# Meloni deploys troops as Italy faces widespread strikes and port blockades

https://mins.news/en/item/122248

- NBC News, 2026-10-30 10:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/italy/italy-strikes-violent-protests-rome-colosseum-meloni-army-rome-milan-rcna606503

> Thousands were preparing to take to the streets of Rome, Milan and other Italian cities on Friday for nationwide demonstrations against the cost of living and high military spending.

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