The Latest Breaking News from Sergio Mattarella

Prime Minister Mario Draghi's government is on the brink of collapse after the 5-Star Movement said it will not take part in a parliamentary confidence vote on a cost-of-living aid package on Thursday.

Italy's president rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Thursday after a day of political drama that threatened to bring down a national unity government that has been in office less than 18 months.

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune discussed in Italy the European need for gas, the renewed clashes in Libya, illegal migration, the instability in the Sahel region, and the war on terrorism. Earlier, Tebboune announced that his country was determined to adopt the Italian experience to establish small and medium enterprises. The…

Letizia Battaglia, an Italian photographer who documented the arrests of Mafia bosses and the bodies of their victims, has died in her native Sicilian city of Palermo

Divisions between Italy's political parties and ambivalence among its public over the war in Ukraine could become a weak link in the West's efforts to present a united front against Russia, analysts say.

Lebanese President Michel Aoun defended Hezbollah on Tuesday, saying the Party has no influence on Lebanon’s security situation. In an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Aoun stressed that the Shiite party’s position inside Lebanon is completely different from its view abroad. “Hezbollah has no influence, in any way,…

President Sergio Mattarella received an astounding 55 rounds of applause from an otherwise divided Italian parliament Thursday during a wide-ranging speech that underlined the need for national unity after he was sworn in to a second term in office

Sergio Mattarella took office for a second term as Italy's president on Thursday when he was sworn in before a joint session of both houses of parliament.

After a tumultuous week of secret votes and intense negotiations between political parties, Italy has reconfirmed Sergio Mattarella as head of state for a second seven-year term. The decision implies that Mario Draghi, the Italian prime minister for nearly a year who was seen as a contender to replace Mattarella,…

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is likely to have a hard time controlling his coalition, politicians and analysts warn, after relations within and among the ruling parties worsened over this week's election of a new head of state.

ROME — Sergio Mattarella was reelected as Italy’s president, offering relief to investors by setting up former European Central Bank head Mario Draghi to remain prime minister.