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Pope rebukes countries whose weapons foment migration but refuse refugees
Sep 30, 2019 05:18Pope Francis on Sunday scolded countries that produce weapons for wars fought elsewhere and then refuse to take in refugees fleeing the very same conflicts.
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Iran, Italy explore shipping route between Chabahar and Venice
Sep 29, 2019 13:35Iran and Italy are exploring possibilities for launching a key shipping route that could help increase trade between the port of Chabahar, southeast of Iran, to Venice, in northern Italy.
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Italy, France hold talks over migrant policy
Sep 19, 2019 04:01Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Rome on Wednesday. It was the first visit by a foreign leader to the Italian new government sworn in on September 5 and the first top-level meeting between Paris and Rome since France recalled its ambassador to Italy last February.
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Puitn calls Italy's arrest of Russian executive at US request 'really bad practice'
Sep 06, 2019 04:35Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned the detention of a top executive of Russia’s aircraft-engine maker in Italy, which came at the request of the US on charges of espionage.
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Italy's rival parties seal govt. deal to resolve political crisis
Aug 29, 2019 06:12Italy has a new government coalition that is set to put an end to a three-week-long political crisis in the European country.
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Presence of foreign forces in region root cause of problems: Rouhani
Aug 18, 2019 11:11Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has described the presence of foreign forces in any regional country as the root cause of more problems for the entire region.
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Italian prosecutors probe Salvini over refugees limbo
Aug 18, 2019 04:45On Saturday afternoon the Barcelona-based NGO Open Arms' rescue vessel carrying 134 refugees off the coast of Sicily, in southern Italy, was authorized to disembark all 27 minors onboard.
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Italy's deputy PM pulls plug on government, calls for elections
Aug 09, 2019 03:11The leader of Italy's ruling League Party, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, declared the governing coalition to be unworkable on Thursday after months of internal bickering and said the only way forward was to hold fresh elections.
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Second refugee rescue vessel docks in Italy, defying far-right minister
Jul 07, 2019 06:44A charity rescue vessel on Saturday brought 41 shipwrecked migrants into port in Lampedusa, the second boat to defy far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini's bid to close Italian ports to them.
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President Putin calls on Italian PM to help improve ties between Russia, EU
Jul 05, 2019 03:39Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on Italy to help improve a “mutually respectful relationship” between Moscow and the European Union.