Italy's Meloni defends repatriation of Libyan warlord wanted by ICC

FILE - Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends her end-of-year news conference in Rome, Italy, January 9, 2025. FILE - Migrants in a dinghy are rescued by Libyan members of the coast guard in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, March 15, 2018. FILE - The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, January 16, 2019. FILE - Italian Justice Minister Carlo Nordio attends the first new Cabinet meeting, at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, October 23, 2022.

Italy's prime minister addressed growing criticism Saturday of the repatriation of a Libyan warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court, as Giorgia Meloni cited an appeals court order and security concerns.