Defuse tariffs or risk recession says ABI president
Banks would also suffer Patuelli tells annual assembly Protectionism and tariffs must be defused or they will cause a new global recession, the president of the Italian Banking Association (ABI), Antonio Patuelli said in his address to its annual assembly…
Zelensky calls for Marshall Plan for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for a Marshall Plan for his country’s post-war reconstruction as he addressed the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome on Thursday. “We are working to create a grand coalition for the recovery, for the reconstruction,” Zelensky…
Vatican available as venue for Ukraine-Russia talks – Leo
The Vatican is available as a venue for possible peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, Pope Leo XIV said Wednesday. “The Pope reaffirmed his willingness to welcome the representatives of Russia and Ukraine to the Vatican for negotiations,” according to…
25 arrested in op targetting migrant-trafficking ring
Police arrested 25 foreign nationals on Tuesday as part of an international operation codenamed ‘Medusa’ and coordinated by the anti-mafia prosecutors in Reggio Calabria targetting a migrant-trafficking ring.An additional 43 people are under investigation for alleged links to international network…
Chinese man arrested in Italy on US warrant for spying
Suspected of being involved in espionage on COVID vaccines 33-year-old Chinese man was arrested on July 3 shortly after arriving at Milan’s Malpensa airport on warrant from the United States, sources said on Monday. Zewei Xu is wanted by the…
USA irreplaceable partner says Mattarella
The United States is an irreplaceable partner for Italy, President Sergio Mattarella said on the July 4 Independence Day holiday Friday telling President Donald Trump in a message on the occasion that the transatlantic bond was central to peace.“The United…
Italy’s deadly heatwave rages on
The intense heatwave that has gripped Italy for over a week and has been linked to a number of deaths raged on on Wednesday. The health ministry has put 18 major cities on red alert because of the high temperatures…
Deadly heatwave continues unabated
The intense heatwave that has gripped Italy for over a week and has been linked to a number of deaths is set to continue unabated on Wednesday with the number of major Italian cities on red alert going up from…
Migrants deported over shelved terror charges sue govt
Agroup of four migrants from North Africa who were deported from Italy in July 2022 on terrorism charges that a Perugia court subsequently found to be unsubstantiated and shelved are suing the Italian State for two million euros in damages,…
Woman found dead in suspected femicide, husband kills self
A 50-something woman was found dead in her home at Rivalta near Turin in a suspected femicide on Thursday and her husband’s body was pulled out of a nearby lake earlier in the day in a suspected suicide.The woman’s body…
Six Italian cities on red alert as heatwave approaches peak
Six Italian cities – Bologna, Bolzano, Brescia, Florence, Perugia and Turin – were on red alert on Thursday with the heatwave the country is experiencing approaching its forecast peak at the weekend. The number of cities on the maximum red…
Reject logic of arrogance, revenge in Middle East – Leo
Pope Leo XIV made another call for an end to violence in the Middle East during his weekly general audience at St Peter’s Square on Wednesday. “May the wounds caused by the bloody events of recent days be healed,” the…
