Italy’s Meloni to leverage strong ties with Trump — but as president whisperer or Trojan horse?
After forging unexpectedly fond ties with President Biden, Italy’s right-wing Premier Giorgia Meloni is poised to leverage a more natural alliance with incoming President Trump that positions her as a key interlocutor between the U.S. and Europe
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Italy's Giorgia Meloni: Trump's Greenland remarks 'a message to some other big global players'
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday said she doesn’t believe President-elect Trump has a plan to purchase Greenland or acquire it through military force. “I think we can exclude that ...The Hill - 6d -
Meloni says Italy’s military has ‘no public alternative’ to Musk’s Starlink
Italian premier defends talks with billionaire’s SpaceX company and rejects accusations he poses ‘a danger to democracy’Financial Times - 6d -
Meloni says Italy is exploring deals on telecoms security, but denies private talks with Musk
Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni said her government is in talks with private companies, including Elon Musk’s SpaceX, over the country’s telecoms security system, but denied having discussed the ...ABC News - 6d -
Italy's Meloni hopes to attend Trump inauguration; downplays Greenland remarks
Premier Giorgia Meloni says she doesn't believe President-elect Donald Trump actually intends to use military force to seize control of Greenland or the Panama CanalABC News - 6d -
Italy’s right-wing leader Meloni positions herself as Trump's ally in Europe
During the meeting at Mar-a-Lago, Trump described Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as a "fantastic woman… she's really taken Europe by storm."CNBC - Jan. 6 -
Italy's Meloni makes surprise Mar-a-Lago visit to meet with Trump
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni made a surprise visit to Mar-a-Lago to meet with President-elect Trump on Saturday. They were joined by a number of Trump’s expected nominees for his ...The Hill - Jan. 5 -
Meloni visits Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Unannounced trip comes at politically sensitive time for Italian prime ministerFinancial Times - Jan. 5 -
Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s Prime Minister, Visits Trump in Mar-a-Lago
Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister, joins just a handful of other world leaders who have been to the president-elect’s Florida estate since his victory.The New York Times - Jan. 5 -
Italy’s Meloni boosts ties with Trump in surprise Florida visit
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni made a surprise trip to Florida to meet with Donald Trump late on Saturday, as the key European leader sought to buttress ties with the president-elect before ...NBC News - Jan. 5 -
Iran warns Italy that bilateral ties at risk if it bows to 'hostile' US demands over drone suspect
The fate of an Italian journalist detained in Tehran and an Iranian engineer imprisoned in Italy on a U.S. warrant have grown even more intertwinedABC News - Jan. 3
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UK's Starmer arrives in Ukraine for security talks, pledges a '100-year partnership'
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Lawyers of detained South Korean president say he will reject questioning by investigators
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Cuba starts freeing prisoners a day after the US said it would lift terror designation
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Australian Open 2005: Sinner and Boulter in action; De Minaur and Raducanu through – live
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What We Know About the Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Agreement
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