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Italy ship captain convicted after sending migrants to Libya in 2018

The verdict is the first of its kind in Italy and has been welcomed by the human rights group, Amnesty International.

14/10/2021

Italy

Four Egyptian police officers on trial over murder of Giulio Regeni

Four high-ranking Egyptian security officers are being tried in absence of the 2016 murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni in Cairo.

14/10/2021

Travel News

'Arrivederci': Final flight for Italy's troubled airline Alitalia

The final flight, from Rome to Cagliari, brings to an end the company's financially troubled history.

14/10/2021

Italy

EU humanitarian aid package 'not enough' for Afghanistan, NGO says

On Tuesday the European Union announced a revamped humanitarian aid package worth €1 billion to deal with the aftermath of the Taliban takeover.

13/10/2021

Green News

Can we survive extreme temperatures of -40 and +60 Celsius?

A research centre in Italy is testing how humans react to climate conditions like blizzards and heat waves, with everything being produced artificially.

13/10/2021

Italy

Italian church oratory thief was inspired by 'Lupin' TV series

A young man in Italy has admitted to stealing from a church oratory, saying he had "learned techniques" from the popular French TV series "Lupin".

12/10/2021

Italy

Calls grow in Italy to ban far-right Forza Nuova after demo violence

Some political parties are calling for Forza Nuova to be dissolved following Saturday's violence at anti-health pass protests in which the far-right group was implicated.

11/10/2021

The Kitchen

Barbra Streisand inspires Nino Mosca's pasta recipe | The Kitchen

Chef Nino Mosca shares with The Kitchen his recipe for Tagliolini in Salsa di Pomodoro Ciliegino, a much-loved dish of his, commissioned and inspired by American superstar Barbra Streisand.

11/10/2021

Italy

Far-right leaders arrested at large protest in Italy over COVID passes

The demonstration was against moves to extend Italy's COVID pass to all workplaces from October 15.

10/10/2021

Italy

Street cinema is taking off in Milan

What started as a few friends wanting to watch a movie together outside during the pandemic has grown into a popular regular feature

09/10/2021

Italy

Merkel meets Pope Francis and Draghi on farewell visit to Italy

Her meeting with the pope centred on the issues of migration, climate change and COVID-19.

08/10/2021

Italy

Italy marks 20 years since Linate airport plane accident in Milan

A total of 118 people were killed when two planes collided at Milan airport in Italy's worst-ever air disaster.

08/10/2021

Italy

St Ambroeus: Milan football club integrating migrants into society

St Ambroeus is the first football team in Milan made up of refugees and migrants from outside the EU, and affiliated with the Italian Football Federation.

07/10/2021

My Europe Series

Is Italy set for a vote on decriminalising cannabis?

A petition collected half a million signatures in support of a referendum on decriminalising cannabis. Now Italy's Supreme Court will decide if it can go ahead.

06/10/2021

Italy

Mussolini's granddaughter wins most votes in Rome municipal elections

The granddaughter of the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was the most municipal popular candidate in Rome, according to a near-final tally.

06/10/2021

Climate

Pope Francis and religious leaders call for action over climate change

"We have inherited a garden, we must not leave a desert to our children."

05/10/2021

Italy

Italy's Five Star Movement set to lose power in Rome and Turin

MS5 leader Guiseppe Conte declined to form an alliance with the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) in Rome. Exit polls put the PD in the lead.

04/10/2021

Italy

Puigdemont: Italian extradition hearing delayed pending EU rulings

Madrid wants former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont to return to Spain so he can face trial on charges of sedition.

04/10/2021

Italy

Hundreds of migrants land on the Italian island of Lampedusa

At least 18 small ships bearing more than 600 migrants arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa on Sunday.

04/10/2021

Italy

'Eight dead' as light plane crashes into office building near Milan

Seven passengers and the pilot are all said to have died when the aircraft crashed into an empty office building early on Sunday afternoon.

03/10/2021

Italy

COP26: Youth activists march in Milan ahead of UN climate summit

The 3-day youth event was aimed at putting pressure on COP26 delegates as they met to plan the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference.

03/10/2021

Italy

COP26: World leaders prepare climate commitments in run up to summit

Delegates from around the world met in Milan on Saturday to identify where progress can be made before the summit starts in Glasgow on October 31.

02/10/2021

Italy

Italians go to polls for mayoral elections and all eyes are on Rome

Some 12 million people are eligible to vote on Sunday and Monday, in the first electoral test for Prime Minister Mario Draghi since he took office.

02/10/2021

Italy

Toning down the violence, Italy's mafia has set its sights on EU cash

In the last few years, Italy's organised crime groups have become more business-oriented, helping cash-strapped companies to infiltrate the legal economy and make more money.

01/10/2021

Climate

'We need to be whipped into action': Draghi reacts to Greta speech

"Your pressure, frankly, is very welcome. Rest assured, we are listening," said Draghi.

30/09/2021

Italy

Italy: Outcry at jail term for pro-migrant ex-mayor Domenico Luccano

The Calabrian town of Riace had become a symbol of the reception of migrants while Domenico Lucano was mayor.

30/09/2021