League chief Matteo Salvini's call for snap Italian elections after he turned on his own coalition partner faced mounting resistance on Sunday, with both his former 5-Star ally and the centre-left opposition seeking to put the brakes on.

Italy Deputy Prime Minister Salvini's quest for snap election faces hurdles

Gentiloni kept the line-up largely unchanged from the outgoing administration to ensure political stability

Italy PM Gentiloni and his new cabinet sworn in

The 19-nation currency slumped to $1.0506 at around 8:20 am (2320 GMT) in Tokyo trading, the lowest since March 2015

Euro falls after Italy's Renzi quits on referendum defeat

The new statement called for 'immediate cessation of hostilities' and 'will consider all available options should the atrocities continue'

EU backs down on sanctions against Russia over Aleppo bombing

Rome mayor Virginia Raggi had said staging the Games would bury Rome under 'piles of debt and tonnes of cement'

Italy withdraws Rome bid to stage 2024 Olympics

Matteo Renzi is visiting the US for talks focusing on the future of Europe. Apart from that, they will also discuss climate change

Obama to host Italian PM at White House on Oct 18

The reform aims to reduce the role of the upper house Senate and rein in the powers of regional governments

Constitutional reform referendum to be held between Nov 15 and Dec 5: Italy PM

Renzi in his address to the parliament said the EU must now focus 'a bit more on social issues and a bit less on bureaucratic ones'

Italy says Brexit can be a 'great opportunity' for EU to make long-needed changes

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