Italy's economy grew by a listless 0.7% last year, below the government's official 1% forecast, but the budget deficit fell by more than expected as tax revenues jumped, data showed on Monday. The details of public accounts issued by national statistics bureau ISTAT offered both good and bad news for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is back in Kyiv after three frantic days, which saw him ordered to leave the White House on Friday after a tense and public showdown with Donald Trump and JD Vance in Washington.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump Saturday night, ahead of a European security summit where she will meet Ukraine’s leader.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says Europe must take responsibility for defending itself as world leaders met in London to discuss working together to stop Russia’s war in Ukraine. Britain hosted the summit Sunday to shore up support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after an astonishing Oval Office meltdown with President Donald

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni came to Vice President ... now we would live in a stronger Europe,” Meloni said.

Keir Starmer said a “coalition of the willing” was needed to provide Ukraine with security guarantees after any US-brokered ceasefire, as the UK prime minister prepared to urge European leaders gathered in London to rapidly ramp up defense spending.

A meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky started with polite exchanges on Friday but quickly escalated into a heated argument resulting in an outpouring of reaction from across the globe.