Man ploughs car into crowd in Italy before trying to stab them BBC Italy PM Meloni heads to Modena after car-ramming, cancels Cyprus meeting Reuters Four bystanders tackle knife-wielding driver after car plows into crowd in Italy CNN Car Plows Into Pedestrians in Northern Italian Town, Injuring at Least 8 The New York Times Several injured after car plows … Read more
Published On 15 Oct 202515 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Italy’s 2026 World Cup qualifier against Israel was preceded by clashes between some pro-Palestinian demonstrators and police, while thousands of others peacefully marched through Udine in protest at the hosting of a match they felt should not be played. … Read more
Demonstrators said Italy’s government did not do enough to defend the crews on the flotilla. They are calling on the government to cut military ties with Israel, recognize a Palestinian state and cut arms spending. Rome has said it will not recognize Palestinian statehood until the hostages are released and militant group Hamas is out … Read more
Gaza flotilla resumes voyage as Italy, Spain deploy ships | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Middle East After two days anchored near Crete, the 40-vessel flotilla set sail again with Italian and Spanish warships nearby to monitor and support its passage. Greta Thunberg and a crew member flash victory signs from their ship, part of the … Read more
The wife of Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr said on Friday she was “at the complete disposal” of Italian judicial authorities following the death of a 24-year-old woman who was struck by a vehicle in Sardinia. Local media reports said Vivian Spohr was at the wheel of an SUV that was in collision with a pedestrian … Read more
German police officer among those held in raids against the ‘Ndrangheta over sales of expensive food and equipment. German and Italian authorities have arrested dozens of suspects, including a policeman, in raids against the ‘Ndrangheta criminal organisation over fraud involving the sale of expensive food and pizza-making equipment. The ‘Ndrangheta is considered Italy’s wealthiest and … Read more
Prime Minister Georgia Meloni says pope was ‘alert and responsive’ and cracking jokes during hospital visit. Pope Francis’s blood tests have shown a “slight improvement” in his condition as he receives hospital treatment for pneumonia, the Vatican has said. The 88-year-old pontiff was now in stable condition, as he continues to battle an ongoing respiratory … Read more
Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist who was detained last month in Iran while on a reporting trip, was released and on her way back to Italy on Wednesday, the Italian government said in a statement. “The plane that is taking journalist Cecilia Sala home took off a few minutes ago from Tehran,” the Italian government … Read more
Critics call the decision ‘intolerable discrimination’ against young Italians on ‘an arduous journey to gain citizenship’. The Italian government has granted Argentinian President Javier Milei citizenship based on his Italian heritage, according to Italian news agency ANSA, sparking outrage across the country. Milei’s sister Karina also received citizenship, ANSA reported on Saturday, which said the … Read more
Italy’s parliament has made it illegal for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy – a pet project of the prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s party that activists say is meant to target same-sex partners. Since taking office in 2022, Meloni has pursued a highly conservative social agenda, looking to promote what she … Read more