Matteo Salvini, the anti-migrant interior minister, has a talent for expressing the country’s id. A highly visible vacation was the latest step in his campaign for the top job.
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Italy’s Parliament Backs Rail Link as Nationalist League Party Comes Out on Top
The issue had threatened to splinter Italy’s governing coalition. The League’s partner, the Five Star Movement, had opposed the project.
U.S. Student Said to Confess to Killing Italian Policeman
A 19-year-old American student has confessed to killing a policeman in central Rome, according to the national news agency ANSA, in a crime that has shaken Italy.
As Extreme Heat Becomes New Normal in Europe, Governments Scramble to Respond
Heat records were smashed across much of Europe this week, leaving officials searching for short- and longer-term solutions to help people endure temperatures soaring over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
About 150 Migrants Drown in Shipwreck Off Libya
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees said those who drowned were probably trying to reach Italy, whose anti-immigrant government has sought to seal its coastline.
65 Migrants Were Picked Up at Sea. Then the Politics Began.
We went onboard a ship that rescues migrants in the Mediterranean and witnessed a standoff between the captain and Italian officials, who view the crew as criminals.
Italy’s Government Parties Are Feuding, but Leaders Agree to Talk
The League party and Five Star Movement have been increasingly at odds, raising speculation that the coalition might collapse, forcing early elections.
Audio Suggests Secret Plan for Russians to Fund Party of Italy’s Salvini
A similar recording brought down the Austrian government this year, but Italy’s most powerful politician has deflected the flap around his nationalist party.
Ship Captain Who Landed Migrants in Italy Sails Into Political Storm
The nationalist interior minister described the event as an “act of war.”
Italy Arrests Captain of Ship That Rescued Dozens of Migrants at Sea
Capt. Carola Rackete, an outlaw to some and a heroine to others, was seized after her ship, the Sea Watch 3, docked in Lampedusa and 42 migrants disembarked.