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Trump's 'unprecedented' pope attack caps months of tensions

President Donald Trump's dismissal of Pope Leo XIV as "weak" and "wrong" marked an unprecedented personal attack on a pontiff by a US leader that capped months of tension. The election of the first ever US pontiff in May 2025, one who pressed the

Italian voters reject Meloni's reforms in referendum blow

Italian voters reject Meloni's reforms in referendum blow

Italians inflicted the first major blow against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by rejecting her justice reforms in a referendum, results showed Monday -- but she insisted she was going nowhere. With almost all votes counted, the result from Sunday and Monday's constitutional referendum put the "No" camp

Valentino mixes 80s and Baroque splendour on Rome return

Valentino mixes 80s and Baroque splendour on Rome return

Italian fashion house Valentino returned to its roots Thursday with a 1980s-inspired catwalk show in one of Rome's most spectacular venues, two months after the death of founder Valentino Garavani. Around 700 people including Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow were invited to the show held in the galleries

Italian general challenges Meloni from the right

Italian general challenges Meloni from the right

A retired general who criticises the EU, wants to send home illegal migrants and says Ukraine should accept a peace deal with Russia is challenging Italy's hard-right government on its own turf. Roberto Vannacci, 57, last month defected from the far-right League party, a partner in