State Visit to Italy of The Spanish Royals - Rome

State Visit to Italy of The Spanish Royals - Rome

The King and Queen look at friezes recovered from the archives depicting the triumphal procession of Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor by Clement VII, at Palazzo Madama, December 11, 2024, in Rome (Italy). Photo by Casa de S.M. el Rey/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

State Visit to Italy of The Spanish Royals - Rome

State Visit to Italy of The Spanish Royals - Rome

The King and Queen look at friezes recovered from the archives depicting the triumphal procession of Charles V as Holy Roman Emperor by Clement VII, at Palazzo Madama, December 11, 2024, in Rome (Italy). Photo by Casa de S.M. el Rey/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Italy's former president Giorgio Napolitano dies at age of 98

STORY: Italy's former president Giorgio Napolitano dies at age of 98 DATELINE: Sept. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:58 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the funeral home of the President Emeritus of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano set up in the Caduti di Nassirya room in Palazzo Madama 2. various of President Mattarella at the funeral home of President Emeritus Giorgio Napolitano STORYLINE: Giorgio Napolitano, Italy's former and longest-serving president, died Friday at the age of 98. He was selected as president in 2006 and became the first head of state to stand for a second seven-year term in 2013. But he stepped down in 2015, citing his age and health. He was replaced by the current president, Sergio Mattarella. With a tenure lasting nearly nine years, Napolitano was Italy's head of state for nearly two years longer than any previous president. But Mattarella, Napolitano's successor, is set to surpass the length of Napolitano's mandate in two weeks' time. Though news of Napol

ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-YARKON PARK-OPERA

ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-YARKON PARK-OPERA

(230804) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch the opera Madama Butterfly at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel on Aug. 3, 2023. The Israeli Opera celebrated the 20th anniversary of tradition of Opera in the Park with Puccini's Madama Butterfly in Yarkon Park on Thursday. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-YARKON PARK-OPERA

ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-YARKON PARK-OPERA

(230804) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch the opera Madama Butterfly at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel on Aug. 3, 2023. The Israeli Opera celebrated the 20th anniversary of tradition of Opera in the Park with Puccini's Madama Butterfly in Yarkon Park on Thursday. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-YARKON PARK-OPERA

ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-YARKON PARK-OPERA

(230804) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch the opera Madama Butterfly at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel on Aug. 3, 2023. The Israeli Opera celebrated the 20th anniversary of tradition of Opera in the Park with Puccini's Madama Butterfly in Yarkon Park on Thursday. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-YARKON PARK-OPERA

ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-YARKON PARK-OPERA

(230804) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform in the opera Madama Butterfly at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel on Aug. 3, 2023. The Israeli Opera celebrated the 20th anniversary of tradition of Opera in the Park with Puccini's Madama Butterfly in Yarkon Park on Thursday. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-YARKON PARK-OPERA

ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-YARKON PARK-OPERA

(230804) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch the opera Madama Butterfly at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel on Aug. 3, 2023. The Israeli Opera celebrated the 20th anniversary of tradition of Opera in the Park with Puccini's Madama Butterfly in Yarkon Park on Thursday. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-YARKON PARK-OPERA

ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-YARKON PARK-OPERA

(230804) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch the opera Madama Butterfly at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel on Aug. 3, 2023. The Israeli Opera celebrated the 20th anniversary of tradition of Opera in the Park with Puccini's Madama Butterfly in Yarkon Park on Thursday. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-YARKON PARK-OPERA

ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-YARKON PARK-OPERA

(230804) -- TEL AVIV, Aug. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch the opera Madama Butterfly at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel on Aug. 3, 2023. The Israeli Opera celebrated the 20th anniversary of tradition of Opera in the Park with Puccini's Madama Butterfly in Yarkon Park on Thursday. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

G-8 talks focus on Middle East conflict

G-8 talks focus on Middle East conflict

ROME, Italy - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (2nd from L), flanked by Britain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, smiles during a group photo session at the Villa Madama in Rome on July 18 prior to the talks of foreign ministers from the Group of Eight (G-8) nations. They discussed the Middle East at length, sharing the view that the G-8 must send a strong message to call for an early resolution of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

G-8 talks focus on Middle East conflict

G-8 talks focus on Middle East conflict

ROME, Italy - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (2nd from L), flanked by Britain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, smiles during a group photo session at the Villa Madama in Rome on July 18 prior to the talks of foreign ministers from the Group of Eight (G-8) nations. They discussed the Middle East at length, sharing the view that the G-8 must send a strong message to call for an early resolution of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.