Italy to hold September election after PM Draghi resigns
A bloc of conservative parties, led by the far-right Brothers of Italy, looks likely to win a clear majority at the ballot, polls showed.
Fri Jul 22 2022
Italian PM Draghi resigns after coalition falls apart
Italy's coalition crumbled when three of Draghi's main partners snubbed a confidence vote he had called to try to end divisions.
Thu Jul 21 2022
Italian PM Draghi looks doomed after coalition splinters
Draghi did win the vote in the upper house by 95 to 38 but dozens of senators refused to take part, leaving his administration in tatters.
Thu Jul 21 2022
Italy faces parliamentary showdown on government survival
Draghi will address the upper house Senate on a political crisis that could bring down his government and trigger early elections.
Wed Jul 20 2022
Hopes fading for missing climbers after Italian glacier collapse
Rescue teams resumed the search today for 13 climbers who were missing after part of a glacier gave way high in the Italian Alps.
Tue Jul 05 2022
Italy declares state of emergency for drought-stricken north
Many stretches of the waterway have run dry as Italy suffers its worst drought for 70 years.
Tue Jul 05 2022
Search efforts resume after glacier collapse in Italian Alps
Rising average temperatures have caused the Marmolada glacier, like many others around the world, to shrink steadily over recent decades.
Mon Jul 04 2022
Italian premier says Ukraine's EU candidate status historic step
Italy's prime minister Mario Draghi said Friday that granting Ukraine EU candidate status is a historic and important step.
Sat Jun 25 2022
European leaders visit Ukraine, dangling hope of EU membership
The leaders of Germany, France and Italy offers the hope of EU membership to a country pleading for weapons to fend off Russia's invasion.
Fri Jun 17 2022
Italy re-elects President Mattarella, government unity bruised
Italian head of state Sergio Mattarella was re-elected for a second term on Saturday.
Sun Jan 30 2022
Italy's fourth vote for president seen failing, stakes rising
Italy's political parties will hold a fourth round of voting on Thursday to elect a new head of state.
Thu Jan 27 2022
Thunberg and other youth activists meet Draghi to push on climate talks
Thunberg is due to present Draghi and other climate leaders with the youth's slate of proposals for inclusion in the COP26 agenda.
Thu Sep 30 2021
Italy PM Draghi appeals for elderly to get vaccine priority
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Thursday vaccines should for now on only be given to the elderly.
Fri Apr 09 2021
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Tue Mar 09 2021
A year into pandemic, Milan fashion week stays virtual
Milan hopes that the arrival of vaccines will lead to a fashion bounce-back.
Wed Feb 24 2021
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024