Meloni sends 500 soldiers to Milan after weekend clashes

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced Tuesday the deployment of 500 soldiers to Milan until year-end to support police following weekend clashes in the Lombard metropolis. The Council of Ministers approved measures to ease detention for minors, fine parents for damages, and create a new offense of "violent participation in a protest." Nearly 200 police were injured and 330 people detained, half of foreign origin. President Sergio Mattarella blocked granting police powers to soldiers. Protests by students, farmers, and truckers over living costs continue, with new demonstrations expected Saturday ahead of next year's elections.


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