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Italian populist Matteo Salvini has rebuked U.S. celebrity Richard Gere over whether a boatload of illegal migrants should be allowed into Italy, suggesting he should look after them in Hollywood.

The Hungarian government has warned that illegal migration threatens Europe’s future, culture, and civilisation, reiterated its “sovereign right” to reject multiculturalism, and criticised the European Union for pushing back against Italian leader Matteo Salvini’s attempts to clamp down on illegal sea crossings.

Father Giacobbe Elia, a Roman Catholic priest, has hit back at fellow clergy who have expressed pro-open borders sentiments, defending walls and borders.

Italian prosecutors have requested an indictment against members of the migrant transport NGO Proactiva Open Arms, arguing that two senior members of the group are involved in aiding illegal migration.

Italian deputy prime minister and minister of the interior Matteo Salvini has blamed left-wing extremists after being sent an envelope containing a bullet in the latest death threat against the League leader.

Italian populist interior minister Matteo Salvini has slammed the election of Italian leftist David Sassoli as President of the European Parliament, arguing that voters were not respected.

LAMPEDUSA, Sicily (AP) – The German captain of a ship with 40 migrants aboard has been arrested after she rammed her vessel into an Italian border police motorboat while docking at a tiny Mediterranean island Saturday in defiance of Italy’s anti-migrant interior minister.

MILAN (AP) – Italy’s anti-migration Interior Minister Matteo Salvini led a rally of right-wing populist leaders Saturday seeking historic results in next week’s European Parliament elections in their bid to transform European politics.

Following an attack from Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini struck back at her and President Emmanuel Macron of France, stating the pair had “ruined” Europe.

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has again praised Italian populist Matteo Salvini, calling him the most important person in Europe ahead of Salvini’s visit to Hungary this week.

The Italian Senate passed the new legitimate defence bill this week, liberalising the previous self-defence code and allowing citizens more options to protect their homes from burglars and other intruders.

MILAN (AP) – Italy’s centre-right, led by Matteo Salvini’s League, has wrested control of the small southern region of Basilicata from the centre-left Democratic Party that ran the regional government for nearly a quarter of a century.

The war of words between France and populist Italy has intensified after the Macron government spokesman referred to “nationalist leprosy” after criticising Luigi Di Maio’s meeting with Yellow Vests.

Matteo Salvini has rejected “humanitarian” demands that he reopen Italy’s ports to NGO boats ferrying migrants across the Mediterranean, insisting that shutting down the trafficking trade is “the only way to save lives”.

Populist Italian deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini has met with the Polish government seeking to form a “new European Spring” to combat the “French-German axis” in a battle for the future of Europe.

A poll revealed the Italian public are behind the migrant and security decree drafted by populist Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, despite several left-wing mayors across Italy rejecting the measures.

Italian authorities have managed to detain around 1,500 illegal migrants at the eastern border in 2018 following the tougher border controls enacted by populist Interior Minister Matteo Salvini last year.

Interior minister Matteo Salvini wished all Italians a “happy and holy Christmas” this week, adding that he hopes no one is offended by such language.

One of Italy’s most prominent Muslim leaders has challenged interior minister Matteo Salvini to find a way to give Muslims “democratic representation” in government.

After just six months in charge of Italy’s Interior Ministry, the country’s populist deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini has driven migrant deportations up 28 per cent, new figures show.

The anti-establishment Five Star Movement is seeing a decline as the popularity of Matteo Salvini rises, with some worried the League (Lega) leader may look to replace them in government.

Populist Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini is expected to drastically cut the daily allowance for migrants in Italy, with claims the country could see savings of up to 400 million euros by 2019.

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has insisted his government will not change a comma of its new budget, despite the European Union moving to block it for breaching bloc rules.

A group of violent protesters blocked a train station and attempted an assault on Interior Minister Matteo Salvini Friday night in the northern Italian city of Trento.

ROME (AP) — Italy’s deputy premier on Saturday brushed off a ratings downgrade and vowed to forge ahead with the government’s rule-busting budget as Italy prepared to respond to European Union concerns about its high deficit targets.

While Italy has so far not experienced a major radical Islamic terror attack, the number of jihadis is rising in the country with Italy becoming the European nation with the highest number of jihad-related deportations this year.

A prominent archbishop has told Italians they need “young people who come from elsewhere in order to begin a new history,” as the native population ages.

The Italian government has announced the deportation of three African immigrants suspected of close ties with Islamist terrorist groups, including one who had expressed the desire to kill “white tourists” and “Christians.”

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini is planning a 9 p.m. curfew for “ethnic shops” which attract drunks, drug dealers, and “people who raise hell” at night.

ROME (AP) – Italy’s interior minister has vowed to close the country’s airports if Germany follows through with reported plans to send dozens of asylum-seekers back to Italy.

As part of a new self-defence reform, Italy’s populist interior minister Matteo Salvini has promised that people who confront home invaders will have their legal bills paid for by the Italian state.

Italy’s League under Matteo Salvini is now the most popular political party in the nation, with a voter affiliation of 33.8 percent, a nationwide electoral poll revealed Saturday.

Italy’s Matteo Salvini infuriated the EU’s most senior foreign minister by declaring that Italy needs more children, not more Africans “to replace the children we’re not having”.

Populist Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has revealed he will be presenting his deportation plan in the coming days after noting the massive recent increase in migrant criminal suspects.

The European Union (EU) lashed out at Italian populist leaders Luigi Di Maio and Matteo Salvini after they suggested Italy could cease payments to Brussels if other member-states do not help resolve the migrant crisis.

Italy’s populist coalition government has taken aim at European Union diktats which curb public spending and big business negligence after the Genoa bridge disaster which has killed dozens.