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Amy Kazmin

Rome correspondent

Amy Kazmin is the FT's Rome correspondent, covering Italy’s politics and economy, as well as environmental and social challenges. She was previously the New-Delhi-based South Asia bureau chief, leading coverage of India and its neighbours, and a Bangkok-based south-east Asia correspondent.

Amy has won prizes including the Human Rights Press Award, multiple Society of Publishers in Asia (Sopa) citations; the Work Foundation's feature writer of the year; and India's prestigious Ramnath Goenka excellence in journalism award for foreign correspondent of the year. She holds degrees from UC Berkeley and the London School of Economics.

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  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
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  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
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    Opera houses, museums and Venice Biennale roiled by rightwing government’s bid to control the arts

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  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Europe
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    ‘Gesture’ by Giorgia Meloni’s government escalates feud between neighbours over deadly fire in Swiss ski resort

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  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Europe Express
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  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    Europe
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    Families have complained after receiving invoices for their children’s emergency treatment

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  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    Middle East war
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  • Monday, 27 April, 2026
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  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    US politics & policy
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    Request to Fifa is pitched as effort to repair US ties with country even as Iran says it is ready to participate

    Pio Esposito lies on the pitch with his hands covering his face after missing a scoring chance.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
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    Eni founder’s heir clashes with Meloni government over name use

    Italy’s ‘Mattei plan’ for Africa is part of efforts to curb migration

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  • Monday, 20 April, 2026
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    Proposal to pay advocates who persuade irregular migrants to leave Italy has provoked outcry

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  • Saturday, 18 April, 2026
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  • Thursday, 16 April, 2026
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  • Tuesday, 14 April, 2026
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  • Monday, 13 April, 2026
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  • Thursday, 9 April, 2026
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  • Thursday, 9 April, 2026
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  • Thursday, 9 April, 2026
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  • Wednesday, 8 April, 2026
    Europe Express
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  • Wednesday, 8 April, 2026
    EU energy
    Will the Iran war derail the energy transition?

    Countries in Asia and Europe are turning to coal to power their economies but analysts argue solar will be a long-term winner

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  • Tuesday, 7 April, 2026
    UK foreign policy
    UK signals it will not let US use British bases to attack Iran’s civilian infrastructure

    Downing Street reiterates Middle East conflict ‘isn’t our war’ and focus is on de-escalation

    A US Air Force crew member prepares to load a JDAM bomb onto a B-1B Lancer bomber at RAF Fairford, with munitions and aircraft visible in the background.
  • Monday, 6 April, 2026
    EU energy
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  • Thursday, 2 April, 2026
    Sport
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  • Wednesday, 1 April, 2026
    Italian economy
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    Giorgia Meloni listens as Giancarlo Giorgetti gestures while speaking to her in the Chamber of Deputies.
  • Tuesday, 31 March, 2026
    US foreign policy
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    Protesters holding umbrellas and various flags, including a prominent "NO MUOS" banner, gather near a U.S. Naval air base under a cloudy sky.
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