In his new book 'Architects of Terror,' Sir Paul Preston shows how Spain's ties to Nazi Germany and use of antisemitic propaganda belied its claims of sympathy to Jewish refugees

Rome's failure to fully come to terms with its past has never been more stark, as new PM Meloni seeks to distance her far-right Brothers of Italy party from its neo-fascist roots

Dueling events highlight Italy's uneasy reckoning with its past as new Prime Minister Meloni takes helm of 1st postwar government led by a party with neo-fascist roots

On bridge outside Rome's colosseum, supporters of fascist leader display image depicting dictator in military uniform with the words '100 years after, the march continues'

Unlike Germany, Italy never underwent process of erasing fascist symbols after World War II; even PM Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party retains flame emblem used by Mussolini

Europe's nationalist parties warmly welcome apparent victory of Giorgia Meloni; Spanish FM warns 'catastrophe' always follows populists

'This is not your father’s Republican party,' president tells donors at backyard fundraiser, warning of dangers of 'extreme MAGA philosophy'

Giorgia Meloni, whose party currently leads in opinion polls, insists that Italian conservatives have abandoned Mussolini's ideology to history

President urges fellow citizens to work to safeguard democracy with neo-fascist party likely to come to power in September elections

Writer Sarah Solemani: 'We like to think of history as good guys and bad guys. We were the good guys, Hitler was a bad guy, he died and that was the end of it. And it’s not true'