(Adnkronos) – As expected, the no-confidence vote in the Bundestag against the minority government led by Olaf Scholz was voted on today, opening the door to early elections on 23 February. The Social Democratic chancellor himself, in his speech in the Chamber

(Adnkronos) – French Socialist leader Olivier Faure said he had ”a serious and cordial conversation, with a view to compromise”, with new Prime Minister Francois Bayrou. Speaking to reporters at the end of a meeting at Matignon that lasted about an hour,

(Adnkronos) – Massacre from ‘killer’ liquor in Istanbul. Authorities have confirmed that in six weeks more than 35 people have died after drinking adulterated alcohol in the city on the Bosphorus. Another 40 people were hospitalized with symptoms of poisoning, 23 of

(Adnkronos) – Attacks against the polio vaccination campaign in northwestern Pakistan continue. This morning, a few hours after vaccinations resumed, gunmen attacked a group of operators in the Karak district and a policeman escorting them was killed. A healthcare worker was injured.

(Adnkronos) – Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned today from Justin Trudeau’s government. She announced it herself today by publishing on social media the letter of her resignation in which she reveals that on Friday the premier told

(Adnkronos) – China has promised to promote “healthy and stable” ties with South Korea after the Constitutional Court in Seoul began impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk-yeol.   “Promoting a sound and stable development of China-South Korea ties is in the common

(Adnkronos) – Twelve people have died from carbon monoxide poisoning at a ski resort in Georgia, local police said.  The bodies of 11 foreigners and one Georgian citizen were found in a sleeping area above a restaurant in the Gudauri ski resort

(Adnkronos) – The situation of the Mayotte health system is “very deteriorated, with a severely damaged hospital and medical centers that are also unusable.” French Health Minister Geneviève Darrieussecq said.  “The hospital suffered severe water damage and deteriorated, particularly in the surgery,

(Adnkronos) – Drone sightings off the east coast of the United States continue, to the point that President Joe Biden’s administration has had to deploy additional resources to address the issue. Additional personnel and technology have been mobilized to support New Jersey

(Adnkronos) – The Constitutional Court of South Korea has initiated the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was suspended from office after his failed attempt to impose martial law.  “The first deliberative meeting on the impeachment motion began at 10:00

(Adnkronos) – New protest demonstrations against the government this evening in Tbilisi and in a dozen other locations in Georgia for the 16th consecutive day, since the announcement of the suspension of negotiations for EU membership by the Prime Minister, and on

(Adnkronos) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is out of intensive care, but still hospitalized. This was announced by doctors at the Syrian-Lebanese hospital in Sao Paulo, where Lula underwent two surgeries in recent days to stop a brain hemorrhage. 

(Adnkronos) – Austria is offering a “return bonus” of 1,000 euros for all Syrian refugees who decide to return to their country after the fall of the Bashar Assad regime. “Austria will support Syrians who want to go back,” Austrian Chancellor Karl

(Adnkronos) – The parliamentary vote on the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been brought forward from 5 p.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow, 8 a.m. in Italy. This was announced by the office of the speaker of the National

(Adnkronos) – In recent months, an “unprecedented number” of Israeli citizens have started spying for Iran. This is according to Maor Goren, supervisor of counterintelligence for the Israeli police, contacted by CNN to explain an increasingly widespread phenomenon for which over 30

(Adnkronos) – At the indication of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, the Chargé d’Affaires of the Venezuelan Embassy in Rome was summoned to the Farnesina today. The meeting intended to reiterate the need to guarantee consular assistance and access to

(Adnkronos) – French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Francois Bayrou as Prime Minister and has formally tasked him with forming the new government. The Elysée announced it in a note. 

(Adnkronos) – The leader of the Democratic Party in opposition in South Korea, Lee Jae-myung, warned his colleagues in the ruling party that “history will remember” if they do not support the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. Tomorrow, at 5 pm

(Adnkronos) – An air raid alarm has been declared in all regions of Ukraine. This was reported by the Kiev authorities while Russian air raids continue, particularly against the country’s energy system. The Kyiv Independent reports explosions in multiple Ukrainian regions during

(Adnkronos) – The transfer of power in Matignon is expected by the end of the morning. This was stated by Afp, pointing out that the name of the new prime minister is not yet known, but recalling that the centrist Francois Bayrou

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump reiterates that he will use US military forces for his migrant deportation program “to the maximum extent permitted by law.” This is what the president-elect said in the interview published today by Time, which proclaimed him “person of

(Adnkronos) – There are “thousands” of bodies and remains found in a mass grave in Qutayfa, northeast of Damascus. This was reported by Al Jazeera, which showed live images of the discovery of the numbered white plastic bags containing the remains of

(Adnkronos) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva underwent another surgery today, which ended ”successfully”, to reduce the risk of further intracranial haemorrhage. His doctor, Roberto Kalil, announced this to reporters, explaining that ”the surgery was successful” at the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital

(Adnkronos) – A new protest against Vladimir Putin’s regime in Russia has been organized in Berlin for next March 1st by the three united exiled opposition figures, Yulia Navalnaya, Ilya Yashin and Vladimir Kara-Murza. “The protest must become a strong voice of

(Adnkronos) – The Autonomous Administration of northeastern Syria, with a Kurdish majority, has announced that it will adopt the three-star independence flag used by the rebels who overthrew Bashar al-Assad’s regime.  The Kurdish authority said in a statement that it had “decided

(Adnkronos) – Since the beginning of the war in Gaza, more than 44,835 Palestinians have been killed and 106,356 injured. This was announced by the Hamas-run Ministry of Health in the Strip. 

(Adnkronos) – US President-elect Donald Trump is Time magazine’s 2024 Person of the Year. This is not the first time for the tycoon, who was already chosen as Time’s Person of the Year in 2016, when he won the presidential election by

(Adnkronos) – South Korean police have conducted a new search of the head of state’s presidential compound as part of an investigation into martial law announced last week by Yoon Suk Yeol, the national agency Yonhap reported. Authorities are mobilizing police officers

(Adnkronos) – Bulgaria and Romania fully enter the Schengen area of free movement. The EU Council has decided to remove controls on people at the internal land borders of the two countries from 1 January 2025.