Venice

Call to ban cruise ships from Venice canal

Call to ban cruise ships from Venice canal

Italy’s transport minister Danilo Toninelli has called for cruise ships to be banned from using the Giudecca Canal in Venice, after an out-of-control liner rammed a river tourist boat in…

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Watch the moment a Cruise liner looses control and hits tourist boat in Venice

Watch the moment a Cruise liner looses control and hits tourist boat in Venice

A cruise liner early Sunday morning lost control and smashed into tourist boat, the Michelangelo, as it was docking in Venice, Italy. In the incident at least five people were…

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Ex Italian political stalwart Gianni de Michelis dies aged 78

Ex Italian political stalwart Gianni de Michelis dies aged 78

Gianni de Michelis, a stalwart of the Italian Socialist Party and of the Italian political scene in the 80s and 90s, has died, aged 78. The news was given by…

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Venice issues three-year ban on new takeaways and restrictions for existing ones

Venice issues three-year ban on new takeaways and restrictions for existing ones

In an attempt to remove the “blots on the Venice copybook” noted by UNESCO, which had threatened to include Venice in its “black list” of World Heritage Sites at risk, and…

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Vance seizes MAGA spotlight as Republicans begin looking beyond Trump

Vice President JD Vance took center stage at the Republican convention in Dallas on Thursday in a sp...

What’s happened to al Qaeda in the 25 years since 9/11?

In the 25 years since al Qaeda militants hijacked passenger jets and flew them into New York's World...

International operation targets Camorra-linked counterfeit euro network

Europol has supported an international operation targeting a criminal network linked to the Italian ...

Next 9/11 shock might be being planned where we’re not looking, UK’s MI5 chief says

Intelligence services must not dwell too much on past threats but accept that a new strategic shock ...

Italian civil-rights icon Emma Bonino dies at 78

Emma Bonino, a veteran Italian civil-rights campaigner, former foreign minister and former European ...

Malta News Briefing – Friday 11 September 2026

Morning Briefing Abela, Costa discuss EU budget, migration and Ukraine in Malta Prime Ministe...

Thousands of horses caught up in Europe-wide trafficking scheme

Europol has supported a major operation against a criminal network suspected of trafficking horses a...

Houthis advance along Yemeni coast, threaten Saudi oil exports in the Red Sea

Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday and advanced down the ...

Russia sends bones of medieval warrior prince to Ukraine front to boost morale

Bone fragments from the sword hand of a medieval Russian prince who won a famous victory over the Mo...

Malta News Briefing – Thursday 10 September 2026

Morning Briefing Abela outlines first 100 days of government, unveils startup, AI and social mea...