(Adnkronos) – The Department of Justice has sent election observers to districts mostly won by Democrats in the 2024 elections. This emerges from CNN’s analysis of the list of 126 counties and cities across all 50 states where the Trump administration sent

(Adnkronos) – Both the Israeli Ministry of Finance and the IDF leadership were reportedly caught off guard after Donald Trump’s latest remarks and his reference to Benjamin Netanyahu a week after the Israeli vote for the renewal of the Knesset and on

(Adnkronos) – Sweden’s outgoing Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson, has been tasked with trying to form a new government, nearly two months after general elections resulted in a political stalemate. Parliament Speaker Andreas Norlen has given the conservative Kristersson, who has led a

(Adnkronos) – The transatlantic slave trade was a “monstrous injustice”. King Charles III declared this, opening the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda, while British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering the possibility of issuing official apologies for Britain’s

(Adnkronos) – As polls opened today in Michigan, the Midwest state where one of the crucial battles for Senate control is taking place, over 2.4 million voters have already cast their ballots by mail or in person at early voting centers opened

(Adnkronos) – ”If people in the United States ever got tired of me, I would move to Israel and become prime minister.” This is how American President Donald Trump joked with Fox News while Americans are voting in the Midterm elections. Speaking

(Adnkronos) – The Hungarian Parliament has elected the country’s new prosecutor general as part of Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s offensive to hold former nationalist leader Viktor Orban and his allies accountable for alleged corruption. The nine-year term went to Peter Fejes, a

(Adnkronos) – The Spanish government has assured it is working “non-stop” to “regain the trust” of citizens, after the two serious train accidents that have occurred in less than a year and have reignited concerns about the safety of the world’s second-largest

(Adnkronos) – In Bangladesh, on the fourth day of protests by textile workers, the Police intervened with tear gas and stun grenades to disperse demonstrators in the capital Dhaka and industrial areas. The protests began last Saturday to demand an increase in

New York, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)–International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane on Monday strongly criticized U.S. sanctions imposed on The Hague, the Netherlands-based organization and its judges including herself. The sanctions are “an attempt to obstruct the course of justice and to

Seoul, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)–The South Korean government will hold on Nov. 13 a memorial ceremony for people from the Korean Peninsula who had worked at gold mines in the island city of Sado, Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, an official said Tuesday.

New York, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)–Nine distillers of “shochu” spirits from Japan’s Kyushu southwestern region held a tasting event in New York’s Manhattan on Monday for the promotion of their products. About 100 people, including those from the local dining industry, attended

Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese and Vietnamese governments are considering concluding a new pact allowing them to mutually provide information on each other’s nationals arrested or detained in their own countries, Jiji Press learned Tuesday. The planned pact is aimed at

Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)–An award ceremony was held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday for recipients of Japan’s Order of Culture for fiscal 2026. The government announced the names of the eight awardees last month. Seven of them participated

Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s National Disaster Management Agency, launched Monday, faces a test as to whether the new government agency can sufficiently play a central role in implementing measures to reduce damage from major natural disasters. On Monday, disaster management minister

Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)–An award ceremony was held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday for recipients of Japan’s Order of Culture for fiscal 2026. The government announced the names of the eight awardees last month. Seven of them participated

Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)–Senior Japanese and South Korean diplomats have agreed to work closely together for the return to South Korea of human remains found from an undersea coal mine in western Japan, where fatal flooding occurred during the Pacific War,

Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)–An award ceremony was held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday for recipients of Japan’s Order of Culture for fiscal 2026. The government announced the names of the eight awardees last month. Seven of them participated

Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)–Former Japanese Self-Defense Forces leader Katsutoshi Kawano, one of the awardees of this year’s autumn honors in the country, has stressed the need for the SDF to gain trust from members of the public. “The SDF must acknowledge

Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)–A growing number of Japanese companies are launching local projects and working directly with residents to tackle the problems confronting farming, mountainous and fishing communities hit by depopulation and aging. Such efforts are expected to help secure agricultural

Paris, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)–Spanish authorities said Monday that all 69 people who died in last week’s high-speed train collision in the country have been identified, including the second Japanese victim. The names of two Japanese people were on the passenger lists

Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)–A showdown between Japan’s ruling and opposition parties is intensifying over a possible revision of the country’s Constitution, which on Tuesday marked 80 years since its promulgation. The country’s supreme law, which was promulgated Nov. 3, 1946, and

Paris, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)–Spanish authorities said Monday that all 69 people who died in last week’s high-speed train collision in the country have been identified, including the second Japanese victim. The names of two Japanese people were on the passenger lists

Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)–While Japan on Tuesday marked 80 years since the promulgation of its Constitution, debate continues over whether the supreme law should be revised to include an emergency clause that temporarily expands the government’s authority during large-scale disasters. Some

Paris, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)–Spanish authorities said Monday that all 69 people who died in a collision of high-speed trains in the country last week have been identified, including the second Japanese victim. The names of two Japanese people were on the

Berlin, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)–German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and British Secretary of State for Defense Wes Streeting on Monday exchanged views on the possibility of Germany participating in a joint project to develop a next-generation fighter jet model among Japan, Britain

Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Constitution, which on Tuesday marked 80 years since its promulgation, is at a watershed moment, with the ruling bloc leaning toward initiating the process of revising the supreme law for the first time ever. The ruling Liberal

Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government released Tuesday the list of 3,861 people recognized for this year’s autumn honors, including Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda. Toyoda, 70, was chosen for the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun,

(Adnkronos) – Government crisis in Belgium. The majority parties, the so-called Arizona coalition (Flemish autonomists of N-Va, Flemish socialists of Vooruit, French-speaking liberals of Mr, Flemish Christian Democrats of Cd&V and French-speaking centrists of Les Engagés) failed to reach an agreement on

(Adnkronos) – The total death toll in Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip has risen to 74,609 dead and 175,872 injured. This was announced by the Gaza Health Ministry, according to ‘Al Jazeera’. In the last 48 hours, 11 Palestinians were killed