Giorgia Orlandi

Italy

Milan protesters rally against 'unsustainable' Winter Olympics

A demonstration took place in Milan on the first day of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, with protesters lamenting the environmental and economic effect of the Games on the region.

07/02/2026

Sport

Winter Olympics officially open in Milan and Cortina

The ceremony’s organisers have said they sought to represent the city-mountain dichotomy of the particularly unusual setup for these Olympics while also trying to appeal to a sense of unity at a time of global tensions.

07/02/2026

Culture news

King Charles meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican in a historic visit

Britain's King Charles III and Pope Leo XIV have prayed in public together in a historic moment, marking the first time in 500 years that leaders of both the Church of England and the Catholic Church have taken part in a joint service.

23/10/2025

Italy

Italy paralysed by strikes in solidarity with seized Gaza flotilla

By Friday, Israeli forces had intercepted all of the 43 ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza and arrested most of the 450 activists on board.

03/10/2025

Europe

Albanese: 'Sanctions against me? An attack on the heart of multilateralism'

Wednesday marked the end of the two-day presentation in the Italian Parliament of the latest report by the UN Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, recently sanctioned by the United States

31/07/2025