Rome, May 29, 2025 – Around 3,500 minors in Italy have lost their mothers to femicide, according to new national data. The figure comes from the Independent National Observatory on Femicide Orphans, which monitors the impact of gender-based killings.
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Rome, May 29, 2025 – Italy’s top political leaders have launched a blistering attack on the Council of Europe (CoE). They dismiss its claims of racial profiling by Italian police as baseless, ideological, and insulting.
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Rome, May 29, 2025 – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Italy to maintain fiscal discipline and press forward with structural reforms, warning that the country’s economic outlook remains fragile despite recent gains.
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The Council of Europe’s anti-racism body on Wednesday urged Italy to investigate alleged racial profiling in its police forces. The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) called for an independent study to assess the scale of the issue.
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A Cagliari court on Wednesday rejected a Sardinia Governor Alessandra Todde appeal against a ruling disqualifying her from office. The January 3 ruling concerns alleged irregularities in campaign expenses during her successful bid for the presidency in February 2024.
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Italy’s largest trade union, CGIL, has asked the European Commission to block the Messina Bridge project. In a letter to Commissioner Jessika Roswall, CGIL said the Italian government’s approval process ignored key environmental and legal standards.
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Northern Italy continues to outperform the rest of the country in the 2025 Quality of Life rankings published by Il Sole 24 Ore. Bolzano, Gorizia, and Lecco top the lists for seniors, young adults, and children, respectively.
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Counting is underway in Italy’s municipal elections, with early results showing strong performances for centre-left candidates in several key cities.
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Italy is facing an alarming surge in extreme weather events, with over 110 incidents recorded from January to mid-May 2025 — a 31% increase compared to the same period last year.
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An Italian tourist was allegedly kidnapped and tortured for weeks in a Manhattan townhouse by a crypto investor, according to US media and police reports.
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