Rosalia Messina Denaro, the sister of a top Sicilian mafia boss, was arrested in Trapani, Italy on Friday, charged with helping her brother run his criminal operations while he was in hiding. Her brother, top mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, was arrested on January 16 after three decades on the run. He was detained when […]
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Police arrest sister of mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro for helping run his criminal operations
Matteo Salvini’s Son Robbed by African Migrants in Milan
Egyptian migrants have been arrested for robbing the teenage son of Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini last month, according to reports. The harrowing incident unfolded at around 8 p.m. on December 23 in the Gambara area of Milan. Federico Salvini, 19, was approached by two men who threatened him with a broken bottle while […]
Matteo Salvini: Former interior minister could be set for a comeback
Matteo Salvini is the main alliance partner for Giorgia Meloni in a right-wing coalition that is leading opinion polls ahead of Italy’s snap general election on Sunday. His Northern League party is allying with Meloni’s far-right Brothers of Italy and Silvio Berlusconi’s Go Italy movement. If the bloc does triumph, it is likely to be a bittersweet moment for […]
Matteo Salvini: Former interior minister could be set for a comeback
Matteo Salvini is the main alliance partner for Giorgia Meloni in a right-wing coalition that is leading opinion polls ahead of Italy’s snap general election on Sunday. His Northern League party is allying with Meloni’s far-right Brothers of Italy and Silvio Berlusconi’s Go Italy movement. If the bloc does triumph, it is likely to be a bittersweet moment for […]
Matteo Salvini: Former interior minister could be set for a comeback
Matteo Salvini is the main alliance partner for Giorgia Meloni in a right-wing coalition that is leading opinion polls ahead of Italy’s snap general election on Sunday. His Northern League party is allying with Meloni’s far-right Brothers of Italy and Silvio Berlusconi’s Go Italy movement. If the bloc does triumph, it is likely to be a bittersweet moment for […]
Matteo Salvini: Former interior minister could be set for a comeback
Matteo Salvini is the main alliance partner for Giorgia Meloni in a right-wing coalition that is leading opinion polls ahead of Italy’s snap general election on Sunday. His Northern League party is allying with Meloni’s far-right Brothers of Italy and Silvio Berlusconi’s Go Italy movement. If the bloc does triumph, it is likely to be a bittersweet moment for […]
Ex-Italy interior minister Matteo Salvini to be tried for stranding Open Arms migrant rescue ship
Former Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini has been ordered to stand trial for leaving a Spanish migrant rescue ship stranded at sea for more than two weeks in August 2019. At a court hearing in Sicily, Judge Lorenzo Ianelli set September 15, 2021 as the trial date. Palermo prosecutors have accused Salvini of dereliction of […]
Italian prosecutor seeks Matteo Salvini trial over migrant ship he turned away
Italy’s former interior minister Matteo Salvini has described himself as “the calmest defendant on the face of the Earth” after a prosecutor recommended he face trial on charges of kidnapping. The leader of the right-wing League party is facing allegations in connection to a ship full of migrants that he tried to prevent landing in […]
Bullets sent in envelope to Italy’s former prime minister Matteo Renzi
Italy’s former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has received an anonymous envelope containing two bullets, members of his Italia Viva (IV) party said on social media. The news has been widely condemned by Italian politicians, including the League and Five Star Movement, who have expressed their opposition to threats against politicians. “It is time to say […]
Italy’s Former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi Quits Coalition Sparking Politcal Crisis
Italy’s government has been left on the verge of collapse after former prime minister Matteo Renzi withdrew his Italia Viva party from the country’s ruling coalition. Pulling his party’s ministers from cabinet, Renzi has deprived the ruling coalition of its parliamentary majority, causing fresh political chaos as the nation battles COVID-19. His move has left […]