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Libyan victims of 2018 US drone strike file criminal complaint against Italian commander
Apr 05, 2022 02:21The families of the victims of a US drone attack that claimed almost a dozen lives in Libya back in 2018 have filed a criminal complaint against the commander of the Italian naval station for his role in carrying out the deadly strike.
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Italy PM: Putin says conditions not yet in place for ceasefire in Ukraine
Apr 01, 2022 03:08Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi says Russian President Vladimir Putin has told him that conditions are not yet in place for a ceasefire in Ukraine, more than a month after Moscow began a military operation in the country.
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Italy may face gas rationing while trying to reduce its dependence
Mar 05, 2022 10:55As the conflict between Kiev and Moscow escalates to dramatic levels, the debate over alternative gas supplies is raging in Italy.
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Italy rescues hundreds of migrants at sea, one found dead
Feb 22, 2022 09:24The Italian coastguard rescued 573 migrants at sea who were trying to reach Europe aboard two fishing boats in distress in bad weather, a statement said on Tuesday. One body was found.
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Sergio Mattarella reelected president, ending Italy's political impasse
Jan 30, 2022 05:46Italian President Sergio Mattarella has been reelected to serve a second term in office, ending a political impasse that exposed deep rifts within the ruling coalition and risked toppling the government.
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Italian legislators fail again to elect new president amid lack of consensus among party leaders
Jan 29, 2022 03:24Insistence by Italy’s center-right bloc that one of their candidates is vaulted to the country’s presidency backfired on Friday, as tensions and frustration mounted among the rival parties forming Premier Mario Draghi’s pandemic unity government and a fifth day of voting yielded no winner.
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Italian lawmakers fail to elect new president in first round amid stalemate
Jan 25, 2022 09:38Italian lawmakers have failed to elect a new president, after blank ballots were cast in the first round of voting in the country’s presidential election amid a political deadlock.
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Italy finally lets 500+ refugees disembark from rescue ship after two weeks
Dec 29, 2021 14:18Italy has eventually allowed more than 500 refugees to disembark from a rescue ship after almost two weeks at sea, while a German rescue ship with 440 people on board is still waiting for permission to dock.
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Italy tightens restrictions on unvaccinated as cases rise
Dec 07, 2021 05:16Italy tightened curbs on Monday (December 6) on people still not vaccinated against COVID-19, limiting their access to an array of places and services.
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Photo exhibition on Arbaeen held in Rome
Nov 14, 2021 06:00A two-day photographic and film exhibition on the annual pilgrimage of Arbaeen began in the Italian capital on Saturday.