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Business

Italy’s oldest bank makes multi-billion takeover bid for Mediobanca

The deal could potentially help both Monte dei Paschi and Mediobanca maintain a robust capital position, as well as deliver profits.

Italy

Italian court upholds slander conviction against Amanda Knox

Knox wrongly accused a man of killing 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher. Her lawyers say police pressured her into doing so.

Europe News

Italy defends decision to expel Libyan warlord wanted by the ICC

Italy’s interior minister says he expelled Libyan warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court because he posed a danger to society.

Lifestyle

Is he Italian? Milan Fashion Week attendees share their style clues

Tailored suits, leather shoes, turtlenecks... At Milan Fashion Week, attendees had a debate: Can you really spot an Italian man’s style from a mile away?

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Travel News

Flying into Rome? Look out for Europe's biggest airport solar farm

Passenger will get a bird's a eye view of 55,000 solar panels, installed alongside one of the runways.

Food and Drink

World Pizza Day: From Italy to world conquest

From its origins in the Roman world to its global popularity, not least in the United States, pizza has been recognised on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list since 2017. Today, it remains one of the most consumed foods worldwide.

Sport

Lazio's falconer defies sacking for posting photos of penis implant

Spaniard Juan Bernabé was fired by Lazio football club for posting photos of his penis on social media after undergoing enhancement surgery.

Italy

Cecilia Sala freed from Iran with Elon Musk's help, reports claim

Tesla and X owner is reported to have used a personal connection with Iran's ambassador to the UN after Sala was detained in Tehran in December.

Earth News

Italy will take wind and solar energy from Albania via Adriatic seabed

The UAE is lending technology and expertise for the project.

Iran

Why Italy's release of wanted Iranian is a win for Tehran

The linked cases of Iranian engineer Mohammad Abedini and Italian reporter Cecilia Sala are the latest flashpoint between Tehran and Washington.

Poland

Defence ministers from largest EU countries hold talks on Ukraine aid

The meeting of the defence ministers from the EU's largest countries together with the deputy defence minister of Great Britain comes as Poland begins its rotating presidency of the EU and as Europe braces for the unpredictability of a new Donald Trump presidency.

Culture Series

Oliviero Toscani, renowned photographer and provocateur, dies at 82

During a 60-year career, Oliviero Toscani worked for major global magazines and was renowned for his vibrant, provocative portraits and advertising campaigns which addressed issues such as the environment, migration and racism.

Italy

Italy frees Iranian engineer whom the US wanted extradited

The Italian authorities freed Iranian engineer Abedini Najafabadi Mohammad on Sunday and he flew home to Iran soon after, ANSA news agency reported.

Vatican

Openly gay men can now become priests, Vatican signals

New guidelines released by the Italian Bishops’ Conference on Friday brings the ordination of openly gay men to the Catholic priesthood closer.

Europe News

Italy's Antonio Tajani meets Joseph Aoun for talks in Beirut

Tajani's talks in Lebanon come on the same day he met Syria's de facto leader in his first visit to Damascus since the fall of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad.

Syria

Italy's Tajani meets with head of Syria's new government in Damascus

The Italian minister spoke of cooperation between Syria and Italy in crucial sectors, but EU sanctions imposed over the last decade of conflict remain an obstacle to progress.

Europe News

Meloni joyful at Sala's release, denies dicussing Starlink with Musk

At her annual press conference, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni covered topics from the release of Cecilia Sala and Middle Eastern conflicts to relations with Donald Trump and the EU.

Europe News

Cecilia Sala returns home, freed from Iran prison

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala arrives in Rome after spending weeks in solitary confinement in an Iranian prison.

World News

Iran releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from prison

Sala has been detained in Iran since 19 December, three days after she arrived in the country on a journalist visa.

Health news

Small Italian town forbids residents to get sick

The declaration comes amid severe workforce shortages in the region and across Italy.