Applicants for an Italian passport must now have one parent or grandparent who was a citizen by birth.
Year: 2025
Anti-Hamas protests in southern Gaza enter third day
Protesters were seen in videos calling for an end to the war and the removal of the armed group from Gaza
‘The mood is changing’: Israeli anger grows at conduct of war
Support for the war in Gaza is waning, with some Israeli political and military figures criticising the conflict in recent days.
US accepts gifted Qatari plane to join Air Force One fleet
The White House insists that the gift is legal, but some of Trump’s biggest backers have criticised the deal.
Gaza health system ‘stretched beyond breaking point’ by Israeli offensive, WHO warns
The UN agency says Israeli ground operations and evacuation orders are putting hospitals out of service or making them inaccessible.
Trump confronts South African president with claim of Afrikaners being ‘persecuted’
Cyril Ramaphosa responds that black people are likelier to be victims of violence in South Africa than white people.
British tourist arrested in Namibia over nude photos of children
The 65-year old Briton is also accused of inappropriately touching children while on a holiday in Namibia.
R&B star Chris Brown freed on £5m bail by London court
The US singer is accused of assault at a nightclub in central London in 2023.
Ukrainian ex-top official shot dead outside Madrid school
Andriy Portnov, 51, had just dropped his children off when he was attacked.
Canada in talks with US to join Trump’s Golden Dome defence system
PM Mark Carney’s office says there are “active discussions” on the Golden Dome, but it’s too early to say how Canada would join or pay in.