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FILE PHOTO: Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reacts on the day of the informal meeting of European heads of state or government takes place in Granada, Spain October 6, 2023. REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

Europe

S&P upgrades Italy's credit rating to BBB+

In a statement, S&P said it was upgrading the European Union's third-largest economy from BBB to BBB+, while keeping its outlook stable

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani speaks to the media on the day of the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in La Malbaie, Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada March 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger/File Photo

Europe

Italy curbs citizenship rules to end tenuous descendant claims

Europe

How faulty parts at Boeing's 787 jets flew below the radar in Italy

A woman holds up a photo of Giulia Cecchettin, the 22-year-old university student stabbed to death by her former boyfriend, on the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, in Milan, Italy, Nov. 25, 2023. AP Photo

World+Biz

Italian govt approves femicide law, punishing with life imprisonment

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks during a press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (not pictured), in Rome, Italy, February 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Europe

Italy calls for summit between US and Europeans, says divisions make West weaker

Nuns pray outside the Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is admitted for treatment, in Rome, Italy, February 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Vincenzo Livieri

Europe

Pope Francis remains critical and has 'slight' kidney issue: Vatican

Tourists pose for photos with the Colosseum in the background in Rome, Italy April 26, 2024. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

Europe

Move over Milan: property investors set their sights on spruced-up Rome

Photo: UNB

Foreign Policy

Italy contributes €3 million to support Rohingyas in Bangladesh

Italian Vice Minister Maria Tripodi and Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at state guesthouse Jamuna on 19 february 2025. Photo: UNB

Foreign Policy

Italy reaffirms support for Bangladesh’s political, economic reforms

Google was found to be a monopoly in the search and advertising sectors by Amit Mehta, federal court judge. Photo: AP

Tech

Google agrees to pay Italy $340m to settle tax evasion investigation

Vice Minister for Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy Maria Tripodi meets Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on 19 February 2025. Photo: Courtesy

Bangladesh

Italian vice-minister assures expedited decisions on long-pending visa applications of Bangladeshi workers

Representational image. Photo: Collected

Crime

Italian citizen mugged in Dhaka: Police arrest 2, recover valuables in 12hrs

World+Biz

Italy blocks access to the Chinese AI application DeepSeek to protect users' data