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‘He had a sensitive soul’: inside Silvio Berlusconi’s bizarre art collection

During the final years of his life, the former Italian premier amassed thousands of ‘mostly worthless’ works from late-night shopping channels. Lucas Vianini became their curator

The Guardian - UK

From Botero to Berlusconi To Tina Turner And Delors: Notable Deaths Of 2023

From famed Colombian Painter Fernando Botero to Italy's ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi to rock queen Tina Turner and former EC President Jacques Delors, here are some of 2023's most notable deaths

Latin Times

From Berlusconi To Tina Turner And Delors: Notable Deaths Of 2023

From Italy's ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi to rock queen Tina Turner and former European Commission President Jacques Delors, here are some of 2023's most notable deaths.

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Silvio Berlusconi’s luxury mansions to be sold for up to £685m – but not his ‘bunga bunga’ sex party villa

Villa where Italian tycoon hosted Vladimir Putin and Tony Blair is among the properties to be sold by his family

The Independent UK

Geert Wilders’ win shows we are in a new phase for the far right in western Europe

As mainstream politics has shifted to the right, once-fringe parties are gaining support – and moving closer to government, says Cas Mudde of the University of Georgia

The Guardian - UK

From Berlusconi To Prigozhin And Tina Turner: Notable Deaths Of 2023

From Italy's ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi to rock queen Tina Turner and Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, here are some of 2023's most notable deaths.

International Business Times

Ruthless, clever, pragmatic: why Giorgia Meloni is so dangerous to Italy – and Europe

The Italian PM has watered down old far-right ideas for the 21st century – and is attempting to remake Italy in her own image, says Anne McElvoy, executive editor of Politico

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Taking From IRS, Giving to Israel

Plus: Massive union wins, abortion rebrands, Silvio Berlusconi's nude-art collection, and more...

Reason

Ascot Champions Day: Frankie Dettori wins Champion Stakes on his UK farewell – as it happened

Frankie Dettori signed off on his UK career by combining with King of Steel to win the Champion Stakes

The Guardian - UK

Aid set for Gaza just a 'drop in the ocean of need'

IN THE PRESS – Friday, October 20: We take a look at the Arabic press, as they report on the aid slated to arrive in Gaza this Friday, although many humanitarian organisations say it's nowhere near enough. Also, The Washington Post takes a "deep dive" into China's attempts to monopolise…

France 24

Afternoon Update: Biden’s Oval Office address on Israel-Hamas; Australia eyes improved relations with China; and the push to ban cruise ships

The US president has urged Americans to support tens of billions of dollars of funding for Israel and Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Silvio Berlusconi heirs weigh up fate of his mostly worthless art collection

Italian former PM estimated to have spent €20m on artworks, often buying through TV auctions

The Guardian - UK

Italy's far-right Premier Meloni defies fears of harming democracy and clashing with the EU

When Giorgia Meloni took office a year ago as the first far-right premier in Italy’s post-war history, many in Europe worried about the prospect of the country’s democratic backsliding and resistance to European Union rules

The Independent UK

Giorgio Napolitano obituary

President of Italy who steered three prime ministers into government, none of whom had led their party to election victory

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‘She plays the moderate but winks at those who are not’: the many faces of Giorgia Meloni

After almost a year in power critics of Italy’s PM say nobody should be fooled: those giving her plaudits have forgotten her past

The Guardian - UK

‘A success for Kremlin propaganda’: how pro-Putin views permeate Italian media

With pro-Russia commentators regularly appearing on TV, Italians are less likely to back Ukraine than people in most other EU states

The Independent UK

Revealed: Ukraine’s chilling warning to Tony Blair about Putin two decades before invasion

Official files shine light on former PM’s aims and fears – and surprising correspondences – while in No 10

The Guardian - UK

Tony Blair sought to avoid reports of ‘snuggling up’ to Berlusconi, files show

Envoy urged No 10 to exploit opportunities presented by tycoon’s premiership while ‘holding our noses’, archives reveal

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The National (Scotland)

Tony Blair feared headlines over ‘snuggling up’ to controversial Italian PM

FORMER Prime Minister Blair was desperate to avoid claims he was “snuggling up” to Silvio Berlusconi, according to National Archive files...

The Independent UK

Blair desperate to avoid charges of ‘snuggling up’ to Berlusconi, files show

Newly released papers show the former PM saw the controversial Italian leader as an ‘essential’ ally in Europe.

The Guardian - UK

Italian media more focused on foreign coverage of heatwave than its effects

Reporting of climate crisis has been lousy for years, experts say, in a country where rightwing press has been dominant

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s absurd’: Italy’s judiciary in power struggle with far-right government

Magistrates under fire amid controversial inquiries involving leading figures in Meloni coalition

Evening Standard

Silvio Berlusconi leaves €100m to 33-year-old girlfriend in his will

His two eldest children Marina and Pier Silvio will control his business empire

The Independent UK

Berlusconi's final will divvies up 5 billion euros in wealth; eldest children control media empire

Silvio Berlusconi has left control of his media empire to his two eldest children

The Guardian - UK

Silvio Berlusconi leaves €100m to partner Marta Fascina in his will

Three-time Italian prime minister leaves overall control of family holding company to two eldest children

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