Face of Trump Ally Scrubbed from Restored Church Fresco

The face of an angel that was restored to resemble one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Europe has been scrubbed off a fresco at a church in Rome after both the Vatican and the Roman diocese headed by Pope Leo XIV ordered its removal.

Meloni: Trump's NATO remarks on Afghanistan 'unacceptable'

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has sharply criticized US President Donald Trump for his disparaging remarks about NATO troops in Afghanistan. Such derogatory statements were "unacceptable - especially when they come from an allied nation,

Italy’s Meloni rebukes Trump remarks on NATO’s role in Afghanistan

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni calls Trump's NATO comments about Afghanistan "unacceptable," defending Italy's sacrifice of 53 soldiers killed in the conflict.
Politico Europe

Fighting Trump is a bad idea, Meloni privately told EU leaders

Italian PM warns that Europe will be the loser in a conflict with America as leaders try to figure out how to respond to the president’s pressure.

Meloni says Italy won’t immediately join Trump’s peace project

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she won’t immediately sign onto President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” charter, signaling that doing so would create legal risks.

Italian PM Meloni says Trump deserves Nobel Peace Prize, but sets Ukraine condition; watch

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni said that US President Donald Trump deserved the Nobel Peace Prize if he could deliver on Ukraine.\"I hope that one day we ca.

Why did Italy's PM Meloni rebuke Trump? What he said about NATO allies in Afghanistan explained

Trump said he was uncertain whether NATO would support the United States if assistance were ever requested, comments that many European leaders viewed as dismissive of two decades of allied cooperation.

Italy's Giorgia Meloni hopes to nominate Donald Trump for Peace Prize

On Thursday, Trump unveiled his "Board of Peace", initially designed to oversee the Gaza truce and the territory's revival, but which has morphed into a mechanism aiming to resolve all sorts of international conflicts.
Euractiv

Meloni calls threatened US tariffs over Greenland a 'mistake'

The Italian prime minister said she had spoken with US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte

Italy's Meloni says Trump imposing tariffs on European countries over Greenland dispute a 'mistake'

Italy's Premier Giorgia Meloni on Sunday said she does not agree with Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on European countries that want to send troops to Greenland.

Merz and Meloni reshape Germany-Italy relations

Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni are showing closer ties than their countries have in years. Meloni is no longer seen as a right-wing outsider, taking on a role as mediator with Donald Trump.