Delta launches first direct New York–Sardinia flight
Delta Air Lines’s new JFK–Olbia service, chosen by a public vote, marks a historic shift in transatlantic access to one of the Mediterranean’s most coveted destinations.
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Rome prosecutors consider charges over Flotilla activists treatment
Italian investigators are examining allegations of beatings, sexual violence, and abduction following Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters. Around 50 activists have been hospitalised in Turkey.
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Carlo Petrini, founder of the Slow Food movement, dies
The Piedmontese visionary, Carlo Petrini, who turned a protest against McDonald’s into a global food philosophy leaves behind a movement active in 160 countries and an enduring legacy of culinary conscience.
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Meloni pledges €150 million for Niscemi
The premier returns to the landslide-hit Sicilian town of Niscemi four months on, as investigators examine authorisations granted over decades on an unstable hillside.
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US lifts sanctions on UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese
A federal judge’s ruling that the Trump administration had likely infringed Francesca Albanese’s constitutional rights has forced Washington into a retreat. The Treasury Department has quietly removed the Italian academic’s name from its sanctions blacklist.
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Nine face trial over Calenzano Eni depot explosion
Seventeen months after an explosion tore through an Eni depot near Florence, killing five workers, prosecutors have concluded their investigation and referred nine individuals to trial. They exonerated the energy giant as a corporate entity.
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4.4-magnitude tremor shakes Naples
Thursday’s tremor is among the strongest recorded during the ongoing bradyseismic crisis at the Phlegrean Fields. Ground uplift has now reached 140 centimetres since 2005 and a new study warns of a critical transition within a decade.
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Italy celebrates World Bee Day
From the FAO’s Roman headquarters to the Botanical Garden and the Senate chamber, Italy has marked World Bee Day 2026 with an ambitious series of events. Italy also has the most productive beekeeping sector in the European Union.
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Giorgetti hunts for alternatives to the escape clause
The European Commission says it is actively examining Italy’s request to extend Stability Pact flexibility to energy crisis spending. However, the signals from Brussels remain cautious, and the frugal bloc’s resistance has not softened. Meanwhile, Giorgetti is looking at alternatives to the escape clause.
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No terrorism charge for Modena attacker
Prosecutors have declined to pursue terrorism or racial hatred as aggravating factors against Salim El Koudri. His lawyer is seeking a mental health evaluation and new details emerge about the 31-year-old’s state of mind before and during Saturday’s attack in Modena.
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