Sanchez faces EU backlash after 60,000 migrants enter Ceuta
What's new: Italy restored border checks on arrivals from Spain as 22 EU states pressed for tougher action over the crossing surge.
The Straits Times, NPR
Subject
#Giorgia Meloni
Series: Ceuta · Mass Migrant Crossing · 7 chapters since Jul 30
AC Milan great Franco Baresi dies at 66 after period of ill health
Why it matters: The longtime Milan captain won 6 Serie A titles and reached the 1994 World Cup final with Italy.
Meloni coalition loses electoral reform vote by 1 ballot
What’s next: The government plans to push the broader election-law overhaul through the lower house and seek Senate approval in September.
BBC News (World), Bloomberg +1
Italy moves to repair US ties after Trump-Meloni clash
What's next: Rome is looking to next month's NATO summit in Ankara to cool the dispute and protect trade and military ties.
Bloomberg, The Straits Times
Italy rules out April 2027 election as devolution bill advances
Why it matters: A later vote would keep parliament focused on regional autonomy plans and avoid a budget-season power vacuum.
Bloomberg, The Straits Times
Italy cancels US trip after Trump insults Meloni over G7 photo
Why it matters: The rupture deepens strains between Washington and Rome days after the G7, with Meloni accusing Trump of treating US allies worse than adversaries.
The New York Times, Bloomberg +11
Trump claims Meloni begged for photo at G7, Italy reacts sharply
Meloni called the account “made up” and said Trump is tougher on allies than on Western adversaries.
Meloni rebukes Trump over G7 photo claim; Italy cancels US visit
What's new: Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani scrapped a June 21-22 trip, calling Trump's remarks offensive to all of Italy.
Bloomberg, The Straits Times +2
EU opens back channel to Kremlin as bloc weighs Russia talks
What's new: Giorgia Meloni pushed for a single EU envoy, warning rival European tracks could muddy any Ukraine diplomacy.
Bloomberg, The Straits Times