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Italian leader tones down divisive rhetoric but carries on with pursuit of far-right agenda

When Giorgia Meloni was running to become Italyโ€™s first far-right head of government of the post-war era, she steeped her winning campaign in the sharply ideological rhetoric of national sovereignty, โ€œtraditional familiesโ€ and fear of migrants.

Berlusconi's death leaves fate of his personal party, and Italy's government, in the balance

Silvio Berlusconiโ€™s outsized hold on Italian political life over three decades had greatly diminished in recent years.

Zelenskyy to meet with Pope Francis at Vatican in Rome visit

The Vatican says that Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy will meet with Pope Francis during a trip to Rome.

Italian ex-leader Conte attacked by man protesting lockdowns

Former Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte has been physically attacked during an official appearance in Tuscany by a man protesting against Italyโ€™s lockdowns and other measures to contain the pandemic.

Italy's Meloni calls for unity on Liberation Day anniversary

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has called for unity among political forces in celebrating the anniversary of the liberation from the Nazis and their fascist allies on April 25, 1945.

Berlusconi blames Ukraine war on Zelenskyy, chafes Meloni

Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi has once again put himself at odds with Premier Giorgia Meloni by openly criticizing her for meeting with Ukraineโ€™s leader, whom he blamed for the year-old Russian invasion.

Faithful mourn Benedict XVI at funeral presided over by pope

Pope Francis joined tens of thousands of faithful in bidding farewell to Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass for a dead pope presided over by a living one.

Italy's La Scala opens season to Ukrainian protests

Italyโ€™s premier opera house has opened its new season with the Russian opera โ€œBoris Godunov.โ€.

Italy, France call for 'full cooperation' after migrant flap

The presidents of Italy and France are seeking to tamp down tensions over migration.

EXPLAINER: Is Meloni a far-right firebrand or moderate?

As Giorgia Meloni becomes Italyโ€™s first female premier, the world is watching closely to see if she will emerge as a firebrand leader of a far-right party with neo-fascist roots or the more moderate right-wing politician who succeded in capturing 26% of the vote.

Italy's far-right leader Meloni forms new government

Giorgia Meloni has formed Italyโ€™s new ruling coalition, giving the country its first far-right-led government since the end of World War II.

After days of acrimony, Italy's Berlusconi and Meloni meet

Italyโ€™s presumed next premier, Giorgia Meloni, and former Premier Silvio Berlusconi are seeking to put days of acrimony behind them over possible Cabinet picks.

Holocaust survivor opens Senate as far-right to govern Italy

Italyโ€™s Fascist past and its future governed by a party with neo-fascist origins have come to an emotional head during the first seating of Parliament since general elections last month.

EXPLAINER: Rituals play role in creating Italian government

Forming a new government in Italy involves time and decades-old rituals.

First female premier poised to take helm of Italy government

A party with neo-fascist roots has won the most votes in Italyโ€™s national election, setting the stage for talks to form the countryโ€™s first far right-led government since World War II, with Giorgia Meloni at the helm as Italyโ€™s first female premier.

EXPLAINER: Italian election only part of forming government

A Sunday parliamentary election will determine who next governs major industrial economy and key NATO member Italy.

Balzan Prizes honor work in humanities, science

Three Americans are among winners of this yearโ€™s Balzan Prize.

Italy's president: Strong democracy crucial against fascism

Italy's president is urging Italians to reinvigorate their democracy as the country notes the 100th anniversary of an attack that paved Benito Mussolini's path to power.

EXPLAINER: Who gains or loses, what's next in Italy crisis

Italian Premier Mario Draghi's decision to turn in his resignation after his โ€œunityโ€ coalition broke apart dramatically in Parliament was the latest step in a political crisis that could take months before a new government is solidly in place to lead the European Union's third-largest economy.

Italy heads to early election after Draghi's coalition fails

Italy is headed for an early election after its president accepted Premier Mario Draghiโ€™s resignation and decided there was no possibility for cobbling together another government.

Italian PM Draghi wins vote but unity coalition unravels

Italian Premier Mario Draghi has won a confidence vote in the Senate, but boycotts by three of his key coalition allies in the voting have virtually doomed his unity governmentโ€™s prospects of survival.

EXPLAINER: Italy is used to crises, but this one is tough

Italy has had dozens of governments since the end of World War II.

Italy enters into political uncertainty after 5-Stars balk

Italy is entering five days of political and financial uncertainty after the 5-Star Movement sparked a government crisis by withholding support on a government-sponsored bill.

Italian Premier Draghi's resignation rebuffed by president

Italy's president has rebuffed Premier Mario Draghi's offer to resign after a key ally refused to back the government in a Senate vote.

Italy's Draghi warns 5-Stars against political ultimatums

Premier Mario Draghi says his government is still able to get things done despite tensions with the 5-Star Movement.

Italy's Draghi meets with president amid 5-Star tensions

Italy's Premier Mario Draghi is meeting with Italyโ€™s president to discuss the future of his government amid simmering tensions with a coalition member, the 5-Star Movement.

Italy marks 2nd anniversary of haunting COVID-19 milestone

Italy is marking the second anniversary of a tragic milestone of the coronavirus pandemic.

Italian prosecutors seek political funding trial for Renzi

Prosecutors in Florence have requested trial indictment for former Italian Premier Matteo Renzi for alleged illegal political party funding.

Italy's Sergio Mattarella sworn in for a second term

President Sergio Mattarella received an astounding 55 rounds of applause from an otherwise divided Italian parliament Thursday during a wide-ranging speech that underlined the need for national unity after he was sworn in to a second term in office.

Italy's president, 80, is recruited to stay on for 2nd term

Italian President Sergio Mattarella has been pulled away from his impending retirement and reelected to a second seven-year term as the countryโ€™s head of state, ending days of political impasse as party leaders struggled to pick his successor.

Voting for Italy's president fails again; no political deal

Insistence by Italy's center-right bloc that their candidate becomes the nation's president has backfired.

New Italy president still elusive after 4th round of voting

Lawmakers and regional representatives have failed again to find consensus on a new Italian president.

No result in 3rd round of vote for new Italian president

The third round of voting for a new Italian president ended has again ended inconclusively, sending political parties into yet more intense negotiations to come up with a viable candidate to replace President Sergio Mattarella, whose term expires next week.

1st round of vote for Italian president fails amid stalemate

A first round of voting to elect Italy's next president has failed as expected amid a political impasse.

Former Italian Premier Berlusconi being treated in hospital

Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has been undergoing a series of medical examinations in a Milan hospital.

Berlusconi drops bid to be elected as Italy's president

Former premier Silvio Berlusconi has bowed out of Italyโ€™s presidential election set for next week.

Italy's next moral compass? Berlusconi, 85, eyes presidency

Italy is poised to elect a new president, a figure who is supposed to serve as the nationโ€™s moral compass and foster unity by being above the political fray.

Italy sets Jan 24 to start voting for new Italian president

Italy has set Jan. 24 as the start date to begin voting for a new Italian president.

Live updates: France demands masks for 11- to 6-year-olds

French authorities have announced that children six and older will have to wear masks in indoor places open to the public as new cases of the highly contagious omicron variant surge past 200.000 for the fourth consecutive day.

Draghi says he's done his job, as he eyes Italian presidency

Italian Premier Mario Draghi says his government has accomplished most of what it set out do in fighting the pandemic and restoring economic growth.

Despite pandemic, famed Italian theater opens season

While many European theaters remain closed due to the pandemic, the famed Teatro alla Scala has opened its new season with the gala premiere of Verdiโ€™s โ€œMacbethโ€ to a fully seated house.

Masked Milanese fill La Scala for gala premiere of 'Macbeth'

Masked Milanese turned out in all their finery for La Scalaโ€™s gala season opener of Verdiโ€™s โ€œMacbethโ€ in a fully seated theater.

Italy, France deepen economic, defense cooperation

Italian Premier Mario Draghi says a bilateral treaty signed with French President Emmanuel Macron to deepen bilateral cooperation will in turn strengthen the European Union.

G-20 endorses global corporate minimum tax at Rome summit

G-20 endorses global corporate minimum tax at Rome summit

Leaders of the worldโ€™s biggest economies have endorsed a global minimum tax on corporations as part of an agreement on new international tax rules.

President Biden, Pope Francis to talk virus, climate, poverty at Vatican

President Biden, Pope Francis to talk virus, climate, poverty at Vatican

President Joe Biden says Pope Francis told him he's a โ€œgood Catholicโ€ and should keep taking Communion when the world's two most prominent Roman Catholics met at the Vatican on Friday.

Holocaust survivor, scholar awarded $815,000 Balzan Prize

Holocaust survivor, scholar awarded $815,000 Balzan Prize

An Israeli-French-American Holocaust survivor and historian and a U.S. scientist specializing in gut bacteria were among the recipients this yearโ€™s Balzan Prizes, recognizing scholarly and scientific achievements.

Gino Strada, Italian surgeon for victims of war, dies at 73

Gino Strada, Italian surgeon for victims of war, dies at 73

Gino Strada, an Italian emergency room surgeon who helped establish a humanitarian group to operate on civilians wounded in war, has died.

Italy erupts as Europe's soccer champions come home to Rome

Italy erupts as Europe's soccer champions come home to Rome

Europe's soccer champions have returned home to the ecstatic cheers of Italians.

Italian TV: Beloved entertainer Raffaella Carra' dies at 78

Italian TV: Beloved entertainer Raffaella Carra' dies at 78

Italian Rai state TV says Raffaella Carra', for decades one of Italy's most popular entertainers, has died at 78.

'Indominable': Milva, beloved Italian singer, dies at 81

'Indominable': Milva, beloved Italian singer, dies at 81

Milva, one of Italy's most popular singers in the โ€˜60s and โ€™70s who also had many fans abroad, has died at her home in Milan.

Italy: Pope, others hail health workers on COVID anniversary

Italy: Pope, others hail health workers on COVID anniversary

Pope Francis and Italy's president have marked the nation's first annual day to honor doctors, nurses and other health care workers, exactly a year after the nation's first known native case of COVID-19 emerged. (Paolo Giandotti/Italian Presidency via AP)ROME โ€“ Pope Francis and Italyโ€™s president on Saturday marked a newly established annual day to honor doctors, nurses and other health care workers, exactly one year after the nationโ€™s first known native case of COVID-19 emerged. Expressing gratitude to doctors, nurses and other health care workers, Francis likened their dedication to โ€œa vaccine against individualism and selfishness.'' AdPresident Sergio Mattarella marked the first National Day of Health Care Personnel by mourning the many medical workers who contracted COVID-19 and died. More COVID-19 anniversary commemorations are scheduled for Sunday in Italy, especially in the hard-hit north, where the outbreak first pummeled the nation.

Italy: Holocaust survivor's plug for vaccine sparks hatred

Italy: Holocaust survivor's plug for vaccine sparks hatred

Segre's efforts to encourage other older adults to receive the anti-COVID-19 vaccine as she did have triggered a wave of anti-Semitic comments and other invective on social media. (Yara Nardi/pool photo via AP, file)ROME โ€“ An Italian Holocaust survivorโ€™s attempt to encourage other older adults to receive the anti-COVID-19 vaccine has triggered a wave of anti-Semitic comments and other invective on social media. Liliana Segre, 90, received the first of the two-shot vaccine series in Milan on Thursday. She urged people who reach her age โ€œto not be afraid and to take the vaccine.โ€โ€œIโ€™m not afraid of the vaccine, Iโ€™m afraid of the illness," Segre remarked. Segre was one of the few Italian children to survive deportation to a Nazi death camp.

Italy's Draghi easily wins Senate backing for unity gov't

Italy's Draghi easily wins Senate backing for unity gov't

Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi attends a debate at the Senate, in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, before submitting his government to a vote of confidence. A confidence vote Thursday in the lower Chamber of Deputies is also expected to give Draghi broad backing, since he has secured support from across Italy's political spectrum. Adโ€œToday, unity isnโ€™t an option, itโ€™s an obligation,โ€œ Draghi said to applause as he outlined his government program. Italy has one of the EUโ€™s worst records on making use of designated EU funds, a trend Draghi seems intent on ending. Draghi quoted Pope Francis in calling for a new approach to preserving the environment and Italyโ€™s cultural and natural treasures.

Draghi takes helm in Italy, focused on pandemic recovery aid

Draghi takes helm in Italy, focused on pandemic recovery aid

Italian President Sergio Mattarella had tasked the former European Central Bank president with trying to form a government up to managing the the health, economic and social crises of the coronavirus pandemic. AdDraghiโ€™s most-quoted words so far have been those uttered in 2012 when the euro-zone risked collapsing in a crisis of confidence and he vowed the European Central Bank would do โ€œwhatever it takesโ€ to rescue the euro. The current head of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, tweeted her congratulations. Italy's health minister through the pandemic, Roberto Speranza, kept his post, the sole minister from a small left-wing party. ___This story has been corrected to show that employees applauded for Conte, not Draghi.

Draghi forms new govt blending experts, political operatives

Draghi forms new govt blending experts, political operatives

The formation of a broad-based government of national unity was widely expected after most political parties across the spectrum signaled their support for Draghi. Draghi also has the support of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's center-right Forza Italia and former Premier Matteo Renzi's Italy Alive Party. The far-right Brothers of Italy party said it will remain in opposition, after Salvini and Berlusconi broke their right-wing alliance to back Draghi. Draghi, 73, replaces Giuseppe Conte, who resigned after a small party yanked support over the handling of the pandemic. For his 23-member Cabinet, Draghi also transformed the environment ministry into a more developmentally oriented post for ecological transition, tapping Roberto Cingolani, an expert in nanotechnology, to run it.

Italy's Conte: Draghi's new government should be political

Italy's Conte: Draghi's new government should be political

Outgoing Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte waves as he leaves after meeting journalists outside Chigi palace Premier's office in Rome, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Draghi must rely on political support to pass measures aimed at helping Italy emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and revive its economy, already stagnant before being pummeled by lockdown measures. โ€œI hope for a political government that is solid and has sufficient cohesion to be able to make political choices, because the urgencies of the country need political choices, they canโ€™t be entrusted to technocrats,โ€ Conte said. Conte also pitched to two other parties from his unraveled coalition, the center-left Democrats and the leftist Free and Equal Party. His call for a political alliance appeared to indicate Conte intended to stay in politics, even while out of office.

Draghi brings market savvy, gravitas to tame Italy's crises

Draghi brings market savvy, gravitas to tame Italy's crises

FILE - In this Thursday, July 4, 2013 file photo, President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi smiles during a news conference in Frankfurt, Germany. Because it is Mario Draghi,โ€™โ€™ the deputy manager of the leading Milan Daily Corriere della Sera, Daniele Manca, said on Wednesday. He took a pragmatic approach during the financial crisis. Draghi joined the ECB as its third chief in 2011, just as Italy was engulfed in a debt crisis. The largely ceremonial role proves key in helping manage Italyโ€™s all-too-frequent political crises, which require deft negotiations and unassailable knowledge of Italyโ€™s constitution and institutions.

Italy looks to 'Super Mario' Draghi to end political crisis

Italy looks to 'Super Mario' Draghi to end political crisis

Former European Central Bank president Mario Draghi speaks to the media after accepting a mandate to form Italy's new government from Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Rome's Quirinale Presidential Palace, Wednesday Feb. 3, 2021. During his tenure at the European Central Bank, Draghi became known as โ€œSuper Mario" for using new and sometimes unorthodox policy tools to solve the vexing debt crisis and other problems. โ€œAs such, it will not vote in favor of a technical government headed by Mario Draghi,โ€ Crimi said in a statement. โ€œIf they (the 5-Stars and the League) are going to somehow support Draghi then the government I think can be born," he said in an interview. โ€œNow everyone of good will must welcome President Mattarella's appeal to support the government of Mario Draghi," he said Wednesday.

Italian premier resigns, setting off scramble for new allies

Italian premier resigns, setting off scramble for new allies

Italian Premier Conte was meeting Tuesday, Jan. 26. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file)ROME โ€“ Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte resigned Tuesday after a key coalition ally pulled his partyโ€™s support over Conteโ€™s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, setting the stage for consultations this week to determine if he can form a third government. Conteโ€™s coalition government was thrown into turmoil earlier this month when a junior party headed by ex-Premier Matteo Renzi yanked its support. But Conte would need Renzi's support to form a new governing coalition or the backing of independents and the center-right Forza Italia party. Conte's first government starting in 2018 was a 5-Star alliance with the right-wing League party led by Matteo Salvini that lasted 15 months.

Italian PM Conte works to cement majority after narrow vote

Italian PM Conte works to cement majority after narrow vote

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte attends the debate at the Senate prior to a confidence vote, in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. With a reduced majority, Conte will have to cobble together support from outside the current coalition to pass legislation, including aid to help Italyโ€™s pandemic-battered economy. Conteโ€™s government on Tuesday survived what amounted to a confidence vote with a 156-to-140 win, with 16 abstentions. โ€œThe numbers speak clearly,โ€ said Giorgia Melloni, head of the small but rising Brothers of Italy party. In the lower Chamber of Deputies, where the 16-month-old government holds a more comfortable margin, Conte won a first confidence vote on Monday.

EXPLAINER: Italy faces a political crisis amid a pandemic

EXPLAINER: Italy faces a political crisis amid a pandemic

The Italian cabinet was in crisis on January 13, 2021 following the resignations of ministers Teresa Bellanova and Elena Bonetti, members of former premier Matteo Renzi's Italia Viva party. Renzi orchestrated the resignations of two ministers from his tiny but key Italia Viva party. โ€œItalia Viva did not start the crisis. CONTEโ€™S NEXT MOVEWith the resignation of the Italia Viva ministers, Conte is working to shore up support in parliament among independent lawmakers. And it is still possible that Italia Viva will restore its backing.

Paolo Rossi, who led Italy to 1982 World Cup, dies at 64

Paolo Rossi, who led Italy to 1982 World Cup, dies at 64

(AP Photo/File)ROME โ€“ Paolo Rossi, who led Italy to the 1982 World Cup title and later worked as a soccer commentator in his home country, has died. State-run RAI television, where Rossi worked as a sportscaster, said he had been diagnosed with an incurable illness. Rossi had a remarkable career comeback, leading Italy to the World Cup title after returning from a suspension following a betting scandal in 1980. โ€œVery sad news: Paolo Rossi left us,โ€ Varriale wrote. ___This story has been corrected to show that Rossi won the Ballon d'Or award in 1982, not the FIFA player of the year.

Lidia Menapace, Italian Resistance member, dies at age 96

Lidia Menapace, Italian Resistance member, dies at age 96

ROME โ€“ Lidia Brisca Menapace, a Resistance member during World War II who later was an advocate of pacifism and womenโ€™s rights and was elected to the Italian Senate on a Communist party ticket, has died. Italian state radio said she had been hospitalized for several days with COVID-19 in Bolzano, the Alpine city where she had lived in latter decades. As young woman, Lidia Brisca pedaled a bicycle to deliver medicine and messages to Resistance fighters, known as Partisans, based in the countryside of the northern Piedmont region of her birth. She was the first woman to be elected to the provincial legislature of Bolzano, another Alpine province. She remained proud of the Resistance spirit, remarking that she was still a Partisan, because โ€œbeing so is a choice of life."

The Latest: Mexico mourns doctors on Day of the Dead

The Latest: Mexico mourns doctors on Day of the Dead

The state reported 103 infections that day, the largest single day increase in cases. Franceโ€™s government has shut down all nonessential businesses and ordered people to stay indoors for the next month to slow accelerating virus infections, hospitalizations and deaths. The Geneva canton, or region, said the University Hospitals of Geneva on Sunday counted 474 people hospitalized with coronavirus infections, including 56 in intensive care. Iran has reported more than 620,000 confirmed virus cases in all. Montenegro recently has seen a surge in virus cases.

Italian virus survivor tells German leader: Germany saved me

Italian virus survivor tells German leader: Germany saved me

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, is flanked by Italian President Sergio Mattarella after visiting the Duomo gothic cathedral, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)MILAN โ€“ An Italian coronavirus survivor from Bergamo warmly thanked Germanyโ€™s visiting president on Thursday for lifesaving treatment he received in the eastern Germany city of Leipzig. Frank-Walter Steinmeier met medical personnel who treated coronavirus patients during his visit to Milan, the capital of hard-hit Lombardy. โ€˜โ€™If I hadnโ€™t gone to Germany, I would have died,โ€™โ€™ Perani told Steinmeier, as Italyโ€™s president, Sergio Mattarella looked on. Perani said though they didnโ€™t have a common language, the medical personnel in Germany โ€˜โ€™spoke with their eyes.

Cesare Romiti, who steered Fiat in tense social times, dies

Cesare Romiti, who steered Fiat in tense social times, dies

FILE -- May 31, 1988 file photo of Gianni Agnelli, right, chairman of Italy's auto giant FIAT, and chief operating officer Cesare Romiti, as they leave the Banca d'Italia (Bankitalia)in Rome. Romiti has died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in his house in Milan at the age of 97, according to Italian media. In 1975, during the global oil crisis that rocked the automobile industry, Romiti joined Fiat, going on to become CEO and eventually chairman. Romiti helped Fiat launch new car models and close the historic Lingotto factory in Turin to put the company solidly on the path to profits. Fiat Chrysler Chairman John Elkann, an Agnelli family member highlighted the significant role Romiti had played in the automaker's past.

Italy honors, remembers virus dead with Donizetti's Requiem

Italy honors, remembers virus dead with Donizetti's Requiem

Italian President Sergio Mattarella, center, speaks in front of Bergamo's cemetery, Sunday, June 28, 2020. Italy bid farewell to its coronavirus dead on Sunday with a haunting Requiem concert performed at the entrance to the cemetery of Bergamo, the hardest-hit province in the onetime epicenter of the outbreak in Europe. The orchestra performed the unfinished Requiem funeral Mass of Bergamo native Gaetano Donizetti, one of Italys most important 19th century composers. Images in mid-March of an army convoy hauling caskets away because Bergamos cemetery and crematoriums were full came to epitomize the horrific toll of the virus in Italys north. Many of the more than 6,000 Bergamo dead never had a funeral celebrated in their honor, depriving their families of the chance to say goodbye.

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