The sentence has been described as “one of the harshest sentences since Joseph Stalin’s time.”

Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams said it has become “totally unclear” what exactly the term refers to.

The Twitter boss has stopped referring to the BBC as “government funded,” but remains unconvinced that the broadcaster is free from state intervention.

With fewer than 400,000 babies born last year, Italy has the third lowest fertility rate in the OECD.

The French president was confronted with signs accusing his administration of “violence and hypocrisy.”

Reporters have described the affair as “America’s most serious intelligence leak in a decade.”

The issue of abortion pills, which has been expanding below the surface for some weeks, now looks ready to burst into the U.S. Supreme Court.

The heads of state stressed that Moscow and Kyiv should engage in talks “as soon as possible.”

The Forza Italia leader has suffered from a series of health problems in recent years, but his brother Paolo insisted “he’ll make it this time too.”

Former cabinet minister Sir John Redwood said it was “quite obvious” that a “full transition” from petrol and diesel car sales by 2030 is not possible.

European politicians and journalists are focussed on Trump’s indictment, but what have they got to say?

An event later this week will look to “promote and develop ideas” significant for Italian culture.