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Italy

September 21, 2026
Geopolitics/Italy/World

Italy Moves to Restrict Face Coverings and Foreign Students in Schools

Italy is preparing to ban face coverings in schools and introduce limits on the number of foreign students allowed in each class, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday, placing migration and

Italy/World

Meloni’s Ukraine Dilemma: Arms, Elections and the Battle for Italy’s Right

Giorgia Meloni is preparing to send more military assistance to Ukraine, but this time Italy’s prime minister is seeking to do so with as little political noise as possible. Publicly, Rome has placed the emphasis on humanitarian assistance and the

August 28, 2026

Italy Moves to Lower Automatic Criminal Responsibility Age to 14 Under Proposed Youth Crime Law

Italy/Judiciary/World

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government has approved legislation that would automatically hold children aged 14 and over criminally responsible, reversing the previous presumption of

Macron and Meloni Seek Closer European Ties After Italian Leader’s Break With Trump

France/Italy/World

French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met on the French Riviera on Thursday for a bilateral summit aimed at strengthening

Italy Moves to Restrict Face Coverings and Foreign Students in Schools

September 21, 2026
Geopolitics/Italy/World

Italy is preparing to ban face coverings in schools and introduce limits on the number of foreign students allowed in each class, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday, placing migration and

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Meloni’s Ukraine Dilemma: Arms, Elections and the Battle for Italy’s Right

August 28, 2026
Italy/World

Giorgia Meloni is preparing to send more military assistance to Ukraine, but this time Italy’s prime minister is seeking to do so with as little political noise as possible. Publicly, Rome has

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Italy Moves to Lower Automatic Criminal Responsibility Age to 14 Under Proposed Youth Crime Law

July 25, 2026
Italy/Judiciary/World

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government has approved legislation that would automatically hold children aged 14 and over criminally responsible, reversing the previous presumption of diminished responsibility for minors. The proposal, aimed at

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Macron and Meloni Seek Closer European Ties After Italian Leader’s Break With Trump

June 26, 2026
France/Italy/World

French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met on the French Riviera on Thursday for a bilateral summit aimed at strengthening cooperation between two of Europe’s largest economies, following

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Vannacci Launches Right-Wing Challenge to Meloni as New Party Threatens Italy’s Conservative Balance

June 22, 2026
Geopolitics/Italy/World

A new political challenge is emerging on the Italian right as retired general Roberto Vannacci moves to build a party aimed at capturing voters further to the right of Prime Minister Giorgia

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Mussolini’s Granddaughter Wins Reality Show as Fascist Legacy Reenters Italian Pop Culture

May 21, 2026
Italy/World

The granddaughter of Benito Mussolini, former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, has won the latest edition of Celebrity Big Brother, marking a striking moment in Italy’s ongoing cultural confrontation with its fascist history.

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Italian Ports Detain India-to-Israel Steel Shipments

May 20, 2026
India/Israel/Italy/World

Italian authorities have detained three shipments of suspected military-grade steel travelling from India to Israel, marking a new flashpoint in growing international scrutiny over global arms supply chains linked to the conflict

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“Melodi” Diplomacy Meets Norway Cartoon Row as Modi Visit Sparks Outrage

May 20, 2026
India/Italy/World

The lighthearted “Melodi” meme surrounding Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has taken on a far more serious global dimension as Modi’s European tour also triggered a

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A Transatlantic Rift Widens as Trump Turns on Allies

April 16, 2026
Italy/United States/World

The fragile architecture of the transatlantic alliance is showing new cracks as U.S. President Donald Trump’s disputes with European leaders deepen, casting even his former allies into political isolation. Nowhere is this

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Italy’s Prime Minister Embarks on Gulf Mission to Secure Energy Amid Iran Conflict

April 5, 2026
Italy/World

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Doha for a two-day diplomatic mission aimed at reinforcing Italy’s relationship with Gulf nations and securing critical energy resources disrupted by the war in Iran.

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Italy Rejects Judiciary Reform in Blow to Meloni

March 24, 2026
Italy/World

Italians have rejected Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s proposal to reform the judiciary, delivering a setback to her government less than a year before the next national election. Final Interior Ministry results show

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Meloni’s Justice Gamble Puts Italy’s Democracy on Trial

March 19, 2026
Italy/World

Italy is heading toward a pivotal moment that could reshape its democratic framework, as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stakes her political future on a controversial overhaul of the country’s judiciary. The proposed

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Meloni Breaks Ranks: Calls Trump’s Iran Strikes “Illegal”

March 13, 2026
Italy/World

Giorgia Meloni declared the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign in Iran “outside the perimeter of international law” and made clear that Italy would not participate. Her remarks came after initial hesitation on television, where

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Italy Seizes Over 1,000 Tons of Illegal Textile Waste Bound for Africa and Asia

February 21, 2026
Italy/World

Italian authorities have intercepted more than 1,000 tons of illegal textile waste as part of JCO Demeter XI, an international operation led by the World Customs Organization (WCO). Out of a total

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Italy’s Anti-Mafia Prison Plan Sparks Fear of a New Penal Colony in Sardinia

February 8, 2026
Italy/World

In the Sardinian city of Nuoro, a high stone wall still surrounds a prison once infamous for housing Italy’s most dangerous mobsters and convicted terrorists, exiled far from the mainland. For years,

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