Mr Musk described Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as “authentic, honest and caring”. She used her attention at the Atlantic Council to defend Western values.
The escalation of Israeli attacks demonstrates how determined the country is to stop Hezbollah's cross-border attacks, and how far it is from achieving that goal.
The narrow victory for Olaf Scholz's party came in a state election, the third in a series that was seen as a reflection of the national mood and a snapshot of the government's popularity.
As the death toll rose and rescuers continued to search for people under the rubble, families continued to desperately guard the site of the Israeli attack in Lebanon.
The nationwide decline is a major breakthrough in efforts to reverse the effects of fentanyl. Researchers and health officials say there is no simple explanation for the trend.
The repatriation, the second of its kind by the Dutch, represents a working model for returning Europe's looted treasures to former colonies around the world.