Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said Wednesday Italy was in favour of increasing the number of UNIFIL soldiers in Lebanon but only if Israel withdraws. Asked about a possible increase in the UNIFIL contingent, Crosetto told Rai TV: “If it can save from war, why not? Now there are ten thousand
The Senate on Wednesday gave final approval with 84 votes in favour, 58 against and no abstentions to a bill making surrogacy a universal crime, even if it is carried out abroad by Italian citizens. The bill was previously greenlighted by the Lower House on July 26, 2023. Opposition lawmakers,
ISTANBUL: China launched a new satellite group from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Tuesday in northern Shanxi province, state media reported. The satellites were successfully placed into orbit at 7.06 p.m. (1106GMT) using a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket. China, meanwhile, released its development program for space science on
ISTANBUL: At least 23 people were killed and 31 injured late Tuesday in a series of violent airstrikes on several towns and regions in southern and eastern Lebanon, according to official figures. Lebanon’s official news agency reported that the strikes in the south targeted the districts of Nabatieh, Bint Jbeil
ISTANBUL: The Lebanese group Hezbollah Tuesday claimed rocket attacks on deployments of Israeli forces in northern Israel and shooting down two drones over Lebanon. The group said its fighters targeted Israeli soldiers with rockets in the vicinity of Al-Marj military site in northern Israel. Hezbollah fighters also shelled Israeli soldiers
ISTANBUL: China underscored Tuesday the need and urgency to ‘jointly’ create a safe environment for cooperation between the two countries, reiterating that relations with Pakistan were a ‘priority’ in its foreign relations. It was expressed in a joint statement released in Islamabad after Chinese Premier Li Qiang held talks with
