Italy's deputy premier and transport minister Matteo Salvini faced calls for his resignation on Wednesday following a spate of major delays to hit the nation's beleaguered rail network.

Lawmakers for Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini's right-wing League party said Thursday that they have presented a bill in the Senate for Italy to leave the World Health Organization after United States President Donald Trump announced the US was pulling out.

Italy's deputy premier Matteo Salvini faces pressure to resign due to ongoing rail network disruptions. Opposition leaders criticize his handling of the situation, while Salvini dismisses it as an underinvestment problem.

Italy’s national railroad has filed a formal complaint alleging that power outages up and down the peninsula that have caused days of train delays were “highly suspicious.”

Giorgia Meloni’s presence at Donald Trump’s inauguration aimed to reinforce her status as a privileged interlocutor with the new US administration. But this position carries risks for Italy and the EU.

Transport Minister Matteo Salvini said Sunday he will brief the Lower House this week on what he called "disconcerting" incidents of possible deliberate sabotage to rail lines amid a long wave of disruption that has led the opposition to call for his head.

League leader, Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini has decided not to attend Donald Trump's inauguration Monday but the right-wing party will be represented by its European Parliament delegation chief Paolo Borchia who will be in Washington along with other representatives of the Patriots for Europe group,

It is common sense to ban the Islamic veil in public spaces in Italy, League leader Matteo Salvini said after the right-wing party filed a bill banning the veil and setting jail terms of up to two years for husbands who force their wives or daughters to wear it.

Pilgrims returning home after Sunday’s final mass could face challenges, especially those staying outside Rome to save on accommodation costs. Many rely on trains for transport into the city or to the airport, with train fares priced at around €8 compared to taxi fares exceeding €50.

Italian authorities released the director of a notorious detention camp who had been arrested in Turin on an ICC war crimes warrant.

Human rights organizations and opposition lawmakers in Italy expressed their anger on Wednesday after the country released a Libyan warlord due to a legal technicality.

Italian opposition lawmakers and human rights groups are voicing outrage after Italy released a Libyan warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court