Italy's cabinet has announced a state of emergency on immigration following a "sharp rise" in flows across the Mediterranean, a statement says, in a move aimed at better management of migrant arrivals and repatriation facilities.
The Italian resort island of Ischia has a long history of natural disasters, but experts say this weekend's landslide that has killed eight people and left five missing was exacerbated by a combination of climate change and often-illegal excessive development.
From Positano to Florence, Naples to Rome, Italy is globally renowned for its impeccable style and elegance entwined with historic and regional influences; from sunny, southern waterfront villas traditional northern houses nestled in vineyards to chic and contemporary apartments in Milan.
The Italian government has ordered the seizure of a luxury yacht worth some $700 million that has been linked in the media to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A Tel Aviv family court has held its first hearing in a custody battle over a six-year-old boy, the sole survivor of an Italian cable car disaster, who was taken to Israel by his grandfather without permission of family in Italy.
The mayor of Italy's financial capital Milan wants answers as to why a fire was able to rip through an apartment block and melt its cladding, comparing it to the Grenfell Tower fire in London that killed 71 people four years ago.
Italy have won the European Championship for the first time since 1968 as Gianluigi Donnarumma saved two England penalties en route to a 3-2 shootout win after the teams had fought out a 1-1 extra-time draw at a raucous Wembley.
