Event Brief
Nicaragua severs ties with Italy over Moro extradition
Filed: Jul 17, 2026 at 12:06 AM ET
Summary: Nicaragua severed diplomatic relations with Italy over Rome’s demand to extradite a former Red Brigades militant convicted in Aldo Moro’s killing.
WHO: Nicaragua
WHAT: Severed diplomatic relations with Italy over an extradition demand tied to Aldo Moro’s 1978 kidnapping and killing.
WHEN: Jul 17, 2026 at 12:59 AM ET
WHERE: Nicaragua
WHY: Rome demanded Nicaragua extradite a former Red Brigades militant convicted for his role in the 1978 kidnapping and killing of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro.
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