ROME - Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has clearly set out again her unwavering support for Ukraine during a meeting with the newly elected General Secretary of NATO, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte.

 ROME – the mafia boss Ignazio Pullarà, imprisoned for murder and mafia-related crimes, has been granted a 15-day temporary release by probation officers in Cuneo. The former leader of the Santa Maria de Gesù clan was permitted to spend two weeks at home following a positive evaluation of his conduct in prison.

 The decision of the court to grant this ‘permesso premio’ has raised significant alarm across Italy, not least because it is the third incident of a mafia boss receiving such a reward for good behaviour in custody.

 ROME - Under the beating desert sun, Art D'Egypte unveils the installations that constitute this year's exhibiton, entitled Forever is Now. At the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Giza Plateau, in the shadow of three of Egypt's pyramids, 12 international artists are welcomed to share their work. One of these is Federica Di Carlo - a critically acclaimed Italian artist with a taste for merging science and art. 

 ROME – Representatives from Sudan’s de facto military government have vehemently denied accusations of attacking the UAE’s embassy in the capital Khartoum. According to the Sudanese government, their opposition in the civil war, the paramilitary group ‘RSF’, is being funded by the UAE, and this is the main reason for the prolongation of the country’s brutal humanitarian crisis. The UAE’s claims that the Sudanese army targeted their embassy, according to Sudan’s Ambassador to Italy, are a mere attempt to ‘cover up’ their ‘criminal’ involvement in the country.