The defense alliance of 32 countries is planning to invest billions in its security over the coming decade. But it’s a splurge that some European NATO members, saddled with huge debt burdens, can ...

On July 16, media outlets Politico and La Stampa reported that both France and Italy have chosen not to participate in a new NATO-led initiative designed to finance the delivery of American weapons to ...

Summit snubs: what key Nato absences reveal about Indo-Pacific worries No-shows by regional leaders at this year’s gathering suggest growing anxiety about US commitments in the region, experts say ...

ROME (Reuters) -New NATO targets for higher defence and security spending are affordable for Italy as they give countries "total flexibility" on how to reach them, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ...

Special mission aircraft are some of the most expensive and technologically advanced assets within NATO’s arsenal. EWACS and ISR aircraft stand at the front of this fleet, each performing ...

ROME — Boosting defense spending is a task for all NATO members willing to close gaps with allies, ministers from historic low-spenders Italy and Germany said on Friday, following a round of ...

U.K. Royal Navy and Italian carrier strike groups with other allied ships wrapped up NATO exercise Mediterranean Strike 25 in the Ionian Sea on Sunday. Meanwhile, the French Navy began their major ...

President Trump should strengthen NATO by relocating U.S. military forces in Spain and Italy to Greece and Poland. Spain and Italy spend too little on defense.

For her part, Meloni always tends to push back against any “European-only” defence solution proposed by France. This position is a way for Italy to avoid facing the fact that NATO has weakened.

France captain Antoine Dupont led his side to a 73-24 rout of hosts Italy as they ran in 11 tries in an action-packed Six Nations triumph on Sunday, bouncing back in style from their one-point ...

France will face unbeaten Six Nations leader Ireland in a buoyant mood after thrashing Italy by a record-high 73-24 at Stadio Olimpico on Sunday. France blew away its previous highest score ...

With Germany and France mired in crisis, the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni looks like a haven of stability, turning the continent’s usual pattern on its head.