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Italy’s Civil Protection Department on Monday issued warnings for large parts of central and northern regions as a new round of severe weather approaches. Forecasters expect heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, strong winds, and frequent lightning strikes, conditions that officials say may trigger both......
A 66-year-old Italian hiker has died during a trekking expedition in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains after suffering a fatal fall while descending Mount Toubkal with his son. The incident has renewed attention on the risks associated with high......
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani spoke by phone on Wednesday with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty to review the latest developments in Gaza and Sudan, Italy’s Foreign Ministry announced. According to the statement, both ministers agreed to convene......
Morocco participated as an observer in the Cernia 2025 international search and rescue exercise held in the Balearic Islands, underscoring its growing involvement in regional security cooperation alongside NATO allies. The large-scale simulation tested emergency coordination mechanisms between air and......
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday defended her government’s controversial plan to process asylum seekers in Albania, attributing delays to legal challenges and political opposition. Her remarks came after an intergovernmental summit in Rome with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama,......
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani emphasized Italy’s significant role in promoting peace and reconstruction in the Middle East during the G7 Foreign Ministers Summit in Canada. Highlighting Italy’s planned €60 million investment in reconstruction, Tajani noted that efforts could......
A recent inspection of detention facilities at the Menton Franco-Italian border, a primary entry point for irregular immigration into France, has highlighted serious shortcomings, according to the General Controller of Places of Deprivation of Liberty (CGLPL). The report criticizes the detention......
ROME, November 3, 2025 — A 13th-century medieval tower undergoing renovation in central Rome partially collapsed on Monday, trapping one construction worker beneath the debris, authorities reported. Part of the façade of the Torre dei Conti, a historic tower......
Five German mountaineers, including a 17-year-old girl, have died and two others were injured after being caught in an avalanche near the Cima Vertana peak in northern Italy’s Trentino-Alto Adige region, Italian alpine rescue teams reported on Sunday. The avalanche occurred Saturday afternoon......
A 70-year-old Japanese tourist died in Rome on Friday evening after falling about seven meters from the outer wall of the Pantheon, one of the city’s most famous landmarks, according to local media reports. The tragic incident occurred around 9:50 p.m. Emergency services arrived quickly but were......
Italian coastguards have recovered seven bodies following the sinking of a migrant boat off the island of Lampedusa during the night of October 16–17. The vessel, which carried around thirty people, capsized in rough seas. Eleven survivors were rescued, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. According......
A bomb exploded overnight from Thursday to Friday, destroying the car of renowned Italian journalist Sigfrido Ranucci without causing any casualties, the television program Report, which he directs on Italy’s public broadcaster RAI, announced on X. The explosion occurred about twenty kilometers......
Rome — Three Italian Carabinieri officers were killed and around ten other law enforcement members injured on Tuesday when a farm exploded during an eviction operation in Castel d’Azzano, south of Verona, according to the Italian Ministry of Defense and local......
