(Adnkronos) – A Japanese high court has ruled that the lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriage violates the right to equality guaranteed by the Constitution, specifying that the ban leads to discriminatory treatment of people based on sexual orientation. Kyodo News

(Adnkronos) – The prosecutor’s office in Georgia has announced the opening of an investigation into alleged falsification of the results of Saturday’s parliamentary elections won by Georgian Dream, a party founded by tycoon Bidzina Ivanishvili in power for 12 years and contested

(Adnkronos) – At least 11,000 North Korean soldiers have been deployed in Russia, about 3,000 of whom have been sent to western Russia. This is reported by the South Korean agency Yonhap on the basis of information released by the Seoul presidency

(Adnkronos) – “China does not agree to or accept the regulation and has submitted a request to the dispute settlement mechanism of the World Trade Organization.” This was stated by a spokesperson for the Beijing Ministry of Commerce after the European Commission

(Adnkronos) – There are no Italians among those known to have died in the flash flooding in southeastern Spain in recent days when over a year’s worth of rain fell in hours, knocking down bridges and dragging vehicles through the streets.  “#Spain|

(Adnkronos) – The UN’s Unifil peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, which has come under attack from Israeli forces during their current offensive against Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, will be “crucial” to uphold a future ceasefire and for a deal to end the

(Adnkronos) – The European Union and the United Kingdom have concluded technical negotiations on a bilateral agreement on cooperation on competition protection policies. The agreement will be a supplement to the already existing Trade and Cooperation Agreement, which provided for the possibility

(Adnkronos) – “Slovenia is a staunch supporter of the Schengen area, but the current situation does not allow for the elimination of internal border controls”. This was stated by the Slovenian Foreign Minister, Tajna Fajon, during the press conference at the end

(Adnkronos) – Billionaires in China are increasingly fewer. This is according to the Financial Times, which analyzed the annual “rich list” published by the Hurun foundation and which shows that the Asian giant has lost about a third of its billionaires in

(Adnkronos) – The Russian frigate of the Admiral Gorshkov class “Admiral Sovetskovvo” made a stop at the Tunisian port of Bizerte as part of the “multifaceted constructive cooperation between Russia and Tunisia”, said the Russian Chargé d’Affaires in Tunisia, Vadim Barabanov. “The

(Adnkronos) – Security tightened for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The hermit country fears an attack on Kim’s life. The news comes from South Korean intelligence, which shared the assessment during a parliamentary hearing, as reported by the South Korean agency Yonhap

(Adnkronos) – The joint designation of Italy’s northeast city of Gorizia and the nearby Slovenian city of Nova Gorica as European capitals of culture in 2025 is “a symbol” of cross-border unity that bolsters bilateral cooperation, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on

(Adnkronos) – “I am deeply alarmed by the escalating violence against children and families in Sudan’s Al Jazirah state. Reports of mass killings, widespread sexual violence against women and girls, and the destruction of homes and livelihoods are appalling. In the past

(Adnkronos) – Talented Italian skier Matilde Lorenzi’s death after a training accident in northern Italy ahead of her 20th birthday next month saddens foreign minister Antonio Tajani, he wrote on Tuesday.  “I am saddened by the passing away at not even 20

(Adnkronos) – Steve Bannon has been released from federal prison just days before Election Day. The former adviser to Donald Trump, a staunch supporter of the former president, was greeted upon his release from the penitentiary by his daughter Maureen, CNN reports,

(Adnkronos) – The Iranian government wants to triple the defense budget. This was announced by government spokeswoman Fatamen Mohajerani, while tensions with Israel remain high, which on the night between Friday and Saturday hit some Iranian military sites, in response to the

(Adnkronos) – “The Shura Council has decided to elect Naim Qassem as secretary general of Hezbollah”. This was announced in a statement by the Party of God, almost a month after the killing on September 27 in an air raid in Beirut

(Adnkronos) – The Central Election Commission of Georgia announced today that there will be a new partial recount of the ballots concerning 14% of the seats following complaints of fraud in the parliamentary elections. “The District Election Commissions will recount the ballots

(Adnkronos) – Not even a trace of ‘white’ on Mount Fuji, the symbol of Japan. Still no snow. And it has never happened since records began, 130 years ago. The news was confirmed by the Japan Meteorological Agency. On average, the summit

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from an attack on the army overnight in Chad by Boko Haram jihadists in Ngouboua on the border with Niger is at least 40. This was announced by the Chadian presidency in a note.  “An outpost housing

(Adnkronos) – Four years ago, America and the entire world had to wait five days before the proclamation of Joe Biden’s victory, with all the consequences that followed. But this year, experts interviewed by The Hill are betting that the results could

(Adnkronos) – The Kremlin “firmly rejects the totally unfounded accusations” of Moscow’s interference in the electoral process in Georgia. “There was no intervention,” said spokesman Dmitry Peskov.  

(Adnkronos) – It was supposed to be Donald Trump’s show of strength, to prove that he could invade even liberal New York with tens of thousands of Maga supporters, but the rally at Madison Square Garden ended up launching a new disturbing

(Adnkronos) – Over 215 people have been arrested on charges of suspected links with the Islamic State (Isis) in 45 provinces of Turkey as part of a maxi operation conducted by security forces. Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced this on ‘X’,

(Adnkronos) – The Iron Beam, Israel’s new laser defense system, will be operational “within a year.” This was announced by the Director General of the Tel Aviv Ministry of Defense, Eyal Zamir, during the signing of a 494 million euro contract with

(Adnkronos) – Italy has called on Iran not to retaliate to Israel’s strikes on military targets at the weekend and to make Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Yemen’s Houthis and its proxies in Syria cease attacking the Jewish State.  ‘I think it is right that

(Adnkronos) – Italy has called on Lebanon to nominate a new president “as soon as possible” to end two years of political paralysis in the crisis-hit country and for the regular army to boost its control of national territory.  “We must aid

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s government has called on Iran to avoid reprisals for the barrage of attacks the Israeli Defence Forces said they carried out at the weekend against “military targets” to avoid an escalation of conflict in the region.  “Iran should not

(Adnkronos) – The situation for Italians in Iran is “pretty calm” and they have all been “geolocalised”, foreign minister Antonio Tajani said after local media reported explosions in Tehran and the Israeli army said early on Saturday it was carrying out precision

(Adnkronos) – “Irregularities happen everywhere, in every country.” This was stated by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, of the Georgian Dream party, in an exclusive interview with the BBC, welcoming the election result but rejecting accusations of rigging and violence. The official