Donato Paolo Mancini

4 days ago | bloomberg.com | Peter Martin |Donato Paolo Mancini

(Bloomberg) -- The Qataris knew the missile barrage was coming. So did the Americans. The Iranians had told them. The US air base near Doha that was the ostensible target had been evacuated in advance. The missiles were intercepted in the air, and no one was killed or hurt. And so ended an attack on Monday that Iran billed as a retaliation to American airstrikes ordered by President Donald Trump on its nuclear facilities over the weekend.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Donato Paolo Mancini

Giorgia Meloni at the G-7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on June 17. (Bloomberg) -- Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni sought to rally the Group of Seven leaders to support a ceasefire in Gaza, renewing the push amid an escalation of hostilities between Iran and Israel. “This is a moment in which we can agree to a ceasefire in Gaza,” she told reporters Tuesday at the G-7 summit in Canada.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Donato Paolo Mancini |Samy Adghirni |Jorge Valero

Israeli soldiers in the West Bank on June 11. (Bloomberg) -- Sweden and the Netherlands are pressing the European Union to sanction members of the Israeli cabinet over the war in Gaza, joining several other nations in the region whose stance on Israel has hardened in recent weeks.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Donato Paolo Mancini

Giorgia Meloni and Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 17. (Bloomberg) -- Italy selected its envoy to NATO to take over as US ambassador, seeking to maintain friendly ties with Washington as President Donald Trump upends global trade. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government appointed Marco Peronaci on Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified discussing private talks.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Donato Paolo Mancini |Andrea Palasciano |Max Ramsay

Italian Marines take position during an amphibious assault demonstration, part of a larger NATO exercise, in Norway. (Bloomberg) -- Italy will need a decade to meet NATO’s planned defense spending target of 5% of GDP, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday, as the alliance debates how quickly it can achieve the steepest military ramp-up since the Cold War.