Italian writer and campaigner Michela Murgia dies at 51 Anti-fascist novelist was a campaigner for LGBTQ+ rights and had recently made her illness public The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2023
Crooked pubs, listed churches and scouting chaos – take the Thursday quiz Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare? The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023
Italian official rebuked for proclaiming innocence of Bologna terrorists Marcello De Angelis, a communications chief for the Lazio region, said he knew the trio were not involved in the 1980 explosion The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2023
Conservative calls for women to have more babies hide pernicious motives Boosting birthrates to protect racial identity has a long and shameful history The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2023
Bigoted, antisemitic, gross: Rudy Giuliani finds an even lower low He was once ‘America’s mayor’, but court filings this week show him vilifying women, Jews and gay people. It’s his latest disgrace The Guardian - US · Aug 5, 2023
‘The extreme events scare me the most’: climatologist warns of Italy’s vulnerability to climate crisis Luca Mercalli describes Italy as ‘one of the most fragile places in the world’ after recent storms, wildfires and glacier collapse The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2023
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni sues Placebo singer for calling her ‘fascist racist’ Calls for overhaul of defamation laws in Italy after legal action brought against Brian Molko The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2023
The EU’s fear of migration is back – but a squalid deal with Tunisia is no way to tackle it Europe needs a humane, pragmatic strategy, not this tried-and-failed tactic of doling out cash to authoritarian regimes, says Nathalie Tocci The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2023
The only G7 member in China’s Belt and Road seems ready to leave Italy needs to decide by the end of the year whether to remain part of China's controversial infrastructure investment program. Fortune · Jul 31, 2023
Italy seeking to leave ‘atrocious’ China Belt and Road plan without harming ties – minister ‘Improvised and atrocious’ decision in 2019 made Italy the only major western member, says Guido Crosetto, the defence minister The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2023
The far right don’t need to win elections to spread their malign ideas Even when they don’t succeed, as in Spain, their extremist tropes are mainstream fare The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2023
Indictment: Trump Told Staff To Delete Footage of Boxes Being Hidden Plus: Abortion will be on the ballot in Ohio, CANSEE Act "would continue the erosion of financial privacy," and more... Reason · Jul 28, 2023
Biden praises Italy’s Meloni on Ukraine, downplays ‘far-right’ concerns White House downplays differences over China and LGBTQ rights as the two sides pledge to cooperate on Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Jul 28, 2023
Biden is welcoming far-right Italian Prime Minister Meloni for White House talks President Joe Biden is set to welcome Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to the White House for talks The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2023 Italian parliament approves bill to criminalise surrogacy abroad Surrogacy is already illegal in Italy, while IVF is only available for heterosexual couples
The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2023 Italian government accused over axing of Roberto Saviano TV show Far-right government accused of leaning on state broadcaster to axe programme by journalist who criticised ministers
The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2023 The Guardian view on the Spanish election: a good day when voters said ‘¡No pasarán!’ to the far right Editorial: After a series of European elections in which radical right parties gained national influence, Spain has bucked the trend
The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023 One of Libya’s rival prime ministers returns to Tripoli on 1st commercial flight from Italy in years One of Libya’s rival prime ministers has returned to the capital of Tripoli from Italy on a charter flight with a commercial airline, the first direct flight between the two countries in a decade
The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2023 Vox party’s hardline attitudes appear to have turned off Spanish voters Party has been relegated to near-irrelevance as Spain bucks European trend of shift towards far right
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2023 Italy's Meloni opens conference that aims to stanch flows of migrants to Europe with aid to Africa Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has called for new, more equal relationships between Europe and migrants’ countries of origin and transit
The National (Scotland) · Jul 23, 2023 David Pratt: Summer heat means unpredictable outcome for Spanish election AMID sweltering heat, Spanish voters head to the polls today
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2023 Rights activists fear Tunisia deal will be model for bartering EU money for migrants' lives Migrants in Tunisia’s port city of Sfax who are aiming to make Europe their new home are now sharing the burden and the blame for escalating tensions deeply tinged with racism amid the fears of European leaders who are trying to stanch the numbers of people arriving at their shores
The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023 Prominent Egyptian rights activist with ties to Italy walks free from jail, rights defender says A rights defender says a prominent Egyptian rights activist with ties to Italy has been released from jail
The National (Scotland) · Jul 19, 2023 Rock band singer ‘investigated’ over comments made about Italian Prime Minister Prosecutors in Turin have reportedly opened an investigation after the lead singer of rock band Placebo insulted Italian Prime Minister Giorgia…
The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023 Italy begins removing gay mothers from children’s birth certificates Families in Milan, Rome and Padua have received letters notifying them of the changes