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1. Protection for women who defy the Mafia is changing in Italy. Does it go far enough?

   

   For women speaking out against the Mafia, the protection offered can be both practically and emotionally challenging. A new Italian law extending protection from organized crime to children and the adults caring for them — often their mothers — is designed to address some of that gap.

2. Head of European Investment Bank eyes Canada opportunities as Carney pushes EU ties

   

   The president of the European Union's investment bank says "the time is ripe" to deepen its co-operation with Canada by exploring how to finance Canadian projects — comments that come as Prime Minister Mark Carney pushes for more EU ties.

3. 18 suspects in 2021 assassination of Haiti leader to be extradited to U.S. to face trial

   

   Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were awaiting extradition to the U.S. on Sunday, marking the end of a drawn-out judicial process in Haiti for a killing that shocked the troubled Caribbean country.

4. Germany's Merz vows to press on with reforms despite state election losses to far-right AfD

   

   German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suffered a bruising electoral setback in two state elections on Sunday, including a historic defeat for his party, but vowed to press ahead with potentially painful reforms to Europe's biggest economy.

5. Why Prince Harry and Meghan face more challenges after their return to the U.K.

   

   Issues that arose when Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, stepped back from official duties in 2020, along with new challenges around concerns such as security, are front and centre after their return to Britain.