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Saudi Crown Prince discusses regional situation with French President and Italian PM in phone call
Saudi Gazette
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June 14, 2025
Saudi Gazette Report JEDDAH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman has received phone calls from French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. During the call, the Crown Prince discussed with...
'Tehran will burn,' Israel's defense minister warns
USA Today - Virginia
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Iran launches dozens of missiles, Israel says some intercepted. Dozens reported dead as Tehran apartment block hit. While blaming the U.S. for Israel's attack, Iran has not flatly turned down June 15 talks with the Trump administration in Oman....
Saddam Haftar meets Italian defence minister over migration concerns
The Libya Observer
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Saddam, son of Khalifa Haftar and chief of staff of his self-styled ground forces, has held talks in Rome with Italy’s Defence Minister, Guido Crosetto, focusing on efforts to stem illegal migration across the Mediterranean. The meeting, reported...
Business and Finance news roundup, UK and Spain
Euro Weekly News
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June 14, 2025
Finance news. Credit: Pavel Danilyuk, Pexels Inditex’s slow growth Zara’s parent company, Inditex, reported a 6 per cent revenue rise in early Q2, but warned that currency fluctuations could cut sales by 3 per cent this year, up from the 1 per...
‘Venice is worn out’: locals see Jeff Bezos wedding as symbol of city’s ills
The Guardian
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June 14, 2025
Marta Sottoriva, a teacher in Venice, has tirelessly campaigned for various causes in her cherished lagoon city, from railing against giant cruise ships to battling soaring rents. Now she is busy preparing banners, handing out flyers and shouting...
Generations of Recipes: ‘Our Italian Table” chronicle’s a family’s legacy in food
Record Eagle - Michigan
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TRAVERSE CITY — To Andrea Lipuma Brown of Traverse City, life has always been about family and food — and not necessarily in that order. Her grandparents were Italian immigrants who were born and raised in Sicily, bringing their deep-rooted...
Embassy in Athens celebrates Italian Sport Day
ANSA
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June 14, 2025
The Italian Embassy in Athens celebrated Italian Sport Day in Greece with a friendly water polo match that took place yesterday evening in the city of Larissa between the 'Settebello' and the Hellenic representative team. The match, which ended...
Inter Milan set to repay bond early as it plans new debt deal
The Straits Times
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June 13, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Quarter Final - Second Leg - Inter Milan v Bayern Munich - San Siro, Milan, Italy - April 16, 2025 Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo...
I visited the Venice of the Cotswolds and was horrified by embarrassing tourists
Daily Express
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June 14, 2025
A family visiting a pretty Cotswolds village was shocked and left abruptly after witnessing "embarrassing" behaviour from tourists who were "eating from saucepans" in public. Bourton-on-the-Water is a scenic village in the Cotswolds, often...
Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez to spotlight Venice's artisanal heritage during upcoming nuptials
Gulf Today
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June 14, 2025
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have invited celebrity friends like fellow space traveler Katy Perry, Oprah Winfrey, Mick Jagger and Ivanka Trump for their Venice nuptials later this month, but the couple hopes to put a spotlight on Venice’s...
Pune’s Ronita Roy Ghosh Appointed Chairperson for ‘Inclusive Economy and Employment’ at G20 Y20 Summit in South Africa
Punekar News
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June 14, 2025
Pune, 14 June 2025: Ronita Roy Ghosh, the India President of the World Chamber for Social Business, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the ‘Inclusive Economy and Employment’ section under the Youth Engagement Platform (Y20) for the upcoming...
Mozambique targets 100T coffee output backed by US$4.6M Italian investment
Food Business Africa Magazine
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June 14, 2025
MOZAMBIQUE – Mozambique is expected to produce nearly 100 tonnes of coffee in 2025 under a strategy supported by a €4 million investment from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), officials announced during the 2025 Coffee...
Italians say no to Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sanchez wedding: Venice protests against billionaires
Financial Express
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Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and his fiancee Lauren Sanchez are all set to tie the knot in a lavish multi-day wedding affair between June 24 and June 26. Contrary to initial reports, the couple will be getting hitched in Venice, Italy. Their...
Food security and productive agriculture should be moving up the political agenda
Farming Life
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June 14, 2025
Nine years ago this month we were all gripped by the run-up to the Brexit vote. This was David Cameron's plan to settle the fight in the Conservative party over Europe. I remember interviewing him on a farm visit and as the vote approached he...
Beyond Politics: Could South Sudan Thrive with a Technocratic Government?
PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd
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June 14, 2025
By Tito Tong John, Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, 14 June 2025 (PW) – It all started back at Saint Josephine Bakhita Minor Seminary of Catholic diocese of Rumbek, under the lulu trees of St Comboni’s Secondary School in Mapuordit, Yirol West County,...
London needs culture to be at the heart of our EU reset
Politics Home
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June 13, 2025
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (United Archives GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo) 4 min read1 hr London is a city built on culture and culture is built on connection From ancient Roman walls that still trace the boundaries of the city to the Baroque...
Ancient Greek City of Finziade in Italy Yields New Fascinating Discoveries
Greek Reporter
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June 14, 2025
The Greek city of Finziade at the excavation site in Licata, Sicily. Credit: Davide Mauro / CC BY-SA 4.0 The latest Finziade discoveries in Italy have revealed remarkably preserved structures and artifacts, offering rare insight into everyday life...
How Italy allowed same-sex parenthood under a conservative government
Christian Network Europe
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Despite its conservative government, a child can now have two mothers in Italy. This decision does not come from the legislators but from the Constitutional Court. The ruling brought ethical and anthropological debates in the country. Glenda...
Inside Italy: Why building a bridge to Sicily won’t unite Italians
The Local Italy
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June 14, 2025
In this week's Inside Italy newsletter, we look at why the government is so enthusiastic about the Messina Strait bridge project, and why work may begin soon despite the challenges threatening to blow it off course. Inside Italy is our weekly look...
15 Exceptional Winners of the UN World Ocean Day Photo Contest
My Modern Met - California
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June 13, 2025
Wonder, 1st Place, Rachel Moore, USA “This photo, taken in Mo'orea, French Polynesia in 2024, captures the eye of a humpback whale named Sweet Girl, just days before her tragic death. Four days after I captured this intimate moment, she was struck...