Tag: italy

Italy Opens Antitrust Probe Into Meta Over AI Integration in WhatsApp
Several Meta companies are under antitrust investigation for abuse of dominant position in artificial intelligence. On Tuesday, Italy’s Competition and Market Authority (AGCM) announced that several Meta companies are under antitrust investigation for “alleged abuse of dominant position in artificial intelligence,” after preinstalling their AI service in the WhatsApp application without users’ consent. RELATED: U.S. […]
July 30, 2025

Italian Industry Warns Trump’s Tariffs Could Undermine Growth
U.S. tariffs could cost Italy up to 0.8% of GDP, Confindustria warns. On Monday, Italy’s largest industrial association said that a proposed new round of tariffs by the United States could result in a 38-billion-euro (US$44.4 billion) loss in Italian exports and reduce the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 0.8 percent by 2027. RELATED: […]
July 22, 2025

Southern Europe Scorched by Record-Breaking Heat Wave as Fires and Health Risks Mount
The advance of the African anticyclone over southern Italy is bringing scorching heat to the regions of Apulia and Basilicata. On Monday, Italy continued to suffer for the fifth consecutive day from one of the most intense heat waves in decades in Europe, which is also affecting the Balkans, Greece and Turkey. RELATED: Heatwave Triggers […]
July 21, 2025

Italians Call for Nobel Peace Prize for Francisca Albanese
Cultural, academic, and artistic communities rally behind the UN Rapporteur after U.S. sanctions. Italians are mobilizing in support of United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese following sanctions imposed on her by Washington. They are also calling for her to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. RELATED: ‘Palestine to Overcome!’ Thousands Chant at Residente’s […]
July 14, 2025

Italian Parliament Approves Meloni’s Controversial Security Law
Previously, more than 10,000 people protested in Rome, holding signs that read ‘Raise Your Head against the State of Fear.’ On Wednesday, the Italian Parliament approved a controversial security law promoted by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The legislation, which has faced strong criticism in recent months from opposition parties, labor unions and numerous organizations, passed […]
June 4, 2025

Meloni and Macron Hold Talks in Rome
On the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, they have vowed strong support to Kiev. On Tuesday, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron and the two leaders held bilateral talks on various issues, including trade, and relationships with the United States. RELATED: Macron Downplays Interpretations of the Incident With His Wife Upon […]
June 4, 2025

Italian PM Meloni Announces Summit on African Lobito Corridor Project
The Western powers seek to secure the world’s largest reserves of cobalt, copper and coltan. On Monday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced a summit with several countries, focused on the Lobito Corridor—a major African railway project through which the West aims to compete with China. RELATED: U.S. Launches Endless War to Plunder Others’ Resources: […]
May 19, 2025

Pope Leo Celebrates His First Mass in the Sistine Chapel
The opening chant and prayers were in Latin, but the first two readings were in English and Spanish. On Friday, Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel wearing black shoes, just as Pope Francis did during his pontificate, also abandoning the tradition of red shoes worn by previous popes. RELATED: President […]
May 9, 2025

Election of Pope Leo XIV Sparks Reactions From World Leaders
He asserted that ‘God loves us all unconditionally’ in his first words from the balcony of St. Peter’s Square. On Thursday, 133 cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel elected Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church. The American cardinal took the name Leo XIV. RELATED: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Becomes Pope […]
May 8, 2025

The New Pope Should Be a Point of Unity: Bolivian Bishops
Starting Wednesday, the Sistine Chapel will host a conclave in which 133 cardinals will seek the successor to Pope Francis. On Tuesday, the Bolivian bishops expressed their hope that Pope Francis’ successor will serve as a “point of unity” both within and outside the Church. RELATED: Trump and Conservatives Are Trying to Manipulate the Papal […]