 3.1 billion yen. “We’ve found it necessary to undergo a third-party

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, is set to be convened for a special session Feb. 18, when Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to be re-elected leader of the country and launch her second cabinet. The government presented the

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s transport ministry has completed notifications suspending a total of 3,333 delivery minivehicles at 1,862 post offices operated by Japan Post Co. over improper driver roll calls, including alcohol and health checks, transport minister Yasushi Kaneko said Tuesday.

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government’s total debt as of the end of December 2025 rose by 8,580.6 billion yen from three months before to a record 1,342,172 billion yen, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday. Of the total balance, general government

(Adnkronos) – Italy wants to continuously boost its presence in Latin America and be a ‘reference point’ for the region – a goal that former under-secretary Giorgio Silli can help achieve as the International Italo-Latin American Organisation’s new secretary-general, according to foreign

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–More than 60 pct of Japan’s prefectural and municipal governments listened to opinions of children and young people in fiscal 2024 in an effort to reflect them in policies, a Children and Families Agency survey has shown. All

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa said Tuesday that he will visit the United States for four days from Wednesday to discuss Japanese investments in and loans to the United States as part of the two countries’ tariff deal.

(Adnkronos) – Rumeysa Ozturk, the Turkish student at Tufts University, will not be expelled from the United States. She won her legal battle after being detained by immigration officers near her home in Massachusetts. Her lawyers announced this, explaining that the immigration

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Gold and silver medals for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics are about 10 pct lighter than those at Tokyo 2020, yet their metal value has climbed nearly fourfold as geopolitical tensions have driven precious metal prices higher. The silver

(Adnkronos) – The new death toll from the heavy snowfall that has hit Japan since January 20 is at least 46. The update was provided by the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, as reported by local media. According to the Asahi Shimbun

Uwajima, Ehime Pref., Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Bereaved relatives, students, teachers and others gathered Tuesday to mark 25 years since an incident in which a Japanese fisheries high school training vessel was struck by a U.S. nuclear submarine off Hawaii in 2001, leaving

Uwajima, Ehime Pref., Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Bereaved relatives, students, teachers and others gathered Tuesday to mark 25 years since an incident in which a Japanese fisheries high school training vessel was struck by a U.S. nuclear submarine off Hawaii in 2001, leaving

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Production of fish paste products such as “chikuwa,” fried “kamaboko” and “hanpen” fish cakes has begun to rebound in Japan after decades of declines amid lower demand. Production of fish paste products in the country dropped by more

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, will hold a special session from Feb. 18 through July 17, Hiroshi Kajiyama, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Diet affairs chief, said Tuesday. Kajiyama unveiled the plan at a meeting with his counterparts from

Tokyo, Feb. 10 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rewrote its all-time closing high for the second straight day on Tuesday, as buying momentum continued after Sunday’s general election. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s