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 Passengers can now fly from the United States to northern Italy's biggest airport without quarantining if they book a special 'Covid-free' flight. https://www.thelocal.it/20210311/italy-approves-covid-tested-flights-from-us-to-milan Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:13:42 +0100 italy-approves-covid-tested-flights-from-us-to-milan Pope Francis on Wednesday defended the "status quo" of Jerusalem, hours ahead of an announcement by US President Donald Trump in which officials said he will recognize the disputed city as Israel's capital. https://www.thelocal.it/20171206/pope-francis-status-quo-jerusalem Wed, 06 Dec 2017 12:54:47 +0100 pope-francis-status-quo-jerusalem 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 Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta became the first world leader Thursday to meet President Barack Obama after the end of a debt default showdown and declared: "his success is our success." https://www.thelocal.it/20131018/obama-praises-italian-pm-for-economic-reforms Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:31:00 +0200 obama-praises-italian-pm-for-economic-reforms Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti on Tuesday sent a message to US President Barack Obama condemning blasts at the Boston Marathon which left three dead and more than 100 injured as "a cowardly act". https://www.thelocal.it/20130416/italys-monti-condemns-us-blasts-as-cowardly-act Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0200 italys-monti-condemns-us-blasts-as-cowardly-act