Malta agrees to take 90 migrants rescued by Italian coastguard
Malta on Tuesday agreed to accept 90 migrants rescued by an Italian coastguard vessel in its search and rescue zone, defusing a stand-off with the...
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New Italian coalition sworn in, seeks better ties with Europe
Italy’s new government, combining the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and centre-left Democratic Party (PD), was sworn into office on Thursday, promising to reset Rome’s often fraught...
Italian PM Conte appeals to 5-Star members to back new government
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday urged members of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement to back a new coalition with the opposition Democratic Party (PD), saying...
Italy’s 5-Star unsettles PD with tough terms for coalition deal
Italy’s 5-Star Movement will enter a coalition with the opposition Democratic Party (PD) only if it agrees to a string of policy demands, the 5-Star...
Italy’s 5-Star, PD talking again as Trump backs Conte’s return as PM
U.S. President Donald Trump weighed into Italy’s political crisis on Tuesday, saying he hoped Giuseppe Conte would be reinstated as prime minister, as the climate...
Italy PM meets president as coalition close to collapse
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte met President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday to discuss the political situation as rumours swirled of an imminent government collapse, while investors...
Italy bars McDonald’s fast-food amidst monuments of ancient Rome
Italy’s Culture ministry on Wednesday barred the construction of a McDonald’s fast-food restaurant next to the ancient Baths of Caracalla in Rome, with Mayor Virginia...
Italian, U.S. police make arrests as Mafia clan looks to regroup
Italian and U.S. police have launched a coordinated crackdown on a Sicilian Mafia family that was seeking to rebuild its power base after years of...
Italy’s Salvini to respond to parliament over Russia case
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini bowed to demands on Tuesday to address parliament on allegations that his right-wing League party had sought illegal funding...
Barella makes Inter Milan move
Inter Milan have secured the services of rising Italy star Nicolo Barella on a five-year contract. The 22-year-old midfielder recently enjoyed two fine seasons with...
Italy hands eurosceptic League minister EU portfolio
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday Family Minister Lorenzo Fontana, a committed eurosceptic and member of the far-right League, would become Italy’s next European affairs...
Factbox: Timeline of EU disciplinary procedure over Italy’s debt
The European Commission has asked Italy to adopt new measures to cut its growing public debt and avoid an EU disciplinary action that could lead...
EU moves closer to debt action as Italy angles for compromise
The European Union moved closer on Tuesday to taking disciplinary action over Italy’s growing debt, as authorities in Rome made tentative steps to avert a...
IMF to warn Italy’s debt poses major risk to euro zone economy
The International Monetary Fund has identified Italy’s debt as a major risk to the euro zone economy, together with global trade tensions and a hard...
Italy’s Barella wary of Finland in Euro 2020 qualifier
Nicolo Barella believes Italy face a tricky start to their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign against Finland. The 22-year-old Cagliari midfielder is one of the newcomers...
French envoy returns to Italy as friendship rekindles
France’s ambassador to Italy returned to Rome on Friday, eight days after his recall by President Emmanuel Macron, as the European neighbours defused their worst...
Scotland make winning start to Six Nations with 33-20 victory
Winger Blair Kinghorn scored a hat-trick of tries and pivot Finn Russell provided decisive moments of genius as Scotland got their Six Nations campaign off...
Four killed as helicopter and small plane collide above Italian Alps -media
A mid-air collision between a helicopter and a light aircraft above the Italian Alps has killed at least four people, local media reported on Friday....
Blaze at Rome rubbish dump throws acrid black smoke over city
A large fire broke out on Tuesday in a municipal rubbish dump on the northern outskirts of Rome, sending a pall of acrid black smoke...
Italy’s interior minister leads demolition of mafia villa
Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Monday personally began the demolition of a luxury villa illegally built in Rome by the city’s most infamous mafia...