Climate leader Priyanka Lalla makes history at Vatican’s Raising Hope Conference

Cas­tel Gan­dol­fo, Italy—Nine­teen-year-old Priyan­ka Lal­la, UNICEF Youth Ad­vo­cate for the East­ern Caribbean, be­came the youngest in­vit­ed speak­er at the pres­ti­gious Rais­ing Hope Con­fer­ence, held at Pope Leo XIV’s Sum­mer Palace to...

Readers sound off on Italian-American voters, rooftop solar safety and civilian casualties

Think of LaGuardia, not Columbus, this election Manhattan: As a proud Italian-American, I must oppose the viewpoint that Italian-Americans should not vote for Zohran Mamdani because he doesn’t view Christopher Columbus as a hero, and support...

This tiny startup wants to produce the world's best AA battery: Captery's supercapacitor recharges in 160 seconds, pollutes less and can last decades - and I want one right now

Startup seeks to scale sustainable battery innovation via crowdfunding Captery promotes eco-friendly supercapacitor technology designed for reuse and reduced waste Cleaner energy storage solution with faster charging and longer life for everyday...

'UK's Lake Como' where fish and chips are so cheap and it's like being in Italy

Lauren Haughey Lifestyle and Money Reporter 07:00, 19 Oct 2025 The UK beach spot has an enchanting Mediterranean-style atmosphere(Image: ChrisHepburn via Getty Images) Britons yearning for a perfect escape might contemplate flying off to far-flung...

Italian blasphemy and German ingenuity: how swear words differ around the world

When researchers asked people around the world to list every taboo word they could think of, the differences that emerged were revealing. The length of each list, for example, varied widely. While native English speakers in the UK and Spanish...

WATCH: Italian survives bird strike to win MotoGP sprint at Phillip Island

Italian star Marco Bezzecchi has survived multiple seagull strikes to win the Australian MotoGP sprint race at Phillip Island. After claiming the sprint race by more than three seconds, the rider admitted to being ‘pretty scared’ when a flock of...

Spy Games and Superyachts: Inside the Italy-China Power Struggle Rocking Luxury Shipyards

By Daniele Lepido and Haze Fan (Bloomberg) The battle between Italian luxury yacht maker Ferretti SpA’s management and its top Chinese investor is once again in the spotlight just over a year after the company was roiled by a spying scandal....

Italy's smaller, smarter alternative to Venice

With a population of nearly 94,000, Treviso impressed judges by transforming an abandoned landfill into a solar park, overhauling its canal system to improve water quality and launching biodiversity projects to clean its air. The green drive is...

Italy’s plan to raise its flat tax for wealthy foreign residents by 50 per cent

Italy’s government is preparing to tighten one of its most high-profile tax incentives for the wealthy, signalling a shift in tone from open-armed attraction to cautious recalibration. Under its 2026 draft budget, Rome plans to raise the annual...

Airbus A320 Operated By Air Arabia Almost Crashed Into Sea In Italy

About a month ago, an A320 aircraft operated by Air Arabia reportedly lost altitude shortly after taking off from Italy, triggering the aircraft's GPWS, before the aircraft recovered and resumed flight towards Jordan. After conducting a...

Meet Nicole Vezzola: An Ambassador Of Valtenesi Italian Rose Wines

Nicole Vezzola, a fourth-generation winemaker Costaripa Fourth-generation Costaripa winemaker Nicole Vezzola is passionate about raising the profile of the rosé wines of Italy’s Valtėnesi wine region. More broadly, she aims to dispel prevailing...

Meet the 2 Italian nuns to be canonized October 19

One died in 1969 after mission work in Ecuador; the other died in 1855 after founding a congregation inspired by Vincent de Paul. Among the seven new saints to be canonized on October 19, 2025, are two Italian nuns. Maria Troncatti (1883-1969) was...

La Bella Vita: The best Italian Netflix shows and the great autumn wardrobe switch

From keeping up with the great Italian wardrobe switchover to sharing some of our favourite Italian Netflix series, our weekly newsletter La Bella Vita offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, drinking and living like an...

Italy: EIB lends €100 million to CAP Group to upgrade water and sewerage infrastructure in Milan and several provinces in Lombardy

(Credit: Unsplash) This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. EIB financing supports CAP Group Investment Plan 2025-2030 for the integrated water sector in Lombardy The operations will improve the reliability,...

Italy’s mafia exploits TikTok to rebrand, recruit followers, and launder money

Italy’s mafia, long associated with secrecy, violence, and a rigid code of silence, is undergoing a striking transformation. In a shift that mirrors the broader digital revolution in society, Italian crime clans are moving from covert operations...

Italian anti-mafia police investigating explosion of journalist's car

Italy's anti-mafia police are investigating after a car belonging to a leading journalist exploded outside his house. The blast took place on Thursday and targeted Sigfrido Ranucci, the lead anchor of Report, which is broadcast by state-run RAI....

Why climate education must evolve to include environmental rights as human rights

When the monsoon turned merciless last December, a government school in North Chennai saw its classrooms sink under waist-deep water. A student said, “We knew the chapter on floods by heart but not what to do when the water came for us.” That...

Italy-Romania Dialogue on Corporate Responsibility and Prevention Models 

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Last week there took place, at Italy’s Residence, a dialogue at top level between Italy and Romania on the issue of corporate responsibility and conformity at enterprise level. The meeting - held behind closed doors...

Italian anti-mafia police investigate after journalist's car explodes

Italy's anti-mafia police are investigating after a car belonging to a leading journalist exploded outside his house. The blast took place on Thursday and targeted Sigfrido Ranucci, the lead anchor of Report, which is broadcast by state-run RAI....

Italy’s Mafia Uses TikTok to Rebrand and Reach Followers

Italy’s mafia is increasingly moving from silence to spectacle—using TikTok to glamorize criminal life, recruit followers, and experiment with new forms of money laundering. It only takes one emoji to spread a mafia message. That’s the conclusion...