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• Italy's Strait Bridge Becomes NATO Defense Spending Workaround

  Italy is counting a record-breaking bridge project across the Strait of Messina toward its NATO defense spending commitments, a creative accounting move that reflects broader European tension over Trump's military spending demands.

  Adriana Sole · 445 words

• Italy Advances Bill to Return Holocaust-Era Looted Art

  The Italian Parliament has introduced a groundbreaking bill that would allow the government to establish a formal mechanism for returning Holocaust-era looted art, according to the Jerusalem Post.

  Adriana Sole · 380 words

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