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Meloni, former far-right activist, heads for Italian PM's office

In her teens, Giorgia Meloni used to sneak out at the dead of night and help plaster her Rome neighbourhood with far-right posters, playing a game of cat and mouse with leftist foes that could easily turn violent.

Reuters

Italy's Meloni promises to defy Chinese and Russian expansionist ambitions

Italy will look to limit China's economic expansion and continue to support Ukraine militarily if a rightist alliance wins next month's election, nationalist leader Giorgia Meloni told Reuters.

Reuters

Monday briefing: Italy’s political dysfunction opens the door to a far-right prime minister

In today’s newsletter: After the collapse of Mario Draghi’s caretaker government, Giorgia Meloni’s post-fascist Brothers of Italy party look set for power – why?

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Abortion rights at risk in region led by party of Italy’s possible next PM

The Brothers of Italy has further impeded access to abortion in the Marche region - a policy it could replicate nationally if it wins power

The Guardian - UK

Far-right Italian leader Meloni rides popular wave in polls

Giorgia Meloni is riding a wave of popularity that next month could see her become Italy’s first female prime minister and its first far-right leader since World War II

The Independent UK

Giorgia Meloni may be no fascist. But she evokes grim memories of Italy’s past

An election win for her Brothers of Italy would be a threat to democracy across Europe

The Guardian - UK

Scepticism over Giorgia Meloni’s claim ‘fascism is history’ in Italian far right

Critics say message is part of election game plan and point to recent speech on immigration and homosexuality

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Italy's far-right Meloni on vote: I'm no danger to democracy

Italy's far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, who is leading in opinion polls ahead of next month's elections, is insisting she won't be a danger to democracy if she becomes the country's next premier

The Independent UK

Nicholas Goldberg: Who are you calling a 'fascist' — and do you even know what it means?

Americans know little history and what little they know they forget. Ask college students who won the Civil War or ask adults when the U.S. Constitution was ratified or whom the U.S. fought in World War II and shocking numbers will have no idea.

Los Angeles Times

David Pratt's Four Corners: The looming battle for Kherson

THE secretly distributed flyers and posters that have been appearing on the city’s walls warn of what’s to come.

The National (Scotland)

Italy's president: Strong democracy crucial against fascism

Italy's president is urging Italians to reinvigorate their democracy as the country notes the 100th anniversary of an attack that paved Benito Mussolini's path to power

The Independent UK

Brothers of Italy, the far-right party on the cusp of power

The only party in opposition during the reign of technocrat Mario Draghi’s national unity government, the post-fascist Brothers of Italy, looks set to do well in Italian elections on September 25, making party leader Giorgia Meloni the favourite to become Italy’s next prime minister.

France 24

24 hours of a coup: A blockbuster finale

The Jan. 6 committee masterfully ended the first chapter of their presentation to the nation with a blockbuster

Salon

Swiss university's academic award to Mussolini will not be revoked

An honorary doctorate awarded by a Swiss university to former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini will not be revoked despite being a "serious mistake," a commission into the affair said.

Reuters

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PulitzerPrize- Winning Historian Details Pius XII’s Troubling Alliances With Mussolini, Hitler

New book examines the controversial WWII legacy of the pontiff known as “Hitler's Pope.”

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine apologises after backlash over Hirohito image in anti-fascism video

Wartime emperor removed from video on Russia’s invasion, which also featured Hitler and Mussolini, after angry reaction from Japan

The Independent UK

Ukraine removes Hirohito from video after Japan protests

Japanese officials say the Ukrainian government has removed a photo of Japanese wartime Emperor Hirohito from a video showing him with Adolph Hitler and Benito Mussolini after Tokyo protested

The Guardian - UK

Tourist crashes drone into Rome monument in latest mishap

Man charged with flouting no-fly zone after hitting Palazzo Venezia – last week a drone crashed into the Leaning Tower of Pisa

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Ukraine apologises for juxtaposing Japan emperor to Hitler in video

TOKYO: The Ukrainian government has apologised over a video shared on Twitter that juxtaposed a picture of the late Japanese emperor Hirohito to those of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in describing Nazism and fascism.

The Guardian - UK

From Benito’s chicken to Bardot’s dog, inside Rome’s elite pet cemetery

Dating back to Mussolini, cemetery used by Brigitte Bardot has been overwhelmed by demand from Rome’s high society

ABC News

Peruvian Prime Minister Aníbal Torres criticised for praising Hitler's economic management

Peruvian Prime Minister Aníbal Torres is criticised for claiming Hitler turned Germany into "the world's leading economic power" as Peru enters a second week of violent protests over rising inflation.

The Guardian - US

Peruvian prime minister’s praise of Hitler sparks wave of protest

Aníbal Torres said his words were misunderstood but offered to apologize in person to Israeli ambassador Asaf Ichilevich

The Conversation

Canada: An invader, warrior, peacekeeper and arms supplier in conflicts near and far

Bob Rae, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, has compared the Russian invasion of Ukraine to Benito Mussolini’s Italian invasion of Ethiopia in the 1930s.

The Conversation

Yes, Putin and Russia are fascist – a political scientist shows how they meet the textbook definition

When Vladimir Putin unleashed an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the Ukrainian media, public and policymakers almost unanimously began calling the Russian president and the state he leads “rashyst.” The term is a hybrid of a derogatory moniker for Russia – “rasha” – and “fascist.”

The Conversation

Ukraine war: The history of conflict shows how elective wars ultimately fail

Throughout history, elective wars like the one in Ukraine — armed military conflicts that countries wage without compelling and urgent reasons for action — have mostly failed to achieve their aims. Instead, they worsen the problems they set out to solve and often become the undoing of those who started…

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