The King and Queen will later attend a state dinner on the third day of their state visit to Italy.
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Germany’s Merz seals government deal bringing end to months of stalemate
The conservatives under Friedrich Merz reach a coalition agreement with the Social Democrats to govern Europe’s biggest economy.
Israeli strike on Gaza residential building kills 29, medics say
The Israeli military says it had struck a “senior Hamas terrorist” in the Shejaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City.
Despair as death toll from Dominican Republic nightclub collapse rises
Rescue workers are searching for survivors of the incident, which killed at least 124 people and injured more than 150 others.
Trump tariffs spark US government debt sell-off
The cost of borrowing for the US government rose as confidence in the economy waned.
Gaza is a ‘killing field’, says UN chief, as agencies urge world to act on Israel’s blockade
Israel has blocked all supplies from entering for five weeks – the longest period since the war began.
Royal Society of Biology mourns murdered scientist
A local mayor in Colombia offers a cash reward to help find Alessandro Coatti’s killers.
Nursing home fire in China kills 20 people
Authorities have detained the person in charge of the facility as they investigate the cause of the fire.
Three Americans jailed over failed DR Congo coup returned home
Details of the repatriation are not known but it comes amid talks about a mineral deal between the two countries.
Trump’s tariffs are a huge blow to Vietnam’s economic ambitions
US exports have driven the economic success of countries like Vietnam and Cambodia.