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Israel-Palestine War

Silence To Statehood: Giorgia Meloni’s Shift On Gaza Should Not Be Overlooked

Italy’s prime minister signals support for a Palestinian state at the UN with conditions attached, breaking with Netanyahu and Trump but stopping short of a full embrace.

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Geopolitics In The News

The Key To Ukraine Peace? A Korean-Style Buffer Zone

Washington is pushing for a security corridor protected by international and EU forces, with a certain degree of U.S. military, logistical and technological backing to deter Russia. It recalls the practical if imperfect decades-long status quo on the Korean Peninsula

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Economy Geopolitics

The Art Of The (Bad) Deal: How Meloni’s Italy Sold Itself Short To Trump

As others bristle at tariffs and concessions, Rome recasts humiliation as heroism, embracing a lopsided deal that feeds the myth of a benevolent Caesar-like Donald Trump while draining European coffers.

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Geopolitics

Cecilia Sala’s Liberation Is A Huge Win For Meloni — With A Wink From Trump

The release of journalist Cecilia Sala from Iranian prison after 21 days is a triumph of diplomacy and urgency, orchestrated by the Italian Prime Minister herself. Meloni used an urgent meeting with Donald Trump to help unlock the negotiations.

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LGBTQ Plus Society Women Worldwide

Meloni is Selling Her Draconian Surrogacy Ban As A Feminist Act — I Don’t Buy It

Yes, surrogacy can exploit women and their bodies. But like JD Vance, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni is really just trying to impose her own conception of the family on everyone else.

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Geopolitics

Austria Votes Far-Right — Europe’s Nationalistic Wave Is Starting To Look Unstoppable

After Italy and the Netherlands, Austria has also broken a post-War taboo in choosing the far-right party in Parliamentary elections. It is a direct challenge to the European Union’s founding ideals at a moment when global uncertainty requires a strong democratic voice.

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LGBTQ Plus Society

Italy’s Crackdown On Same-Sex Parents Could Retroactively Dissolve Families

A new measure from the right-wing government could force same-sex parents of children already in elementary school to suddenly lose their parental rights and status.

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Ideas

Berlusconi, A Modern-Day Casanova Who Stumbled Into Politics

At the core, the controversial Italian leader, who died this week at 86, wanted to be liked, loved. That explains many of his choices, including the ones that have left a dark mark on Italy’s history.

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Food / Travel Geopolitics Society

Italy’s Right-Wing Government Turns Up The Heat On ‘Gastronationalism’

Rome has been strongly opposed to synthetic foods, insect-based flours and health warnings on alcohol, and aggressive lobbying by Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government against nutritional labeling has prompted accusations in Brussels of “gastronationalism.”

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In The News

Pro-Russians Claim 99% Victory In Referendums – What Happens Now?

The so-called referendums that have been going on for the past five days in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine have come to an end. With all votes reportedly counted, the results show exactly the kind of majority in favor of joining Russia that has prompted many to consider the referendums a “sham” that violated international law. […]

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