NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he is confident about a deal on defence spending. He spoke during a meeting with European allies in Rome. The talks focused on boosting support for Ukraine amid rising Russian attacks. The meeting included diplomats from Italy, France, Germany, Britain, Poland, Spain, Ukraine, and the EU. Rutte urged NATO […]
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Iran and US clash over enrichment limits in Rome nuclear talks
Iran and the United States resumed high-stakes nuclear negotiations in Rome on Friday, marking their fifth round of talks since April. This comes amid growing friction over Tehran’s uranium enrichment program, a key obstacle preventing a new agreement. The talks are the highest-level contact between the two nations since the US withdrew from the 2015 […]
Iran and US set to resume nuclear talks in Rome amid rising tensions
Iran and the United States will hold a new round of nuclear talks this Saturday in Rome. This marks the fourth round of discussions aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, which had promised sanctions relief in exchange for limits on Iran’s nuclear programme. Talks will follow a separate meeting on Friday between Iranian officials […]
US-Ukraine leaders meet in Rome: Productive talks on ending Ukraine-Russia conflict
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held a “very productive” meeting in Rome on Saturday, a White House official confirmed. The meeting took place while both leaders were in Rome to attend the funeral of Pope Francis. This was their first encounter since a heated exchange in the Oval Office earlier this […]
Iran and US engage in nuclear talks in Rome amid high tensions
Iran and the United States began a new round of circular nuclear addresses in Rome on Saturday. This meeting aims to resolve their long- standing conflict over Iran’s nuclear intentions. The addresses do amid President Donald Trump’s warnings of possible military action if tactfulness fails. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Trump’s Middle East envoy […]
US presses allies to bring back IS fighters
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday pressed US allies to bring back citizens arrested overseas for joining the Islamic State group, warning they could not be held indefinitely in Syria. Blinken made the appeal in Rome at a meeting of an 83-member coalition on defeating the extremist network, where he and host Italy called […]
Pakistani girl missing, feared dead after refusing arrange marriage in Italy
ROME: Police in Italy are searching for the body of an 18-year-old girl suspected to have been killed by her Pakistani family after she refused to marriage on their choice. Identified as Saman Abbas, the teenager refused to abide by her parent’s demands to marry a cousin in Pakistan. The girl’s parents, an uncle and […]
Returning Serena starts clay campaign with routine Rome win
ROME: Serena Williams began her French Open preparations with a routine 6-4 6-2 victory over Swedish qualifier Rebecca Peterson in the opening round of the Italian Open on Monday. Williams was back in action in only her fourth tournament of the season and the first since being forced to withdraw from the Miami Open in […]
Nero’s palace opened to the public in Rome
Razed to the ground by the Great Fire of Rome, Emperor Nero’s original palace opened to the public for the first time on Friday after a painstaking 10-year restoration. The ruins of the sumptuous “Domus Transitoria”, once decorated with gold leaf, precious stones and mother of pearl, lie next to a well-preserved 50-seat latrine used […]