The Italian government has met to discuss the case of an Italian national arrested in Venezuela two months ago and held without formal charges.

NGO worker Alberto Trentini, 45, was arrested in Venezuela in November but no formal charges have been pressed against him, his family has said, urging Rome's government to maximise efforts for his release.

Venezuela announced Tuesday that it has reduced to three the number of diplomats who can be accredited at the French, Italian and Dutch embassies due to the "hostile" response of their governments to the installation of President Nicolas Maduro for a third term.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday condemned the "unacceptable act of repression" in Venezuela, hours after the brief arrest of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. "The news coming out of Venezuela is another unacceptable act of repression by (President Nicolas) Maduro's regime,

Last week, Italy summoned Venezuela’s chief diplomat in Rome to protest the lack of information on Trentini’s situation. Trentini’s arrest in November took place amid deteriorating relations ...

ROME, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Italy summoned Venezuela's chief diplomat in Rome on Wednesday to protest over a lack of information on the fate of an Italian national arrested in the Latin American ...

ROME — The Italian government met on Friday to discuss the case of an Italian national arrested in Venezuela two months ago and held without formal charges, the premier’s office said in a ...

Last week, Italy summoned Venezuela’s chief diplomat in Rome to protest the lack of information on Trentini’s situation. Trentini’s arrest in November took place amid deteriorating relations ...

President-elect Donald Trump says Venezuela's embattled opposition leader must be protected as President Nicolas Maduro takes the oath of office for a third six-year term.

Venezuela on Tuesday announced restrictions on French, Italian and Dutch diplomats on its soil, citing their governments' "hostile" response to Nicolas Maduro's presidential inauguration, widely rejected as a power grab.

Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration for a third term as Venezuela’s president drew widespread admonishment from countries that have accused him of stealing the July election.

Venezuela said Tuesday it had cut to three the ... of detailed election results in support of his victory. France, Italy and the Netherlands last week loudly condemned Maduro's administration.