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 An Iranian missile attack on Saturday caused "significant damage" to the runway of a Kuwait air base hosting Italian air force personnel, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani was quoted by the ANSA news agency as saying. https://www.thelocal.it/20260228/significant-damage-to-runway-at-kuwait-base-hosting-italian-troops Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:24:13 +0100 significant-damage-to-runway-at-kuwait-base-hosting-italian-troops European leaders, worried about threats from a nuclear-armed Russia and doubts about the future of US security commitments, are increasingly debating whether to bolster nuclear arsenals on the continent. https://www.thelocal.it/20260214/merz-says-in-talks-with-macron-on-european-nuclear-deterrence Sat, 14 Feb 2026 09:11:12 +0100 merz-says-in-talks-with-macron-on-european-nuclear-deterrence The growing threat from Russia and the risk of renewed conflict in Europe have thrown a spotlight on the continent's varied military service models. https://www.thelocal.it/20251127/threat-of-war-which-countries-in-europe-have-military-service Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:37:47 +0100 threat-of-war-which-countries-in-europe-have-military-service Drones flying over airports, commercial sites and other sensitive infrastructure in Europe is a growing phenomenon which EU leaders blame on Russia, and preventing the disruption they cause will prove a tough technical challenge, observers say. https://www.thelocal.it/20251011/how-can-europe-protect-its-skies-against-escalating-drone-menace Sat, 11 Oct 2025 13:22:49 +0200 how-can-europe-protect-its-skies-against-escalating-drone-menace Frightened by the prospect of US security disengagement and three years of Moscow's war against Ukraine, European countries are debating reinstating compulsory military service to boost their defences in the face of Russian aggression. https://www.thelocal.it/20250316/spurred-by-trump-turnabout-european-nations-debate-conscription Sun, 16 Mar 2025 10:12:09 +0100 spurred-by-trump-turnabout-european-nations-debate-conscription Paris, Rome and London said they had ordered new air defence missiles after a US policy shift in ties with Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20250314/france-italy-uk-order-more-air-defence-missiles Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:45:53 +0100 france-italy-uk-order-more-air-defence-missiles Europe's security is at a turning point, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday, as she arrived in Paris for an emergency meeting to address the US's shock policy shift on the war in Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.it/20250217/europes-security-is-at-a-turning-point-eu-leader-warns Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:37:24 +0100 europes-security-is-at-a-turning-point-eu-leader-warns EU defence ministers on Wednesday discussed plans to raid their stockpiles to rush one billion euros' worth of ammunition to Ukraine and place joint orders for more to ensure supplies keep flowing. https://www.thelocal.it/20230308/eu-defence-ministers-hash-out-plan-for-sending-more-ammunition-to-ukraine Wed, 08 Mar 2023 12:34:26 +0100 eu-defence-ministers-hash-out-plan-for-sending-more-ammunition-to-ukraine Two Italian Air Force planes collided in mid-air on Tuesday, killing both pilots during training exercises northwest of Rome, officials said. https://www.thelocal.it/20230307/two-pilots-killed-in-military-plane-crash-near-rome Tue, 07 Mar 2023 15:51:33 +0100 two-pilots-killed-in-military-plane-crash-near-rome Italy will establish a military field hospital in Libya and deploy troops to ensure its security, Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160913/new-italian-hospital-in-libya-isis Tue, 13 Sep 2016 12:43:17 +0200 new-italian-hospital-in-libya-isis Two Turkish military attachés posted in Greece fled to Italy at the weekend following last month's failed coup, Turkey's top diplomat said on Thursday, saying Ankara was working to track them down. https://www.thelocal.it/20160811/turkey-attaches-in-greece-fled-to-italy-after-coup Thu, 11 Aug 2016 15:25:26 +0200 turkey-attaches-in-greece-fled-to-italy-after-coup Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti on Tuesday ruled out Italy partaking in military action against Isis in Syria. https://www.thelocal.it/20151117/italy-rules-out-military-action-in-syria Tue, 17 Nov 2015 17:37:36 +0100 italy-rules-out-military-action-in-syria A military operation to catch migrant traffickers begins on Wednesday, with an Italian aircraft carrier among the European warships patrolling international waters in the Mediterranean to arrest smugglers dubbed the "mafia of the sea". https://www.thelocal.it/20151007/military-operation-against-migrant-traffickers-begins Wed, 07 Oct 2015 10:29:39 +0200 military-operation-against-migrant-traffickers-begins The Italian Ministry of Defence has said that the use of Italian fighter jets to bomb strategic Isis targets in Iraq is not imminent. https://www.thelocal.it/20151006/italian-mod-denies-iraq-bombing-campaign-imminent Tue, 06 Oct 2015 18:52:48 +0200 italian-mod-denies-iraq-bombing-campaign-imminent 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 Calls have mounted for a military response to the Mediterranean migrant crisis, but experts say such plans are totally unworkable and mark an attempt to militarize what should be a purely humanitarian problem. https://www.thelocal.it/20150423/experts-warn-against-military-response-in-med Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:42:08 +0200 experts-warn-against-military-response-in-med The US military has moved a team of marines from Spain to southern Italy as a precautionary step in case the US embassy in Libya comes under threat, officials said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140515/us-troops-deploy-to-italy-due-to-libya-threat Thu, 15 May 2014 10:34:00 +0200 us-troops-deploy-to-italy-due-to-libya-threat Soldiers waded onto a beach, fighter planes flew overhead and jeeps filed along the seaside at Anzio in Italy this weekend as the resort town marks the 70th anniversary of Allied landings during World War II. https://www.thelocal.it/20140126/wwii-landings-re-enacted-in-italy-on-70th-anniversary Sun, 26 Jan 2014 11:03:00 +0100 wwii-landings-re-enacted-in-italy-on-70th-anniversary The Italian foreign ministry on Monday denied a news report that top officials from countries that support the Syrian opposition planned to meet in Rome on Sunday, saying no such meeting was scheduled. https://www.thelocal.it/20130902/italy-says-no-friends-of-syria-meeting-planned Mon, 02 Sep 2013 23:53:39 +0200 italy-says-no-friends-of-syria-meeting-planned Top diplomats from governments that support the Syrian opposition are to hold talks in Rome on Sunday, according to a news report. https://www.thelocal.it/20130902/friends-of-syria-to-meet-in-rome-report Mon, 02 Sep 2013 20:17:00 +0200 friends-of-syria-to-meet-in-rome-report