(Adnkronos) – Since Kash Patel took over as director of the FBI last February, the agency has significantly increased its use of lie detector tests, normally reserved for cases of employees who may have betrayed their country or have proven unreliable in

(Adnkronos) – Italy on Friday commemorated over 8,000 Muslim Bosniak men and boys slain by Serb forces at the town of Srebrenica in July 1995 during the Bosnian war, calling the massacre “one of the most atrocious crimes committed on the continent

(Adnkronos) – The appointment of constitutional judges divides the German governing coalition and forces the postponement of the confirmation vote. This morning, legislators from the Social Democratic Party (SPD) announced an emergency meeting on the decision of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s center-right bloc

(Adnkronos) – About thirty PKK militants, men and women in uniform, destroyed their weapons by setting them on fire in a symbolic ceremony in Sulaimaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan, thus responding to the call for disarmament that their leader, Adbullah Ocalan, had made on

(Adnkronos) – At least 798 people have been killed while trying to receive food aid in the Gaza Strip since the end of May. This was reported by the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).  Of the

(Adnkronos) – Italy and France continue to support Ukraine against invader Russia, are working for a truce in Gaza, back Syria and Lebanon’s stability, want to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and to kick-start Libya’s stalled political process, foreign minister Antonio

(Adnkronos) – Thousands of people are expected today in Srebrenica, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, to commemorate the genocide committed thirty years ago by Bosnian Serb forces, one of the worst massacres committed on European soil since the Second World War. On the

(Adnkronos) – 35% tariffs on imports into the United States from Canada from August 1st. On Truth Donald Trump published a “letter” addressed to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. “From August 1, 2025, we will impose 35% tariffs on Canadian products sent

(Adnkronos) – Federal judge Joseph Laplante has blocked nationwide the executive order with which US President Donald Trump intended to end birthright citizenship, the citizenship obtained by birth in the United States. Laplante granted the request of immigration rights attorneys to certify

(Adnkronos) – A record number of arrests in June, never so many in the last five years. But also few expulsions, decidedly fewer than how many US President Donald Trump had promised at the beginning of his term and even fewer than

(Adnkronos) – The administrative heads of the German parliament have ordered lawmakers to remove the rainbow flags displayed in their offices, citing internal regulations. The display of flags is “fundamentally prohibited, regardless of their specific symbolism,” said a spokesman for the Bundestag,

(Adnkronos) – The United Nations has appealed to “all parties” in Libya to avoid further fighting in Tripoli, after an increase in military reinforcements was reported in and around the capital, despite the agreement reached after the May clashes. The United Nations

(Adnkronos) – 14 million people are at risk of flooding in the United States, where a ‘Flood Watch’ has been issued today in areas that could be affected, after the devastation in Texas that cost the lives of at least 120 people.

(Adnkronos) – Members of the German far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) will be banned from holding public office in the southwestern state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The regional government announced this today.  All those who apply for positions in the public service will

(Adnkronos) – Italy will make a 30 million euro loan to Ukraine to build a new wing for the southern port city of Odessa’s regional pediatric hospital and a two million euro loan for medical equipment for the hospital, according to the

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani and Ukraine’s development and reconstruction minister Oleksii Kuleba on Thursday inked agreements on restoring cultural assets in the bomb-damaged southern port city of Odessa and to improve its water supply network.  “This is not just

(Adnkronos) – Participants at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome have made financial commitments of more than 10 billion euros to support the war-torn country’s reconstruction, Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday.  “We must be proud of the result we are

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s government wants to see Ukraine’s rebuilding during the ongoing war with Russia because the war-ravaged former Soviet republic cannot lack “basic infrastructure”, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday.  “We want reconstruction to take place while the war is

(Adnkronos) – “Brazil is a sovereign state, with independent institutions, and will not accept any form of guardianship”. With a long post on X, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva responds to the public “letter” on X from Donald Trump with 50% tariffs

(Adnkronos) – At least 120 people have died as a result of the devastating flood that hit Texas. At least 160 are still missing. This is reported by the American media, citing local authorities. In Kerr County, the official death toll is

(Adnkronos) – The now former president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested again. He was arrested for the second time on the basis of a warrant from the Seoul Central District Court and today he will not be present

(Adnkronos) – Kyiv still in the crosshairs. At least two people died and 14 were injured in Russian attacks, with drones and missiles, which hit the Ukrainian capital overnight. The authorities denounce this, as reported by The Kyiv Independent, more than three

(Adnkronos) – The defence of Ukraine from Russia’s more-than-three-year-old invasion does not just affect Ukrainians but is vital for “us all” and for democracy, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said Thursday in opening remarks to a meeting in Rome.  “Defending Ukraine is not

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani and Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky held brief talks ahead of the Ukraine Recovery Conference which got underway in Rome on Thursday.  Tajani, Zelensky, Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni, European Union Commission president Ursula von der Leyen,

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani and US president Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg held talks on the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery Conference which kicks off in Rome on Thursday.  Tajani who is set to open the

(Adnkronos) – A two-day conference to support Ukraine’s reconstruction and recovery and on accelerate its European Union entry opens in Rome on Thursday, attended by over 5,000 participants including the war-ravaged country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, Italy’s entire cabinet and 2,000 companies.  “The

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s companies can “add value” to war-ravaged Ukraine’s reconstruction and supporting Kiev is “a duty and an extraordinary opportunity for shared growth”, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday.  “I believe that the experience of the Italian private sector can

(Adnkronos) – Two Chinese citizens, father and son, have been arrested in Ukraine. They are accused of espionage, of having tried to smuggle missile technology out of the country. According to Ukrinform news, on June 26, a 24-year-old Chinese man, a former