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13 arrested in crackdown on Chinese mafia

August 5, 2025August 5, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian police have arrested 13 people in a nationwide operation targeting Chinese mafia and organised crime groups.

Vatican proposes solar farm on controversial radio site.

Vatican to build solar farm on controversial site

August 4, 2025August 4, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 430-hectare site north of Rome, once at the centre of a long-running health controversy, is set to become a solar farm powering the Vatican’s green transition.

Matteo Ricci under investigation for corruption. Image credit: Getty Images

MEP Matteo Ricci under investigation for corruption

July 23, 2025July 23, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Matteo Ricci, a Member of the European Parliament for the Democratic Party (PD) has confirmed that he is under investigation for corruption. The probe relates to contracts awarded during his time as mayor of Pesaro, between 2014 and 2019. Ricci is also the centre-left candidate for president of the Marche Region.

Outrage as memorial to Giacomo Matteotti vandalised

July 21, 2025July 21, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Politicians from across Italy’s political spectrum have condemned the vandalism of a marble plaque marking the site where the body of Socialist MP Giacomo Matteotti was found in 1924 following his assassination by Fascist agents.

Teen dies after sand hole collapses in on him.

Teen dies after sand hole collapses on Lazio beach

July 12, 2025July 12, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 17-year-old boy from Rome died on Thursday after being buried alive when the walls of a sand hole he had been digging collapsed on a beach north of Rome.

restaurant roof collapse kills sommelier and leaves three in critical condition

Sommelier killed in roof collapse at Michelin restaurant

July 8, 2025July 8, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 31-year-old woman has died after the roof collapse at a Michelin-starred restaurant in the coastal town of Terracina, south of Rome, on Monday night.

Greek court agrees extradition of villa pamphili murder suspect. Image credit: (Cecilia Fabiano / LaPresse)

Greek Court approves extradition of Kaufmann

June 27, 2025June 27, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A Greek court has approved the extradition of a 46-year-old American man accused of murdering his Russian partner and their baby daughter in Rome.

Ancient Roman head unearthed at Trajan’s Forum

June 23, 2025June 23, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Archaeologists in Rome have uncovered a colossal Roman head buried for centuries beneath Trajan’s Forum, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri announced on Saturday.

American arrested in Greece over Rome double homicide

June 14, 2025June 14, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian prosecutors say there is “reasonable suspicion” of a double homicide after the bodies of an American woman and her six-month-old daughter were found last Saturday in Rome’s Villa Pamphilj park. An American man has been arrested in connection with the deaths.

Man with Parkinson's becomes first medically assisted suicide in Tuscany. Image credit: Getty Images

Tuscany allows first assisted suicide under regional law

June 13, 2025June 13, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A man with Parkinson’s disease has become the first person in Tuscany to die by medically assisted suicide, following the region’s approval of a controversial law earlier this year.