Silvio Berlusconi, the tycoon-turned-politician and former Italian prime minister, has died in Milan at the age of 86. The right-wing leader, born in Milan on September 29, 1936, was widely known for his financial and sex scandals, but also transformed…
Scholz to visit Italian Prime Minister Meloni in Rome
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to travel to Rome on Thursday to meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. It is the chancellor’s first visit to the Italian capital since the leader of the radical far-right Brothers of Italy party took…
Buffon sends emotional message to Parma after promotion failure
Gigi Buffon was moved to tears after Parma lost the Serie B promotion play-off to Cagliari. ‘There are defeats that make you feel surrounded by thousands of arms, where tears represent in reality sowing of seeds.’ The Ducali had been…
Lake Maggiore boat accident: Questions remain over spy deaths
The story of a boat that sank on Lake Maggiore on 28 May has elements of a spy novel. Four people tragically drowned on the picturesque and popular lake south of the Swiss Alps. One was a former agent from…
Italy: Agents die when boat capsizes on Lake Maggiore
Two Italian intelligence agents and a retired Israeli security forces member were among four victims of Sunday’s boating disaster on Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, local officials say. They named the Italians as Claudio Alonzi, 62, and Tiziana Barnobi, 53.…
Mystery of why Venice’s Grand Canal turned fluorescent green is solved
The spectacular transformation of a stretch of Venice’s Grand Canal to fluorescent green was due to fluorescein, a non-toxic substance used for testing wastewater networks, local authorities have concluded. Residents noticed a stretch of Venice’s Grand Canal turned bright green…
Giroud nets hat-trick as AC Milan thrash Sampdoria 5-1
An Olivier Giroud hat-trick helped AC Milan demolish already-relegated Sampdoria 5-1 in the Italian Serie A on Saturday, earning Stefano Pioli’s side a much-needed morale boost. Rafael Leao put AC Milan ahead in the ninth minute before Sampdoria found an…
Italy floods leave 9 dead and force 13,000 from their homes
More than 20 rivers have burst their banks in Italy, leaving nine people dead and forcing 13,000 from their homes after six months’ rainfall fell in a day and a half. Almost every river flooded between the north-east coast at…
Zelensky due in Rome Saturday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be welcomed in Rome by Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella on Saturday, Italy’s presidential palace said. Zelensky is also expected to meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Pope Francis during his visit. Ever since she…
Osimhen surpasses Weah’s goals record
Nigeria international Victor Osimhen on Sunday became the highest scoring African in Serie A history after netting Napoli’s only goal in their 1-0 win over Fiorentina at the Diego Maradona stadium, PUNCH Sports Extra. Osimhen saw one penalty saved before…
