President Von der Leyen and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have been in regular contact prior to the scheduled visit to Washington to discuss President Trump’s tariffs.
The European reaction to the massacre in Sumy, Ukraine, on Palm Sunday. A cowardly attack, said Prime Minister Meloni.
The Italian pavilion at Expo 2025 was inaugurated in Osaka, Japan. The Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic torches were also presented on the occasion. From Japan Minister Tajani commented saying “Milan-Cortina will be a great event, above all a great event of peace”. The evocative “Journey of the Olympic Flame” will start on December 6th from Rome, winding for 12,000 kilometers lighting up several locations.
Surprise visit of Pope Francis to St. Peter’s Square at the end of the celebration presided over by Cardinal Sandri on Palm Sunday.
The investigations into the supporters of the mafia boss, Matteo Messina Denaro, captured in September 2023, after decades of being a fugitive. Another woman Floriana Calcagno, who had a relationship with the boss was arrested.
A minor was arrested in relation to the murder of a 19-year-old killed in a slot machine hall in Cesa, a town in the province of Caserta.
About a dozen Serie A soccer players are under investigation in a new probe into illicit betting. Clashes between fans and police outside the Olympic Stadium in the capital yesterday while waiting the match Lazio-Roma. The toll is 13 injured officers. Tension was high until the start of the game which finished 1-1.
