Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is facing an unprecedented legal challenge, with a complaint lodged at the International Criminal Court accusing her of “complicity in genocide” over Italy’s military support for Israel in Gaza.
The complaint also names Defence Minister Guido Crosetto, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, and potentially Roberto Cingolani, head of Italy’s Leonardo aerospace and defense company. The filing, signed by roughly fifty academics, lawyers, and public figures, claims that supplying weapons to Israel has implicated Italy in serious war crimes and crimes against humanity against Palestinians.
Meloni addressed the situation publicly for the first time in a televised …
AC Milan are making significant moves in the transfer market, with sources confirming that the Italian giants are preparing a formal bid worth between €30 million and €40 million for Chelsea forward Christopher Nkunku.
The Rossoneri view Nkunku as a top target to strengthen their attacking options, and negotiations on personal terms are already at an advanced stage. Reports suggest the French international has nearly agreed to a contract that would keep him at the San Siro until June 2030.
Nkunku, who joined Chelsea from RB Leipzig in the summer of 2023, endured an injury-plagued debut season in the Premier …
Federico Chiesa and his agent have informed Liverpool that the winger is committed to staying at the club.
Chiesa, who had previously been considering a move away during the summer window in June and July, has now decided to remain on Merseyside. The Italian international had been weighing his options amid interest from abroad, but the departure of Luis Díaz has changed the landscape for him.
With Díaz’s exit, Chiesa is expected to see more regular minutes in Liverpool’s attack and play a more central role in the squad this season. Sources close to the player say this opportunity to …
Conte, however, gave the go-ahead on Sunday but did not set a date for football’s top-flight Serie A championship to resume.
The prime minister, announcing measures to ease the lockdown during a televised address to the country, said individual training could start on May 4.
But he added that players would still have to respect social distancing rules, and that team training could begin on May 18.
Italy was the
An Italian priest who gave a respirator to a younger coronavirus patient he did not know has died of the disease.
Father Giuseppe Berardelli, 72, died in hospital in Lovere, Bergamo – one of the worst-hit cities in Italy.
At least 50 priests have reportedly been killed by coronavirus in Italy.
The world’s worst affected country with 6,077 deaths so far, Italy has been under prolonged lockdown as it tries to stop the spread of infections from the worst-hit northern region of Lombardy.
Coronavirus has been spreading rapidly across the globe, affecting more than 160 countries and claiming more than …
The head of an Italian football club based at the heart of the coronavirus pandemic in Brescia said it was time to cancel the Serie A season because of “the plague”.
The top Italian league’s basement dwellers are destined for relegation — should the matches ever play out to their logical end in May.
No ball has been kicked in anger in the football-mad country since March 9 because of an outbreak that bore down on Italy from China last month.
The nation of 60 million is under a lockdown that could well run for many more weeks.
Schools are …
Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari said Saturday it was suspending production for two weeks at two of its factories, citing “serious difficulties” related to Italy being in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Production will stop immediately at the Maranello and Modena factories until March 27, Ferrari said in a statement.
“This measure has been taken in the interest of employees and following a series of rigorous measures already taken to ensure onsite security,” the firm said.
The company’s home region of Emilia-Romagna is after Lombardy the region worst hit by the crisis, with around 200 deaths and some 2,200 cases, …
A Canadian woman and her Italian partner kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018 have been found in good health in the northwest of Mali after fleeing their captors and were set to be repatriated, diplomatic and UN sources said on Saturday.
Tedith Blais and Luca Tacchetto, both in their thirties, managed to escape near the northern city of Kidal on Friday and were taken to the local base of the UN mission in Mali, known by its French acronym MINUSMA.
The pair were then flown out on Saturday afternoon on a special plane to Mali’s capital Bamako.
They appeared …
About 15 million people, a quarter of the Italian population, were locked down Sunday as the government takes drastic steps to stop the spread of the deadly new coronavirus that is sweeping the globe.
The quarantine zones include the regions around Venice and financial capital Milan, while cinemas, theatres and museums will be closed nationwide.
The measures in place until April 3 bar people from entering or leaving vast areas of northern Italy without good reason, according to a decree signed by the prime minister and published online.
Italy has seen the most deaths from the COVID-19 disease of any …
A man from Edo state, Nigeria, identified as Jude, has come out to refute claims that his name is Adewale and that he has Coronavirus, which he contracted from the Italian he drove to Ogun state, from Lagos. The man who is from Esan land in Edo said he hasn’t been to Lagos in 2 years and that the news is completely fake. He, therefore, pleaded with the public to disregard the rumor.
Reports made the rounds on Friday after a 44-year-old Italian man was diagnosed with the virus and some news sites released the picture of Jude, stating that …
Even with Zlatan Ibrahimovic resting on the bench, AC Milan cruised past SPAL 3-0 on Wednesday to reach the last eight of the Italian Cup.
Later, Juventus took on Udinese without Cristiano Ronaldo who the club tweeted shortly before kick off was suffering from sinusitis.
In Florence, Pol Lirola shot 10-man Fiorentina past Atalanta 2-1 to set up a quarter-final against Inter Milan.
In Milan, Krzysztof Piatek, who is reportedly on the verge of a move to Tottenham Hotspur, outpaced the sluggish SPAL offside trap to give the home team the lead after 20 minutes.
Samuel Castillejo curled a …
Former Italy under-21 manager Devis Mangia has been appointed head coach of Malta, the national football association announced on Monday.
The 45-year-old Italian has signed a four-year contract until December 2023.
“Devis’s knowledge of Italian football and his coaching experience, having worked at different levels of the Italian league structure, will be an asset for us in this context,” FA president Bjorn Vassala said in a statement.
Mangia coached Italy to the 2013 UEFA Under-21 Championships final, and has had spells with Italian league sides including Palermo and Bari.
