Among EU leaders, however, only Meloni is confirmed to have received a personal invitation to the event, bolstered by her personal relationship with Trump, whom she recently visited at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.

While leading German politicians fear the worst from Trump's second presidency, German parties are taking very different approaches to him. The nationalist AfD is delighted — and was even invited to Trump's inauguration.

Germany's election frontrunner says Europeans are waiting for Germany to take the lead on dealing with the new American president.

The U.S. president-elect lays down a clear ideological marker with his unusual invitees from across the globe.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, whose rise to power in Rome two years ago sparked panic among the European political establishment, may now be the continent’s best hope to have one of its own in the good graces of the Trump White House.

ROME (AP) — After forging unexpectedly fond ties with U.S. President Joe Biden, Italy’s right-wing Premier Giorgia ... as Germany, France and even Canada struggle. Meloni has led her once ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and right-wing leaders including Argentine President Javier Milei and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni are on the invite list.

Giorgia Meloni is coming to Washington ... “It’s clear that if Trump is looking for a person to call in Europe when in need, Meloni is the one.” Both Germany’s Olaf Scholz and France’s Emmanuel Macron are politically impotent.

U.S. President Joe Biden talks to Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ... second export partner after Germany. The bottom line, according to analysts, is that Meloni remains a true nationalist ...

Prosecutors in Rome have opened an investigation against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and two government ministers for repatriating a Libyan warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court in the Hague,

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday she had been placed under judicial investigation following a government decision to release a Libyan police officer wanted by the International Criminal Court.