European Union member states agreed Monday to consider imposing new sanctions on North Korea after it tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile. Last month, the EU expanded its sanctions blacklist after North Korea launched a volley of surface-to-ship cruise missiles off its east coast. The European Council, which groups the 28 EU member states, on … Read more
Italy’s government has delayed a parliamentary vote on a citizenship rights bill as tensions rise over the number of migrants arriving on the country’s shores. The proposal to give children born on Italian soil to foreign parents citizenship rights at birth or after at least five years of Italian schooling enjoys the support of Prime … Read more
The UN food agency’s director urged the European Union on Monday to help raise the $1 billion needed over the next few months to save hundreds of thousands of children from starving to death in Yemen and three African countries. In an interview with AFP, World Food Programme Director David Beasley said 20 million people … Read more
Barack Obama will meet in Milan on Monday with Matteo Renzi, the former Italian prime minister who was recently elected as the new head of that country’s governing Democratic Party. The former US president — who will be in Milan to speak to a conference on innovation, food security and climate change — will meet … Read more
About 3,000 people have been saved in the Mediterranean Sea in a single day while trying to make the journey from northern Africa to Europe, according to the Italian coastguard. They were picked up in more than 20 separate rescue operations on Saturday, involving the Italian coastguard and navy, the EU’s EUNAVFOR mission in the … Read more
Italy’s former prime minister has made a dramatic return to frontline politics five months after stepping down. Matteo Renzi, nicknamed ‘The Scrapper’ because of his confrontational style, easily regained the leadership of the ruling Democratic Party (PD) on Sunday with an overwhelming victory in a primary election among party supporters yesterday. The 42-year-old quit in … Read more
G7 foreign ministers have failed to agree on whether fresh sanctions should be imposed on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or his ally Russia, Italy’s Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said Tuesday. “At the moment there is no consensus on new sanctions as an effective instrument,” he said at the close of a two-day meeting in Italy, … Read more
Italy’s Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni is pictured before a confidence vote to the new government Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni won a confidence vote in the upper house Senate on Wednesday, allowing his coalition government to take office. Former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi resigned last week after losing a referendum on his proposed reform of … Read more
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi resigned on Wednesday after a bruising referendum loss at the weekend, with most parliamentary factions pushing for an early election in a few months’ time. The 41-year-old’s decision to quit after less than three years in office dealt a new blow to Western governments still in shock from Britain’s vote … Read more
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will hand in his resignation on Friday, a parliamentary source said, as President Sergio Mattarella seeks to slow the pace of an unfolding political crisis. Renzi vowed to resign in the early hours of Monday after a bruising referendum loss, but Mattarella, whose powers include naming prime ministers and dissolving … Read more
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has resigned after suffering a heavy defeat in a referendum over his plan to reform the constitution. In a late-night news conference, he said he took responsibility for the outcome, and said the No camp must now make clear proposals. With most ballots counted, the No vote leads with 60% … Read more
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has resigned after suffering a heavy defeat in a referendum over his plan to reform the constitution. In a late-night statement, he said he took responsibility for the outcome. He said the No camp must now make clear proposals. An exit poll for state broadcaster RAI suggests 42-46% voted to … Read more
Italians are voting in a referendum which is being closely watched for further signs of anti-establishment sentiment in Europe. The vote, called by centre-left Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, is formally on plans to streamline parliament but is expected to be used by many as a chance to register discontent. Populist parties have campaigned for a … Read more
Italians are voting in a referendum which is being closely watched for further signs of anti-establishment sentiment in Europe. The vote, called by centre-left Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, is on plans to streamline parliament but is expected to be used by many as a chance to register discontent. Populist parties have campaigned for a “no” … Read more
The European Union (EU)’s foreign and defence ministers on Monday agreed on a new plan on security and defense, EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said. Mogherini has proposed an implementation plan on security and defense, to turn into action the vision set out in the EU Global Strategy, which is intended to guide EU … Read more
play videoThe Obamas welcoming the Italian PM Matteo Ranzi and wife Landini to the State party President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Mrs. Landini to the White House for a state dinner. Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts of breaking news in Ghana. GhanaStar.com is your … Read more
Italy’s government raised its 2017 budget deficit projection to 2.3 percent of economic output from a previous 2 percent target, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Saturday. Renzi presented the new deficit goal as part of a 2017 budget plan his cabinet approved earlier on Saturday. The package now needs to be sent to the … Read more
Four men are being questioned in Italy in connection with the suicide of a woman who battled for months to have a viral video that showed her having sex removed from the internet. The 31-year-old, identified as Tiziana, sent the video to her ex-boyfriend and three others, who put it online. More than a million … Read more