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Monday, December 15, 2025
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Topic: Italy

Rome summit to focus on sustainable innovation to meet climate, health & nutrition goals

Held by European Institute of Innovation for Sustainability & UN International Fund for Agricultural Development, summit to showcase firms & groups working towards sustainability.

UK, Italy to step up efforts to tackle illegal immigration

UK Home Secretary, James Cleverly, traveled to Rome to meet his Italian counterpart, Matteo Piantedosi, to discuss ways to prevent illegal immigration.

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni suffers setback as centre-left candidate claims Sardinia election win

With almost all the votes counted, Alessandra Todde, a member of the left-leaning 5-Star Movement who was backed by the Democratic Party (PD), had 45.3% of the vote.

As Italy withdraws from BRI after 4 yrs, a look at whether it benefited from China’s initiative

Italy has reportedly notified China of its intention to exit Belt & Road Initiative. Since joining initiative in 2019, the move has been criticised by Italian politicians like PM Meloni.

China offers visa-free entry for citizens of France, Germany, Italy to revive its tourism sector

From 1 Dec this year to 30 Nov, 2024, citizens from those nations visiting for business, tourism, visiting relatives and friends, or transiting for 15 days will not need visa.

21 dead, 18 injured as tourist bus crashes near overpass in Italy

Officials said the vehicle fell around 15 metres 50 feet onto electricity lines and caught fire. The cause of the accident is still unknown.

Five Italian railway workers die after being hit by train near Turin

The workers were replacing some tracks, on the line connecting Milan and Turin, at about midnight on Wednesday when they were run over by a train transporting wagons.

UNESCO suggests adding Venice to list of world heritage sites in danger due to climate change

The UNESCO experts stated that Italy is not doing enough to protect the city, known for its canals & cultural sites, which has been grappling with mass tourism for years.

Biden welcomes Italian PM Giorgia Meloni to Washington, China among top items on agenda

Meloni's first trip to the US comes at a time when Italy's membership in the Washington-opposed Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure plan is in question.

‘Single handedly captured post for Allied powers in WW2′ — Italy honours Naik Yeshwant Ghadge

Sundial memorial unveiled in Perugia honours Indian Army soldiers who fought for Allied powers during Italian Campaign in WW2. Naik Ghadge was 22 at the time.

On Camera

I’ve been driving an EV for 2 years—Indian roads are ready to switch to electric

Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.

Rupee’s turmoil has echoes of 2013

With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.