Strong 5.7 quake off Italy’s Adriatic coast A 5.7-magnitude earthquake off Italy’s Adriatic coast rocked the country’s central Marche region Wednesday, the National Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology said, sending panicked residents out into the streets. The quake, which struck offshore at a depth of eight kilometres just after 7:00…
Italy PM Meloni to meet EU chiefs in Brussels Thursday New Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will meet EU chiefs in Brussels next week, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, both sides said Friday. It will be their first face-to-face meeting since Meloni was sworn in following the…
Far-right Meloni set to become Italy’s first woman PM Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni was set to be named Italian prime minister on Friday after her party’s historic election win, becoming the first woman to head a government in Italy. Her post-fascist Brothers of Italy party — Eurosceptic and anti-immigration —…