Tag: Italy

• Monday, January 12th 2026 - 10:22 UTC

  Argentina's Embassy in Caracas to be placed under Italian protection

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pulled his country's diplomats from the building that was once Argentina's Embassy in Caracas, but which had been placed under Brasilia's care when Javier Milei severed all ties with the Nicolás Maduro totalitarian regime.

• Friday, December 26th 2025 - 10:22 UTC

  Brazil eyes Italian weaponry to boost defense capabilities

  

  Brazil's Army has made significant progress in acquiring a sophisticated anti-aircraft defense system, with Italy’s MBDA emerging as the primary candidate. The deal, valued at around US$600 million, aims to address a critical gap in the country's security infrastructure.

• Thursday, November 13th 2025 - 10:43 UTC

  Italy: Prosecutors launch probe into “human safari” allegations

  

  The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into claims that wealthy Italian citizens paid fees to act as “weekend snipers,” targeting and shooting civilians besieged in Sarajevo during the Bosnian War (1992-1996). The investigation has been bolstered by testimony from former Bosnian Army Brigadier General -and intelligence agent- Edin Subasic.

• Friday, October 17th 2025 - 18:05 UTC

  Orsi holds meetings with Pope and Italian authorities

  

  Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi met at the Vatican on Friday with Pope Leo XIV after both leaders participated on the previous day at FAO's 80th-anniversary ceremony in Rome.

• Wednesday, August 13th 2025 - 09:58 UTC

  Argentina's Navy interested in Italian and Danish frigates

  

  Argentina's Navy is considering modernizing its fleet with units from Denmark and Italy, it was reported this week in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, July 30th 2025 - 10:11 UTC

  Zambelli arrested in Italy, pending extradition to Brazil

  

  Italian authorities in Rome Tuesday arrested Carla Zambelli, a far-right Brazilian congresswoman and staunch supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro. She had fled to Italy in May after being sentenced to ten years in prison in the South American country.

• Tuesday, July 8th 2025 - 06:46 UTC

  Rockhopper expects €31m from an arbitration dispute with Italian government

  

  AIM Oil and gas exploration company Rockhopper Exploration said it was confident it would receive a €31m (£26.8m) insurance payment in a long-running dispute linked to restrictions on its operations off the coast of Italy.

• Friday, March 28th 2025 - 23:40 UTC

  Italy tightens citizenship rules to curb 'commercialization'

  

  Italy’s government has approved a reform to restrict automatic citizenship by descent, citing concerns over the growing number of requests—especially from Latin America—and what officials described as the “commercialization” of Italian nationality.

• Tuesday, January 14th 2025 - 21:08 UTC

  The Netherlands, France, and Italy ordered to limit diplomatic missions in Caracas to three staffers

  

  Venezuela's Foreign Ministry Tuesday instructed The Netherlands, France, and Italy to cut down their diplomatic missions in Caracas to three members each following what the Bolivarian regime described as “meddling in internal affairs.”

• Friday, December 13th 2024 - 10:17 UTC

  Milei off to Italy once again this year

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei Thursday resumed his mileage accruing spree after departing for Rome to meet with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, among other engagements.