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Letizia Battaglia’s photos captured real Sicilian life during the heightened mafia violence of the 1980s and 90s

When we look at pictures of conflict, violence and collective trauma we might expect to see only the horrors of maimed bodies and the crying souls of the victims. But in the photographs of one of Italy’s most cherished photographers, Letizia Battaglia, you do not see glamorised shots of the…

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Elon Musk and Giorgia Meloni: a burgeoning friendship the world should keep an eye on

The friendship between Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni and Elon Musk is the talk of Italy, and increasingly so since the latter secured a key role in the incoming administration of US president-elect Donald Trump.

The Conversation

Italian President Warns Elon Musk Over Immigration Comments

Italian President cautions Elon Musk on immigration comments, highlighting tensions between government, judiciary, and EU rulings.

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Italian President Mattarella meets Chinese leader Xi in Beijing amid complex ties

Italian President Sergio Mattarella has met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Friday on an official visit to China

The Independent UK

Italian leaders hit back at accusations of police racism and homophobia

Council of Europe monitor reports ‘many accounts of racial profiling’ but Giorgia Meloni says force ‘deserves respect’

The Guardian - UK

‘We looked like animals’: The Egyptian scholar and Mediterranean survivor

Remon was abducted. A risky sea ride followed. Today, he has a new family, life and job in Sicily.

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Italian government to change rules after doctors fined for Covid overtime

Health minister’s pledge follows intervention by president over €37,000 in penalties issued to three medics at Bari hospital

The Guardian - UK

Money down the drain: scandal of Kenya’s failed dams reveals a country drowning in debt

Kenya came out of the 2008 financial crisis in fine shape. Today, it is mired in ‘shocking corruption and debt dependency’. The tale of two ill-fated infrastructure projects explains why

The Guardian - UK

Adored, scorned, impossible to ignore in life, Berlusconi in death draws tributes even from critics

Adored, scorned, impossible to ignore in life, Silvio Berlusconi in death drew tributes even from critics, and ever more lush praise from admirers, including Russian President Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK

A political mountain to climb: why the Alps are such a commonly used metaphor in European thought

È qui, su queste montagne, in queste valli … che la Repubblica celebra oggi le sue radici con la festa della Liberazione.

The Conversation

Zelensky meets Italy’s PM before talks with Pope Francis in Rome

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Rome for talks with Italian leaders and Pope Francis on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Zelenskiy and pope discuss peace in Ukraine as Russia retreats in Bakhmut

Pope Francis offers help repatriating Ukrainian children from Russia as Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets select leaders in Italy

The Guardian - UK

President Zelenskyy meets with the pope at the Vatican

The Ukrainian president held talks in Rome, where he received pledges of both open-ended military and financial support as well as stronger backing for Ukraine's aim to join the European Union.

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The Independent UK

Italy's lawmakers to debate contested immigration crackdown

Italy’s lawmakers are beginning work on part of the right-wing government’s plan to discourage migrants who risk voyages in smugglers’ unseaworthy boats to reach Europe

France 24

More than 50 migrants die after shipwreck near southern Italy

An accident involving an overloaded migrant boat that collided with reefs and broke apart near the southern Italian city of Crotone on Sunday has killed 59 people, the mayor said.

Reuters

Italian President Mattarella tests positive for COVID

Italian President Sergio Mattarella, 81, has tested positive for COVID-19 but has few symptoms beyond a slight fever, his office said in a statement on Saturday.

The Guardian - UK

Row breaks out over favourite for EU’s first ever special envoy to Gulf

Critics say former Italian foreign minister Luigi Di Maio lacks experience and has poor record in Gulf relations

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The Independent UK

Italy, France call for 'full cooperation' after migrant flap

The presidents of Italy and France are seeking to tamp down tensions over migration

Reuters

France, Italy call for good ties, but discord over migrants remains

The presidents of France and Italy on Monday stressed the importance of having good relations between the two neighbours and European Union allies after harsh words from both sides over how to deal with migrants crossing the Mediterranean.

Reuters

Giorgia Meloni, Italy's prime minister, says: 'Don't call me Mr.'

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday she did not want to be called "mister", backtracking on a government circular that said this would be her official title.

Tribune News Service

Italy’s Meloni sworn in as first female prime minister

Giorgia Meloni was sworn in as Italy’s new prime minister to become the country’s first female leader heading its most right-wing government since World War II, after President Sergio Mattarella tasked her to form an administration.

Al Jazeera

Far-right Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy’s first female prime minister

Ceremony took place amid tensions within Meloni’s coalition after partner Berlusconi boasted about Putin ties.

WEKU

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has been sworn in as Italian premier

Giorgia Meloni was sworn in on Saturday as Italy's first far-right premier since the end of World War II. She is also the first woman to be premier.

The Independent UK

Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy’s first female PM and first far-right leader since WW2

Giorgia Meloni pledged to act ‘in the exclusive interests of the nation’

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