Italy has provided a refuge for Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed “Afghan girl” whose 1985 photo in National Geographic magazine became a symbol of her country’s wars. Key points: Sharbat Gula has arrived in Italy as part of Western evacuation of Afghans following Taliban takeover Italy … Read More

Tap play to listen to this article ROME – After a few years of stormy transalpine connections, Italy and France put their disagreements behind them with a treaty to establish a new engine for cooperation between two EU heavyweights in sectors ranging from industry to … Read More

Press play to listen to this article ROME – G20 leaders pledged stronger action than ever before to curb global warming at a summit in Rome on Sunday, but failed to reach an agreement on phasing out coal. The signal from the leaders of the … Read More

Tap play to listen to this article Forget Machiavelli. In the political world these days, it is no better to be that feared than loved. It is also not better to be loved. The key to success in the hyperpolarized political culture of the Western … Read More

Leaders of the G20 group of nations on Tuesday promised to step up efforts to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan – but made it clear they would not recognize the Taliban. The extraordinary video conference, chaired by Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, was attended … Read More

European leaders are begging Brussels for a radical EU-wide solution to curb soaring energy prices, but all they have received so far is the promise of an overwhelming set of “tools”. The record high electricity price is causing great concern in EU capitals, with governments … Read More

ROME – The Italians went to polls to vote for about 1,200 mayors on Sunday and Monday in the first election since former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi took office as prime minister in February. Draghi’s arrival has shaken the political scene, with the … Read More