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Italian police raided two Amazon sites in an investigation into alleged customs and tax fraud involving Chinese imports. The probe may expand across the EU as prosecutors suspect smuggling and violations of customs laws.

U.S. President Donald Trump sparked a stir at the Gaza summit in Egypt on October 13 by calling Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni “a beautiful young woman.” Speaking on stage in front of several world leaders, Trump joked that in the U.S., calling a woman “beautiful” could end a political career — but he was willing to take the risk. Meloni, the only female leader behind him, smiled as he addressed her directly. Watch the moment that had heads turning at the international summit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday had a telephone conversation with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. PM Modi extended his greetings to Meloni and the people of Italy on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of Liberation Day.

During her first official visit to India, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni showed full support to India's G20 Presidency and called PM Modi as the ‘most loved leader' in the world. She also praised India's stance on Russia-Ukraine crisis

Silivio Berlusconi, who has made personal comebacks a hallmark of Italian politics for three decades, was re-elected to Italy's upper house with more than 50% of the votes Sunday in the northern city of Monza, where he also owns a soccer team that was recently promoted to Italy's top division.

The UN's special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery estimated in 2018 that more than 400,000 agricultural workers in Italy risk being exploited and almost 100,000 likely face inhumane conditions

The lifting of the mask requirement would come into effect in regions labelled 'white' under Italy's classification system