Guido Crosetto

A fresh maritime security incident has been reported off Yemen near Aden after an oil tanker was reportedly chased by an unidentified boat

Saudi pipeline shutdown and Red Sea threats raise risk of supply crunch

Lithuanian soldiers secure the area where a NATO fighter jet shot down a drone equipped with an explosive device early on Tuesday morning near Pratkunai village, Lithuania

On Friday, there will be food trucks, water stations and traditional Puglian light shows as part of celebrations to entertain an expected crowd of 10,000 people bussed in from across Italy

Fedorov declined to comment on his conversations with Musk

Former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has accepted an offer from Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto to become his adviser

A Moscow judge on Tuesday sentenced exiled singer Monetochka to one year in prison in absentia after finding her guilty of violating Russia’s “foreign agent” law

Donald Trump has escalated his feud with Giorgia Meloni with a new goading social media post

After the War, Iran emerges with new control over the world’s most critical oil chokepoint

President Donald Trump's memorandum of understanding with Iran remains unpublished days after he announced it, fueling bipartisan criticism and confusion

Zelensky and his European allies came to this week's G7 summit in the French lakeside resort of Evian-les-Bains hoping to impress upon Trump that Ukraine's battlefield fortunes had improved thanks to its drone incursions deep into Russia

After the War, Iran emerges with new control over the world’s most critical oil chokepoint

The plan — which has yet to be published — will explain how new equipment and defence infrastructure will be funded over the coming decade and follows the wide-ranging Strategic Defence Review published on 2 June 2025

The decision to bolster bilateral defence and strategic ties was reached during talks here between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto

The meeting discussed cooperation between the two countries

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, once seen as ideologically close to Trump, is now reportedly recalibrating her diplomatic stance amid changing domestic and international pressures

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar sharply attacked opposition leader Yair Lapid on Tuesday over remarks Lapid made regarding Italy's decision to suspend security cooperation with Israel

At least 182 people have been killed in Lebanon after Israel launched what it described as its largest wave of air strikes in the conflict, hitting more than 100 targets in just 10 minutes on Wednesday (8 April)

FirstFT: Middle East ceasefire under pressure over Israeli attacks on Lebanon

Israel drops 160 bombs on Lebanon in 10 minutes after Iran truce

Hours before Israeli air strikes pounded Beirut, causing widespread destruction, Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam expressed optimism in de-escalation hours after Tehran and Washington struck a ceasefire deal

Hours before Israeli air strikes pounded Beirut, causing widespread destruction, Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam expressed optimism in de-escalation hours after Tehran and Washington struck a ceasefire deal

Israel launches heaviest ​strikes on Lebanon since conflict's start

Like ​some other NATO allies reluctant to join U.S. President Donald Trump's ‌attacks on Iran, Italy last week denied permission for U.S. military aircraft to land at the Sigonella air base in Sicily en route to the Middle East

US President Donald Trump issued a sharp diplomatic attack against France this morning (Tuesday), following its decision to prevent planes carrying critical military supplies to Israel from passing through its airspace

Prices have surged sharply across Europe, with gas up around 70% and oil 60%, as global markets face growing pressure

US President Donald Trump issued a sharp diplomatic attack against France this morning (Tuesday), following its decision to prevent planes carrying critical military supplies to Israel from passing through its airspace

Many responses have been lukewarm, with allies offering limited defensive support but also repeatedly calling for de-escalation

After two weeks of turmoil and violence in the Strait of Hormuz, an international cargo ship has transited safely through the Iranian waterway with its tracker turned on in what experts described as a major breakthrough

Oil revenues and export routes can cushion GCC economies from conflict shocks

Where the current Iran war stands out is not in its illegality, but rather in its lack of any clear or achievable objective

Iran has unleashed its 21st wave of “True Promise 4,” firing Kheibar Sheikan missiles and suspected cluster warheads that have set parts of central Israel and the Tel Aviv area ablaze, even as Israelis spend hours sheltering underground

So it was hardly surprising that he stood firm on Wednesday when Donald Trump threatened Spain with a trade embargo over his opposition to the US-Israeli bombing of Iran

The U.S. House blocked a measure to limit President Trump’s war powers

Meloni: Air defence aid not just for friends, but to protect Italians and troops

In doing so, he became one of the very few European leaders to openly and emphatically reject the demands of a US president whose trademark negotiating style is an erratic mix of bullying, humiliation and self-aggrandisement

Separately, the Ukrainian officials met with the management of Italy's largest defence companies