MILAN, ITALY - OCTOBER 02: (FILE PHOTO) Barbara Berlusconi and Veronica Lario Berlusconi attend a meeting on ethics at the Bocconi University on October 2, 2008 in Milan, Italy. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's wife has confirmed on Sunday she will file for divorce. Mrs Berlusconi says she acted after reading media reports of the Italian prime minister apparently attending the 18th birthday party of a woman in Naples. Getty Images logo Getty Images 9 months ago

MILAN, ITALY - OCTOBER 02: (FILE PHOTO) Barbara Berlusconi and Veronica Lario Berlusconi attend a meeting on ethics at the Bocconi University on October 2, 2008 in Milan, Italy. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's wife has confirmed on Sunday she will file for divorce. Mrs Berlusconi says she acted after reading media reports of the Italian prime minister apparently attending the 18th birthday party of a woman in Naples.

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  7. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 3: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi delivers a speech in the Knesset on February 3, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Berlusconi is on a three-day state visit to Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Berlusconi pledged Italy's firm support for Israel, urging 'effective sanctions' against Iran, saying the World 'cannot accept' a nuclear-armed Iran and speaking out against a damning UN report on the Gaza war.
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