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The US president has urged Americans to support tens of billions of dollars of funding for Israel and Ukraine

Italian former PM estimated to have spent €20m on artworks, often buying through TV auctions

When Giorgia Meloni took office a year ago as the first far-right premier in Italy’s post-war history, many in Europe worried about the prospect of the country’s democratic backsliding and resistance to European Union rules

President of Italy who steered three prime ministers into government, none of whom had led their party to election victory

After almost a year in power critics of Italy’s PM say nobody should be fooled: those giving her plaudits have forgotten her past

With pro-Russia commentators regularly appearing on TV, Italians are less likely to back Ukraine than people in most other EU states

Official files shine light on former PM’s aims and fears – and surprising correspondences – while in No 10

Envoy urged No 10 to exploit opportunities presented by tycoon’s premiership while ‘holding our noses’, archives reveal

FORMER Prime Minister Blair was desperate to avoid claims he was “snuggling up” to Silvio Berlusconi, according to National Archive files...

Newly released papers show the former PM saw the controversial Italian leader as an ‘essential’ ally in Europe.