Italy
27 Feb
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government on Tuesday suffered its first electoral setback since taking office, as the centre-left opposition gained a narrow victory in a regional vote in Sardinia.
20 Feb
Victor Osimhen and his teammates at Napoli will be playing under a third manager this season after the struggling Italian champions sacked Walter Mazzarri on Monday and brought in Slovakia national team coach Francesco Calzona just two days before hosting Barcelona in the Champions League. The 62-year-old Mazzarri became the second man to be sent…
13 Feb
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Tuesday there were "too many victims" in Gaza, saying Israel's assault on the Palestinian territory following the unprecedented Hamas attacks was "disproportionate".
30 Jan
Italian authorities have accused OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, of breaching EU data protection law, giving the US firm 30 days to respond.
30 Jan
African leaders, yesterday, gathered at a Rome summit to hear Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s much-hyped plan for the continent, aimed at transforming Italy into an energy hub, and stopping migration.
9 Jan
Italy's Instagram star Chiara Ferragni is being investigated for fraud over a charity cake deal in which she suggested erroneously that the proceeds would help children with bone cancer. The fashion entrepreneur with 29.5 million followers on Instagram is at the heart of a scandal surrounding her 2022 endorsement of a pandoro cake -- a…
21 Dec
The leaders of two fringe neo-fascist groups in Italy have been jailed for more than eight years for their role in violent demonstrations in Rome's city centre two years ago. Roberto Fiore, the 64-year-old leader of Forza Nuova, was jailed for eight years and six months by a Rome court on Wednesday. Giuliano Castellino, a…
14 Dec
One of Italy's most dangerous fugitives has been captured at a party, Italian police said on Thursday, while another mobster was arrested while shopping in a supermarket. Gaetano Angrisano, 31, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking 18 months ago and was on the interior ministry's "100 most dangerous fugitives" list, Naples…
11 Dec
The risk she could lose her children is driving Chiara and her family into self-imposed exile, away from Italy and a hard-right government hostile to same-sex parents.
7 Dec
France's World Cup winner Paul Pogba is facing the possibility of a lengthy ban after Italy's national anti-doping tribunal called for a four-year suspension for the Juventus midfielder, a club source told AFP on Thursday. Pogba, 30, was provisionally suspended in September after he tested positive for testosterone. A month later a B sample confirmed…
16 Nov
In the face of online negativity, 360Kuts CEO Jimmy Ofuoyan remains steadfast in his commitment to spreading love and kindness. Despite being criticized for his recent act of charity, Ofuoyan has vowed to continue using his platform to inspire others and make a positive impact on the world. Ofuoyan, a Nigerian-born stylist who has become…
2 Nov
A Mandela Washington fellow and founder, Naija Youth Entrepreneurship Network (NYEN), Ezenwa Okoro, has flown Nigeria’s flag on the global stage after representing the country at the recently concluded Creativity Revival Un-Conference in Milan, Italy. It was a strategic event that brought together over 60 Creativity Pioneers and change-makers who are transforming the lives of…