Italy-US ties strained as pope and Iran war dominate talks
Rome balances US ties with domestic pressure as the Iran war strains the alliance and fuels economic fallout.
Rome balances US ties with domestic pressure as the Iran war strains the alliance and fuels economic fallout.
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Trade, history, internal rifts: Inside European deadlock over suspending lucrative association agreement with Israel.
French President Emmanuel Macron said he welcomed the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the Lebanon ceasefire.
Alex Manninger played for Arsenal, Liverpool and Juventus at peak of his career while winning 33 Austria caps.
Italy’s decision has little immediate impact, but marks an unprecedented U-turn by one of Israel’s staunchest allies.
Italy suspended the renewal of a 20-year-long defence agreement with Israel, following recent tensions between them.
The US president says he is ‘shocked at her’, delivering a blunt public rebuke to one of his closest European allies.
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni said that Italy had suspended an automatic renewal of a defence cooperation deal with Israel.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government freezes automatic renewal of defence cooperation deal with Israel.
The Italian leader’s cosy alliance with Trump may have become more of a liability than an asset as key elections near.
Pope Leo condemned Trump’s threats that Iran’s “civilisation will die”, calling the remarks “unacceptable”.
