(Adnkronos) – The Bois du Cazier coal mine distaster in Marcinelle, Belgium on 8 August, 1956, in which 136 Italians perished is “one of the saddest days in our history” foreign minister Antonio Tajani stated on Friday – the anniversary of the

(Adnkronos) – Russia’s ongoing invasion Ukraine topped the agenda during premier Giorgia Meloni’s phone calls with US president Donald Trump and with his Ukrainian and Emirati counterparts Volodymyr Zelensky and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al- Nahyan late Wednesday, Meloni’s office said in

(Adnkronos) – Russia’s government has summoned Italy’s charge d’affaires Giovanni Scopa over an alleged Italian media campaign against Russia and amid a diplomatic row that erupted when the Kremlin placed president Sergio Mattarella on a list of ‘Russophobes’ last month.  “The Russian

(Adnkronos) – Ambassador Carlo Baldocci held talks with Saudi Arabia’s industry and mineral resources minister Bandar al-Khorayef on Thursday as Italy continues to strengthen its ties with the Gulf powerhouse.  “Amb. Baldocci met w/ Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Al-Khorayef @mimgov

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s envoy to Libya, Gianluca Alberini, and National Oil Company (NOC) chairman, Masoud Suleimani, held “fruitful” talks Thursday that looked at the “strategic” energy sector and prospects for development, the embassy wrote on X.  “Meeting between Ambassador Alberini and NOC

(Adnkronos) – Three people were arrested in Germany as part of an investigation into a far-right network dismantled in December 2022 and suspected of planning a coup in the country. The arrests of the three men, all German citizens, suspected of “belonging

(Adnkronos) – The mayor of the French town of Villeneuve-de-Marc, a municipality of about 1,100 inhabitants in the Isère department (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), was hospitalized last night in serious condition after being attacked in the street by a resident. France Bleu reported this last

(Adnkronos) – Thailand and Cambodia signed an agreement on the border issue today after an extraordinary meeting of the General Border Committee, according to a Thai representative. 

(Adnkronos) – Several locations in the south of France remain on high alert today, the third day of the largest wildfire of the summer, as flames continue to devastate thousands of hectares, although their intensity has diminished.  The wind that was pushing

(Adnkronos) – Several locations in the south of France remain on high alert today, the third day of the largest wildfire of the summer, as flames continue to devastate thousands of hectares, although their intensity has diminished.  The wind that was pushing

(Adnkronos) – More than 1,500 civilians may have been massacred during an attack on Sudan’s largest refugee camp in April, in what would be the second largest war crime of the country’s catastrophic conflict. A Guardian investigation into the 72-hour attack by

(Adnkronos) – More than 1,500 civilians may have been massacred during an attack on Sudan’s largest refugee camp in April, in what would be the second largest war crime of the country’s catastrophic conflict. A Guardian investigation into the 72-hour attack by

(Adnkronos) – “It’s midnight!!! Billions of dollars in tariffs are now flowing into the United States of America!”. US President Donald Trump wrote this on Truth Social, speaking of the new and substantial tariffs he imposed on countries around the world, which

(Adnkronos) – “It’s midnight!!! Billions of dollars in tariffs are now flowing into the United States of America!”. US President Donald Trump wrote this on Truth Social, speaking of the new and substantial tariffs he imposed on countries around the world, which

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani welcomed the government’s final okay on Wednesday to build world’s longest suspension bridge – a controversial 13.5 billion euro project that should link Sicily to the mainland by 2030 – saying it would have a “positive

(Adnkronos) – Italy is opposed to settlements in the occupied West Bank, as they “undermine the foundations” of a peace process leading to a two-state solution to Israel’s long-running conflict with the Palestinians, foreign minister Antonio Tajani stated on Wednesday.  “Minister @Antonio_Tajani

(Adnkronos) – Ukrainians’ trust in President Volodymyr Zelensky has fallen from 65% in June to 58% in early August. This is revealed by a new poll published by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology and commissioned to the institute on July 23,

(Adnkronos) – The president of Republika Srpska, the Serbian entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milorad Dodik has been formally removed from office after being sentenced to one year in prison and six years of disqualification from public office. Dodik was found guilty

(Adnkronos) – The Lebanese authorities have decided to rename one of the country’s main arteries, so far named after former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, father of Bashar, in honor of the musician and playwright, Ziad Rahbani, an iconic figure of Lebanese culture,

(Adnkronos) – A group of protesters stormed the Belgrade headquarters of Serbian President Alexander Vucic’s party, the Progressive Party, at dawn today, throwing eggs, bottles and other objects, shattering several windows. The protest is part of the anti-government and anti-corruption demonstrations underway

(Adnkronos) – The new right-wing Polish president, Karol Nawrocki, was sworn in at the National Assembly and immediately issued an anti-immigration and anti-euro statement. “No to illegal immigration, yes to the zloty, no to the euro,” Nawrocki said in his inaugural address,

(Adnkronos) – Barack Obama unequivocally condemns the Texas Republicans’ attempt to redraw electoral district boundaries. “We cannot lose sight of what matters: right now, Texas Republicans are trying to manipulate electoral district boundaries to unfairly secure five seats in next year’s midterm

(Adnkronos) – Warfare that deploys nuclear weapons “is a crime against humanity”, Italy’s president Sergio Mattarella wrote on the 80th anniversary of the United States’ bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima at the end of World War II.  “Today, in a

(Adnkronos) – Giorgia Meloni held talks with Serbia’s president Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade late Tuesday after he and Italy’s envoy to Serbia, Luca Gori, met the premier upon her arrival at the capital’s Nikola Tesla International Airport.   Meloni and Vucic’s meeting

(Adnkronos) – The death sentence of a man convicted of spying for Israel was carried out this morning in Iran. “Roozbeh Vadi… was executed following a judicial proceeding and the confirmation of his sentence by the Supreme Court,” reads the judicial website

(Adnkronos) – With a minute of silence, Hiroshima commemorated this morning at 8:15 a.m. local time the dropping by the United States on August 6, 1945, of the atomic bomb that killed about 140,000 people. Three days later, an identical bomb hit

(Adnkronos) – In South Sudan, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been forced to temporarily suspend all activities in Yei River and Morobo counties, in Central Equatoria state, following a security incident that saw a staff member kidnapped for several hours. Activities will

(Adnkronos) – “Russia no longer has any restrictions” on the deployment of ground-launched short and medium-range missiles, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said after the Foreign Ministry yesterday announced the suspension of the unilateral moratorium on the deployment of this type of system

(Adnkronos) – Eighty years after the destruction, the survivors of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, known as hibakusha, have fallen below 100,000. The Guardian, in a new era of nuclear risk, interviewed some of the last survivors