Pope’s supporters gather outside hospital over health concerns
Supporters of Pope Francis gathered outside Rome’s Gemelli Hospital to pay tribute to the 88-year-old.
Italy
Italy defends expulsion of Libyan war crimes suspect | News
Some senators express dismay that Italy ignored its obligations to the ICC to turn over suspects. Italy’s interior minister says a Libyan man detained under an international war crimes arrest warrant and then unexpectedly released had been swiftly repatriated because of his “social dangerousness”. Osama Elmasry Njeem, also known as Osama Almasri Njeem, was detained in … Read more
Iran frees Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, who was held for three weeks with no explanation
Rome — An Italian journalist detained in Iran for three weeks and whose fate became intertwined with that of an Iranian engineer wanted by the United States was freed Wednesday and is heading home, Italian officials announced. A plane carrying Cecilia Sala took off from Tehran after “intensive work on diplomatic and intelligence channels,” Prime Minister … Read more
Iran releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from jail | News
Tehran denies Sala’s December 19 detainment was linked to an Iranian businessman’s arrest in Italy on a US warrant. Iran has released journalist Cecilia Sala after three weeks in jail, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s office says. Meloni’s office issued a statement on Wednesday announcing Sala’s release had been secured more than three weeks after … Read more
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European markets traded around the flatline Tuesday, in muted trade ahead of the New Year holiday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index opened a touch lower, down 0.07%, before turning slightly higher but still hovering in flat territory. London’s FTSE 100 index and France’s CAC 40 both slid lower at the open before recovering to trade … Read more
UniCredit raises stake in Commerzbank to 28% through derivatives
The Commerzbank AG headquarters, in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Emanuele Cremaschi | Getty Images News | Getty Images Italy’s UniCredit said on Wednesday it has raised its potential stake in Commerzbank to 28% using further derivatives, as markets watch whether it will take the leap with a buyout … Read more