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 US President Barack Obama will receive Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on October 18 at the White House for talks focusing on the future of Europe, press secretary Josh Earnest said Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160913/obama-renzi-white-house-refugees Tue, 13 Sep 2016 10:59:57 +0200 obama-renzi-white-house-refugees UPDATED: Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has said that the conflict in Libya was Italy's main priority, following a meeting with French President François Hollande on Thursday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20151126/italy-could-deploy-more-troops-in-libya-in-isis-fight Thu, 26 Nov 2015 19:00:51 +0100 italy-could-deploy-more-troops-in-libya-in-isis-fight US First Lady Michelle Obama visited the World Expo in Milan, which is themed this year on food, on the lookout for ideas to help fight childhood obesity. https://www.thelocal.it/20150618/michelle-obama-seeks-solutions-for-child-obesity-at-expo Thu, 18 Jun 2015 20:33:29 +0200 michelle-obama-seeks-solutions-for-child-obesity-at-expo US First Lady Michelle Obama arrived on Wednesday with her mother and daughters in Milan, where she is set to push her healthy food agenda at the World Expo. https://www.thelocal.it/20150618/michelle-obama-pushes-health-food-agenda-in-milan Thu, 18 Jun 2015 12:01:29 +0200 michelle-obama-pushes-health-food-agenda-in-milan US First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha will visit London, Milan, Vicenza and Venice later this month, the White House said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150605/us-first-family-to-visit-italy Fri, 05 Jun 2015 10:11:28 +0200 us-first-family-to-visit-italy Giovanni Lo Porto, killed inadvertently in a US strike against Al-Qaeda, was a seasoned humanitarian who spent years helping poor communities recover from war and natural disaster. https://www.thelocal.it/20150424/lo-porto-devoted-life-to-serving-others-renzi Fri, 24 Apr 2015 11:31:10 +0200 lo-porto-devoted-life-to-serving-others-renzi US President Barack Obama will meet Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in Washington next month, the White House said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150317/renzi-and-obama-to-discuss-libya-and-ukraine Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:22:20 +0100 renzi-and-obama-to-discuss-libya-and-ukraine President Barack Obama will hold a secure video conference with European leaders to discuss the crisis in Ukraine on Tuesday, as Russia faces possible further sanctions for its role in the conflict. https://www.thelocal.it/20150303/italy-to-join-ukraine-crisis-call-with-obama Tue, 03 Mar 2015 15:42:00 +0100 italy-to-join-ukraine-crisis-call-with-obama Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Thursday told US President Barack Obama he looked to him as "a source of inspiration and a model" and would apply his "Yes we can" slogan to Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20140328/obama-impressed-by-italy-pms-ambition-of-ideas Fri, 28 Mar 2014 09:54:00 +0100 obama-impressed-by-italy-pms-ambition-of-ideas US President Barack Obama has been given a warm welcome by Italy's leaders and Pope Francis, but The Local discovers that not everyone is impressed by the state visit - especially business owners forced to close ahead of his trip to the Colosseum. https://www.thelocal.it/20140327/rome-workers-lament-obama-visit Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:49:00 +0100 rome-workers-lament-obama-visit Barack Obama will meet Pope Francis for the first time on Thursday for talks on a shared agenda to fight inequality which the US president hopes will help boost support at home. https://www.thelocal.it/20140327/obama-meets-pope-to-tackle-inequality Thu, 27 Mar 2014 10:22:00 +0100 obama-meets-pope-to-tackle-inequality ‪Security has been heightened across Rome ahead of US President Barack Obama's arrival on Wednesday evening, with parts of the city in lockdown and police out in force.‬ https://www.thelocal.it/20140326/rome-braces-for-chaos-as-obama-visits Wed, 26 Mar 2014 19:53:00 +0100 rome-braces-for-chaos-as-obama-visits Ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to Rome on Wednesday evening, The Local picks out the best American places in the capital, ranging from a brunch spot to a cultural institute. https://www.thelocal.it/20140326/top-ten-american-hotspots-in-rome Wed, 26 Mar 2014 18:09:00 +0100 top-ten-american-hotspots-in-rome