Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has held talks with the leaders of France and Slovakia on Tuesday, with the war in Ukraine and a lasting peace deal for the country topping the agenda during both rounds of discussions.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to Rome with a firm handshake on Tuesday, a meeting that many interpreted as a sign of diplomatic rapprochement. Following a three-hour discussion,

Italy's Giorgia Meloni and France's Emmanuel Macron met Tuesday in Rome, seeking to reconcile their differences as they confront common challenges, notably US tariffs and the Ukraine war. The far-right prime minister welcomed the centrist French president to her Palazzo Chigi office,