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Italian lawmakers approve role in EU mission to protect ships after an Italian destroyer is attacked

Mar. 05, 2024 09:29 AM EST

ROME (AP) — Italian lawmakers on Tuesday approved the country's participation in an EU naval mission to protect cargo ship in the Red Sea from attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen threatening maritime traffic. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told lawmakers before the vote that the...

An Italian family of three is back in Rome following two years of captivity in Mali

Feb. 28, 2024 00:40 AM EST

ROME (AP) — Italy's foreign minister was on hand Tuesday for the arrival in Rome of an Italian family of three just hours after their release from two years of captivity in the African nation of Mali. The family, identified as Rocco Langone, his wife Maria Caivano and an adult son,...

Milan-Cortina board approves proposal to rebuild Cortina bobsled track but will keep open a 'Plan B'

Jan. 30, 2024 10:28 AM EST

ROME (AP) — The local organizing committee for the 2026 Winter Olympics decided Tuesday to move forward with rebuilding a century-old bobsled track in Cortina d’Ampezzo but will also keep open a “Plan B” in case the new venue is not ready by March 2025. The committee said...