Trump meets with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni at his Mar-a-Lago resort
President-elect Trump appeared at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida on Saturday with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. President Trump appeared at a screening of a documentary detailing the challenges some conservative lawyers say they face in the justice system. He entered the grand ballroom around 7pm and returned about two hours later after eating dinner. […]
Iran Takes Italian Journalist Hostage, Demands Prisoner Swap
The Italian government on Thursday summoned Iran's ambassador to demand the release of journalist Cecilia Sala, who was arrested in Tehran on December 19 without due process or clear charges. Iran responded that Salah would only be released if Italy released Iranian Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi, whom Italy arrested on December 16 on behalf of the […]
Italian Deputy PM Matteo Salvini Acquitted in Illegal Migrant Ship Trial
Matteo Salvini, deputy prime minister and leader of Italy's ruling Alliance party, was sentenced to six years in prison in 2019 for preventing illegal migrants from disembarking from a boat, but was acquitted. Judges in Palermo, Sicily, dismissed the kidnapping case against Matteo Salvini on Friday, ruling that the facts presented by prosecutors warranted a […]
Biden heads to Vatican City next month to meet with Pope, Italian heads of state
The White House has announced that President Joe Biden will travel to Italy next month for a public meeting with Pope Francis in Vatican City before the end of his term. Biden accepted an invitation to visit Vatican City in a phone conversation with Pope Francis on Thursday, the White House said. White House press […]
Argentina’s president Javier Milei given Italian citizenship, sparking outrage | Argentina
The Italian government granted citizenship to Argentine President Javier Millei because of his Italian heritage, sparking anger from opposition politicians who compared his treatment to that of children born in Italy to immigrant parents. I invited you. Millais is in Rome to meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and take part in the Italian Brotherhood's […]
Angela Carini Wins Italian Women’s Boxing Title After Losing to Imane Khelif, Who Failed Sex Eligibility Test
Olympic Italian boxer Angela Carini, who lost a match to a controversial Algerian boxer after failing a male gender test, made a spectacular comeback last weekend to win her eighth Italian women's title. Carini: “Tonight was revenge” declared According to Fox News, he spoke proudly on Sunday after winning the title. Carini is an Olympic […]
Trump calls Italian PM Giorgia Meloni ‘a real live wire’
President-elect Donald Trump described Italy's conservative Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as a “real transit line” after meeting with her and other world leaders in Paris. Trump, 76, told the Post that his meeting with the Italian leader on Sunday at the reopening of the iconic Notre Dame cathedral was “amazing” and that she had “a […]
Philadelphians channel their inner Italian Stallion at Rocky and Adrian look-alike contest
On Friday, the Rocky and Adrian Lookalike Contest at Philadelphia's Rocky Fest gave the couple, who look awkward both on skates and on dates, a chance to celebrate their cute awkwardness. The evening event, held at the University of Pennsylvania's ice rink in 1923, was aimed at recreating the couple's first date in Rocky. In […]
Italian nun among 25 arrested in raid against ‘Ndrangheta mafia
Italian police on Thursday arrested a nun known to work in prison and 24 others as part of an investigation into the 'Ndrangheta mafia in the northern city of Brescia, three people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Sister Anna Donelli, a volunteer at Milan's San Vittore prison, is suspected of colluding with […]
Hikers in the Italian Alpes discovered what scientists believe to be a prehistoric ecosystem that existed before the age of dinosaurs
An ordinary hiking trip turned into a day of archaeological discovery for a couple who discovered prehistoric footprints from millions of years ago. Claudia Steffensen was hiking in the Italian Alps with her husband last summer when she noticed what she described as “strange markings” on the rocks. “Last summer it was very hot and […]