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La Scala's gala premiere of 'Don Carlo' celebrates Italian opera's new status as cultural treasure
MILAN (AP) — Italian melodrama's official recognition as a global cultural treasure was celebrated Thursday during La Scala’s season premiere of Verdi’s “Don Carlo,” with some of the drama spilling out into the theater with a pair of anti-fascist cries before the curtain went up. ...
Albania's opposition speaks up at the Constitutional Court against ratifying migrant deal with Italy
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The opposition in Albania on Wednesday spoke up at the Constitutional Court against the ratification of a contentious deal the government has signed with Italy to jointly process some asylum applications of migrants arriving in Italy by sea. Last month,...
Italy reportedly drops out of China Belt and Road initiative that failed to deliver
MILAN (AP) — Italy has formally withdrawn from China’s global Belt and Road initiative that seeks to deepen relations with foreign countries through infrastructure investments, Italian media reported on Wednesday. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni had previously signaled Italy's...
Italian prosecutors seek 6 suspects who allegedly aided the escape of Russian man sought by the US
MILAN (AP) — Milan prosecutors have identified six suspects who allegedly aided the escape from Italian custody of a Russian national a day after an Italian court ruled in favor of extraditing him to the United States to face sanctions-busting charges. Artyom Uss, the 40-year-old...
Germany and Italy agree on joint 'action plan' including energy, technology, climate protection
BERLIN (AP) — Germany and Italy agreed Wednesday to work closer together in the fields of energy, technology, climate protection, security and cultural cooperation among other issues. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni signed an “action plan” in...
A 2-year-old is dead and 8 people are missing after a migrant boat capsized off Italy's Lampedusa
ROME (AP) — A small boat crammed with migrants capsized off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Monday evening, killing a 2-year-old girl and leaving at least eight people missing, rescuers said. The Italian coast guard and fishermen who were in the area when the boat hit...
Albania proposes a draft law on a contentious deal with Italy to jointly process asylum applications
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Albanian government on Wednesday put forth a draft law on a contentious deal with Italy to jointly process some asylum applications of migrants arriving in Italy by sea. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni earlier this...
Albania's deal with Italy on migrants has been welcomed by many. But others are confused and angry
SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) — When the leaders of Albania and Italy announced a contentious agreement earlier this week to jointly process some asylum applications of migrants arriving by sea, some in the Western Balkans country saw it as reciprocation. Italy had welcomed thousands of...
Migration experts say Italy's deal to have Albania house asylum-seekers follows worrying trend
MILAN (AP) — Migration experts and activists on Tuesday panned an agreement between Italy and Albania that would direct thousands of migrants to the Balkan nation while their asylum applications are under review, saying it follows a worrying trend of European Union nations trying to manage...
Albania agrees to temporarily house migrants who reach Italy while their asylum bids are processed
ROME (AP) — Albania agreed Monday to give temporary shelter to some of the thousands of migrants who reach Italian shores while their asylum bids are being processed, offering its neighbor across the Adriatic Sea some relief in managing some of the arrivals. The groundbreaking...
