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Italy joins Spain: it has banned U.S. military planes from landing at a base in Sicily on their way to the Middle East (Reuters).

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But there’s this from the full report: “Corriere della Sera added ‌that ⁠permission was not granted as the U.S. had not sought authorisation and Italy’s military leadership was not consulted, as required under treaties governing ​the use ​of U.S. ⁠military installations in the country.”

Bad communications, perhaps?