The mayor of a small town in southern Italy has issued an unusual proclamation: "Getting sick is prohibited."
Residents of Belcastro in the southern region of Calabria have been "ordered to avoid contracting any illness that requires medical (...)
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has been freed from an Iranian prison and is on a plane home, a spokesperson for the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Wednesday. Sala had been reporting in Iran's capital when she was "stopped by Tehran (...)
A former Israeli soldier on vacation in Brazil fled the country suddenly after a case was brought against him there alleging he was responsible for war crimes while serving in Gaza.
The case is the latest in a series of lawsuits brought by the Hind (...)
US President-elect Donald Trump hosted Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at his Mar-a-Lago club on Saturday, marking another high-profile meeting as Trump continues his transition activities ahead of his January inauguration.
Meloni's visit (...)
Italy has summoned Iran's ambassador to demand the immediate release of an Italian journalist who was detained in Tehran in December, as the government and opposition ramp up public pressure on the politically sensitive case.
Cecilia Sala, a (...)
Pope Francis officially launched the 2025 Holy Year on Christmas Eve by opening the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica, an event expected to draw over 30 million pilgrims to the Italian capital city, Rome.
Since the first Holy Year in 1300, passing (...)
ROME — Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, received Sheikh Muhammad Al-Issa, secretary general of the Muslim World League and chairman of the Muslim Scholars Association, at the Pope's office in Vatican City.
During the meeting, they (...)
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday accused Israel of "acts of genocide" against Palestinians in Gaza by depriving them of adequate water supplies.
The group, in an extensive report, found that between October 2023 and September 2024, Israeli (...)
Ottavia Piana, the caver who was stuck in a cave in the Bergamo area, has been rescued. At 2:59 am rescuers reached the exit, together with the stretcher on which the woman had been placed.
Piana had been injured in an exploratory area of the (...)
ROME — Saudi footballer Saud Abdulhamid etched his name in history by becoming the first Saudi player to score in a European club competition.
The AS Roma defender netted a crucial goal during his team's 3-0 victory over Portugal's Sporting Braga in (...)
Wicked, Conclave, Anora and The Brutalist are a few of the films expected to pick up Golden Globe nominations, which are announced on Monday.
It is the first major film ceremony to announce its shortlists, and will offer some clues as to how the (...)
A Catholic nun with the Sisters of Charity Institute in Milan was among 25 people arrested early Thursday morning for a litany of mafia-related crimes, including aiding and abetting extortion, drug trafficking, receiving stolen goods, usury, tax (...)
The reach and credibility of international law is at its lowest in years as governments dismiss arrest warrants in some of the most high-profile cases to come before the International Criminal Court.
In the past 18 months, the Hague-based court has (...)
A judge in Italy has sentenced a 23-year-old man to life in prison for the stabbing murder of his former girlfriend, a heinous act of femicide that has put violence against women in the spotlight in this country.
Filippo Turetta who admitted to (...)
A man wanted over one of Australia's most infamous cold cases, dubbed the Easey Street murders, is on his way back to the country after being extradited from Italy.
Suzanne Armstrong, 27, and Susan Bartlett, 28, were stabbed to death in their (...)
Israel will appeal against the International Criminal Court's arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant.
Judges last week issued warrants for the two men along with Hamas military commander (...)
It's the first time that Francis has openly urged for an investigation of genocide allegations over Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip. In September, he said Israel's attacks in Gaza and Lebanon have been "immoral" and disproportionate, and that its (...)
The ship, expected to arrive at the port of Shengjin on Thursday morning, left Lampedusa with only eight asylum seekers after judges in Catania and Rome rejected the Meloni government's decree on 'safe countries' last Monday.
The clash between (...)
ALULA —The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has signed a new strategic partnership with the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, to display a collection of archaeological artifacts from Saudi Arabia and AlUla for the first time.
The museum is a (...)
The Italian government has been criticized for praising fascist soldiers who fought in El Alamein, on the 82nd anniversary of the World War Two battle.
In a social media post, the defense ministry said that the troops who took part "sacrificed their (...)
MADRID — Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman and his accompanying delegation arrived in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday for an official visit aimed at enhancing bilateral relations and discussing issues of mutual interest.
This visit follows his (...)
ROME — Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman explored on Wednesday with the heads of major Italian industrial companies the promising opportunities for cooperation in the fields of military industries, research and development. They also (...)
ROME — Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman and his accompanying delegation arrived on Tuesday in the Italian capital Rome on an official visit.
The visit aims to review bilateral relations, explore opportunities for cooperation and (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman and his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto held an expanded bilateral meeting at the Madama Palace in Rome on Tuesday. Delegations from the defense ministries of the two countries attended (...)
A wave of bad weather has ravaged parts of Italy and central France, with storms and heavy rainfall expected batter to Italy's south until Tuesday.
The Italian region of Emilia Romagna has so far been the worst hit — with more than 160 millimeters (...)
