(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - There will be no American withdrawal from United States bases in Italy, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said after talks at the Pentagon with his US counterpart Pete Hegseth Monday. From his meeting with the US Secretary of Defense , Crosetto said he did not perceive any desire for a US withdrawal from Italian bases. "Indeed, from a bilateral and NATO perspective, cooperation with us is in some ways very important for the United States," the Italian defence minister st...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - General turned politician Roberto Vannacci's new far-right party National Future (FN) is polling at 5.3%, the same as the right-wing League party he recently quit shortly after being appointed its deputy leader, a new poll said Monday. FN, which officially launched at the weekend, has gained half a point in a week and is now level with the League (which lost 0.3%) at 5.3% in the Italian voting outlook surveyed by SWG for Tg La7. Pemier Giorgia Meloni's right-wing Broth...

(ANSA) - SKOPJE, 15 GIU - The Italian Ambassador to North Macedonia, Paolo Palminteri, conferred upon attorney Meri Mladenovska Gjorgjievska the honor of Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy, in recognition of her commitment to strengthening cooperation between Italy and North Macedonia in the institutional and economic sectors. The embassy announced this on Facebook. Upon receiving the prestigious award, attorney Mladenovska Gjorgjievska quoted a famous aphorism by Luigi Pirandello: “Lif...

(ANSA) - ROMA, 15 GIU - Italian Ambassador Carlo Formosa, together with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture Tetyana Berezhna and the diplomatic corps, visited the Pechersk Lavra complex in Kyiv, the cave monastery struck last night by Russian airstrikes. The monastic citadel, founded in 1051, is among the oldest testimonies to Slavic Christianity; with its numerous cathedrals, structures, and catacombs, it constitutes a UNESCO World Heritage Site that has suffered extensive damage. ...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Italy's military leadership in Europe has grown thanks to Premier Giorgia Meloni, United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Defence Minister Guido Crosetto at the Pentagon Monday. Hegseth said Italy and the rest of Europe must do more fro NATO 3.0. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - More must be done for NATO 3.0 by the United States' European allies including Italy, Us Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto in a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon Monday. To build NATO 3.0, European allies, including Italy, must do more," said Hegseth. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Male staff of Milan transport company ATM allegedly swapped upskirted images of women's crotch areas on a WhatsApp chat group, adding sexist comments, one of the alleged victims has said. The case was taken up by writer and activist Carlotta Vagnoli and a number of women influencers on Instagram. ATM has opened an internal probe. The alleged upskirting was carried out using the tram's cameras, the victim said. Milan prosecutors said they are moving towards opening a cr...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Premier Giorgia Meloni has taken issue with the Più Libri Più Liberi book fair for asking publishers wanting to take part to sign an anti-fascism declaration. "This is how the Left conceives freedom of thought: you are free, but only if you say what they allow you to say, if you think what they think, if you read what they consider appropriate," Meloni, the leader of the right-wing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, said via X. "The cancellation of non-leftist ideas, disgu...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Premier Giorgia Meloni met her Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi in Rome on Monday, expressing satisfaction at their friendship and at the ties between the two nations, while welcoming the US-Iran deal to end the war in the Middle East and blasting Russia for its latest deadly attacks on Ukraine. "It is an honour and a pleasure for me to welcome the Japanese Prime Minister, my friend Sanae, to Rome," Meloni told a news conference before the two leaders fly to the G7 ...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - An illegal 'ghost bank' run by the Chinese, Albanian and Italian mafia has been discovered in the Tuscan city of Prato, allegedly capable of moving between €80 and €100 million a year in phantom payments for drugs and goods between Italy and foreign countries. Three criminal organizations allegedly benefited from it: one for laundering drug money, one for international drug trafficking, and the third for illegal Chinese immigration. The bank used the untraceable Islami...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Male staff of Milan transport company ATM allegedly swapped upskirted images of a woman's crotch on a WhatsApp chat group, the alleged victim has said. The case was taken up by writer and activist Carlotta Vagnoli and a number of women influencers on Instagram. ATM has opened an internal probe. The alleged upskirting was carried out using the tram's cameras, the victim said. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Environment and Energy Security Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said Monday that he expects there to be a popular referendum by the end of the decade on the government's plan to bring nuclear energy back to Italy. "A new referendum on nuclear power? I take it for granted that there will be one in 2028 or 2029," Pichetto Fratin said on the sidelines of a conference in Turin. "It is a right guaranteed by our Constitution (for citizens to be able) to participate in deci...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Monday that Moscow is not interested in peace after the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a UNESCO world heritage site, caught fire amid the latest round of deadly Russian bombings on Ukraine overnight. "Attacks against a UNESCO site really are incredibly serious," Tajani said in Luxembourg, where he is taking part in a EU foreign affairs council. "They demonstrate that Russia does not want to sit at the peace table....

(ANSA) - LUXEMBOURG, JUN 15 - Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Monday that Israel must stop bombing Beirut after the United States and Iran reached an agreement to end the war in the Middle East. "We must ensure that the fighting in Lebanon stops too, that Israel no longer bombs Beirut," Tajani said on the sidelines of an EU foreign affairs council in Luxembourg. In her statement welcoming the deal reached between Washington and Tehran, Premier Giorgia Meloni said that ...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Italy's press on Monday paid tribute to Lewis Hamilton after the 41-year-old seven-time Formula One world champion clinched his first victory since joining Ferrari last year at Sunday's Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, with his photo on the front pages of most newspapers, not just the sports dailies. The Briton cut Kimi Antonelli's lead in the driving standings to 41 points by ending the five-race wining streak of the Italian teen, who had to retire with a technical pro...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - The Milan bourse's FTSE Mib index was up 1% in early trading on Monday as Europe's stock markets responded positively to the deal reached by Washington and Tehran to end the Iran war. The share prices of cement group Buzzi and carmaker Stellantis were among the strongest performers, gaining 6.3% and 5.5% respectively. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Italy is willing to take part in an international naval mission for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz after Washington and Tehran reached an agreement to end the Iran war, Premier Giorgia Meloni said on Monday. "The principles are clear: Iran cannot acquire a nuclear weapon and freedom of navigation must be guaranteed," Meloni said in a statement. "We stand ready, together with our partners and without prejudice to the necessary authorisation from Parliament, to co...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday welcomed the agreement reached between Washington and Tehran to end the Iran war. "Last night, together with France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, we had already expressed our strong appreciation for the memorandum of understanding signed by the United States and Iran hours ago," Meloni said in a statement, referring to a joint declaration she signed with the leaders of the three other European powers. "Heartfelt thanks go to all the...

(ANSA) - VILNIUS, 13 GIU - The exhibition catalog 'Light from Italy. From Fattori to Morandi,' held from July 4 to November 30, 2025, at the Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga and recently awarded the annual prize of the Latvian Museum Association for 2026. The catalog, published by Treccani in a single trilingual edition (Italian, Latvian, and English) with a foreword by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, marks the culmination of a project supported by the Italian Embassy in Riga, the Latv...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 12 - Pope Leo XIV will return to Rome on the King of Spain's plane after Felipe VI laid it on specially after an Iberia plane scheduled to fly the pontiff home broke down before take-off at Tenerife Friday. "Pope Leo will return to Rome on the King of Spain's plane, kindly provided by His Majesty," the Holy See Press Office announced, noting that the plane will take off around 6:00 PM (local time) and will arrive in Rome around 11:00 PM (Rome time). The Holy See staff and j...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - There will be no American withdrawal from United States bases in Italy, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said after talks at the Pentagon with his US counterpart Pete Hegseth Monday. From his meeting with the US Secretary of Defense , Crosetto said he did not perceive any desire for a US withdrawal from Italian bases. "Indeed, from a bilateral and NATO perspective, cooperation with us is in some ways very important for the United States," the Italian defence minister st...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Former Sporting Lisbon and Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim is the new coach of AC Milan following Massimiliano Allegri's exit, the Portuguese media said Monday saying that a deal had been reached with the 41-ywar-old from Lisbon. Amorim and Milan have reached an agreement, according to Portuguese newspaper A Bola. The Rossoneri and the coach, according to the Portuguese newspaper, have reached an agreement for a two-year contract with an option for a third year ...

(ANSA) - BRUXELLES, 15 GIU - In Amsterdam, along one of the routes connecting Europe to Africa and South America, an Italian story of global expansion is unfolding. Aboard the Great Lagos, part of the Grimaldi Group’s new, state-of-the-art G5 class, the Italian Ambassador to the Netherlands, Augusto Massari, celebrated a business model capable of combining growth, innovation, and sustainability. He was welcomed by the General Manager of Grimaldi Netherlands, Ivan Tessitore, along with the shi...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - The family of late singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla on Monday protested after far-right general-turned-politician Roberto Vannacci picked one of his greatest hits, 'Futura'', as the anthem of his new party National Future (FN). Dalla, who died in 2012 aged 68, was a closeted gay. Vannacci was suspended from the army after penning an anti-woke bestseller three years ago in which he said, among other things, that gays are not normal. Closing FN's two-day launch on Sunday, r...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Italy's military leadership in Europe has grown thanks to Premier Giorgia Meloni, United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Defence Minister Guido Crosetto at the Pentagon Monday. Hegseth said Italy and the rest of Europe must do more fro NATO 3.0. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - NAIROBI, 15 GIU - On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Italian Republic, the Italian Embassy in Dar es Salaam organized several concerts by the Salento-based group Officina Zoè, among the first to rediscover the tradition of the pizzica both nationally and internationally. Officina Zoè performed in Dar es Salaam at the reception for the national holiday, hosted by Ambassador Coppola at the residence and featuring a pizzica workshop led by dancer Sara Colonna, and subsequent...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Justice Minister Carlo Nordio has come under fire for referring to the fact that the criminal code still in use in Italy was drafted during the Fascist period in order to criticise a Rome book fair, Più Libri Più Liberi, for asking publishers wanting to take part to sign an anti-fascism declaration. "Perhaps the organizers don't know that the most important book for our justice system—namely, the Criminal Code—bears Mussolini's signature,' Nordio said. He argued that i...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Premier Giorgia Meloni has taken issue with the Più Libri Più Liberi book fair for asking publishers wanting to take part to sign an anti-fascism declaration. "This is how the Left conceives freedom of thought: you are free, but only if you say what they allow you to say, if you think what they think, if you read what they consider appropriate," Meloni, the leader of the right-wing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, said via X. "The cancellation of non-leftist ideas, disgu...

(ANSA) - ROMA, 15 GIU - The Italian Embassy in France and the Académie des sciences have signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing the annual “Penser et faire la science, ensemble” Science Days, a new initiative designed to consolidate scientific cooperation between Italy and France and to strengthen the dialogue between research, institutions, and society. “The signing of the Memorandum represents an important step in the implementation of the Quirinale Treaty, which identifies resea...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Femicide does not exist and the crime of murdering women motivated by possessiveness, jealousy or other hateful motives should not be considered different from killing men, far-right leader Roberto Vannacci said Sunday. Closing the two-day launch of his new National Future (FN) party, the former paratroop general, bestselling anti-woke author and remigration campaigner said Italy's 2025 law recognising femicide as a separate felony and setting stiffer penalties for it ...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Femicide does not exist and the crime of murdering women motivated by possessiveness, jealousy or other hateful motives should not be considered different from killing men, far-right leader Roberto Vannacci said Sunday. Closing the two-day launch of his new National Future (FN) party, the former paratroop general, bestselling anti-woke author and remigration campaigner said Italy's 2025 law recognising femicide as a separate felony and setting stiffer penalties for it ...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Environment and Energy Security Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said Monday that he expects there to be a popular referendum by the end of the decade on the government's plan to bring nuclear energy back to Italy. "A new referendum on nuclear power? I take it for granted that there will be one in 2028 or 2029," Pichetto Fratin said on the sidelines of a conference in Turin. "It is a right guaranteed by our Constitution (for citizens to be able) to participate in deci...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Monday that Moscow is not interested in peace after the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a UNESCO world heritage site, caught fire amid the latest round of deadly Russian bombings on Ukraine overnight. "Attacks against a UNESCO site really are incredibly serious," Tajani said in Luxembourg, where he is taking part in a EU foreign affairs council. "They demonstrate that Russia does not want to sit at the peace table....

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Italy's public debt dropped to €3.1553 trillion in April, €2.9 billion lower than in March, the Bank of Italy said on Monday. The central bank said a drop of €21.6 billion in the Treasury's liquid assets to €42.4 billion more than offset other factors, including a public sector borrowing requirement of €16.6 billion. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Italy's press on Monday paid tribute to Lewis Hamilton after the 41-year-old seven-time Formula One world champion clinched his first victory since joining Ferrari last year at Sunday's Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, with his photo on the front pages of most newspapers, not just the sports dailies. The Briton cut Kimi Antonelli's lead in the driving standings to 41 points by ending the five-race wining streak of the Italian teen, who had to retire with a technical pro...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday welcomed the agreement reached between Washington and Tehran to end the Iran war. "Last night, together with France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, we had already expressed our strong appreciation for the memorandum of understanding signed by the United States and Iran hours ago," Meloni said in a statement, referring to a joint declaration she signed with the leaders of the three other European powers. "Heartfelt thanks go to all the...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - In a statement welcoming the deal reached between Washington and Tehran to stop the Iran war, Premier Giorgiaq Meloni said Monday that "hostilities must also cease in Lebanon". Meloni said that "Italy will continue working to support Lebanese sovereignty". (see related). (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - NAIROBI, 13 GIU - The 2026 edition of the Italian Research Day in the World (GRIM) was dedicated to space cooperation and took place in Ethiopia at the Creative Hub in Addis Ababa, the city’s historic Post Office building, restored by Italian Cooperation. This edition, preceded by a reception at Villa Italia attended by, among others, the Ethiopian Minister of Innovation and Technology, brought together the many stakeholders who make space cooperation a fertile ground for collaborati...

(ANSA) - BUENOS AIRES, 12 GIU - During a ceremony held at the Italian Embassy, Ambassador Fabrizio Nicoletti decorated the Commander General of the Argentine Gendarmerie, Raúl Silvino Contreras, conferring upon him the insignia of Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy (Osi) in the presence of Minister of National Security Alejandra Monteoliva. Over the course of a long and distinguished career, Contreras has held positions of high responsibility within the National Gendarmerie, most recent...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 12 - The plane set to fly Pope Leo XIV back to Rome from Spain broke down and the passengers had to be disembarked at Tenerife military airport Friday. "I regret to inform you that the breakdown is taking some time, and for this reason we are making arrangements to disembark the passengers from the plane," was the announcement made a short while ago by the captain of the Iberia-operated flight on which Leo, his entourage, and journalists were scheduled to depart from the Te...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - General turned politician Roberto Vannacci's new far-right party National Future (FN) is polling at 5.3%, the same as the right-wing League party he recently quit shortly after being appointed its deputy leader, a new poll said Monday. FN, which officially launched at the weekend, has gained half a point in a week and is now level with the League (which lost 0.3%) at 5.3% in the Italian voting outlook surveyed by SWG for Tg La7. Pemier Giorgia Meloni's right-wing Broth...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Former Sporting Lisbon and Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim is the new coach of AC Milan following Massimiliano Allegri's exit, the Portuguese media said Monday saying that a deal had been reached with the 41-ywar-old from Lisbon. Amorim and Milan have reached an agreement, according to Portuguese newspaper A Bola. The Rossoneri and the coach, according to the Portuguese newspaper, have reached an agreement for a two-year contract with an option for a third year ...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - The family of late singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla on Monday protested after far-right general-turned-politician Roberto Vannacci picked one of his greatest hits, 'Futura'', as the anthem of his new party National Future (FN). Dalla, who died in 2012 aged 68, was a closeted gay. Vannacci was suspended from the army after penning an anti-woke bestseller three years ago in which he said, among other things, that gays are not normal. Closing FN's two-day launch on Sunday, r...

The 75th edition of the Granada International Music and Dance Festival, one of Europe’s most prestigious cultural events, opened in the splendid setting of the Palacio de Carlos V in Granada, Andalusia. This special 75th-anniversary edition features Italy as a protagonist with a highly significant artistic presence throughout the Festival’s entire program. The official opening, attended by representatives of the Spanish Royal House and leading institutional authorities—from Queen Emerita Sofí...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - More must be done for NATO 3.0 by the United States' European allies including Italy, Us Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto in a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon Monday. To build NATO 3.0, European allies, including Italy, must do more," said Hegseth. Crosetto said: "Thanks to the United States for pushing Europe to shoulder the burden of defence." (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Male staff of Milan transport company ATM allegedly swapped upskirted images of women's crotch areas on a WhatsApp chat group, adding sexist comments, one of the alleged victims has said. The case was taken up by writer and activist Carlotta Vagnoli and a number of women influencers on Instagram. ATM has opened an internal probe. The alleged upskirting was carried out using the tram's cameras, the victim said. Milan prosecutors said they are moving towards opening a cr...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Justice Minister Carlo Nordio has come under fire for referring to the fact that the criminal code still in use in Italy was drafted during the Fascist period in order to criticise a Rome book fair, Più Libri Più Liberi, for asking publishers wanting to take part to sign an anti-fascism declaration. "Perhaps the organizers don't know that the most important book for our justice system—namely, the Criminal Code—bears Mussolini's signature,' Nordio said. He argued that i...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Premier Giorgia Meloni met her Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi in Rome on Monday, expressing satisfaction at their friendship and at the ties between the two nations, while welcoming the US-Iran deal to end the war in the Middle East and blasting Russia for its latest deadly attacks on Ukraine. "It is an honour and a pleasure for me to welcome the Japanese Prime Minister, my friend Sanae, to Rome," Meloni told a news conference before the two leaders fly to the G7 ...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - An illegal 'ghost bank' run by the Chinese, Albanian and Italian mafia has been discovered in the Tuscan city of Prato, allegedly capable of moving between €80 and €100 million a year in phantom payments for drugs and goods between Italy and foreign countries. Three criminal organizations allegedly benefited from it: one for laundering drug money, one for international drug trafficking, and the third for illegal Chinese immigration. The bank used the untraceable Islami...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Male staff of Milan transport company ATM allegedly swapped upskirted images of a woman's crotch on a WhatsApp chat group, the alleged victim has said. The case was taken up by writer and activist Carlotta Vagnoli and a number of women influencers on Instagram. ATM has opened an internal probe. The alleged upskirting was carried out using the tram's cameras, the victim said. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Italian exports increased by 8.8% in value and by 3.5% in volume in April with respect to the same month last year, but they decreased in value terms by 2.2% compared to March, Istat said on Monday. The national statistics agency said imports were up 5.5% year-on-year and down 0.6% month-on-month. It said that, compared to March 2026, exports fell both to EU countries (-2.1%) and to non-EU countries (-2.4%), while imports declined by 2.1% for the EU area but grew by 1....

(ANSA) - ROMA, 15 GIU - Italy won five medals—two gold and three bronze—at the Karate One Premier League, which concluded in Rabat. The Italian ambassador to Morocco, Pasquale Salzano, congratulated the Italian athletes. The final event of the most prestigious international karate circuit saw Italy’s Clio Ferracuti win gold in the women’s +68 kg Kumite, defeating England’s Rochelle Walters 11-2. Ferracuti had previously suffered six losses in Karate One Premier League finals, winning six silv...

(ANSA) - LUXEMBOURG, JUN 15 - Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Monday that Israel must stop bombing Beirut after the United States and Iran reached an agreement to end the war in the Middle East. "We must ensure that the fighting in Lebanon stops too, that Israel no longer bombs Beirut," Tajani said on the sidelines of an EU foreign affairs council in Luxembourg. In her statement welcoming the deal reached between Washington and Tehran, Premier Giorgia Meloni said that ...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Italy's public debt dropped to €3.1553 trillion in April, €2.9 billion lower than in March, the Bank of Italy said on Monday. The central bank said a drop of €21.6 billion in the Treasury's liquid assets to €42.4 billion more than offset other factors, including a public sector borrowing requirement of €16.6 billion. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - NAIROBI, 15 GIU - The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, received a delegation of entrepreneurs and investors from Italy at the presidential palace; they had arrived in Mogadishu to participate in a conference dedicated to trade cooperation and investment between Somalia and Italy. The meeting, which was also attended by the Italian Ambassador to Somalia, Pier Mario Daccò Coppi, focused on strengthening economic relations and promoting trade cooperat...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Italy is willing to take part in an international naval mission for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz after Washington and Tehran reached an agreement to end the Iran war, Premier Giorgia Meloni said on Monday. "The principles are clear: Iran cannot acquire a nuclear weapon and freedom of navigation must be guaranteed," Meloni said in a statement. "We stand ready, together with our partners and without prejudice to the necessary authorisation from Parliament, to co...

(ANSA) - ROMA, 15 GIU - The Italian Ambassador to Iraq, Niccolò Fontana, met with the Iraqi Minister of Transport, Wahab Salman Al-Hassani. The talks focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation in the transport and aviation sectors, consolidating the strong partnership between Italy and Iraq and their shared commitment to sustainable development. Read article...

(ANSA) - TIRANA, 13 GIU - A joint Italian-Albanian Search and Rescue (SAR) exercise took place at the NATO air base in Kuçova, Albania, as part of military cooperation between the two countries, to strengthen interoperability between their respective armed forces. All the main units of the Albanian Air Force participated in the exercise, supported by two EH-101 helicopters from the 9th Wing and two Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets from the 36th Wing of the Italian Air Force. The simulated sce...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 12 - Pope Leo XIV will return to Rome on the King of Spain's plane after Felipe VI laid it on specially after an Iberia plane scheduled to fly the pontiff home broke down before take-off at Tenerife Friday. "Pope Leo will return to Rome on the King of Spain's plane, kindly provided by His Majesty," the Holy See Press Office announced, noting that the plane will take off around 6:00 PM (local time) and will arrive in Rome around 11:00 PM (Rome time). The Holy See staff and j...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 12 - The plane set to fly Pope Leo XIV back to Rome from Spain broke down and the passengers had to be disembarked at Tenerife military airport Friday. "I regret to inform you that the breakdown is taking some time, and for this reason we are making arrangements to disembark the passengers from the plane," was the announcement made a short while ago by the captain of the Iberia-operated flight on which Leo, his entourage, and journalists were scheduled to depart from the Te...