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With politicians facing wars, or their own political battles at home, The Independent looks around the world at what leaders from across the globe have said this Christmas

With Giorgia Meloni’s plan in tatters, one centre is housing stray dogs adopted by bored Italian guards

Matteo Salvini faces verdict for blocking migrants at sea in 2019, defending actions as protecting Italy's borders. Legal challenges and potential politica...

Italy’s deputy premier, Matteo Salvini, is sounding defiant as he awaits a verdict in Sicily for preventing some 100 migrants from disembarking a rescue boat in 2019 when he was interior minister

Meloni said that she had good relationships with many people, adding: ‘I don’t take orders from anyone’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Wednesday with NATO chief Mark Rutte and key European leaders in Brussels to discuss "next steps" on Russia's war as Donald Trump prepares to take office in the United States.

Argentina's President Javier Milei and his sister granted Italian citizenship during a state visit to Italy, sparking debate and criticism.

The friendship between Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni and Elon Musk is the talk of Italy, and increasingly so since the latter secured a key role in the incoming administration of US president-elect Donald Trump.

In April, the European parliament passed its pact on migration and asylum, a package of laws designed to overhaul the EU’s policies on migration and borders. But the issue of how to deal with “irregular” migrants – people who enter countries without proper visas or documentation – is far from…