World Apr 15 Trump decries Italy's Meloni for siding with the pope and not supporting Iran war By Colleen Barry, Associated Press
World Apr 09 Once viewed as MAGA allies, some European nationalists distance themselves from Trump's Iran war Many are expressing open revulsion at the Iran war, rupturing relationships that were supposed to usher in a new international order. By Nicholas Riccardi, Justin Spike, Associated Press
World Mar 23 Italian voters reject judicial reform in setback for Meloni With political tensions already running high, public debate intensified in the final weeks before the vote, turning it into a de facto confidence test on Meloni’s leadership itself. By Giada Zampano, Associated Press
World Aug 27 Israeli strikes on Gaza 'beyond the principle of proportionality,' says Italy's Meloni Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has condemned Israeli attacks on Gaza as disproportionate, saying there have been “too many innocent victims.”… By Colleen Barry, Associated Press
Politics Apr 17 WATCH: Trump meets Italy's Meloni at White House as Europe seeks bridge to U.S. Trump said Thursday he is in “no rush” to reach any trade deals because he views tariffs as making the United States wealthy. But he suggested while meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni that it would be easy to find… By Josh Boak, Colleen Barry, Associated Press
Feb 19 Italian PM Meloni visits Pope Francis in hospital as he battles complex respiratory infection By Nicole Winfield, Andrea Rosa, Paolo Santalucia, Associated Press The Vatican said Francis' overall condition remained stationary, but that blood tests showed a “slight improvement" in key inflammation indices. Francis also worked in the afternoon with his collaborators, the Vatican said in a late statement. Continue reading
Jan 19 Trump's inauguration will be the first in U.S. history to be attended by foreign leaders By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and conservative world leaders such as Argentine President Javier Milei and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni to the inauguration. Xi is sending his vice president as his representative. Continue reading
Jan 09 Italy's Meloni says she doesn't believe Trump is serious about seizing Greenland and Panama Canal By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Premier Giorgia Meloni says she doesn't believe President-elect Donald Trump actually intends to use military force to seize control of Greenland or the Panama Canal. Continue reading
Jun 08 Italy's hard-right leader tells EU center parties their time is up as she votes in European election By Giada Zampano, Karel Janicek, Raf Casert, Associated Press Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni joined voters in Italy and a half dozen European Union nations in casting a ballot during the penultimate day of European Union parliamentary elections on Saturday. The bloc’s premier hard-right politician threw down the gauntlet to… Continue reading
Mar 01 WATCH: Biden hosts meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Barry, Associated Press President Joe Biden has sought to assure European leaders that the U.S. remains behind Ukraine even as he's been unable to win passage of a supplemental foreign aid package that includes $60 billion for Ukraine in addition to $35 billion… Continue reading