Italian warship forced to shoot down Houthi missile in Red Sea
Destroyer Caio Duilio, part of the EU shipping protection force, took out weapon when it came within four miles of the vessel An Italian warship...
Category : Italy
Archaeologists find Pompeii fresco depicting Greek mythological siblings
Phrixus and Helle are depicted in vibrant colours with exquisite artistry in remarkable discovery In a remarkable discovery at the ancient Roman city of Pompeii,...
Ulez fines scandal: Italian police ‘illegally accessed’ thousands of EU drivers’ data
Italy’s data protection body is investigating claims – denied by TfL – that police shared names and addresses with firm collecting penalties from drivers The...
Animal rights groups decry ‘brutal’ killing of bear by Italian forestry police
Culling of M90 comes amid ongoing legal battles over how to deal with bears deemed dangerous to humans Animal rights activists have decried the “brutal”...
Mafia boss who escaped prison using bedsheets recaptured in France
Marco Raduano broke out of high-security wing of a prison in Sardinia in February 2023 A notorious mafia boss who escaped from a high-security prison...
Italian minister investigated over alleged art theft quits
Vittorio Sgarbi, who denies allegations over painting, cites separate antitrust investigation in resignation An Italian art critic who was recently placed under investigation over allegations...
‘It’s unfathomable’: speed hump saboteurs join Italy’s pro-car vandals
First cameras were torn down by someone calling themselves Fleximan – now traffic calming measures are being targeted Renzo Bergamini, the mayor of Gualtieri, was...
Italy lodges protest after citizen led in chains into Budapest court
Hungarian ambassador summoned amid national uproar at treatment of Ilaria Salis, accused of attacking neo-Nazis Italy’s government has said that authorities in Hungary went “too...
Museum chief brands Florence a ‘prostitute’ over tourist numbers
Cecilie Hollberg sparks outrage in remarks about capital city of Tuscan region being ‘crushed by tourism’ Mass tourism has turned Florence into a “prostitute”, one...
African Union Commission calls for ‘paradigm shift’ at Italy-Africa summit
Moussa Faki welcomes Giorgia Meloni’s plan to strengthen relations but says ‘we are not beggars’ The chair of the African Union Commission has said “we...
