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Villa where Italian tycoon hosted Vladimir Putin and Tony Blair is among the properties to be sold by his family

As mainstream politics has shifted to the right, once-fringe parties are gaining support – and moving closer to government, says Cas Mudde of the University of Georgia

IN THE PRESS – Friday, October 20: We take a look at the Arabic press, as they report on the aid slated to arrive in Gaza this Friday, although many humanitarian organisations say it's nowhere near enough. Also, The Washington Post takes a "deep dive" into China's attempts to monopolise…

The US president has urged Americans to support tens of billions of dollars of funding for Israel and Ukraine

Italian former PM estimated to have spent €20m on artworks, often buying through TV auctions

When Giorgia Meloni took office a year ago as the first far-right premier in Italy’s post-war history, many in Europe worried about the prospect of the country’s democratic backsliding and resistance to European Union rules

President of Italy who steered three prime ministers into government, none of whom had led their party to election victory

After almost a year in power critics of Italy’s PM say nobody should be fooled: those giving her plaudits have forgotten her past

With pro-Russia commentators regularly appearing on TV, Italians are less likely to back Ukraine than people in most other EU states