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18.04.2025Day Father And Son Perished While Vance Offered Tariff Hope

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Italy for 18.04.2025.

It displays 158 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

18.04.2025Day Father And Son Perished While Vance Offered Tariff Hope
Early morning coverage focused on the tragedy in Vicenza, where entrepreneur Leone Francesco Nardon and his son were swept away after their car fell into a sinkhole caused by flooding. Their bodies were recovered by mid-morning, adding to the severe weather impacts across northern Italy with multiple regions declaring emergencies.

US Vice President JD Vance's Rome visit dominated afternoon coverage, continuing diplomatic momentum from Meloni's Washington trip. Meeting at Palazzo Chigi, Vance discussed potential EU tariff negotiations while Meloni spoke with von der Leyen, indicating coordinated European response to Trump's trade policies.

Evening coverage highlighted the Saman Abbas case appeal verdict, with life sentences confirmed for her parents and extended to her cousins, while her uncle's sentence increased to 22 years. The court determined the entire family participated in the honor killing.

Trump's ultimatum to Russia and Ukraine surfaced late, threatening to "leave the table" without rapid progress toward peace.
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HuffPost Italia
Ovvero ricordare, in onore di Putin, come finì la Seconda guerra mondiale (e, in onore di tutti, come cominciò)
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06:01Two Missing In Vicenza Flooding

The newspapers report on severe flooding in northern Italy, with two people missing after being swept away by the Agno stream in Vicenza (Adnkronos, ANSA, Sky TG24, Corriere). The missing persons are believed to be a father and son. Further weather-related incidents include an elderly man drowning in the Turin area and avalanche warnings in Piedmont. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Meloni's meeting with Trump has yielded diplomatic success, with the former US president agreeing to visit Rome for potential EU discussions (La Repubblica, Il Giornale, La Stampa). Other coverage includes young settlers in the West Bank (Avvenire) and reflections on World War II in relation to Putin (HuffPost).
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Emanuela Audisio mette in fila i ragazzi della Gen Z costretti a casa dal lockdown che si stanno affermando ad altissimo livello nello sport. Dalle nuotatrici Sara Curtis e Alessandra Mao al pilota di Formula 1 Kimi Antonelli, passando per sci, atletica, basket e calcio
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Il Giornale
Il "governo delle destre" che doveva portare l'Europa a sbattere si sta dimostrando una scialuppa di salvataggio per l'Europa stessa
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08:17Body Found After Father And Son Swept Away In Vicenza Flood

The newspapers report on a tragic accident in Vicenza where a father and son were swept away after falling with their car into a sinkhole caused by the overflowing Agno stream. One body has been recovered from the Trissino retention basin (Adnkronos, ANSA, La Repubblica, Sky TG24). Other weather-related incidents include blackouts in Valle d'Aosta and an elderly man drowning near Turin. Meanwhile, coverage continues of Russia's cluster bomb attack on residential areas in Kharkiv (Avvenire) and the success of young Italian athletes who trained during COVID lockdowns (HuffPost). Il Giornale praises the right-wing government as a "rescue boat" for Europe despite earlier criticism.
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Incontro con l'attivista palestinese e dissidente anti-Hamas: "Vivo in Germania, amo il mio Paese ma se tornassi a casa mi ucciderebbero subito. Mi avevano già arrestato perché volevo dire al mondo che noi non siamo 2 milioni di terroristi. La maggioranza dei gazawiti non supporta la milizia, ma nessuno lo racconta. E se protesti, muori"
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Il ministro della Difesa si lamenta per la battuta fuori luogo del collega sul grande entusiasmo che ci sarebbe fra i generali per i ritorno della spesa militare. Al di là dell'ironia, c'è qualcosa di peggio e Crosetto lo sa bene: quelle spese non ci saranno, almeno nel breve termine, si tratta solo di maquillage contabile. Ecco perché
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10:34Father And Son Found Dead After Being Swept Into Sinkhole

The newspapers report on a tragedy in Veneto where a father and son were found dead after their car was swept into a sinkhole by the overflowing Agno stream in Vicenza (Adnkronos, ANSA, Corriere, Il Giornale, La Repubblica, Sky TG24). The victims have been identified as entrepreneur Leone Francesco Nardon and his son. The severe weather is causing widespread problems across northern Italy, with isolated communities in Tuscany, flooding in Pavia, and emergency declarations in Piedmont and Trentino. Other news includes Russia's "killer dice" bomb attack on Kharkiv (Avvenire), Rubio's comments on Ukraine (Il Sole), conflict between Defense Minister Crosetto and Finance Minister Giorgetti over military spending (HuffPost), and Vance's meeting with Meloni in Rome (La Stampa).
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La Stampa

Rubio: «Senza passi avanti, gli Usa pronti ad abbandonare gli sforzi di pace in Ucraina». Mosca: intesa difficile ma i progressi ci sono

Dopo i colloqui con Trump, in corso l'incontro a Roma con il vicepresidente Usa
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11:43Vance Offers EU Tariff Negotiations During Rome Visit

The newspapers report on US Vice President JD Vance's meeting with Prime Minister Meloni in Rome, following her Washington visit with Trump. Vance emphasized the "privileged relationship" between the USA and Italy, and mentioned discussions about negotiating EU tariffs (Adnkronos, ANSA, Corriere, Il Sole 24 Ore, La Repubblica, La Stampa, Sky TG24). Other coverage includes Pope Francis's Via Crucis meditations about the "world in pieces" and an economy that "kills" (Avvenire), criticism of TV host Fabio Fazio following the Ferragni scandal (Il Primato Nazionale), and Senator Rubio's comments on potentially abandoning Ukraine peace efforts without progress (Corriere).
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Prima gara mondiale a Pechino: al di là della curiosità che suscita, serve a portare le macchine al limite e comprendere lo stato d'avanzamento dello sviluppo in vista di un utilizzo futuro come sminatori o soccorritori, operai dell'industria o persino badanti per gli anziani. Un futuro che i cinesi stanno intercettando prima degli altri
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La premier scherza: "Non ci vediamo da un sacco di tempo...Ieri fantastico incontro a Washington". La premier: "Italia e Usa determinati a rafforzare la cooperazione ". Vance: "Ottimismo sui negoziati tra Russia e Ucraina"
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14:02Vance Offers EU Trade Talks While Dodging Web Tax

The newspapers report extensively on US Vice President JD Vance's visit to Rome, where he met with Prime Minister Meloni following her meeting with Trump in Washington (ANSA, Corriere, HuffPost, Il Giornale, Il Sole 24 Ore, La Repubblica, La Stampa, Sky TG24). Vance emphasized potential trade negotiations with the EU regarding tariffs, with Meloni subsequently speaking with European Commission President von der Leyen. Trump praised Meloni as "fantastic." A separate domestic story covers pension contributions, with Corriere reporting that Italians can retroactively "buy back" up to five years of missing contributions since 1996.
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16:35Vance Talks EU Tariffs While Visiting Good Friday Ceremonies

The newspapers extensively report on US Vice President JD Vance's visit to Rome, meeting with Prime Minister Meloni following her Washington talks with Trump (ANSA, Corriere, HuffPost, Il Giornale, La Repubblica, La Stampa, Sky TG24). Vance emphasized "dialogue on tariffs" with the EU, with Meloni subsequently speaking with European Commission President von der Leyen. Trump praised Meloni as "fantastic." After the meetings, Vance visited St. Peter's for Good Friday ceremonies. Other coverage includes Trump considering firing Fed Chairman Powell (Il Sole 24 Ore) and geopolitical struggles over Trieste's port, with the US promoting it as part of its "Cotton Route" against Chinese influence (HuffPost).
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La Stampa
Mosca: «Negoziati difficili, ma i progressi ci sono». Il segretario di Stato Rubio a Rutte: «Senza un percorso di pace, gli Stati Uniti abbandonano gli sforzi»
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Marco Rubio chiede segnali concreti “entro pochi giorni”. Più che un ultimatum è un segnale di frustrazione per l'assenza di progressi minimi del negoziato. Il piano Usa circolato a Parigi, che assegna alla Russia i territori occupati e la revoca delle sanzioni in cambio di un prolungato cessate il fuoco, resta irricevibile per Zelensky, per l'Ue e per il buon senso
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Per la Corte è stata uccisa da tutta la famiglia: confermata la pena per i genitori, inflitto l'ergastolo ai due cugini assolti in primo grado, rideterminata la pena per lo zio da 14 a 22 anni. Riconosciute le aggravanti di premeditazione e futili motivi.
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Per la Corte è stata uccisa da tutta la famiglia: confermata la pena per i genitori, inflitto l'ergastolo ai due cugini assolti in primo grado, rideterminata la pena per lo zio da 14 a 22 anni. Riconosciute le aggravanti di premeditazione e futili motivi.
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19:10Saman Abbas Family Receives Maximum Sentences In Honor Killing Appeal

The newspapers report extensively on the Saman Abbas murder case appeal verdict. The court confirmed life sentences for the Pakistani girl's parents, sentenced her two cousins to life imprisonment (overturning their first-trial acquittal), and increased her uncle's sentence from 14 to 22 years (Adnkronos, ANSA, Corriere, Il Giornale, Sky TG24). The court recognized premeditation and futile motives as aggravating factors, concluding the entire family was involved in her killing. Other coverage includes Trump's growing impatience with Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations, threatening to "leave the table" without quick progress (HuffPost, La Repubblica, La Stampa) and Good Friday ceremonies at the Colosseum (ANSA, Avvenire).
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