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Abruzzo Airport By Ra Boe - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9447218

Abruzzo airport sees 66% rise in passenger traffic

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Abruzzo Airport is cementing its status as a primary gateway to Central Italy, reporting a massive 65.8% increase in passenger traffic for the first four months of 2026.

Global Sumud flotilla activist La Piccirella returns to Italy

Global Sumud Flotilla activist returns to Italy

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

La Piccirella, a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla, arrived at Fiumicino airport this week following his detention. His return comes in the wake of a dramatic naval operation between April 29 and 30, where Israeli naval forces intercepted 21 vessels headed for Gaza in international waters south of Crete.

Angri in Salerno where a woman castrated her husband

Man castrated by partner in Angri

May 3, 2026May 3, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 41-year-old Bangladeshi man is in hospital in serious condition after being drugged and castrated by his partner in Angri.

Italy mourns Alex Zanardi

May 3, 2026May 3, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Alex Zanardi, the Bologna-born racing driver and Paralympic gold medallist, who overcame catastrophic injury to become one of Italy’s most beloved sporting figures, has died aged 59.

Tuscany wildfire spreads across Monte Faete. Image: still from Vigili del Fuoco video on X.com

Monte Faete fire 70% contained

May 2, 2026May 2, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Three days after a blaze fuelled by burning olive prunings tore through Tuscan woodland on Monte Faete, firefighters have made significant progress. However, conditions remain volatile and two new fires have broken out nearby.

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Florence launches regulated tourist shuttle system

May 2, 2026May 2, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Six months after clearing rickshaws and caddies from its UNESCO streets, Florence begins issuing permits for a new, guided shuttle system. It is designed to bring order to the historic centre’s tourist transport chaos.

Some of the 337 artefacts returned from the US to Italy. Photo: Agnese Sbaffi © Ministry of Culture

Italy reclaims 337 artefacts from the US

May 2, 2026May 2, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

From a first-century head of Alexander depicted as a sun god to a Renaissance letter from a duke to his poet, a landmark repatriation of artefacts marks 25 years of Italian-American cooperation against the global art trafficking trade.

IDF illegally board flotilla in international waters. Image from cameras aboard one of the flotilla boats.

Meloni condemns Israel over flotilla detained in international waters

May 1, 2026May 1, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s government joins a chorus of international condemnation as Rome demands the immediate release of its citizens, aboard the Global Sumud flotilla, illegally detained in international waters. The developing situation takes a new turn with Israel’s announcement that activists will be brought ashore in Greece.

Sigfrido Ranucci received reprimand from Rai over Nordio allegations

Rai reprimands Ranucci over Nordio brothel allegation

May 1, 2026May 1, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Report host Sigfrido Ranucci faces a formal reprimand and the withdrawal of RAI’s legal protection after alleging the Carlo Nordio, the justice minister, visited a Uruguayan ranch at the centre of a political storm.

The new Housing Plan promises 100,000 properties in the next 10 years

Ambitious Housing Plan launched

May 1, 2026May 1, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

€10 billion over ten years, 100,000 new homes, 60,000 regenerated units and simplified rules for private buyers. The new housing plan, the Piano Casa, is the government’s most sweeping domestic policy announcement since taking office.