Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi started talks on Thursday on forming a new Italian government as the largest party in parliament, the Five Star Movement
Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi started talks on Thursday on forming a new Italian government as the largest party in parliament, the Five Star Movement
Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte went to the presidential palace Tuesday to offer his resignation after a key coalition ally pulled his party’s support over Conte’s handl
Photo taken on March 3, 2020 shows Lazzaro Spallanzani National Institute of Infectious Disease in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)A call for 90 volunteer
Italy's four-month-old coronavirus situation continued to trend in the right direction, data from the Civil Protection Department showed Sunday, as political leaders are shifting their attention t
Editor's note: The decree of the Italian government putting the country under lockdown went into effect on Tuesday, in a bid to prevent the ongoing coronavirus epidemic from spreading. Below is a
The novel coronavirus has begun to infect political leaders worldwide, and an increasing number of politicians have gone into isolation. There are several reasons: They are themselves infected, ca
Teatro alla Scala opera house in Milan, Italy, February 28, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Alex Chan is a doctoral researcher in diplomacy at Peking University. He graduated in China studies fro
Portugal's president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. /CARLOS COSTA / AFP Portugal's president has self-isolated after meeting a group of students from a school that has since been closed after a pupi
Italy started on Sunday morning to lock down the northern Lombardy region and 14 nearby provinces, in what World Health Organization (WHO) chief described as "bold, courageous steps" and "genuine sa
The high-ranking officer is the latest official to test positive for the coronavirus. Earlier in the day, Piedmont Governor Alberto Cirio announced that he has been infected, while Lazio Governor Ni
The leader of one of the two main political parties supporting the current Italian government confirmed Saturday that he had contracted COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus. Nicola Zingaretti
Italy's current confirmed cases of coronavirus reached 5,061 on Saturday, excluding 233 deaths and 589 recoveries, according to the Civil Protection Department. "It shows an increase of 1,145 in
People walk at Piazza del Popolo in Rome, Italy, on March 6, 2020.(Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua) As of Saturday, Italy's accumulated cases since the new coronavirus outbreak, including death tol
A dual U.S.-Italian citizen who cut her political organizing teeth on two Barack Obama campaigns is emerging as the latest rising star in Italian politics.Inside a week
Right-wing opposition leader Matteo Salvini’s attempt to destabilize Italy's national government by forcing the left out of power in a key northern region appeared to f