Italy

1 July 2021

By Catarina Demony and Sarah Young LISBON/LONDON (Reuters) -While not a complete wash-out, the summer tourism season vital to southern...

Aerospace / Defense

Swiss pick U.S. F-35 jet and Patriot missiles for defence needs

By John Revill and Tim Hepher ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland has chosen Lockheed Martin's F-35A Lightning II as its next-generation fighter...

Asylum / Immigration / Refugees

Seven migrants drown as boat capsizes off Italy’s Lampedusa

PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) - At least seven migrants, one of them pregnant, drowned after a boat carrying them capsized five...

ASIA

Ratings for China’s Xi stuck near lows, while U.S. rebounds-survey

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A survey of 17 advanced economies released on Wednesday shows views about China have remained broadly negative...

Elections

Italy’s leaderless 5-Star Movement could spell trouble for Draghi

By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Italy's co-ruling 5-Star Movement found itself without a leader on Wednesday after a row...

ASIA

Stung by pandemic, G20 foreign ministers urge greater cooperation

By Crispian Balmer and Humeyra Pamuk MATERA, Italy (Reuters) - G20 foreign ministers called on Tuesday for multilateral cures for...

Elections

Italy’s 5-Star in turmoil as founder lambasts former PM Conte

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's co-ruling 5-Star Movement was thrown into turmoil on Tuesday after its founder Beppe Grillo said the...

Analyses

Harder to attract staff than visitors at Italy’s tourist hotspots

By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Coronavirus curbs have eased, tourists are returning, but Italy's restaurants and hotels are facing...

Americas

U.S. eyes more stable, predictable ties with Russia, Blinken tells paper

(La Repubblica newspaper's transcript shows correct wording "predictable" (not "profitable"), "take reckless or aggressive actions" (not "attack") ROME (Reuters) -...

Canada

Trudeau says pope should apologize on Canadian soil for church role in residential schools

(In June 25 story, corrects mass graves to unmarked graves in first paragraph) By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Prime Minister...

Airlines

Kuwait to allow direct flights to UK, US, some other countries from July 1

CAIRO (Reuters) - Kuwait will allow direct flights to 12 countries from July 1, the government communications office (CGC) wrote...

ASIA

Germany’s Scholz to discuss global corporate minimum tax in Washington

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz will travel to Washington later this week to meet senior members of...

Aerospace / Defense

UAE sets deadline for Italy to vacate airbase, Italian government source says

ROME (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has asked Italy to withdraw aircraft and personnel from a military base in...

Conflicts / War / Peace

Italy calls for African task force to tackle Islamic State threat

By Humeyra Pamuk ROME (Reuters) - Alarmed by the spread of Islamic State across Africa, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di...

Central / Eastern Europe (Energy)

Polish Catholic Church facing wave of sex abuse allegations

WARSAW (Reuters) - The Catholic Church in Poland is facing a wave of allegations of sexual abuse, church authorities said...

Americas

Italy says its relations with U.S. far more important than with China

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Monday that Rome's relations with the United States are...

Afghanistan

Italy says worried about Islamic State in Africa, proposes working group

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Monday the world should not lower its guard against...

Arabian Gulf | Persian Gulf

Israeli foreign minister to meet U.S., Bahrain counterparts on Sunday