Ms. Meloni’s conservative government has focused on law and order since taking office in October 2022. A security decree passed in June 2025 created more than a dozen new crimes, including protest activity in prisons and migrant centers, and made some kinds of demonstrations punishable with up to two years in prison.

For years, a rumor has circulated online that U.S. President Donald Trump once claimed that Italy and the United States have been allies since Ancient Rome. As alleged proof, social media users pointed to an image supposedly showing a translator's reaction to Trump's comments.

Italy is finally heading to the World Cup — just not in the sport most people might expect. Amid dark times for the country’s storied but ailing soccer team, some salvation comes in the form of the Azzurri’s unheralded cricketers after their first-ever qualification for a global tournament.

How far back does the rich history of Italian olives and oil stretch? My new research, published in the American Journal of Archaeology, synthesizing and reevaluating existing archaeological evidence,

At the tournament, the former South Africa allrounder will represent a country he hopes to visit some day

By Pratima Desai and Julia Payne LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The European Union is pushing ahead with plans to stockpile critical materials, with Italy, France and Germany set to take leading roles as the bloc moves to cut reliance on China,

Over the whole of 2025, the economy grew by 0.7% from the year earlier, when adjusted for the number of working days, ISTAT said. It will release on March 2 non-workday-adjusted growth data for last year, ​comparable with the government's 0.5% target.

After career success, Edward Krueger Connors Jr. says retirement in America left him feeling restless and uncomfortable. Now, at 80, he’s offloaded his house and possessions and moved to the Italian town of Lecce,

Tournament underdogs Italy got the party started in front of their home fans on Thursday, earning its first-ever women's ice hockey win in an Olympics with a 4-1 victory over France in front of a raucous crowd at Santagiulia Arena.