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Italian Politics, Journalist Attack, and the History of St. Augustine in Pavia. Lorenzo Fiori discusses how Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was rudely defined as a "courtesan" by a prominent union leader following her diplomatic presence at the Gaza

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

Society & Culture, Arts, News, Books

4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Italian Politics, Journalist Attack, and the History of St. Augustine in Pavia. Lorenzo Fiori discusses how Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was rudely defined as a "courtesan" by a prominent union leader following her diplomatic presence at the Gaza ceasefire signing. Journalist Ranucci, known for investigating politics and mafia-related business, survived a car bomb attack; he has been under guard since 2021. St. Augustine's remains are located in Pavia (south of Milan), moved there due to the LoMBARDY'S king's connection to Milan's Saint Ambrose.
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This is CBSI and the world. I'm John Batchelor. To Italy, to my good colleague Lorenzo Fiori in Milan,

0:39.8

to speak of the events of these last days, where the Prime Minister, very popular, very successful georgia maloney much in the news first an explanation is needed i do not understand why anybody would speak poorly of georgia maloney

0:46.8

but a very prominent union leader has spoken rudely of her oddly and, and I don't understand why.

0:56.0

Lorenzo, a very good evening to you.

1:01.9

The Prime Minister attended the Charmelle-Shake signing of the ceasefire deal for Gaza.

1:08.9

She was notably the leader of the world who was not male at the meeting, and she was warmly greeted all around, especially by the President of the United States,

1:15.0

whom she has befriended before. Why did the Union leader speak rudely of her for this event? Good evening to you.

1:21.3

Good evening, John, and good evening to all the radio listener. I was very surprised that the secretary of the union that I met a couple of

1:31.1

time in my life and I consider him an intelligent man did such a bad mistake. He used a very

1:39.7

wrong war, very rude, very bad against the prime minister of Italy. He couldn't define

1:47.8

the prime minister, the first lady being a prime minister in Italy, a courtisan. Cortezan

1:56.2

is a very bad word. Even if you Google the definition of courtes and in the English dictionary, the definition

2:06.6

is about a woman that is a paid and have sexual relationship with wealthy or upper class clients.

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