Paris is facing a Berlin-Rome axis in the debate over how to revive the EU economy. From eurobonds to a European preference and the Mercosur trade deal, competing visions are set to collide when the bloc’s 27 leaders meet on Thursday.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz are deepening cooperation on trade, defence and EU competitiveness, challenging the traditional Franco-German leadership model.

Antonio Di Salvo’s side finished the group stage as the only team to win all three matches. Without the tournament's top scorer, Nick Woltemade, Germany beat England 2-1 in the final game of a group that also included the Czech Republic and Slovenia.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz takes part in the signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement at the German-Italian intergovernmental consultations in Rome alongside Giorgia Meloni ...

Plans to establish cell factories in Kaiserslautern and Termoli had been on hold for some time. Now, the battery joint venture ACC has reportedly abandoned

Hosts Italy reached the quarter-finals of the Olympic women's ice hockey tournament with a 3-2 victory over Japan on Monday, and reigning champions Canada beat the Czech Republic 5-1 although their captain Marie-Philip Poulin went off injured.

The Sweden-Finland rivalry returns to Italy Friday, nearly 20 years after one of the most memorable gold medal clashes in Olympic men’s hockey history.