Tag: Italy

• Friday, July 31st 2026 - 18:29 UTC

  Italy and France tighten borders with Spain after 50,000 enter Ceuta

  

  Italy ordered the reintroduction of border checks at its ports and airports with Spain on Friday, and France announced it would increase fivefold the officers deployed at its land border from Saturday, after tens of thousands of people entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta irregularly from Morocco.

• Friday, June 19th 2026 - 17:34 UTC

  Trump opens a new rift with Meloni by claiming she 'begged' him for a G7 photo

  

  US President Donald Trump opened a new rift with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by claiming that she “begged” him for a photo during the G7 summit and that he obliged out of “pity.” Meloni called the account fabricated, and in response Italy's foreign minister canceled a planned trip to the United States this weekend.

• Wednesday, April 15th 2026 - 01:06 UTC

  Trump turns on Meloni, his top European ally, as Italy suspends defense deal with Israel

  

  US President Donald Trump on Tuesday turned on Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, until recently his closest ally in Europe, in a phone interview with the Italian daily Il Corriere della Sera. “I thought she had courage, but I was wrong,” Trump said, criticizing Meloni for refusing to involve Italy in the war against Iran and for calling his attacks on Pope Leo XIV “unacceptable.”

• Monday, February 23rd 2026 - 12:41 UTC

  Italy seeks “clarity” from the US, urges calm amid renewed tariff uncertainty

  

  Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday he would seek “clarity” from the United States during a G7 videoconference on international trade and urged restraint as Washington’s latest tariff moves inject fresh uncertainty into transatlantic commerce.

• Wednesday, February 11th 2026 - 23:34 UTC

  Poland and Italy decline to join Trump’s Board of Peace, citing doubts and constitutional limits

  

  Poland and Italy said they will not join U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, adding to the list of Washington allies that are staying on the sidelines, at least for now.

• 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.