(Adnkronos) – Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is Norway’s new Finance Minister. Stoltenberg himself announced it, explaining in a note that after “carefully” considering the challenges facing the Scandinavian country, “I have decided to accept Prime Minister Store’s request to serve

(Adnkronos) – About six thousand people have left the island of Santorini in the last 48 hours after the Greek island and nearby Amorgos were hit by over 200 earthquakes. As a source from the Greek coast guard told AFP, since Sunday

(Adnkronos) – The European Commission and Moldova have agreed on a two-year strategy for the country’s energy independence, with the aim of freeing it from Russian gas supplies, interrupted by Moscow due to the termination of the transit agreement in Ukraine, and

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni can leverage her friendship with United States president Donald Trump in any tariff negotiations he has with EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday.  “I believe we need to

(Adnkronos) – The Prime Minister of Japan, Shigeru Ishiba, will be engaged from Thursday in a three-day visit to the United States during which the first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump is scheduled. The Tokyo government announced it, as reported

(Adnkronos) – The Trump administration is reportedly considering an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. The Wall Street Journal writes, citing its own well-informed sources and referring to the measures that Elon Musk’s Department for Government Efficiency intends to adopt

(Adnkronos) – Italy is keen to be a “bridge” between Europe and the United States – its top trade and investment partner – to avoid a damaging trade war triggered by US president Donald Trump’s plan to slap tariffs on the bloc,

(Adnkronos) – El Salvador will host “US criminals and illegal immigrants from any country” in its prisons. These are the terms of some agreements signed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a visit to San Salvador with Salvadoran President Nayib

(Adnkronos) – China is appealing to the WTO against Donald Trump’s duties. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced in a note that it had filed “an appeal against the tariff measures of the United States to defend its legitimate rights and interests”

(Adnkronos) – The 15-point ‘Immediate Action Program’ wanted by Friedrich Merz was unanimously adopted by the Cdu Congress. There were no votes against. The Cdu plans to start coalition negotiations on the basis of these 15 points.  

(Adnkronos) – The premier of Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, has terminated the contract with Starlink, Elon Musk’s internet service provider, in response to US President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs on the North American country.  Doug Ford had signed a C$100

(Adnkronos) – The German Green Party and the Linke (The Left) have seen a surge in membership registrations. Following the tumultuous session of the Bundestag and the CDU’s ‘break’ from the taboo of collaboration with the AfD, between last Wednesday and Sunday

(Adnkronos) – The presidents of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Paul Kagame and Felix Tshisekedi, will participate in a joint extraordinary summit on Saturday of the Community of East African States (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump confirmed in a post on Truth that he had agreed with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to an “immediate” one-month suspension of tariffs announced against the Central American country. “It was a very friendly conversation in which (Sheinbaum, ed.)

(Adnkronos) – A 17-year-old girl died in Queensland, Australia, after being attacked by a shark one hundred meters from shore. Local police reported this, explaining that the young woman had sustained very serious injuries to her upper body. The Queensland Ambulance Service

(Adnkronos) – Italy must become top interlocutor for resource-rich Africa, which in coming decades “is likely to become the most important continent in the world,” foreign minister Antonio Tajani stated on Monday.   “I want to stress how important it is for

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s conservative premier Giorgia Meloni has congratulated Bart De Wever, who was on Monday sworn in as Belgium’s new prime minister after seven months of political negotiations followed inconclusive national polls last June.  “Congratulations and best wishes to my friend

(Adnkronos) – Italy is moving ahead with its multi-billion euro Mattei plan to accelerate Africa’s economic growth, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said Monday, announcing he will visit Egypt later this month.  “We are moving forward on the Mattei plan, we are working

(Adnkronos) – Bilateral ties, international cooperation, domestic, regional and global affairs and Georgia’s stalled European Union membership bid were at the centre of talks Monday between Italy’s envoy Massimiliano D’Antuono and the Caucasian country’s foreign minister Maka Botchorishvili.  “Amb.@maxdantuono met Maka Botchorishvili,

(Adnkronos) – Thirty Palestinian minors suffering from cancer will be brought to Italy for treatment as part of Italy’s ongoing efforts to protect Palestinian children, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told a summit taking place at the Vatican on Monday.  ”Thirty Palestinian children

(Adnkronos) – Koryo Tours, a British tour operator based in Beijing but specializing in tourism to North Korea, has announced the opening of bookings for a trip to the border city of Rason, to celebrate the birthday of former leader Kim Jong

(Adnkronos) – A Pakistani policeman was killed in the northwest of the country while he was on his way to join a team tasked with conducting polio vaccinations. Pakistani police reported this to Afp. The attack came on the day of the

(Adnkronos) – One person died and four others were injured following an explosion that occurred in the ‘Scarlet Sails’ residential complex in north-west Moscow. The Ria Novosti news agency reports citing emergency services. The cause of the explosion is currently unknown. 

(Adnkronos) – US President Donald Trump announced last night that he will hold talks with the leaders of Canada and Mexico “tomorrow morning”, after signing punitive tariffs of 25% towards both countries.  Trump also anticipated to reporters his intention to implement duties

(Adnkronos) – Norwegian police have stopped a ship with a Russian crew suspected of being involved in the latest damage to a cable in the Baltic Sea between Latvia. This was announced by the police in Tromso, in northern Norway, stating that

(Adnkronos) – Overwhelmed with criticism for having promoted a provision against immigration that would have been supported by the AfD, the leader of the CDU, Friederich Merz, reacted with ill-concealed annoyance to the request of the leader of the Greens in the

(Adnkronos) – Jean Marie Le Pen’s tomb, who died on January 7, was vandalized. According to what was reported to Le Figaro by a police source, last night, unknown persons vandalized the tomb of the founder of the Front National and father

(Adnkronos) – A 5.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the province of Aceh, Indonesia. No tsunami warning was issued. Initial data from the meteorological agency spoke of a magnitude 6.2 earthquake, later corrected to 5.9. The tremors occurred around 6 pm local

(Adnkronos) – Former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, an exponent of the Law and Justice party, has been arrested following his refusal to testify before the parliamentary commission of inquiry into the Pis government’s use of Israeli Pegasus software against political opponents.

(Adnkronos) – Italy and other EU countries should buy more US goods to avoid a trade war, foreign minister Antonio Told Politico.eu in an interview on Friday.  “If Europe wants to avoid a trade war with (US president) Donald Trump, who is