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Overshadowed by nearby Venice, the lesser-known city of Trieste is one of Italy's great destinations and once the stomping ground of great writers like James Joyce.
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The captain, identified by Italian media as Walter Biot, was reportedly caught Tuesday evening as he handed over allegedly top-secret documents to one of the Russian diplomats in exchange for money.
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The violence struck near Goma, as Ambassador Luca Attanasio rode in a U.N. World Food Program convoy near the DRC's eastern borders with Rwanda and Uganda.
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The former head of the European Central Bank agreed to form a government at the president's request after Giuseppe Conte resigned as prime minister, amid disputes over the handling of the pandemic.
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Italy's prime minister, health and interior ministers faced hours of questioning in Rome as prosecutors opened an investigation into possible mismanagement of the COVID-19 crisis.
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Italy was one of the first countries to be racked by the disease. The government imposed strict lockdown policies on March 9, earlier than many countries started responding.
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The country faces a shortfall of up to 350,000 laborers just when it is bracing for deep economic impacts from the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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In a nationwide television address, Giuseppe Conte said that a phased lifting of restrictions would begin May 4, and if all goes well, most would end by June 1.
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La spesa sospesa means paying in advance for someone who can't afford it — an act of charity in which donors don't show off and recipients don't have to show gratitude.
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Other key metrics also improved: Italy had 127 fewer COVID-19 patients in hospitals as of Monday and 62 fewer people were in intensive care units.