Italy sends 500 soldiers to Milan after street clashes

The Italian government is sending 500 soldiers to Milan following recent street clashes and unrest, a decision made at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The deployment will be formalized in a decree law at a special Cabinet meeting tomorrow. The soldiers will join troops already deployed in Milan under the "Strade Sicure" operation. The new decree may grant them powers equivalent to public security agents, potentially including the authority to make arrests for flagrante delicto. The decision follows a summit at Palazzo Chigi this morning dedicated to the disorders. Government sources confirmed the move to Il Messaggero, with officials currently working on the final details of the decree.