A cherub painting in Rome - restored in 2023 after water damage - attracted large crowds due to its resemblance of Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni.

A figure resembling Italy’s prime minister on a Rome church wall blurred the lines between religion and politics

Don’t tell Jill! “Amtrak Joe” Biden gave away a custom-designed sterling-silver train set gifted to him by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of other presents world leaders lavished on him during his final year in office – but had a special place in his heart for Italian PM Giorgia Meloni’s gift.

Controversy erupts over a restored fresco in Rome's Basilica of San Lorenzo showing a cherub that reportedly looks like Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Officials are investigating.

An investigation has been launched after an artist was accused of painting over a classical cherub to resemble Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Bruno Valentinetti was commissioned to restore a fresco mural he painted in the chapel of the Basilica of St Lawrence in Lucina 25 years ago,

By Crispian Balmer ROME, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Former army general Roberto Vannacci quit the League group, part of Italy's governing coalition, on Tuesday to set up his own far-right party, potentially complicating Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's hopes of winning re-election next year.

A controversial far-right politician has left Giorgia Meloni’s governing coalition, creating a fracture in Matteo Salvini’s League party.