Italy
Russia expelling Italian military attache, his aide as response measure — diplomat

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani said on July 9 that Rome was expelling two Russian embassy’s military attaches
Italian suspect in espionage for Russia denies transferring any documents, his lawyer says
Francesco Vaccaro added that the defense had not yet filed a motion to lift the restrictive measure against Gavino Raoul Piras who is currently under house arrest
Italy's visa hurdles for Russians counterproductive — political scientist
Sandro Teti said the number of Russian tourists fell by 95%, and they prefer to travel to other countries
UK, Italy, Poland, France, Germany welcome US-Iran memorandum
They also reiterated the position that Iran must not possess nuclear weapons and once again voiced support for unconditional and unrestricted freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz
Meloni responds harshly to Trump's statements about her rating
"These unprovoked attacks are senseless," Italian Prime Minister said
Trump accuses Meloni of ingratitude, trying to 'boost her rating' with G7 photo
US President also stated that Meloni did not allow the US to use Italian landing strips and runways, creating "a great logistical inconvenience," despite the fact that Washington spends "hundreds of billions of dollars" annually to protect Italy and other "so-called NATO allies"
Italian PM proposes appointing single envoy for talks with Moscow — media
Giorgia Meloni argued that the negotiator should come from a “medium-sized” European country rather than one of the bloc’s largest member states
Italian MPs vote for resolution gradually lifting anti-Russia sanctions post conflict

A proposal was made to use sanctions as leverage in talks on peace in Ukraine
Italian media mum on Rome's connection to drones that struck Starobelsk — journalist
The drones used may have contained components manufactured in Italy, Andrea Lucidi said
At least ten people injured as car rams into crowd in Modena — Il Giornale

The exact number of the affected is being determined
Italy’s League calls on Europe not to ignore Putin’s words about readiness for dialogue

After four years of war and sanctions "diplomacy must take the lead," the statement says
Despite EU pressure Russia is present at Venice Biennale — ambassador
It demonstrates Russia's readiness to communicate with Italy not through coercion or diktat, but through the universal language of culture and art, Alexey Paramonov said
Trump sees possibility of pulling US troops out of Italy, Spain
The US President noted that "Italy has not been of any help, and Spain has been horrible"
Italian deputy PM calls for return to gas purchases from Russia
Matteo Salvini has reiterated his call for a return to Russian gas purchases to prevent an "energy lockdown"
Israeli police prevented Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem to enter Church of Holy Sepulchre
This incident is a grave precedent and disregard the sensibilities of billions of people around the world, according to the joint statement of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land
Italy joins ‘No Kings’ protest
The action was supported by the Greens and Left Alliance political party and leader of the Italian General Confederation of Labour Maurizio Landini
Russian skier Bagiyan wins third gold at Paralympics

The Russian Paralympian accompanied by her guide Sergey Sinyakin raced the distance in 43 minutes 59.1 seconds
Russian skier Voronchikhina picks up her second gold medal at Italy’s Paralympics
The Russian Paralympic athlete won the women's slalom standing ahead of China’s Wenjing Zhu who took silver
Para alpine skier Voronchikhina wins Russia's first gold medal at Paralympics
The Paralympic Games conclude on March 15
Para alpine skier Alexey Bugayev wins bronze medal in downhill skiing at Paralympics
The Russian athlete finished with a time of one minute 18.94 seconds