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The defense chiefs of Japan, Britain, and Italy on Saturday agreed to accelerate their planned joint development of a next-generation fighter jet, Japanese officials said. Meeting in Naples, southern Italy, the three ministers also confirmed that the public and private sectors will conclude their first contract as early as next year toward the goal of […]
Inside Italy is our weekly look at some of the news, talking points and gossip from Italy that you might not have heard about. It’s published each Saturday and members can receive it directly to their inbox by going to their newsletter preferences or adding their email to the sign-up box in this article. Endangered […]
‘It was a terrible sensation when I heard the sentence: life.” It was 11 March 2016 and Daniela Poggiali had just been confirmed as Italy’s “angel of death”. Less than 18 months after she had first been arrested, in October 2014, the nurse was now the country’s most infamous killer, convicted of killing one elderly […]
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called for the strengthening of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, during a visit to Beirut. The premier decried attacks against UNIFIL, whose forces have been targeted by Israeli troops in recent weeks. “Only by strengthening UNIFIL while maintaining its impartiality will we be able […]
The last 12 asylum seekers being held in a new Italian migration hub in Albania must be transferred to Italy, a court has ruled, in a heavy blow to a controversial deal between the far-right Rome government and Tirana aimed at curbing migrant arrivals. The decision casts further doubt on the feasibility and legality of […]
What does one of fashion’s few global household names think about the industry today? “There is too much shouting,” says Giorgio Armani. He is worth listening to: at 90, he retains sole control of his company, with a fortune estimated by Forbes at $13bn (£10bn). Armani told the Guardian before a catwalk show in Manhattan […]
Spain and Italy’s governments are at loggerheads after EU leaders on Thursday called for urgent new legislation to increase and speed up migrant returns, following a Brussels summit that crystallised a rightward shift in the bloc’s rhetoric. At a press conference after the European Council meeting, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said schemes such as […]
Italy criminalized citizens going abroad to have children through surrogacy, a measure slammed by opponents as “medieval” and discriminatory to same-sex couples. What do you think? “So should I just keep this baby now?” Libby Valdez, Proprietor “Eh, I know a guy.” Ross McCrae, Synthesizer Programmer “Oh, I just assumed the newborn got lost in […]
Italy has approved an expanded ban on surrogacy, already illegal in the country, that criminalises couples who seek it abroad. Luckily, foreign residents in Italy are exempt from the law (it only applies to Italian citizens) and can still go abroad to start a family using a surrogate. However, assisted reproduction is widely available in […]