Top G-7 diplomats meet in Germany ahead of 1st anniv. of Ukraine war

Tokyo, 18 February, /AJMEDIA/ The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations met in Germany on Saturday to reaffirm their continuing support for Ukraine ahead of marking one… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Feb. 18, 2023

Tokyo, 18 February, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea fires ballistic missile into Japan’s EEZ SEOUL/TOKYO – North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Saturday that fell into the Sea of Japan, Japanese… Read more

Saudi wealth fund becomes biggest outside Nintendo investor

Tokyo, 18 February, /AJMEDIA/ A Saudi sovereign wealth fund now holds 8.26% of the stock in the video game maker Nintendo, making it the largest outside investor in the Japanese… Read more

Asian shares skid after inflation report thumps Wall Street

Tokyo, 18 February, /AJMEDIA/ Shares slipped in Asia on Friday after benchmarks on Wall Street had their biggest drop in four weeks as investors registered disappointment over an inflation reading… Read more

Rio carnival returns, celebrating ‘life, democracy’

Tokyo, 18 February, /AJMEDIA/ Rio de Janeiro’s mayor declared the world’s biggest carnival officially open Friday for the first full-scale edition in three years, calling it a celebration of life… Read more

Three rescued from Turkey rubble as earthquake death toll passes 45,000

Tokyo, 18 February, /AJMEDIA/ Rescue teams pulled three people alive from under collapsed buildings in Turkey on Friday, 11 days after an earthquake that has killed more than 45,000, left… Read more

Ukrainian troops holding Bakhmut line plead for weapons as world powers meet

Tokyo, 18 February, /AJMEDIA/ Ukrainian soldiers fighting to hold off a Russian push on the small eastern city of Bakhmut pleaded for more weapons from the outside world as senior… Read more

Azerbaijan increased gas exports to European energy market – President Ilham Aliyev

Tokyo, 18 February, /AJMEDIA/ Azerbaijan has increased gas exports to the European energy market, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting with President of the European Investment Bank… Read more

Italy – Azerbaijan’s closest partner in EU, President Ilham Aliyev says

Tokyo, 18 February, /AJMEDIA/ Italy is Azerbaijan’s closest partner in the EU, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said at the meeting with Chief Executive Director of “Leonardo”… Read more

Two more vehicles of Russian peacekeepers move freely along Azerbaijan’s Lachin-Khankendi road

Tokyo, 18 February, /AJMEDIA/ One passenger car and one truck of Russian peacekeepers have driven along the Lachin-Khankendi road without any incidents, AJMEDIA reports from the scene. Thus, two vehicles… Read more