Crispian Balmer
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Reuters chief correspondent, Italy
Italy's Meloni marks three years in power, embracing stability over growth - www.reuters.com/world/italys...
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October 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Italy's Meloni marks three years in power, embracing stability over growth - www.reuters.com/world/italys...
In St. Peter’s Basilica.
April 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
In St. Peter’s Basilica.
Italian newspaper gives free rein to AI, admires its irony - www.reuters.com/technology/a...
Italian newspaper gives free rein to AI, admires its irony
Artificial intelligence can write a great book review and is good at irony, but it won't replace quality journalism, said the editor of an Italian newspaper at the forefront of AI experimentation.
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April 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Italian newspaper gives free rein to AI, admires its irony - www.reuters.com/technology/a...
Melodic Italian bolsters Meloni in talks with Trump and Vance. "That was so beautiful! What the hell did you say?" - www.reuters.com/world/melodi...
Melodic Italian bolsters Meloni in talks with Trump and Vance
The Italian language proved a secret weapon for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as she launched a charm offensive with U.S. President Donald Trump and his deputy JD Vance in back-to-back transatlantic meetings.
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April 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Melodic Italian bolsters Meloni in talks with Trump and Vance. "That was so beautiful! What the hell did you say?" - www.reuters.com/world/melodi...
King Charles addresses the Italian parliament. Gets a standing ovation at the mention of Falcone. The emcee, who clearly wasn’t paying attention, announces the event is over when the clapping ends. Much hilarity.
April 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
King Charles addresses the Italian parliament. Gets a standing ovation at the mention of Falcone. The emcee, who clearly wasn’t paying attention, announces the event is over when the clapping ends. Much hilarity.
Bond rout starting to sound market alarm bells - www.reuters.com/markets/glob...
Bond rout starting to sound market alarm bells
U.S. Treasuries extended heavy losses on Wednesday in a sign investors are selling even their safest assets as a global market rout unleashed by U.S. tariffs takes an unnerving turn towards distress and a dash for the safety of cash.
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April 9, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Bond rout starting to sound market alarm bells - www.reuters.com/markets/glob...
So Europe should not only do more to protect itself (fair enough) but should do so with US kit… 🤨 www.reuters.com/world/us-off...
US officials object to European push to buy weapons locally
U.S. officials have told European allies they want them to keep buying American-made arms, amid recent moves by the European Union to limit U.S. manufacturers' participation in weapons tenders, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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April 2, 2025 at 11:08 AM
So Europe should not only do more to protect itself (fair enough) but should do so with US kit… 🤨 www.reuters.com/world/us-off...
“The pope is doing very well, but high-flow oxygen dries everything out. He needs to relearn how to speak,” cardinal says. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Pope Francis must relearn to speak after oxygen therapy, cardinal says
Pope Francis is slowly regaining his strength in hospital but must "relearn to speak" after prolonged use of high-flow oxygen therapy, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez said on Friday.
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March 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
“The pope is doing very well, but high-flow oxygen dries everything out. He needs to relearn how to speak,” cardinal says. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
"Right now, Meloni does not have the leverage to play a mediating role with Trump” www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Italy's Meloni torn between Trump and European allegiance
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni finds herself playing a political balancing act as Europe moves to bolster its defences.
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March 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"Right now, Meloni does not have the leverage to play a mediating role with Trump” www.reuters.com/world/europe...
After days and days, the pope’s doctors finally say his prognosis is no longer ‘guarded’, meaning they think he is out of danger. However, he is set to stay in hospital for the time being.
March 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
After days and days, the pope’s doctors finally say his prognosis is no longer ‘guarded’, meaning they think he is out of danger. However, he is set to stay in hospital for the time being.
"I've seen patients who have spent months in hospital in this sort of situation. Of course he can recover, but the chances for a negative outcome are high," www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Pope Francis faces long, fraught fight for recovery, doctors say
Three weeks to the day after being admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis is still struggling to shake off the double pneumonia that has battered his already fragile health.
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March 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"I've seen patients who have spent months in hospital in this sort of situation. Of course he can recover, but the chances for a negative outcome are high," www.reuters.com/business/hea...
The dangers of parking a Smart on the streets of Rome. You can wake up to find all your wheels missing.
March 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The dangers of parking a Smart on the streets of Rome. You can wake up to find all your wheels missing.
"The Vatican has finally learned that it is better to be forthcoming than to let conspiracy theorists fill the void."
With pope in hospital, Vatican breaks century-old taboos to discuss his health
For centuries, one of the biggest taboos at the Vatican was openly discussing the pope's health. As leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, the pope is a revered spiritual figure. Talking about his earthly health was profane.
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February 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"The Vatican has finally learned that it is better to be forthcoming than to let conspiracy theorists fill the void."
I can’t see how a country like Italy could move forward with plans to buy into Starlink if Musk and Trump do this. www.reuters.com/business/us-...
Exclusive: US could cut Ukraine's access to Starlink internet services over minerals, say sources
Ukraine's access to SpaceX-owned Starlink was brought up in talks between U.S. and Ukrainian officials after Ukrainian President Zelenskiy turned down an initial proposal from U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent.
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February 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I can’t see how a country like Italy could move forward with plans to buy into Starlink if Musk and Trump do this. www.reuters.com/business/us-...
Exclusive: US refusing to co-sponsor UN motion backing Ukraine - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Exclusive: US refusing to co-sponsor UN motion backing Ukraine ahead of war anniversary, diplomats say
The U.S. is refusing to co-sponsor a draft U.N. resolution marking three years since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine that backs Kyiv's territorial integrity and condemns Russian aggression, three diplomatic sources told Reuters, in a potential stark shift by Ukraine's most powerful Western ally.
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February 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Exclusive: US refusing to co-sponsor UN motion backing Ukraine - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
A very Italian way to explain why the government wants to put judges and prosecutors on different career tracks: “You would never see a soccer referee coming from the same city as one of the two teams on the field.” - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Italy's Meloni takes on the judiciary, in echo of Berlusconi
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is clashing with the country's judiciary in the same way her old political ally and mentor Silvio Berlusconi used to, promising a once-in-a-lifetime overhaul of the legal system.
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February 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A very Italian way to explain why the government wants to put judges and prosecutors on different career tracks: “You would never see a soccer referee coming from the same city as one of the two teams on the field.” - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
US Defense Department contract "inaccurately represented" on social media, says Thomson Reuters - www.reuters.com/business/us-...
US Defense Department contract "inaccurately represented" on social media, says Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters said on Thursday its business with the Department of Defense was "inaccurately represented," in response to accusations on social media by Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump that the company played a role in "large scale social deception" for the government.
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February 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
US Defense Department contract "inaccurately represented" on social media, says Thomson Reuters - www.reuters.com/business/us-...
Trump’s aid freeze sparks mayhem around the world - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump’s aid freeze sparks mayhem around the world
In Ghana and Kenya, insecticide and mosquito nets sit in warehouses because U.S. officials haven’t approved urgent anti-malaria campaigns.
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February 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Trump’s aid freeze sparks mayhem around the world - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Explainer: Why Italy's PM Meloni got caught up in Libyan war crimes case - www.reuters.com/world/why-it...
Why is Giorgia Meloni under investigation for Libyan officer's release?
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been placed under investigation over a government decision to release a Libyan police officer wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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January 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Explainer: Why Italy's PM Meloni got caught up in Libyan war crimes case - www.reuters.com/world/why-it...
Giorgia Meloni’s annual news conference takes a surreal turn as she is asked if she walks on ants. People laugh. Meloni laughs. She finally says she doesn’t, if she sees them.
January 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Giorgia Meloni’s annual news conference takes a surreal turn as she is asked if she walks on ants. People laugh. Meloni laughs. She finally says she doesn’t, if she sees them.