The Dispatch

Mild earthquake in Catania

An earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale hit the north-east of the Catania province in Sicily, Italy, overnight. According to the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), the…

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Tripoli’s Government asks Cyprus not to issue passports for Haftar’s sons

Fathi Bashagha, the Interior Minister of Libya’s internationally recognised government in Tripoli has asked his counterpart in Cyprus not to issue passports for four sons of Khalifa Haftar, after news…

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Italy requests EU plan of action for new migrant wave from Libya

Italy's government has written to the European Union asking it to prepare a plan of action to address the risk of a new wave of migrants escaping from the armed…

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Abandoned newborn found in a cemetery in Italy

A newborn baby is in serious condition at a hospital in Adria after he was found abandoned in a bag in a car park near the cemetery in Rosolina Mare…

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Two US carrier strike groups in the Mediterranean sea for joint training

For the first time since 2016, the United States is deploying two Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, the USS John C. Stennis and the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Mediterranean. A typical…

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France to invest €6 million in free breakfasts at public schools

A number of French public schools have begun serving free breakfast to students as part of a new government programme aimed at improving student performance by combatting hunger. French…

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Man stabbed in Rome for wearing a crucifix

Italian Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini revealed on Tuesday that a Moroccan national stabbed a man for wearing a crucifix at Rome's central Termini train station. The…

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Discussion about an urgent financial bailout for Rome

Italy’s coalition government's partners are meeting to try to decide on an urgent financial bailout for the city of Rome that has accumulated debts of €12 billion. Rome's debt…

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Cyprus in shock as man admits he is a serial killer

Police in Cyprus are investigating the actions of a possible serial killer after two women were found murdered and dumped in a mine shaft and a third, a six-year-old child,…

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Female voters could decide Spanish general election result

Euronews reports that according to a poll by the Center for Sociology Studies, 60% of undecided voters for the upcoming Spanish election are women. This means around 4 million women…

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Slideshow: Easter celebrations around the world

Easter is the most important and oldest Christian festival and marks the death and resurrection Jesus Christ. The feast is fixed onto the first Sunday after the first full moon…

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Pope Francis prays that the light of the Risen Christ shines in the darkness of conflicts around the world

In his Easter Urbi et Orbi address, Pope Francis prayed that the light of the Risen Christ shine in the darkness of conflicts around the world, especially those in…

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Notre Dame Cathedral has now been stabilized

Architects and construction workers have now stabilized the damaged structure of Notre Dame cathedral, after a fast-spreading fire ravaged the iconic Paris building, and firefighters have now left the…

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A Quick Look: Easter and it’s Traditions

In the Christian tradition, Easter is the most important and oldest festival and marks the death and resurrection Jesus Christ. The feast is fixed onto the first Sunday after…

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Pope’s Easter vigil Mass calls on worshipers to live for God not material things

Pope Francis led Catholics into Easter at a vigil Mass on Saturday night and called on worshippers to live for God, not fleeting things such as wealth or success. The…

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Cause of Madeira bus crash still unknown

Portuguese authorities said they still have to establish what caused a bus carrying 55 tourists, a guide and a driver rolled down a steep hillside after veering off the…

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Fears of an early elections in Italy as coalition partners accuse each other of corruption

Italy’s coalition government seems to be veering closer to collapse after the far-right League and anti-establishment Five Star Movement allies traded allegations of corruption. The allegations are directed against the…

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Slideshow: Good Friday traditions from around the world

A series of photos from around the world of the various traditions that are organised on Good Friday. Good Friday is meant to be a day of reflection for Christians,…

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Crown of Thorns from Notre Dame to be carried in Good Friday procession in Paris

Good Friday will be marked in the shadow of Notre Dame Cathedral with a procession carrying one of the treasures saved from this week's devastating fire. Clergy and believers will…

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Photostory: The ‘Madruga’ processions in Seville

Detail of the image of the statue known as the Christ of Health during the Gypsies' Brotherhood procession held during the so called 'Madruga' (lit. Small Hours) in Seville, Spain.…

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Slideshow: Good Friday in the Philippines

Penitents during Good Friday in San Juan village, San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines. Thousands of Catholic devotees witnessed dozens of men who were nailed to wooden crosses or flogged themselves…

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Photostory: Maundy Thursday in Malaga

Spanish Legionaries carry the statue of Christ of the Good Death in preparation for its procession in Malaga, Spain. Legionaries carry the Christ to its "tronos" or throne before the…

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Disney pledges $5 million to support rebuilding of Notre-Dame Cathedral

The Walt Disney Company announced it is committing $5 million to aid in the reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris following the devastating fire that severely damaged the historic landmark…

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Pope Francis ushers in the most solemn period in the Catholic liturgical calendar

Pope Francis is ushering in the most solemn period in the Catholic liturgical calendar by celebrating a Holy Thursday Mass. The Chrism Mass celebrates the unity of priests with…

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Victor Hugo’s ‘The Hunchback of Notre-Dame’ shoots to the top of Amazon best-seller list

Victor Hugo's 19th-century classic 'Notre-Dame de Paris, know in English as the 'The Hunchback of Notre-Dame', is at the top of Amazon's best-selling list in France following the blaze that…

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Fuel shortages across Portugal

Petrol stations across Portugal are running dry as tanker drivers began a nationwide strike over pay and conditions. Shortages have prompted queues at petrol stations across the country, while some…

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Donations flood in to rebuild Paris’ Notre Dame

Nearly €1 billion has already poured in from around the world to restore Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a massive fire. French Presidential cultural heritage envoy Stephane Bern…

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Salvini insists terrorist presence on migrants boats from Libya now a certainty

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said the chaos in Libya following Khalifa Haftar's offensive has increased the risk of terrorist presence on migrant boats headed for Italy, said, adding…

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg meets Pope Francis

Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday met Pope Francis at the end of his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square. Thunberg shook hands and briefly spoke to…

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International competition launched to rebuild the spire of Notre-Dame Cathedral

France's Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has launched a competition for international architects to rebuild the spire of Notre-Dame Cathedral. Huge sums of money have been pledged to repair the…

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Slight tremor registered in Perugia

An earthquake of the intensity of 3.2 was registered at 5.46 am in Umbria in the Italian province of Perugia. The Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology - Istituto…

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Roman statue stolen from Italian actor Benigni recovered

Italian police have recovered and an ancient Roman statue stolen from comic Italian actor and director Roberto Benigni. The statue from the second-century was stolen from Benigni's villa in Rome…

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The Notre Dame Fire…what happens next

French President Emmanuel Macron says Notre-Dame cathedral will be rebuilt "even more beautifully" and that he wants the work done within five years. A massive fire on Monday ravaged the…

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Italy on the alert for foreign fighters escaping from Libya

The Italian Interior Ministry issued a directive aimed at dealing with terrorists possibly escaping and arriving from war torn Libya. The Ministry warned that hundreds of Islamic terrorists could arrive…

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Notre Dame fire: Nine other churches in Europe rebuilt after disaster

As France starts coming to terms with the damages and plans for rebuilding the beloved Notre Dame after its devastating fire, Euronews has taken a look at other churches…

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Libyan PM Sarraj warns that 800,000 migrants are set to try reach Europe

Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj in an interview with Italian daily Corriere della Sera warned that 800,000 migrants and Libyans could 'invade' Italy from conflict-torn Libya. Among them, he said,…

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Salvini once more under investigation for kidnapping of migrants

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini is once under investigation for kidnapping migrants. Salvini on Monday said he is being probed for allegedly abducting migrants allegedly held on a ship stopped…

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Fire on an Air France aircraft at Florence airport

The quick intervention of the emergency service at the Vespucci Airport in Florence, Italy, brought a fire in the undercarriage of an Air France aircraft promptly under control. The aircraft…

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Business Forum For Businesses with French Interests

“Doing Business with France, then and in today’s environment” will be the theme of this year’s annual Business Forum being organised by the Maltese French Chamber of Commerce on Monday…

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Spanish transport strikes set to cause chaos for Holy Week

Two aerial transport workers unions have warned they will be striking in Spain this week. The USO and UGT unions went to Spanish airports and asked around 60,000 ground crew…

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Mild earthquake in Macerata, Italy

The area of Marche in the province of Macerata in Italy was shaken by an earthquake measuring 3 on the Richter Scale. The earthquake was registered at 23.15 of Sunday…

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Italy says “no” to military intervention in Libya

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has said any foreign military intervention in Libya would not resolve the latest conflict in its former colony, warning that it might trigger a refugee…

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Slideshow: The Milan Design Week

Photos from the Milan Design Week in Milan, Italy that opened on the 9th April and ends Sunday 14 April. During the Milan Design Week the latest trends and…

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Spanish authorities seeking power to view calls made on phones of drivers involved in a crash

Spanish authorities are going be even more vigilant on drivers who use their cellphones at the wheel. El Pais reports that the Spanish Civil Guard, Bartolomé Vargas, a Supreme Court…

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Euthanasia debate flares up in Spain as election campaign kicks off

Hours after the election campaign officially kicked off in Spain, it is being shadowed by the arrest of a 69-year-old Spaniard on homicide charges after he helped his terminally…

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Photostory: Scala Santa returns to original beauty

Worshippers attend the extraordinary opening after the restoration of the Scala Santa (Holy Stairs) at San Giovanni in Laterano Dome in Rome. The Scala Santa were brought to light…

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France ready to take some Sea Eye migrants

French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner announced that France is ready, along with several other European partners, to welcome 20 out of the 60 migrants stranded off Malta aboard the…

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Spain’s general election campaign kicks off

Rallies across Spain have been held to mark the official opening of the country’s general election campaign. Voters will go to the polls in a little over two weeks time…

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Salvini warns that migrants taken to Lampedusa will be expelled

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini warned that 90 migrants who were taken to Lampedusa after the boat they were travelling on was intercepted, will be expelled…

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Italy warns of humanitarian crisis in Libya… another attack by ISIS

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told the Lower House Parliament that the conflict in Libya risks creating a humanitarian crisis with major consequences for security. Conte said the humanitarian crisis,…

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Alan Kurdi ship appeals to Europe for a safe port

The Alan Kurdi ship that has been eight days out at sea with scores of African migrants on board appealed to European states for a safe port, saying the health…

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UniCredit risks EU antitrust fine

UniCredit is one of eight European banks that risk being fined by the European Commission for allegedly breaching EU competition rules, the Italian lender has said. The company said in…

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Salvini warns that Italy won’t stand by if France blocks Libyan peace process

Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini warned he would not "stand by" if France were to block peace in Libya. Salvini, speaking on the Italian radio station Rtl 102.5,…

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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI addresses sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church

In an essay published Thursday on the Catholic News Agency (CNA), Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI offered his thoughts about the sex abuse crisis facing the Church. Benedict reviewed the sexual…

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The Council of Cardinals wants more women in Vatican posts

The Council of Cardinals (C9), which advises Pope Francis on reforms of the Catholic Church, in its latest meeting this week, tackled the issue the presence of women in top…

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35 years after her disappearance…Vatican opens probe into Emanuela Orlandi’s case

The Vatican has decided to Vatican open an internal probe into the case of Emanuela Orlandi, a 15-year-old Vatican citizen who disappeared in the summer of 1983. Orlandi's family lawyer…

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Italian companies in energy sector leave Tripoli… ISIS attack in Fuhaqa

The Libya Observer reported that the President of the Italian-Libyan Chamber of Commerce, Gianfranco Damiano confirmed that part of the Italian companies operating in the oil and gas sector and…

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