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Destinations

Are these destination dupes actually Amalfi Coast alternatives?

As overtourism packs the Amalfi Coast, a Positano local handpicks Italy’s underappreciated villages for 2025.

Business

US importers stockpiling Italian prosecco amid fears of tariffs

During the first Trump administration, Italian wines were exempt from tariffs, and as of right now, no duties have been declared against European allies. However, to safeguard the market, Prosecco importers and distributors say they are taking preventative action.

Culture news

Rare Stradivarius violin puts spotlight on unknown Polish composer

Janusz Wawrowski, a professor of music and a violinist, is using the only Stradivarius violin in Poland to showcase the works of composer Grażyna Bacewicz.

Food and Drink

Nutella celebrates 60 years with new exhibition

Featuring archive materials and limited-edition jars, the exhibition at the MAXXI Museum in Rome shows how the spread, created in post-war Italy, has become a cultural icon across generations worldwide

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Destinations

Swim, hike and feast on Chris Nolan’s dreamy island filming locations

Christopher Nolan will film scenes for The Odyssey on the Sicilian island where Homer’s Greek hero Odysseus came ashore.

Europe News

Italian doctor faces probe after giving his injured cat a CAT scan

Radiologist Gianluca Fanelli took his pet Athena to the hospital where he worked in northern Italy to perform a CAT scan and life-saving operation.

Europe News

Italy claims ICC mishandled Libyan warlord's arrest warrant

Carlo Nordio argued that the ICC’s arrest warrant contained contradictions and procedural flaws, leading Italy’s courts to order Ossama al-Masri’s release.

Travel News

Flights grounded in Italy due to nationwide strike and a fire

Flights have been cancelled in Italy’s major airports due to nationwide strikes and a fire on Wednesday morning.

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Northern Sicily covered in mud after floods

The village of Zafferia is at the centre of the clean-up efforts, with firefighters and rescue workers clearing mud and securing the area.

Earth News

Trump Jr caught on camera allegedly killing rare bird in Venice lagoon

In a video published on a US lifestyle website, the son of the US president is seen holding a rifle and allegedly shooting at protected quail and ducks.

Italy

Italian court refers asylum seekers case to ECJ in challenge to Meloni

The Italian appeals court refused to approve the speedy expulsion of 43 asylum seekers detained in Albania under a controversial migration deal.

Italy

Why is Meloni being investigated for release of Libyan ICC suspect?

Giorgia Meloni is under investigation for the release and repatriation of the wanted Libyan general Osama Najim — also known as Almasri.

Culture news

Italy's top influencer Chiara Ferragni faces trial over 'Pandoro gate'

The direct summons was served on the leading Italian social media influencer's lawyers who maintain their client has 'committed no crime'.

Europe News

Italy and France battered by Storm Herminia

Residents in the French city of Rennes have been forced to evacuate after the town's streets were hit by flash flooding.

World News

Italy PM Meloni under investigation for repatriation of Libyan warlord

Meloni said her justice and interior ministers and an under-secretary are also targeted in the investigation.

Travel News

Italy or Spain? Where you can save money on a European package holiday

Package holidays have been more popular since COVID - but that is driving up prices.

Albania

Ship with 49 migrants on board arrives in Albania from Italy

An Italian navy ship arrived Tuesday in Albania with 49 migrants who were intercepted in international waters. Their asylum applications are set to be handled by processing centres in Albania.

Nature

Egyptian god or alien species? Italy battling 10,000 predatory birds

Once venerated in ancient Egypt, the sacred ibis has spread from its native Africa to new European habitats.

Culture news

Syrian Heritage Week: A global call for preservation

International experts and academics wrapped up the Syrian Heritage Week in Rome with a debate on how to safeguard Syria’s cultural treasures. Led by the Heritage International Institute, the initiative aims to establish a global taskforce to protect heritage sites in the post-Assad era.

Europe News

Italy resumes policy of sending its unwanted migrants to Albania

A navy ship is now sailing to Shengjin in Albania with dozens of migrants on board, mostly from Egypt and Bangladesh, which are deemed safe countries.