Italy
A quarter of Italians at risk of poverty or social exclusion
Just under a quarter of the Italian population, 24.4%, was at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2022, Istat said this…
Italy launches ‘Berlusconi’ legal reform to bolster rights of accused
By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's cabinet approved a justice reform aimed at strengthening the rights of defendants, measures long advocated…
Tajani to be Forza Italia interim leader
Deputy Premier, Foreign Minister and centre-right Forza Italia (FI) national coordinator, Antonio Tajani, is to step up to become interim FI leader…
Telecom Italia CEO confident grid sale will go well
Telecom Italia's (TIM) plan to sell its prized landline grid asset to reduce debt "should and can go well", CEO Pietro Labriola…
Italy bids farewell to Berlusconi on contested day of mourning
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi continued to divide his country even after death, as a decision by the government, which includes…
Berlusconi’s funeral to be held on Wednesday
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will have a state funeral at Milan's Cathedral Il Duomo , to be held on Wednesday…
UPDATED: Italy’s former PM Silvio Berlusconi has died; State funeral on Wednesday
MILAN, June 12 (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul and former Italian prime minister who transformed the nation's politics with…
Extreme weather events register 135% increase in Italy
Italy suffered 122 extreme weather events in the first five months of 2023, a 135% increase on the 52 registered in the…
UPDATED: Big search underway for 5-year-old girl that disappeared in Florence
A big search in underway in the Italian city of Florence for five-year-old Cataleya Alvarez, known as Cata, of Peruvian origins. The…
Italy’s former PM Berlusconi back in hospital for leukaemia scheduled checks
MILAN (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was re-admitted to hospital in Milan for a scheduled medical checkup at the…
Italy special forces board Turkish vessel after alert over unidentified passengers
ROME, June 10 (Reuters) - A Turkish cargo vessel that Italian special forces boarded after the crew detected a group of unidentified…
Italy forces board Turkish cargo vessel to ‘liberate’ crew
ROME, June 9 (Reuters) - Italian special forces boarded a Turkish cargo vessel on Friday after the crew detected a group of…