The victim is a 22-year-old woman, Maria Spinelli, from Abruzzo. At least five people were injured, including two fellow countrymen. Meloni offers his condolences.
Headaches, loss of consciousness, and a four-hour drive after the illness: the former Five Star Movement MP has arrived at the hospital in Havana, where doctors are performing a series of tests. He will return to Italy "when conditions allow."
Seriously ill for months, the "butcher of the Balkans" died in The Hague, where he was serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
According to American intelligence, the Russian leader, with negotiations for a peace agreement at a standstill, could test NATO's resolve by launching an attack against a member country.
Hundreds of people have died, and over a thousand people are still missing. Many are foreigners, with about ninety Italians in the area, but Tajani reassures: "The two people involved are in good condition."
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