A 40-year-old man of Romanian nationality desecrated the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican by climbing onto it and toppling six bronze candelabras, each dating back to 1865 and valued at €30,000. He then began removing the linen altar cloth before being swiftly detained by Vatican security personnel.
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On 8th February 1848, the streets of Padua became the site of an uprising against Austrian rule, as students and ordinary citizens fought side by side in a bid to challenge the occupying forces.
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On 5 February, officials announced the discovery of an ancient burial site in Padula, Campania. The find includes 19 tombs dating back to the 4th century BC, one of which is believed to belong to a warrior.
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Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini said on Friday that the alleged use of Paragon Solutions’ ‘Graphite’ military-grade hacking software to spy on activists and journalists, including in Italy, could be due to internal tensions within the nation’s intelligence services. However, he emphasised that this was not his area of expertise.
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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Saturday condemned the vandalism of the Basovizza Foiba memorial near Trieste, calling it an offence to the entire nation.
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla are preparing to host actor Stanley Tucci for an exclusive dinner at their Highgrove residence this Friday. The event, which will include prominent figures such as Italian ambassador Inigo Lambertini, serves as a precursor to the royal couple’s confirmed state visit to Italy.
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The maiden voyage of the European Sleeper night train from Brussels to Venice was unexpectedly halted at the Italian border, forcing passengers to transfer to another train to complete their journey.
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There is no open case at the ICC against Italian officials, an ICC spokesman confirmed on Thursday.
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Luca Casarini, mission chief and founder of NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans, announced on Thursday that he will file a criminal complaint with prosecutors in Rome or Palermo. This over the alleged use of military-grade hacking software by Paragon Solutions to spy on 90 individuals, including himself.
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The asylum protocol between Rome and Tirana for fast-tracking asylum seekers at Italian-run centres in Albania must not compromise the EU asylum system or breach EU law, Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner said on Wednesday.
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