Italy
France ready to discuss ‘autonomy’ for Corsica, minister says
PARIS (Reuters) -Paris is prepared to loosen its grip on Corsica in a process that could lead to a yet-to-be...
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Seized or sailing away: What we know about oligarchs and their assets
(Reuters) -The latest on Russia's oligarchs and their assets: ALISHER USMANOV Alisher Usmanov, 68, a metals and telecoms tycoon with...
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Kyiv mayor invites pope to make peace plea in Ukrainian capital
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The mayor of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv has urged Pope Francis to travel...
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Five western countries condemn Russia’s role in Syria, Ukraine conflicts
BERLIN (Reuters) - France, Germany, Italy, Britain and the United States issued a joint statement commemorating the 11th anniversary of...
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Italy, US agree over “decisive, united” response to Russia invasion
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and US national security adviser Jake Sullivan agreed at a meeting on...
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Italy, Spain, Greece and Portugal PMs to hold meeting on Friday
ROME (Reuters) -The prime ministers of Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece will meet in Rome on Friday ahead of a...
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Births in Italy hit record low in 2021, population shrinks
ROME (Reuters) - Births in Italy dropped below 400,000 for the first time ever in 2021, statistics institute ISTAT said...
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Pope, in toughest comments yet, calls Ukraine invasion ‘armed aggression’
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A sombre Pope Francis on Sunday issued his toughest condemnation yet of the...
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Bus carrying dozens of Ukrainians overturns in Italy, one woman dead
ROME (Reuters) -A bus carrying around 50 Ukrainians left the road and overturned in Italy on Sunday, leaving one woman...
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Thousands mass in Kyiv’s twin city Florence to back Ukraine
By Silvia Ognibene FLORENCE (Reuters) - Thousands of people packed into one of Florence's biggest squares on Saturday to show...
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Italy seizes Russian billionaire Melnichenko’s Sailing Yacht A
By Emilio Parodi BERGAMO, Italy (Reuters) -Italian police have seized a superyacht owned by Russian billionaire Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko, the...
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Vatican protests over expulsion of its ambassador to Nicaragua
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Saturday protested to Nicaragua over the effective expulsion of its...
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U.N. agency warns Ukraine war could trigger 20% food price rise
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - International food and feed prices could rise by up to 20% as a result...
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Italy’s Draghi says EU needs joint budget response to Ukraine crisis
VERSAILLES, France (Reuters) -The European Union must keep stimulating its economy and find a collective response to an array of...
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Macron is cautious about joint EU debt plan
VERSAILLES, France (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday the war in Ukraine will require joint EU investments...
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Exclusive-Italy annuls sale of military drones firm to Chinese investors, sources say
By Giuseppe Fonte, Angelo Amante and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Italy on Thursday annulled the sale of a military...
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Italy and China agree on joint efforts to promote peace in Ukraine
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's and China's foreign ministers agreed that coordination of international community is the only way to reach...
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Top Vatican official says reported bombing of Ukraine children’s hospital ‘unacceptable’
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) -The Vatican's secretary of state on Wednesday condemned the reported bombing of a children's hospital...
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Italy’s Salvini challenged over Putin praise in Polish visit
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - The mayor of a Polish town near the Ukraine border confronted Italian rightist politician...
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Food crisis grows as spiralling prices spark export bans
By Nigel Hunt LONDON (Reuters) - A global food crisis sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine escalated on Wednesday as...
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