- 5d ago
Italy to request full 14.9 billion euro EU defence loan, coalition divided
Foreign Minister Tajani announced the decision to tap the EU's SAFE facility for up to 14.9 billion euros, but Defence Minister Crosetto immediately clarified the funds are a technical financing alternative, not new spending, exposing deep divisions within the ruling coalition.
- Jul 26
Trump shelves Iran strike escalation over fear of depleting Patriot stocks as aides seek diplomacy and energy stability
President Donald Trump has suspended plans for a significant intensification of US strikes against Iran after senior military leaders warned such a move could dangerously drain interceptor stocks needed to protect American forces in the Middle East.
- Jul 26
Italy offers dismissed Ukraine defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov a Rome advisor post after sacking sparks protests
Guido Crosetto called Mykhailo Fedorov the day after President Zelensky dismissed him, offering an advisor position and promising new arms deliveries to Kyiv. Fedorov saw it as a gesture of friendship.
- Jun 28
Italian soldier Noemi Saetta, 23, dies of respiratory crisis on military bus in Rome
Noemi Saetta, a 23-year-old soldier from Velletri serving in the Lancieri di Montebello regiment, died on 26 June after a sudden respiratory crisis during a bus journey on the Grande Raccordo Anulare in Rome.
- Jun 24
Italy rejects NATO claim it hosted 500 US warplanes for Iran strikes, sparking political row and Iranian accusations
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her government have rejected NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s assertion that 500 US aircraft flew from Italian bases to attack Iran, insisting only logistic missions were allowed, as the opposition demands she explain the apparent contradiction to parliament.
- Jun 20
Meloni hits back after Trump claims she 'begged' for a G7 photo; Italian foreign minister cancels US visit
Giorgia Meloni sharply denied Donald Trump's assertion that she pleaded for a photograph at the G7 summit, with Italy's foreign minister scrapping a planned trip to Washington in protest.
- Jun 2
Italy marks 80 years of the Republic with military parade and calls for renewed ambition
President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni led celebrations in Rome for the 80th anniversary of the Italian Republic, honouring the 1946 referendum that established it.
- May 29
Russian drone strikes Romanian apartment block in Galati, injuring two in first civilian hit on NATO soil
A Russian Geran-2 drone crashed into a 10-storey residential building in Galati, Romania, overnight, injuring two people and triggering sharp condemnation from NATO allies who called it a dangerous escalation.
- May 29
NATO Condemns 'Reckless' Russia After Drone Hits Romanian Residential Building, First on Alliance Territory
A Russian drone crashed into a residential building in Galați, Romania, a NATO member state, causing a fire and lightly injuring two people. NATO condemned Moscow's 'recklessness' as the first such incident on alliance territory since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
