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The plane carrying Pope Leo XIV heading to Madrid takes off at Rome’s Fiumicino airport, on June 6, 2026. (Alberto PIZZOLI/AFP)
August 8, 2026, 12:03 pm
Rome airport said to drop Israeli Rafael anti-drone system after court ruling
Report says equipment was deemed military rather than civilian and lacked permits; cancellation comes amid strained Italy-Israel ties
By ToI Staff
In this handout picture released by the Palazzo Chigi Press Office on June 17, 2026 US President Donald Trump speaks with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on June 17, 2026. (Handout / Palazzo Chigi press office / AFP)
June 19, 2026, 7:11 pm
Meloni slams Trump’s claim she ‘begged’ for photo, as Italian FM cancels US trip
Italian PM says she is ‘stunned’ by US president’s ‘completely fabricated’ comments about G7 meeting; FM calls Trump’s remarks ‘serious and offensive’ toward all of Italy
By Nicole Winfeld
People hold a banner in Italian reading "Skin and sweat have the same color, no deportation' during a march in Rome, June 13, 2026, to protest Italy's security and migration package, including a migrant "repatriation bonus" scheme criticized by opposition parties and legal groups as unconstitutional and ethically problematic. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
June 13, 2026, 9:57 pm
Thousands march through Rome in rival anti- and pro-migration rallies
As far-right demonstrators perform fascist salutes and praise Mussolini, a larger crowd of counter-protesters wave Palestinian flags and back migrant rights
By AP
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive for a joint press conference at Chigi Palace government offices in Rome, Friday, March 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
May 28, 2026, 6:45 pm
Italy is fuming after Ben Gvir’s flotilla stunt. Is Israel losing a top European ally?
Far-right minister’s derisive viral video capped months of tension as Iran war, Catholic outrage and anti-Trump sentiment pushes Italian PM Meloni’s government to distance itself from Jerusalem
By Rossella Tercatin
Scenes from a video released by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir showing the minister taunting bound and detained flotilla activists at Ashdod Port on May 20, 2026. (Ben Gvir via X)
May 20, 2026, 5:24 pm
Ben Gvir posts video of himself taunting bound and detained Gaza flotilla activists, sparks global outcry
Clip shows minister waving Israeli flag as activists forced to kneel on ground and national anthem blasts over loudspeaker; Italy, France summon Israeli envoys over treatment of their citizens
By ToI Staff, Agencies and Nava Freiberg
US President Donald Trump arrives at the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House after a shooting at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
April 26, 2026, 1:21 pm
Netanyahu, Herzog among world leaders ‘shocked’ by shooting at gala attended by Trump
PM condemns ‘attempted assassination’; leaders slam political violence, send well-wishes to US officials and other attendees at White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Italian opposition Democratic Party leader Elly Schlein delivers her speech after Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni addressed the lower chamber of parliament in Rome, April 9, 2026. (AP/Alessandra Tarantino)
April 17, 2026, 6:48 am
Italy’s opposition leader, whose father is Jewish, backs PM in split with Trump over Israel and pope
Elly Schlein stresses her opposition to Iran war as she defends Meloni, cheers suspension of defense agreement between Rome and Jerusalem
By Grace Gilson
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni addresses the lower chamber of parliament in Rome, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
April 14, 2026, 5:03 pm
Italy halts defense agreement with Israel amid Mideast conflict, PM Meloni says
Jerusalem downplays Rome’s decision not to renew MOU, which expired Monday, insists it won’t impact security; petition to reassess EU ties with Israel gets over million signatures
By Lazar Berman, Sam Sokol, Agencies and ToI Staff
US Vice President JD Vance and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, shake hands during a Day of Friendship event in Budapest, Hungary on April 7, 2026. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)
April 9, 2026, 4:10 pm
Trump’s Iran war widens rift with European nationalists once viewed as MAGA allies
Though JD Vance gets warm reception in Hungary, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni wouldn’t let US use air base for Iran strikes, and France’s Marine Le Pen called war goals ‘erratic’
By Nicholas Riccardi and Justin Spike
A man holds a placard reading "Israel out of the Olympics" during a protest against the environmental, economic, and social impact of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, on February 7, 2026. (REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane)
February 8, 2026, 10:57 pm
Pro-Palestinian groups join anti-Olympics protests in Milan, demand Israel be ousted
Participants at the Saturday rally, whose fringes turn violent, call for release of activist arrested on suspicion of fundraising for Hamas
By Rossella Tercatin and Reuters
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz shake hands after reviewing an honor guard before an intergovernmental summit between Italy and Germany, at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome on January 23, 2026. (Andreas Solaro/AFP)
January 24, 2026, 3:59 am
Leaders of Germany, Italy say they can’t join Trump’s Board of Peace in its current form
Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni both cite constitutional objections to joining initiative, which the EU’s foreign policy arm warns the US president will have too much power over
By Reuters
Young people with placards reading 'Greenland is not for sale!' take part in a demonstration that gathered almost a third of the city population to protest against the US president's plans to take Greenland, on January 17, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland, near the US Consulate to Greenland. (Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP)
January 18, 2026, 4:24 pm
Trump’s Greenland tariffs spark calls for unprecedented EU ‘bazooka’ countermeasure
France’s Macron said leading push to apply Anti-Coercion Instrument, which allows for curbing imports of goods and services; European ambassadors to hold emergency meeting Sunday
By Agencies
Owners of "Le Constellation" bar Jacques Moretti (L) and Jessica Moretti arrive for a hearing at the Office of the public prosecutor of the Canton of Valais in Sion on January 9, 2026 (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
January 9, 2026, 7:11 pm
Owner of Swiss bar where 40 died in New Year’s blaze ordered into custody
Jacques and Jessica Moretti appear at prosecutor’s office; Switzerland holds day of mourning; Swiss president says those responsible must be brought to account ‘without delay or leniency’
Protesters hold a banner reading 'Free Shahin' during a protest in support of the jailed imam Mohamed Shahin, who has been ordered deported for defending Hamas's onslaught of October 7, 2023, in Turin, Italy on November 28, 2025. (MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP)
December 16, 2025, 5:52 pm
Italian PM Meloni fumes after court frees imam arrested for defending October 7
Appeals court rules Mohamed Shahin free to go despite interior minister ordering him deported; Turin Islamic leader said Hamas onslaught was not violent; government likely to appeal
By ToI Staff
Freed hostage Rom Braslavski speaks at the "Atreju" conference of the Fratelli D'Italia party in Rome, on December 7, 2025. (Screenshot via alanews on YouTube)
December 8, 2025, 9:34 am
Former hostage retells October 7 horrors at event of Italy’s ruling party
Two months after his return from captivity, Rom Braslavski gets warm welcome at right-wing Fratelli D’Italia’s annual conference in Rome, at invitation of premier Giorgia Meloni
By ToI Staff
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