Institutions
Australians are searching for Italian citizenship like never before, just as Rome shuts the door
Google Trends data shows Australian searches for Italian citizenship have roughly tripled in a decade, and that every turn in Italy’s tightening of the rules has sent them higher.
News
Di Battista's return to Italy delayed after surgery in Cuba following deterioration
Former M5S MP had been set to return home on Friday
News
Summer 2026 hottest in Italy since 1950
With average temperature of 24.3 degrees C it beats that of 2003
News
Il Globo TV arrives on VIDAA: bringing Italy even closer
The streaming service dedicated to Italian television has expanded its international reach and is now available on Smart TVs powered by the VIDAA operating system.
News
Rai pulling plug on Ranucci “would be political decision”
Journalist sues magistrate for asking if he was being blackmailed.
News

Di Battista's return to Italy delayed after surgery in Cuba following deterioration

Former M5S MP had been set to return home on Friday
News

Summer 2026 hottest in Italy since 1950

With average temperature of 24.3 degrees C it beats that of 2003
Institutions

Australians are searching for Italian citizenship like never before, just as Rome shuts the door

Google Trends data shows Australian searches for Italian citizenship have roughly tripled in a decade, and that every turn in Italy’s tightening of the rules has sent them higher.
News

Il Globo TV arrives on VIDAA: bringing Italy even closer

The streaming service dedicated to Italian television has expanded its international reach and is now available on Smart TVs powered by the VIDAA operating system.
News

Rai pulling plug on Ranucci “would be political decision”

Journalist sues magistrate for asking if he was being blackmailed.
Politics

Pd slams overseas Constituency reform: “Democratic representation undermined”

Nicola Carè warns of a possible constitutional breach, while Francesco Giacobbe accuses the government of weakening the voice of Italians abroad.
Politics

Italy’s Lower House approves electoral reform in first vote

The bill cleared the Chamber of Deputies with 217 votes and now heads to the Senate, while opposition leader Elly Schlein claims Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s coalition has “lost its majority”
Politics

Meloni says regrets nothing with Trump, aims for Western unity

I have similarities with Trump, from immigration to the woke culture.
Politics

Govt parties present bills to boost repatriations, tighten rules on citizenship

Made possible by changes to EU Migrant Pact that Meloni pushed for says FdI’s Bignami.
Politics

Mattarella eyes security decree incentive for lawyers who get migrants to go back

Measure must be converted into law by April 25 or it will lapse.
Business

We can talk about State stake in Stellantis says Urso

Business and Made in Italy Minister Adolfo Urso said Thursday that the government is open to taking out a stake in carmaker Stellantis, if CEO Carlos Tavares wants.
News

IL GLOBO TV the first to offer Rai to Italians in the UK and Spain

With a new agreement between Rai COM & Il Globo TV, announced by Rai on December 6, selected Rai channels will provided for the first time to Italians in the UK and Spain from January 1, 2024.
Business

Nutella maker Ferrero to buy cereal maker WK Kellogg

Italian confectioner Ferrero, known for brands like Nutella and Kinder, is buying the century-old US cereal company WK Kellogg.
Business

Carlos Tavares leaves Stellantis

Carlos Tavares is stepping down from his role as head of Stellantis, effective immediately.
News

Italy may reactivate coal plants if gas price reaches 70 euros

“We are talking about an emergency scenario” says energy minister Gilberto Pichetto.
Environment

Storms continue to pound Southern Italy

A wave of storms that has been battering Southern Italy for days, causing havoc and massive damage, continued unabated on Wednesday, with Sicily, Sardinia and Calabria hit especially hard by ‘Cyclone Harry’.
Environment

Mimmo the Dolphin refuses to leave Venice waters

Italy’s now famous Mimmo the Dolphin is refusing to leave St Mark’s Basin in Venice despite running the risk of being injured by boats or posing a hazard himself and is again delighting tourists with his playful frolics.
Environment

Venice vessels told to dodge lagoon dolphin

Vessels in Venice have been told to avoid hitting a dolphin that has been cavorting in the lagoon since July and which, since the start of last month, has been increasingly approaching liners, boats, water taxis and gondolas.
Health

Trentino top for quality of life, Umbria last - report

Trentino is the top Italian region for health-related quality of life while Umbria is last, according to a new report out Wednesday.
Health

Swine fever: 24 outbreaks, ‘complex situation, caution’

There are currently 24 outbreaks of swine fever in Italy and the “complex” situation warrants “caution”, the Extraordinary Commissioner for African Swine Fever, Giovanni Filippini, told ANSA Monday.
Health

Italy leads EU in life expectancy

Italy leads the European Union in life expectancy at 84.1 years, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday.
Health

Tailor-made cells against a serious brain tumour

A new weapon against glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat brain tumours, has been developed by a team from the Neurological Institute of Milan.
Vatican

Trump blasts Pope Leo as tensions rise over Iran conflict

Vatican condemnation of conflict sparks sharp response from White House.
Vatican

Italy’s Milano Cortina athletes meet the Pope: “An emotion like the Games”

After the Quirinale, the champions head to the Vatican, then to Palazzo Chigi to meet Meloni.
Vatican

Pope names Italian Australian as Vatican’s chief legal expert

Pope Leo has named an ‌Australian bishop to lead the Vatican ‌office that oversees the Catholic Church’s extensive ‌legal system, adding global diversity to the pontiff’s close team of advisors in his second major Vatican appointment.