(Adnkronos) – Belarus has scheduled presidential elections for next January 26, and everyone expects incumbent leader Alexander Lukashenko to secure a seventh consecutive term. Lukashenko, a staunch ally of Russia and Vladimir Putin, is accused of rigging previous elections and eliminating political

(Adnkronos) – A firefight is reportedly underway and hostages have been taken. This is according to broadcaster Ntv, which specifies that this is information that has not been officially confirmed after the Turkish Interior Minister, Ali Yerlikaya, confirmed that “a terrorist attack

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump “falls under the definition of a fascist”, admires dictators and when he was at the White House complained that he did not have loyal generals like Hitler’s. The word of John Kelly, the retired general who was first

(Adnkronos) – A Chinese fleet led by the aircraft carrier Liaoning in the Taiwan Strait. The Taipei Defense Ministry, reported the CNA agency, said it had monitored its transit a week after the Chinese military exercises with the encirclement of the island,

(Adnkronos) – North Korea has sent another 1,500 troops to Russia. South Korean intelligence believes so. According to the South Korean agency Yonhap, it is believed that about 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been transferred to Russia to support the Russian military

(Adnkronos) – King Charles has arrived in Samoa for a four-day state visit, during which he will chair a meeting of Commonwealth presidents and prime ministers for the first time. Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa welcomed the King and Queen Camilla at

(Adnkronos) – The next presidential elections in Belarus will be held on January 26, 2025. The announcement was made today by the Electoral Commission in Minsk. The last elections, marked by the exclusion of ten opposition candidates and widespread accusations of manipulation

(Adnkronos) – The IDF has issued an urgent evacuation notice to residents of Tyre, Lebanon, ahead of airstrikes against Hezbollah sites. “Hezbollah’s activity is forcing the IDF to act in the area where you are. The IDF does not want to harm

(Adnkronos) – “Gradual measures”, “strong” and “effective” measures, in the face of strengthening military cooperation between North Korea and Russia. To ‘promise them’ is South Korea, which is asking for “the immediate withdrawal of North Korean troops”, while news from South Korean

(Adnkronos) – Development cooperation “is an extraordinary instrument of peace, growth and stability: topics we have put at the centre of the Italian G7 presidency,” foreign minister Antonio Tajani wrote Tuesday on X.  Tajani is chairing a three-day G7 development ministers meeting

(Adnkronos) – All civilian populations in the war-wracked Middle East region must receive help, “regardless of nationality”, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani told a G7 development ministers meeting in Pescara on Tuesday.  “I believe that a clear signal can be sent here,”

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani on Tuesday floated the idea of an international conference on the reconstruction of war-battered Gaza, Lebanon and areas of northern Israel that have come under attack amid the escalating Middle East conflict.  “We should also

(Adnkronos) – A three-day G7 Development Ministers’ Meeting got underway on Tuesday in Pescara, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, the foreign ministry said in a statement.  “We are ready to kick

(Adnkronos) – The cabinet has approved a list of 19 countries which it deems safe for illegal immigrants to be returned to. The move comes after a Rome court ruled last week that the first 12 migrants who arrived at the Italian

(Adnkronos) – The Lebanese Hezbollah claim to have launched rockets at two sites “on the outskirts of Tel Aviv”. A statement speaks of a “volley of rockets” against “the Glilot base of the 8200 military intelligence unit”, after a similar claim arrived

(Adnkronos) – Tensions remain high in the Taiwan Strait. Chinese military has launched maneuvers in the last hours with the use of ammunition near the island, de facto independent, but which Beijing considers a “rebel province” and for which it wants “reunification”.

(Adnkronos) – Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin announced a new $400 million military aid package for Ukraine during his meeting in Kiev with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky himself announced it on ‘X’ explaining that the new package of defense assistance to Ukraine

(Adnkronos) – Apply the death penalty in Israel for the crime of treason in time of war. This was requested by the Israeli Minister of Culture and Sport, Miki Zohar, after the news of the arrest of seven Israeli citizens suspected of

(Adnkronos) – Moldova has voted ‘Yes’ to enshrine the path to European Union membership in its Constitution, though by a narrow margin, with only a few thousand votes more than the ‘No’ side. With 99.2% of the votes counted, 50.3% of Moldovans

(Adnkronos) – Two weeks before Election Day, the tight electoral head-to-head continues in all seven key states that will decide the fate of the White House. According to the Washington Post-Schar School poll released today, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are effectively

(Adnkronos) – The “maximum” security of Italian Unifil peacekeepers in Lebanon, a ceasefire in Gaza, the release of remaining Israeli hostages and Middle East peace are a priority, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani told Israeli counterpart Israel Katz during talks in Jerusalem

(Adnkronos) – During talks with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamin bin Al-Thani at the Quirinal presidential palace in Rome during an official visit to Italy on Monday, head of state Sergio Mattarella underscored the strength of bilateral ties.   “It is an honour

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani will meet Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu, foreign minister Israel Katz and Palestinian Authority premier Mohammed Mustafa on his visit to the region on Monday to boost diplomatic efforts on an immediate truce in the Gaza

(Adnkronos) – On a visit to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories Monday, Italy’s foreign minister will urge intensified efforts to end the devastating war in Gaza, whose impact on civilians is now “intolerable”, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said ahead of

(Adnkronos) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has canceled his trip to Russia to attend the BRICS summit due to a fall that caused him ”a slight brain haemorrhage”. Lula’s condition is not considered serious, but doctors have ”advised him

(Adnkronos) – The Chinese Foreign Ministry has condemned the explosive attack on the Beijing consulate in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second city, calling it “deeply shocked.” In a statement, the ministry said it had asked Burmese authorities to ‘seriously investigate the attack’ and to

(Adnkronos) – The Cuban government will not tolerate public demonstrations and protests after the national blackout which, following a breakdown in the main power plant, literally ”turned off” the island for three days. This was announced by Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in

(Adnkronos) – The referendum in Moldova on the amendment of the constitution and on EU membership is in the balance, with the “No” (50.1%) and “Yes” (49.9%) votes currently (with 97% of the votes counted) neck and neck. This is a result

(Adnkronos) – Rome and Paris have bolstered their relations and pledged to strengthen cooperation to combat illegal migration, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said Friday after talks with France’s premier Michel Barnier in the southern coastal town of Menton near the border with

(Adnkronos) – King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in Sydney today for their visit to Australia, welcomed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Governor-General Sam Mostyn, the representative of the Crown. His arrival for the first trip as monarch to the distant