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Elon Musk says he and Trump have 'mandate to delete' regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk role

Nov. 13, 2024 17:31 PM EST

In picking billionaire Elon Musk to be “our cost cutter” for the U.S. government, President-elect Donald Trump won't be the first American president to empower a business tycoon to look for ways to dramatically cut federal regulations. President Ronald Reagan tapped J. Peter...

Italy's president sharply rebukes Elon Musk over comments on X about migration court rulings

Nov. 13, 2024 16:57 PM EST

ROME (AP) — Italian President Sergio Mattarella sharply rebuked Elon Musk on Wednesday for weighing in on Italian court rulings that have stymied the government’s plans to process some asylum-seekers in Albania. Musk, who is expected to have a top advisory role in Donald...

Italy's plan to screen migrants in Albania hits another snag with 2nd group returning to Italy

Nov. 12, 2024 02:09 AM EST

MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s program to screen asylum seekers outside of European Union borders in Albania hit another snag when a court in Rome refused to rule on a formal request to detain seven migrants transferred to the Balkan nation last week. The decision...

Italy sends another 8 migrants to Albania under processing centers deal

Nov. 08, 2024 07:38 AM EST

SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) — An Italian navy ship docked Friday at the Albanian port of Shengjin with eight migrants who will be processed there after they were intercepted in international waters, a month after another group was turned away for failing the vetting process. It is only...

Italian ship takes migrants to Albania in 2nd test of deal to process claims outside the EU

Nov. 06, 2024 12:57 PM EST

MILAN (AP) — An Italian naval ship carrying migrants was en route Wednesday to Albania to have asylum applications processed under a five-year deal to handle asylum claims outside the European Union’s borders that has already hit a legal roadblock. An Italian interior ministry...

Italian politicians express alarm at latest data breach allegedly affecting 800,000 citizens

Oct. 28, 2024 12:07 PM EDT

MILAN (AP) — Italian politicians called Monday for better protection of citizens’ online data following a probe into a hacking scheme that allegedly breached law enforcement, tax authority and other sensitive public data. According to prosecutors in Milan, the data of at least...

Italy's government pays homage to fascist defeat in key WWII battle, sparking opposition criticism

Oct. 26, 2024 06:52 AM EDT

ROME (AP) — Italy’s far-right government has sparked wide criticism after celebrating a major World War II battle, praising the defeated fascist soldiers who lost their lives. In a social media post on Wednesday to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the 1942 battle of El Alamein...

EU stays on the sidelines over migrant deal between Italy and Albania

Oct. 23, 2024 14:18 PM EDT

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A top European Union official on Wednesday refused to be drawn on an opinion of an agreement between Italy and Albania to process some migrants in centers set up in the tiny Western Balkan country, saying only that it was being closely monitored. European...

The first migrants sent to Albania for processing return to Italy

Oct. 19, 2024 10:53 AM EDT

SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) — An Italian navy ship on Saturday took back to Italy the first 12 migrants from newly opened asylum processing centers in Albania following a contentious court decision in Rome. The ship arrived in the southern port of Bari on Saturday afternoon and the...

A court in Italy rejects the outsourced detention of the first migrants sent to Albania

Oct. 18, 2024 13:36 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — A court in Italy on Friday ruled against the right-wing government’s move to detain 12 migrants at newly opened centers in Albania, highlighting a key hurdle in the administration’s plan to outsource some of its migrant processing to the Balkan country. The 12...