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Le Murate prison, Florence will host guided tours on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Florence marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with guided visits

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Florence will mark Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January with a programme of free guided visits at some of the city’s most important places of memory.

Screenshot from video of ICE agents threatening Italian journalist. Image credit: https://www.instagram.com/inmezzorarai/

Opposition urge Meloni to condemn ICE threats

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Footage of two Italian journalists being threatened by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis has sparked political controversy in Italy.

Parents of Carlomagno were found hanged in their garden - a suspected double suicide.

Parents of femicide suspect Carlomagno found dead near Rome

January 25, 2026January 25, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The parents of a man, Claudio Carlomagno, who confessed to killing his wife in a femicide earlier this month were found dead at their home north of Rome on Saturday evening.

Chianti - thousands of 'name abuse' online. Image credit: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQW28fWjaf4/

Consorzio flags over 2,500 online abuses of Chianti name

January 25, 2026January 25, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

More than 2,500 online contents linked to the improper use of the Chianti name have been identified in the past six months, according to a monitoring report commissioned by the Consorzio Vino Chianti.

Swiss bar owners released on bail. Image credit: Getty Images

Italy protests release of Swiss bar owner

January 25, 2026January 25, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy has formally protested the release on bail of the owner of a Swiss bar destroyed in a deadly New Year’s Day fire and has recalled its ambassador to Switzerland.

Italian wolf population increasing. Image credit: https://animalia.bio/

Growing wolf population sparks urban safety fears

January 25, 2026January 25, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s wolf population has risen to an estimated 3,000 to 3,500 animals, a dramatic recovery from the early 1970s when the species was close to extinction.

Gentileschi self-portrait as St Catherine of Siena, up for auction at Christies

Rare Gentileschi self-portrait up for auction

January 24, 2026January 24, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A rare Artemisia Gentileschi self-portrait will go under the hammer at Christie’s New York on 4 February 2026, as part of its Old Masters sale during Classic Week. The painting, Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, will be on public view at Christie’s Rockefeller Center galleries from 29 January. The sale estimate is between $2.5 […]