Meloni marks 1000 days in office
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday marked her government’s 1000 days in office, defending its record and highlighting job creation as a key achievement.
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Pope condemns Gaza church strike as ‘unjustifiable’
Pope Leo XIV on Friday called Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, to express solidarity. An Israeli strike on Gaza’s Holy Family Catholic Church killed three people and wounded ten others.
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Prosecutors appeal Salvini acquittal in Open Arms case
Palermo prosecutors have lodged an appeal with Italy’s highest court against the acquittal of Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini over his 2019 decision to block a migrant rescue vessel.
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Agreement signed for Strait of Messina bridge project
The Italian government has taken a major step forward in the long-awaited Strait of Messina bridge project. A new programme agreement was signed at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Mit) outlining technical and financial commitments for the construction.
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Woman raped near Rovigo station – one suspect at large
Police have arrested a man following a violent sexual assault near Rovigo train station. A second suspect remains on the run.
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Urban planning scandal shakes Milan
Milan’s Public Prosecutor has requested six precautionary arrests, including that of Giancarlo Tancredi, the city’s Urban Regeneration Councillor. The move forms part of a wide-ranging corruption and forgery investigation into urban planning and building development in the city.
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Italy’s cultural figures rally behind Albanese
Actors, writers, musicians, and intellectuals across Italy are uniting to support Francesca Albanese. She is the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Palestinians, recently sanctioned by the United States. The sanctions target her for reporting on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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Erotic mosaic stolen by Nazi returned to Pompeii
An erotic mosaic looted during World War II by a Nazi officer has been returned to Pompeii, almost 80 years after its theft. The mosaic dates from between the late first century BC and early first century AD.
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Meloni under pressure to address Trump tariff threat
Italy’s opposition parties are demanding that Premier Giorgia Meloni report urgently to parliament following US President Donald Trump’s tariff threat of 30% on EU goods.
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British hiker missing in the Alps
A 33-year-old British hiker has gone missing while walking solo in the Italian Alps. Police and rescue teams continue searching for him.
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