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Italian Banks Brace For Pressure as Election Nears

Matteo Salvini wants Italy's ten largest banks to hand over billions again, reviving a fight that once shook Rome's coalition and unsettled financial markets.

Italy’s Security March Shows the Rightward Mood at Home

The Rome protest by military and police personnel was about pay and pensions on the surface, but it also revealed a deeper political mood: uniformed anger is becoming part of Italy's broader rightward drift.

Vannacci Rises as Meloni’s Trump Alliance Frays

Meloni built her authority on being the far-right leader Europe could work with; Vannacci's rise and Trump's humiliation are now dismantling that formula from opposite sides.

A Martyr is Political Capital: Meloni Links Kirk Assassination to Red Brigades

Meloni politicises Charlie Kirk’s assassination, linking U.S. violence to Italy’s past terrorism and framing her government as defender of democracy.

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Western Exit From Iraq Leaves Tehran’s Cells Untouched

As American and Italian troops leave Iraq and Turkey packs up, armed groups splinter into covert cells and Washington and Europe must adapt without delay.

Data Centre Silence: Europe’s Secret Sauce?

Artificial intelligence spending cushions the global oil shock, and Brussels keeps each data centre’s power and water use hidden from its neighbours.

Burnham Puts EU Membership Back on Britain’s Political Table

Burnham's openness to rejoining the EU shifts what British politics can say aloud, yet solid growth and a binding manifesto limit how far that shift can go.

Is Big AI Becoming the Next Power Broker?

AI agents have probed ministries in Australia and the United States, Brussels is still drafting its answer, and the labs behind them hold seats at every table.

Pope Leo Brings Catholic Doctrine into France’s Culture Wars

Pope Leo defends Catholic positions that French law has rejected, yet his sharper claim is that deep disagreement can survive without ending conversation.