The American pontiff brushed off a stinging broadside from the US president as he departed Rome for a landmark 11-day, four-nation tour of Africa, the most ambitious trip of his papacy to date. “I am not afraid of the Trump administration,” he said.
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A straight-sets victory over Carlos Alcaraz in a blustery final at the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters restores Jannik Sinner to the summit of world tennis. Sinner triumphed 7-6 (7-5), 6-3.
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Stefano Gabbana, the co-founder of one of Italy’s most iconic fashion houses, has resigned from his executive roles at the group he built with Domenico Dolce, as the brand navigates a luxury sector slowdown and refinancing talks with its banks.
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Silvia Salis, the former Olympic athlete turned mayor of Genoa, has said she would at least consider a challenge to Giorgia Meloni if the centre-left asked her to stand. However, she was careful to add that her mandate, and her loyalty to Genoa’s voters, come first.
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Italy’s foreign minister and Forza Italia (FI) leader, Anotnio Tajani, flew to Milan on Friday for an extended session with Marina and Pier Silvio Berlusconi that had been the subject of intense speculation. He emerged with his position apparently secure.
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A new OECD report has flagged mounting pressures on Italy’s public finances, pointing to defence spending, pensions and climate obligations as growing obstacles to consolidation. Economy Minister Giorgetti acknowledged downward growth revisions are coming but insisted Italian fundamentals remain sound.
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The fallout from a culture ministry funding panel’s decision to deny support to the Regeni documentary – insight into Italy’s most prominent human rights case – continues to deepen. A third member has now resigned and the minister is himself declaring his personal opposition to the decision.
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Italy’s magistrates’ union says it is ready to work with the Meloni government on speeding up the justice system. The numbers behind the debate reveal a problem that goes far beyond the institutional reforms that have dominated the political argument.
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9 April 1454 — On this day, five rival Italian powers signed the Treaty of Lodi, on the banks of the river Adda, that gave the peninsula four decades of relative peace.
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Two days after one of Europe’s largest landslides brought Italy’s main north-south Adriatic corridor to a standstill, motorists can once again travel through Molise on the A14. However, the railway line remains shut and the work of recovery is far from over.
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