(Adnkronos) – The ruling junta in Myanmar has declared a state of emergency in six regions after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the central part of the country.  The state of emergency, according to a note, concerns the regions of Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway,

(Adnkronos) – The Milan Stock-Exchange “must continue to support the Italian and Milanese economy,” foreign minister Antonio Tajani said Friday amid fears of a divestment by its owner Euronext’s new strategic plan that would favour the ParisBourse and other financial centres.  “The

(Adnkronos) – After the earthquake of magnitude 7.7 on the Richter scale that struck Myanmar and was also strongly felt in Thailand, a 30-storey skyscraper under construction collapsed in Bangkok. Local medical sources reported that 43 workers are trapped under the rubble.

(Adnkronos) – A hospital in Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar, has been declared an “area with many victims” following the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck the central part of the country. 

(Adnkronos) – A very strong earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck central Myanmar today. This was announced by the US Geological Survey, which located the epicenter of the earthquake 16 kilometers northwest of the city of Sagaing, at a depth

(Adnkronos) – The UN’s Internation Organisation for Migration has thanked Italy’s embassy in Bosnia-Herzegovina and its overseas development agency AICS for their support in helping IOM aid communities hit by floods and landslides in the autumn.  “#IOMBIH is on the ground aiding

(Adnkronos) – North Korea has unveiled what it claims to be its first artificial intelligence (AI)-guided suicide drone, as well as its first rapid airborne early warning radar system. The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, releasing images of the drone

(Adnkronos) – Failure to comply with the 2018 peace agreement in South Sudan could trigger a “catastrophic” return to war and threaten millions of lives. This was stated by the United Nations commission charged with documenting human rights violations in the country. 

(Adnkronos) – The Department of Health led by Robert F. Kennedy is cutting 20,000 jobs, with 10,000 employees taking early retirement and other departures and another 10,000 being laid off. Kennedy Jr. himself announced today the reduction of a quarter of the

(Adnkronos) – Espionage for China. This is the accusation with which four soldiers were sentenced to prison terms in Taiwan, three of whom were in the unit in charge of presidential security. The other worked at the Ministry of Defense’s Information and

(Adnkronos) – Five people were injured in Amsterdam, in a stabbing near Dam Square. Dutch police reported that a suspect has been arrested. The Telegraaf newspaper writes that the dynamics of the incident are not yet clear, with a police spokesman saying

(Adnkronos) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani has announced Italy’s participation at the Guadalajara International Book Fair in Mexico next year, saying it will showcase the best of Italian culture and literature, which together with Italian goods are increasingly beloved of Mexicans.  “Last

(Adnkronos) – Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla will attend a ceremony at Italy’s lower house of parliament on 9 April during a state visit to Italy, it has emerged after a conference parliamentary leaders.  Charles will address assembled lawmakers during the

(Adnkronos) – A United Nations peacekeeping force in Ukraine involving be “crucial” and will result from a vote in the UN Security Council whose members include Russia and China, Italy said on Thursday.  “In Paris we can start considering the idea that

(Adnkronos) – The European Union must be a leading presence in the Western Balkans and cannot allow the region to become another of Europe’s “crisis flashpoints”, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday.  ”’We can’t afford another crisis flashpoint to flare

(Adnkronos) – Italy’s government has pledged around 68 million to help war-torn Syria rebuild, foreign minister Antonio Tajani announced on Thursday, saying it was vital to support the country’s transition and reconciliation among its peoples.  “Italy is read to do its part

(Adnkronos) – Collision during the night between a Taiwanese Navy ship and a Chinese fishing vessel off the central coast of the island. The incident did not cause any injuries, but led to the opening of an investigation to clarify responsibility.  According

(Adnkronos) – Bosnian authorities have issued an international arrest warrant for Milorad Dodik, leader of the country’s Serbian entity, currently in Israel. Dodik was sentenced to one year in prison and a six-year ban from public office for challenging the authority of

(Adnkronos) – The death toll from the wildfires that have devastated southeastern South Korea since last weekend has risen to 27, the South Korean Interior and Security Ministry said.  “Twenty-seven people have died and 32 have been injured,” a statement said, making

(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump has threatened the European Union and Canada with additional tariffs if they coordinate to the detriment of the United States in response to the trade war launched by Washington.  “If the European Union teams up with Canada to

(Adnkronos) – The Sudanese army has recaptured Khartoum airport from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). A military source told AFP, as troops surrounded the last major stronghold of paramilitary resistance south of the city. The army, engaged in fighting the RSF since

(Adnkronos) – The ‘Soli’ (Solidaritaetszuschlag’), the solidarity tax originally introduced to finance the costs of German reunification, remains in force. This was established by the judges of the German Constitutional Court, rejecting the appeal of six liberal political exponents (Fdp). The government

(Adnkronos) – A fleet of barges. And a ‘weapon’ to cut submarine cables at record depths. China’s latest ‘news’ has caught the attention of defense experts and is fueling fears for Taiwan, the de facto independent island that Beijing considers a “rebel

(Adnkronos) – “The public has the right to see these messages to reach their own conclusions”. This is what Jeffrey Goldberg wrote, who today publishes in The Atlantic the plans for the raids in Yemen published by the Secretary of Defense, Pete

(Adnkronos) – Chp exponent Nuri Aslan was elected deputy mayor of Istanbul with 177 votes in favor and will take the place of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, arrested on March 19 on charges of ”corruption” and ”support for terrorism” and then dismissed on

(Adnkronos) – “We need Greenland for international security. We need it, we have to have it.” US President Donald Trump reiterated this, speaking to the online video platform Rumble, which, faced with the outcry of the island, which is a semi-autonomous Danish

(Adnkronos) – Lee Jae-myung, leader of the opposition in South Korea, has been acquitted. The Supreme Court of Seoul, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reports, overturned the conviction, with a suspended sentence, which had been imposed on charges of lying when

(Adnkronos) – A Russian court has sentenced 23 Ukrainians, including soldiers and former soldiers, taken prisoner at the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine to prison terms ranging from 13 to 23 years for terrorism and other charges. The sentence was

(Adnkronos) – Three years in prison. On charges of “inciting secession”. It happens in China to a publisher who lived in Taiwan and published books critical of the Chinese Communist Party or in any case on topics considered ‘sensitive’. The story of