By Crispian Balmer ROME, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Former army general Roberto Vannacci quit the League group, part of Italy's governing coalition, on Tuesday to set up his own far-right party, potentially complicating Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's hopes of winning re-election next year.

Violent clashes in Turin, Italy allegedly left 108 police officers injured as protesters hurled Molotov cocktails and stones during weekend demonstrations.

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani insists that U.S. agents are “not going to be those that are on the street in Minneapolis.”

Giorgia Meloni and Friedrich Merz looked more like an odd couple than a power couple when they met in the Roman sunshine to sign a partnership pact.