MILAN — Italian authorities on Thursday seized a luxury residential complex in Milan’s historic Brera district as part of a sprawling urban planning investigation that has already ensnared senior officials and high-profile figures in the city’s construction and architectural world.
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Police on Thursday arrested nine people in an investigation into alleged fraud against the non-profit organisation that manages Florence Cathedral.
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Premier Giorgia Meloni and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy agreed on the next steps toward securing a “just and lasting peace” for Ukraine during talks in Rome on Tuesday, Palazzo Chigi said.
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Italian cuisine has been added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage lists. The decision came on Wednesday at a meeting of the UN agency’s Intergovernmental Committee in New Delhi.
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Police arrested 14 people in Rome on Friday in a major operation targeting a clan of the Naples-based Camorra that is accused of running criminal rackets in the capital.
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Fresh discoveries in the Villa of the Slaves at Pompeii have revealed more about daily life in the Civita Giuliana complex, where enslaved workers lived. The Italian culture ministry announced the findings on Friday.
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The Treccani Institute has chosen “trust” as its Word of the Year for 2025. The influential dictionary and encyclopaedia highlighted its “relevance and ethical significance” during a period of uncertainty.
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The Italian logistics unit of Amazon has paid about €180 million to the tax agency and dismantled a monitoring system for delivery staff, closing a probe into alleged tax fraud and illegal labour practices, according to sources cited by Reuters.
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The Vatican Bank has released its first Sustainability Report, outlining its progress on environmental, social and governance standards and its commitment to faith-aligned investment practices.
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A row over the presence of an allegedly far-right publisher at Rome’s Più Libri Più Liberi book fair intensified on Thursday after Orecchio Acerbo said it would leave the Italian Publishers Association (AIE) in protest.
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