(Adnkronos) – Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni held talks in Rome on Monday with Austria’s caretaker chancellor and foreign minister Alexander Schallenberg, according to a government statement.  Schallenberg was sworn in as interim chancellor on 10 January, replacing fellow conservative Karl Nehammer, who

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani on Monday condemned the vandalism in Basovizza near the Slovenian border at the weekend of a monument to victims of the World War II-era massacres by Yugoslav forces.  “The desecration of the Basovizza foiba site

(Adnkronos) – Candidate countries Serbia, Albania and Montenegro may be ready to join the European Union in 2029, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday on the sidelines of a meeting in Rome on the Western Balkans.  “For Serbia, Montenegro and

(Adnkronos) – The stability of the Western Balkans region is “a priority” for the Italy’s government, and is vital for Europe’s security, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said Monday ahead of a meeting in Rome of the ‘Friends of the Balkans’ group.  “The

(Adnkronos) – Career diplomat Andy Detaille is Belgium’s new envoy to Italy after he received president Sergio Mattarella’s seal of approval, the foreign ministry said on Monday in a statement.  Detaille has headed Belgium’s foreign ministry’s Directorate-General for European Affairs since September

(Adnkronos) – The party of Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti is on course to win the most seats in Kosovo’s parliamentary elections. This was stated by the electoral commission, while specifying that the numbers are not enough to form a government majority. 

(Adnkronos) – More than 100 people were trapped in a thermal resort in Fukushima, in northeastern Japan, after a snow slide blocked the entrance to several accommodation facilities. Local authorities reported this.   A first landslide occurred around 4 am local time

(Adnkronos) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro has asked his ministers and other senior officials to resign, at the height of days of high tension for the government after the president denounced his team on live television.  “I have asked for the resignations

(Adnkronos) – Ecuador’s leftist presidential candidate, Luisa Gonzalez, said the first-round election result was a “statistical tie” that will send the two candidates to a runoff.  Addressing euphoric supporters in Quito, Gonzalez, of the Revolución Ciudadana party, celebrated the “victory” for the

(Adnkronos) – Eni’s current activities in and diversification plans for Ghana were the focus of talks between the country’s president John Dramani Mahama and the Italian major’s CEO Claudio Descalzi in Accra on Friday.  Descalzi highlighted achievements of the Cape Three Points

(Adnkronos) – Italy and Monaco want to hold a business forum to boost exports and investment opportunities for both countries’ companies, foreign minister Antonio Tajani announced on Friday after talks with head of state Prince Albert.  “It is an honour to meet

(Adnkronos) – Connectivity – by land and sea – and boosting bilateral language, cultural, tourism and health cooperation are the focus of foreign minister Antonio Tajani’s visit to France’s southern city of Nice on Friday, according to a foreign ministry statement.  “Ensuring

(Adnkronos) – Relations between Italy and Monaco are “excellent” and the two countries want to deepen their already “solid” ties foreign minister Antonio Tajani said ahead of a visit on Friday.  “The state of relations between Italy and the Principality is excellent,”

(Adnkronos) – Three local employees of the Swiss NGO Entraide Protestante Suisse (Heks) were killed in an attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where violent fighting is underway between M23 separatists and the Congolese army. This was

(Adnkronos) – Greenlanders may soon vote in a referendum to declare independence from Denmark. This is the idea of Erik Jensen, leader of the Siumut Social Democrats, who are clearly favored in the vote on March 11.  The leader of the ruling

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s ambassador Ukraine, Carlo Formosa, took part in high-level discussions on the European Union candidate country’s integration within the European single market, the embassy wrote Friday on X.   Ukraine’s economy of minister and deputy premier Yulia Svyrydenko chaired the

(Adnkronos) – Italy backs a Palestinian state but cannot recognise one yet as “we don’t have Palestine”, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday after talks in Israel’s port city of Ashdod with Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar.  “Italy’s position is very

(Adnkronos) – Russian singer-songwriter Vadim Stroykin, who spoke out against the war in Ukraine in a post on VKontakte in 2022, fell from one of the windows of his home in St. Petersburg while a search was underway, Ovd-Info reported. Stroykin died

(Adnkronos) – Italy should consider investigating the International Criminal Court for an arrest warrant for a Libyan war crimes suspect that was full of errors, foreign minister Tajani said on Thursday, after the ICC reportedly opened a probe into Rome’s alleged obstruction

(Adnkronos) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed the head of the space agency Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, who had been deputy defense minister under Sergei Shoigu, without specifying the reason. He appointed Deputy Transport Minister Dmitry Bakanov to replace him.  Bakanov, 39,

(Adnkronos) – After months of extremely difficult negotiations, which cost the Barnier government its fall, and new motions of no confidence that Francois Bayrou managed to overcome, the French Parliament has finally approved the 2025 budget. Adopted by the National Assembly thanks

(Adnkronos) – Just over 40,000 federal employees have so far accepted the offer, which is expected to expire today, from the Trump administration to resign with a severance package of eight months’ salary. This is reported by the Washington Post, citing informed

(Adnkronos) – The White House has asked the CIA for a list of spies who arrived in Langley in the last two years and therefore easier to fire because they are still in their probationary period. An order that the agency, led

(Adnkronos) – “We are a sovereign and democratic country, committed to dignity, equality and human rights, which fights racism and sexism by taking the Constitution and the rule of law as its reference”. This was stated in a statement by the South

(Adnkronos) – There are Syrian citizens among the ten victims of the Orebro massacre in Sweden. This was reported by the satellite TV al-Arabiya, citing information confirmed by the Syrian embassy in Sweden. From the diplomatic representation came “condolences to the families

(Adnkronos) – Highlighting its “unwavering commitment” to Palestinians, Italy has given 104 million euros of aid to Gaza and the West Bank since the devastating Israel-Hamas war began on 7 October 2023, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said in a statement on

(Adnkronos) – Libyan war crimes suspect Osama Almasry Njeem’s repatriation in January has strengthened premier Giorgia Meloni and her government, foreign minister Antonio Tajani has argued.  “It seems to me that the government has emerged stronger from this affair – this is

(Adnkronos) – Kais Saied changes his Finance Minister. Tunisian media reported overnight the decision of the Tunisian president to appoint Michket Slama Khaldi as the new head of the department. The presidency confirmed that she was sworn in at the Carthage Palace. 

(Adnkronos) – Gaza’s post-war rebuilding should be Arab-led and with international monitors including the US, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said after US president Donald Trump suggested his country take over and redevelop the coastal strip, resettle its Palestinian population and turn