A bus driver died after being struck by a brick during an attack on a coach carrying supporters of the Pistoia basketball team on Sunday. The incident occurred on the A2 highway near Rieti, following Pistoia’s 88-73 win over Rieti Sebastiani Basket in Italy’s second-tier basketball league.
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Italian exports to the United States could fall by up to €16.5 billion in the medium term as a result of new import duties introduced by US President Donald Trump’s administration, industry group Confindustria warned on Monday.
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Antico Caffè Greco, Rome’s oldest coffee house and one of Europe’s most historic cafés, was sealed by police on Wednesday following a protracted legal battle between its owners and managers.
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Sofia Corradi, the Italian educational pioneer who created the Erasmus student exchange programme, has died in Rome aged 91. Her family announced her death on Saturday, describing her as “a woman of great energy and intellectual and emotional generosity.”
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Premier Giorgia Meloni unveiled Italy’s 2026 budget bill, describing it as a “serious” plan built around families, business growth and tax relief. The cabinet approved the draft on Friday.
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The Vatican has confirmed that King Charles III and Queen Camilla will make an official visit to the Holy See on Thursday, 23 October, during Italy’s Jubilee Year. The visit will include a private audience with Pope Leo XIV and several events highlighting the shared commitment of the Catholic and Anglican Churches to environmental care […]
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A powerful bomb exploded late on Thursday outside the home of Rai investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci, in what Italian authorities have described as a deliberate act of intimidation.
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Belmond invites travellers to discover Italy in style aboard their 2026 luxury rail journeys with the legendary Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. The luxury rail company has announced four exclusive journeys from Paris to some of Italy’s most iconic destinations — Venice, the Amalfi Coast, Florence and Portofino — each paired with a stay at one of Belmond’s […]
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ROME — President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will attend the State funeral on Friday in Padua for three Carabinieri officers killed during an eviction near Verona. The government has declared a national day of mourning.
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ROME — Italy’s banks and insurance companies are to play a central role in funding the 2026 government budget. The Draft Budgetary Plan (DBP) submitted to the European Commission calls for a €4.4 billion contribution in 2026 — equal to 0.19 % of GDP. The financial sector’s contribution is to come via the extension of […]
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