Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday that she and her Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni agreed to strengthen supply chains of critical minerals as the two countries seek to deepen their alignment in the face of China’s growing clout. The two countries, both among Group of Seven of industrialized nations, also decided to upgrade their... Read More

A huge explosion and fire broke out Thursday in the central Dutch city of Utrecht, with at least one person injured, according to officials. There was a “gigantic explosion”, local agency ANP cited a spokesperson for the local fire brigade as saying. It was not immediately clear what caused the blast nor whether there were... Read More

Families of people killed in the protests in Iran have told the BBC that the authorities are demanding large sums of money to return their bodies for burial. Multiple sources have told BBC Persian that bodies are being held in mortuaries and hospitals and that security forces will not release them unless their relatives hand... Read More

The base will host one Italian Air Force operational squadron and one international training squadron, supported by shared infrastructure.ROME- Italy invests €112.6 million to establish a multinational F-35 Lightning II pilot training center at Trapani-Birgi Air Base (TPS), creating the first dedicated F-35 training facility outside the United States for NATO and European Joint Strike... Read More