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Ex-boyfriend sentenced to life in prison in Italian femicide case

The brutal death of 22-year-old Giulia Cecchettin gripped Italy and fuelled demands to end violence against women.

Travel News

Italy bans self check-in and key boxes on Airbnb properties

Guests staying in rental accommodation in Italy, like Airbnb or Booking properties, must now be met in person by owners.

Art

Rome’s new exhibition explores 80 years of the Futurism art movement

'The Age of Futurism' exhibition at Rome's National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art revisits the groundbreaking Futurism art movement, exploring Marinetti's visionary manifesto and its lasting influence today.

Italy

Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove in stable condition after collapse

The 22-year-old footballer is hospitalised in intensive care. His condition is to be reassessed soon, after he collapsed on the pitch during a match between Fiorentina and Inter Milan on Sunday.

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Moments

Christmas in Sicily: Reach the island in style on this sleeper train

Choose the scenic route through Italy on this one-off service, with special entertainment onboard.

Business

UniCredit takeover could cost thousands of jobs, warns Banco BPM boss

The smaller Italian lender had previously flagged "serious concerns" about the "employment and social impacts" of a potential merger.

Ocean

Meet the woman behind the ‘Internet of Underwater Things’

In partnership with the European Commission

Chiara Petrioli, CEO of WSense, is transforming blue tech with the ‘Internet of Underwater Things,’ a technology that enables wireless communication at depths of up to 3,000 metres underwater. No surprise: European investors are diving right in.

Business

Banco BPM says surprise Unicredit bid undervalues potential

The bid from the larger Italian lender "does not reflect in any way the profitability and further potential to create value for Banco BPM shareholders", it said in a statement.

Art

Rare Caravaggio portrait goes on show for the first time in Rome

The never-before-seen portrait by celebrated Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio went on public display for the first time at Rome's Palazzo Barberini gallery.

Italy

Middle East ceasefire efforts to top Rome's G7 talks

"We are all in favour of a ceasefire in both scenarios (Gaza and Lebanon)," Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said during the G7 meeting in Italy.

Europe News

G7 foreign affairs ministers focus on the Middle East and Ukraine

Key Arab leaders and the Arab League chief are also participating.

EuroVerify

Is illegal immigration to blame for rising sexual violence in Italy?

Italy's education minister sparked widespread outrage after claiming that the rise in sexual violence in the country is linked to illegal immigration, while delivering a message to a foundation that honours a woman who was killed by her ex-boyfriend.

Art

Electrician discovers hidden 17th-century frescoes at Villa Farnesina

The stunning frescoes are attributed to Italian Baroque painter Carlo Maratta and his pupils, Girolamo Troppa and François Simonot.

Business

UniCredit makes surprise offer for Italian rival Banco BPM

The €10bn offer, which would merge two of Italy’s largest lenders, comes while UniCredit is building up its stake in Germany’s Commerzbank.

Italy

G7 in Italy: Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East dominate priorities

The summit in Italy is the first since Donald Trump's re-election to the White House and the last under an Italian presidency.

Culture news

Nova Gorica 2025: Introducing the first cross-border city of culture

Two cities in one, both in different countries, both with different languages. Will next year's European City of Culture accolade bring them closer?

World News

Italy's Foreign Minister condemns rocket attack on UNIFIL base

The UNIFIL mission base in Shama in southern Lebanon was hit by rockets allegedly fired by Hezbollah or one of its affiliate groups.

Travel News

China extends visa-free entry to Bulgaria, Romania, Malta and Japan

China's rapidly expanding visa-free scheme aims to boost tourism.

Culture news

Rokia Traoré to be extradited to Belgium over child custody case

After their split in 2018, Malian Rokia Traoré has withheld her nine-year-old daughter from her Belgian partner.

World News

Espionage: Two Italians investigated for spying on behalf of Russia

Starting in early 2023, two men are being investigated for working with Russian intelligence services to provide information of a sensitive nature, such as mapping video surveillance systems in the cities of Milan and Rome.

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