https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed European leaders sending their troops to Greenland has - writes political columnist John Lichfield - called Donald Trump's bluff when it comes to military conflict. Instead the continent faces the prospect of a long and brutal trade war. https://www.thelocal.it/20260120/opinion-this-is-a-1938-moment-for-europe-but-the-war-will-be-a-trade-war Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:46:19 +0100 opinion-this-is-a-1938-moment-for-europe-but-the-war-will-be-a-trade-war Shares in Italy's Leonardo, one of world's top ten defence companies, went into free fall on Tuesday after the company presented a recovery plan that worried analysts said was too vague for comfort. https://www.thelocal.it/20180131/shahres-in-italys-largest-defence-group-go-into-free-fall-over-disappointing-recovery-plan Wed, 31 Jan 2018 09:49:47 +0100 shahres-in-italys-largest-defence-group-go-into-free-fall-over-disappointing-recovery-plan Syria is set to dominate Tuesday's meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Italy, with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson under the spotlight before he heads to Moscow, the key ally of President Bashar al-Assad. https://www.thelocal.it/20170411/syria-top-of-the-agenda-as-g7-ministers-meet-in-italy Tue, 11 Apr 2017 11:04:14 +0200 syria-top-of-the-agenda-as-g7-ministers-meet-in-italy Eighty-seven people have travelled from Italy to join terrorist group Isis, which has taken over swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq, Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti has said. https://www.thelocal.it/20150921/italy-a-travel-route-for-87-isis-fighters Mon, 21 Sep 2015 11:18:07 +0200 italy-a-travel-route-for-87-isis-fighters A European project to build a military drone by 2025 took wing on Monday as Germany, France and Italy signed a deal to start technical work and end their reliance on US- and Israeli-made models. https://www.thelocal.it/20150518/italy-signs-euro-drone-deal-to-challenge-us Mon, 18 May 2015 15:45:31 +0200 italy-signs-euro-drone-deal-to-challenge-us Italy's defence ministry has put a fleet of official cars up for sale on eBay, including BMW and Fiat models, as part of the government's latest effort to reduce the deficit. https://www.thelocal.it/20150227/italys-defence-ministry-sells-bmws-on-ebay Fri, 27 Feb 2015 12:49:00 +0100 italys-defence-ministry-sells-bmws-on-ebay Italy is seriously concerned over unrest in Libya and the government's ability to rein in local militias, Defence Minister Mario Mauro said Monday during a visit to Washington. https://www.thelocal.it/20140114/italy-worried-over-libya-situation-defence-minister Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:20:00 +0100 italy-worried-over-libya-situation-defence-minister