(Adnkronos) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz regrets the announced US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and the World Health Organization, decided by President Donald Trump after his reinstatement.  “We have confidence in international organizations and a rules-based international order,” a government spokeswoman

(Adnkronos) – EU member states should allocate sums equal to “5-6%” of their respective Gross Domestic Products to defense in the coming years. This was stated by the European Commissioner for Defense Andrius Kubilius, speaking at the annual conference of the European

(Adnkronos) – “We agree with Panamanian President Mulino that Panama’s sovereignty and independence are non-negotiable and that the channel is not under the direct or indirect control of any great power.” This was stated by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning during

(Adnkronos) – “Energy prices in Europe are still structurally higher than those of the United States and China” and vary “very significantly within the EU itself. We need to lower them as we complete the phase-out of Russian fossil fuels”. This was

(Adnkronos) – The Trump Administration has begun working immediately on the second phase of the agreement for the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of the more than 60 hostages that Hamas has yet to decide to release. Politico writes,

(Adnkronos) – China reiterated its determination to defend its “national interests” today after Donald Trump said he wanted to impose 10% duties on Chinese imports.  “There are no winners in a trade war (…) China remains firmly determined to defend its national

(Adnkronos) – The death sentence of a man who killed a police officer in the city of Zarandieh, in the central province of Markazi, has been carried out in Iran. This was reported by the Iranian Judiciary news agency, Mizan online. ”The

(Adnkronos) – Italian major Eni’s biofuels unit Enilive has begun producing sustainable aviation fuel at its plant in Gela, Sicily, with an annual capacity of 400,000 tonnes, representing nearly one-third of expected European SAF demand next year.  “Eni started investing in this

(Adnkronos) – The Saudi Foreign Minister, Faisal bin Farhan, said he was “hopeful” that the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip would hold. “It is the responsibility of everyone in the region to keep it in force,” the minister, quoted by ‘Ha’aretz’, stressed. 

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s “deep bond of friendship” with the United States forms the lodestar of its foreign policy, and the two countries will work to cement transatlantic ties, according to foreign minister Antonio Tajani.  “Italy and the United States share common interests

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani is on Wednesday chairing a round table on the Food for Gaza scheme being spearheaded by Italy in collaboration with the Rome-based United Nations agencies World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organisation, the Red Cross

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from the devastating fire that broke out this morning inside a hotel in Kartalkaya, a ski resort in northwestern Turkey, has risen to 66 dead and 51 injured. This was stated by the Turkish Interior Minister Ali

(Adnkronos) – A few hours after his inauguration, United States President Donald Trump called North Korea a “nuclear power”. However, although no one in the international community doubts that Pyongyang possesses a nuclear arsenal, Kim Jong-un’s regime is not officially recognized internationally

(Adnkronos) – On his first day as president, Donald Trump relaunches the threat to impose 25% tariffs on the two countries bordering the United States, Mexico and Canada, starting February 1st. The move would constitute a huge upheaval in trade policy in

(Adnkronos) – The government is “committed” to battling climate change but believes the European Union’s agreed law banning combustion engine cars by 2035 is “wrong” due to the 70,000 jobs that will be lost, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday. 

(Adnkronos) – A few hours after Donald Trump was sworn in, Marco Rubio was confirmed as Secretary of State by a unanimous vote of the Senate, becoming the first actual member of the new administration. At the same time, a much more

(Adnkronos) – Russia and China support the construction of a “more equitable multipolar world order.” This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a video call with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.  “We jointly support the construction of a more equitable

(Adnkronos) – The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) criticized the decision by US President Donald Trump to lift the sanctions that the previous Biden Administration had imposed on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, arguing that this measure encourages “crimes” against Palestinians. “Lifting

(Adnkronos) – The Southern Hydrogen Corridor infrastructure project linking North Africa to Germany and Austria via Italy strengthens the country’s role as an energy hub, foreign minister Antonio Tajani told a business forum in Rome on Tuesday, according to a foreign ministry

(Adnkronos) – An infrastucture project to transport renewable hydrogen for over 3,300 kilometres from Algeria and Tunisia via Italy to Germany and Austria will help companies and cut energy costs, boosting competitiveness, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday.  “This green hydrogen

(Adnkronos) – Iran, which opposes the US-brokered 2020 normalisation process between Israel and Arab states “must not threaten Israel” and use its regional proxies to unravel the Jewish state’s current truce with Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza, Italy has stated.  The

(Adnkronos) – The goal in the conflict-wracked Middle East must be the creation of a Palestinian state that coexists peacefully with and in mutual recognition of Israel – a tough process that will take “years” to achieve according to Italy.  “The goal

(Adnkronos) – The impeached president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, told the Constitutional Court that he will answer all of the judges’ questions. He had been refusing to do so for days.  “I will answer any questions and provide further guidance

(Adnkronos) – At least 16 people have died and another 10 have been injured in a landslide caused by heavy rains in Indonesia’s Central Java province. This was stated by Doni Prakoso, chief of police in the city of Pekalongan, to local

(Adnkronos) – US President Donald Trump has pardoned about 1,500 defendants for the January 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol. It is “a total, complete and unconditional pardon to all other individuals convicted of crimes related to events that occurred at or

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump will introduce a state of national emergency on the border with Mexico in order to deploy military forces to ensure its surveillance, said a member of his administration during the inauguration ceremony of the presidency. The national emergency

(Adnkronos) – “My family has been the subject of continuous attacks and threats motivated solely by the desire to harm me, the worst kind of partisan politics. Unfortunately I have no reason to believe these attacks will end.” This is how Joe

(Adnkronos) – Among the first executive orders that Donald Trump will sign – about a hundred today – there will be one to rename the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America.” Abc News writes, recalling that the president-elect had already anticipated

(Adnkronos) – The French government is “determined” to achieve the goal of bringing the deficit below the 3% threshold by 2029. This was stated by French Economy Minister Éric Lombard as he entered the Eurogroup meeting in Brussels. 2025 will be the

(Adnkronos) – They are lonely, often in financial difficulty. So much so that they would be willing to pay to stay in prison. Because here they receive regular meals, free health care, the company they lack outside. It happens in Japan’s largest