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 A month ago, he was a little-known law professor. On Saturday, Giuseppe Conte was heading home to Italy as a fully-fledged member of the most exclusive club of world leaders. https://www.thelocal.it/20180610/conte-italys-novice-pm-completes-g7-baptism-of-fire Sun, 10 Jun 2018 11:30:47 +0200 conte-italys-novice-pm-completes-g7-baptism-of-fire The G7 summit ended in farce and a renewed threat of global trade war on Saturday as US President Donald Trump abruptly rejected the text of a consensus statement and bitterly insulted the Canadian host. https://www.thelocal.it/20180610/trump-trade-fury-torpedoes-canadas-g7-summit Sun, 10 Jun 2018 11:16:35 +0200 trump-trade-fury-torpedoes-canadas-g7-summit In one of his first foreign policy statements, Italy's new Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said that Russia should return to the G8. https://www.thelocal.it/20180608/russia-should-be-back-in-the-g8-italy-prime-minister-giuseppe-conte-president-donald-trump Fri, 08 Jun 2018 17:05:00 +0200 russia-should-be-back-in-the-g8-italy-prime-minister-giuseppe-conte-president-donald-trump G7 countries and tech giants including Google, Facebook and Twitter on Friday agreed to work together to block the dissemination of Islamist extremism over the internet. https://www.thelocal.it/20171021/g7-tech-giants-agree-on-plan-to-block-jihadist-content-online-at-italy-meeting Sat, 21 Oct 2017 17:39:35 +0200 g7-tech-giants-agree-on-plan-to-block-jihadist-content-online-at-italy-meeting The United States and Italy on Friday signed an agreement to share their fingerprint databases in a bid to root out potential extremists among migrants travelling to the West. https://www.thelocal.it/20171020/italy-us-share-fingerprint-database Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:18:01 +0200 italy-us-share-fingerprint-database The threat of fresh attacks on the West by foreign fighters fleeing the fallen Islamic State – or Isis – stronghold of Raqa is set to dominate a G7 meeting of interior ministers in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20171019/g7-italy-meeting-isis-recruits-syria Thu, 19 Oct 2017 11:36:13 +0200 g7-italy-meeting-isis-recruits-syria US allies in the G7 said on Monday that action to contain devastating climate change was irreversible and could even be accelerated, despite Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the Paris accord. https://www.thelocal.it/20170613/g7-countries-reaffirm-climate-commitment-in-italy-leaving-the-us-isolated Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:53:02 +0200 g7-countries-reaffirm-climate-commitment-in-italy-leaving-the-us-isolated The United States' partners in the G7 club of wealthy democracies vowed on Sunday to press ahead with efforts to contain devastating climate change despite a rift caused by the American withdrawal from the Paris accord on cutting carbon emissions. https://www.thelocal.it/20170612/g7-environment-chiefs-meet-in-italy-vowing-to-press-ahead-with-climate-change-fight Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:54:46 +0200 g7-environment-chiefs-meet-in-italy-vowing-to-press-ahead-with-climate-change-fight G7 environment chiefs meet in Italy Sunday for potentially difficult talks 10 days after Donald Trump sparked a rift with US partners by pulling out of the Paris climate change accord. https://www.thelocal.it/20170611/climate-change-rift-raises-temperature-for-g7-meet-in-bologna Sun, 11 Jun 2017 11:40:18 +0200 climate-change-rift-raises-temperature-for-g7-meet-in-bologna About 10,000 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya over the previous four days but at least 54 others died, Libyan and Italian officials said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170528/54-dead-some-10000-migrants-rescued-between-libya-and-italy-in-4-days Sun, 28 May 2017 17:45:00 +0200 54-dead-some-10000-migrants-rescued-between-libya-and-italy-in-4-days On camera, it's picture-perfect. A G7 summit taking place under gentle sunshine in a Sicilian town perched on a hill overlooking the sparkling Mediterranean, Mount Etna billowing a plume of smoke in the background. https://www.thelocal.it/20170527/badged-and-searched-sicily-g7-fortress-town-irks-locals Sat, 27 May 2017 16:11:58 +0200 badged-and-searched-sicily-g7-fortress-town-irks-locals G7 nations including France and Britain came under pressure Saturday from Libya's neighbours to help put out the fires of a conflict that is already causing trouble further afield. https://www.thelocal.it/20170527/g7-urged-to-douse-libyan-inferno Sat, 27 May 2017 14:42:23 +0200 g7-urged-to-douse-libyan-inferno G7 nations risk unprecedented deadlock on Saturday after US President Donald Trump ditched the charm for snarls, resisting calls for concerted action on hot-button issues such as climate change. https://www.thelocal.it/20170527/disharmony-at-g7-as-trump-plays-his-own-tune Sat, 27 May 2017 11:23:02 +0200 disharmony-at-g7-as-trump-plays-his-own-tune G7 leaders met on Friday with divisions on trade and climate change, and fresh friction surrounding Donald Trump, threatening to undermine a show of unity against jihadist terrorism. https://www.thelocal.it/20170526/g7-leaders-prepare-to-talk-terror-trade-and-climate-change-in-sicily Fri, 26 May 2017 12:38:03 +0200 g7-leaders-prepare-to-talk-terror-trade-and-climate-change-in-sicily Leaders of the world's major industrialized nations met on Friday in a Sicilian hilltop town for what has been called "the toughest G7 in years". https://www.thelocal.it/20170526/in-pictures-world-leaders-meet-in-sicily-for-g7-conference Fri, 26 May 2017 16:05:14 +0200 in-pictures-world-leaders-meet-in-sicily-for-g7-conference Is Donald Trump really going to ditch the Paris climate change accord? Whither the sweeping tax cuts and America First trade policies he has also promised? What is he up to in the Middle East and what exactly are his plans for North Korea? https://www.thelocal.it/20170526/what-to-expect-from-trumps-trip-to-sicily-for-g7-meet Fri, 26 May 2017 11:59:53 +0200 what-to-expect-from-trumps-trip-to-sicily-for-g7-meet A Sicilian town beloved by the rich and famous is swapping sun-worshippers for snipers as the leaders of the G7 descend for a high-security meeting in the hilltop holiday destination. https://www.thelocal.it/20170524/sicilian-tourist-town-goes-into-lockdown-ahead-of-g7 Wed, 24 May 2017 11:04:51 +0200 sicilian-tourist-town-goes-into-lockdown-ahead-of-g7 G7 finance ministers turned their focus Saturday to combating cyber crime in what Italy's Pier Carlo Padoan described as an "unfortunately very timely" discussion. https://www.thelocal.it/20170513/g7-finance-chiefs-talk-cyber-security-in-bari-after-attacks Sat, 13 May 2017 16:43:52 +0200 g7-finance-chiefs-talk-cyber-security-in-bari-after-attacks G7 finance ministers meet on Friday in Italy, seeking common ground and stability on future world trade after US President Donald Trump's declaration that "America First" would be his mantra. https://www.thelocal.it/20170512/g7-finance-chiefs-meet-to-talk-money-while-doubts-over-trumps-trade-policy-linger Fri, 12 May 2017 11:19:37 +0200 g7-finance-chiefs-meet-to-talk-money-while-doubts-over-trumps-trade-policy-linger Bewildered tourists step gingerly around roaring bulldozers in the picturesque Sicilian coastal city of Taormina, where preparations for an upcoming G7 summit have enraged the local population. https://www.thelocal.it/20170505/g7-taormina-sicily-donald-trump-theresa-may-locals-warzne-tourism Fri, 05 May 2017 16:54:21 +0200 g7-taormina-sicily-donald-trump-theresa-may-locals-warzne-tourism