(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - The international soccer world on Friday paid homage to Franco Baresi after the great former Italy and AC Milan defender died aged 66. "A timeless captain. A timeless story," FIFA President Gianni Infantino said via X. "Franco Baresi was, is, and will be eternal". UEFA hailed Baresi as "one of the game's greatest defenders," pointing out that he won, among other trophies, three European Cups and two UEFA Super Cups as well as representing Italy on 81 occasions. "Our th...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - Italy's 2006 World Cup captain Fabio Cannavaro hailed Franco Baresi as the inspiration of his generation of defenders as he paid tribute to the former Italy and AC Milan great, who has died aged 66, while Italian Soccer Federation (FIGC) President Giovanni Malagò lauded Baresi as a romantic. "Thank you for being an example to my generation," Cannavaro said via social media. "Young defenders like me all emulated you; we would raise our arms even if our opponent wasn't o...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - By Sunday 23 of the 27 major cities the Italian health ministry monitors for its heat warnings will be on the maximum red alert with temperatures set to keep rising as Italy's fourth heatwave of the year intensifies. On Friday 11 cities are on red alert - Bolzano, Campobasso, Civitavecchia, Florence, Frosinone, Latina, Perugia, Rieti, Rome, Turin and Viterbo. On Saturday the number will go up to 19 with Bologna, Brescia, Cagliari, Milan, Naples, Pescara, Venice, and Ve...

(ANSA) - ROMA, 31 LUG - The historic “Made in Italy” brands were celebrated on the terrace of the Hotel Grand Hansa in Helsinki, marking the arrival of 18 teams who had set out from Italy to participate in the Ferrari Club Passione Rossa’s “Summer Arctic Tour 2026.” The event, promoted at the invitation of the Italian Ambassador to Finland, Nicola Todaro Marescotti, was organized in collaboration with distributors of Italian food and wine products in the Finnish market. The event was attended...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - Italy's annual inflation rate fell to 2.8% in July from 3% in June, according to provisional data released by Istat on Friday. "The slight slowdown in inflation reflects the price dynamics of unprocessed food (from +4.4% to +3.8%), of non-regulated energy products (from +13.3% to +10.6%) and of miscellaneous services (from +2.5% to +1.8%)," the national statistics agency said. Istat said its consumer price index was up by 0.2% in month-on-month terms. (ANSA). Read arti...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - One person is dead and five others are missing in the rubble after a building collapsed in Messina on Thursday. Firefighters said that they have identified the position of the body of Carmelo Leone, a businessman, in the ruins of the building in the Pistunina area of the Sicilian city which featured both shops and apartments. The missing people are his his sisters, Sara and Rosa, the latter's husband Santino Magazzù and a Sri Lankan domestic worker who was with the fam...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - Premier Giorgia Meloni on Friday paid tribute to former Italy and AC Milan defender Franco Baresi, one of soccer's all-time greats, who has died at the age of 66. "With the passing of Franco Baresi, Italy not only loses one of the greatest champions in its sporting history, but also an example of loyalty, seriousness, and dedication," Meloni said via X. "The captain of AC Milan and the national team, he wore the same colours for his entire career, living with loyalty a...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - Relations between Italy and Spain are tense after Premier Giorgia Meloni and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani mooted Spain being suspended from the EU's visa-free Schengen travel zone as thousands of migrants managed to enter Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta on Thursday and Friday, many swimming around the border. "The images coming from Ceuta are striking and demonstrate, once again, that uncontrolled illegal immigration poses a concrete threat to the security of...

(ANSA) - BELO HORIZONTE, 30 LUG - Italian diplomat Pietro Tombaccini is the new Consul General of Italy in Belo Horizonte, in the state of Minas Gerais. Born in Cesena on September 15, 1971, he is a career diplomat with extensive international experience gained in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. Throughout his career, he has held various positions in international relations and bilateral cooperation, including that of Consul General of Italy in Mendoza, Argentina. Ma...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 30 - There are reports of people being missing after a two-story building collapsed in Messina on Thursday. The fire brigade rushed to the scene with several teams after relatives of the people living in the building reported that that were unable to contact them. The building, which is in the Pistunina area of the Sicilian city along State highway 114, featured both shops and apartments, sources said. At least five people have been taken to hospital in a critical condition...

(ANSA) - ROMA, 30 LUG - On the anniversary of “Garibaldi’s escape”—that is, Giuseppe Garibaldi’s flight following the fall of the Roman Republic in 1849— the Italian Embassy in San Marino will host a presentation tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. of the book *I Crispi nella spedizione dei Mille* by Guido Palamenghi Crispi. Joining the author will be Valentina Rossi of the San Marinese Center for Historical Studies, who will discuss the role of the Crispi family in Garibaldi’s expedition and the historica...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 30 - Protesters against the TAV Turin-Lyon high-speed rail link were ordered to leave a camp at Venaus, in Piedmont's Susa Valley, on Thursday after last weekend's violent protests at worksites for the project in which 126 police officers were injured and at least one million euros in damage was caused. Thousands of protestors, many of whom came from outside Italy, set off from the Venaus camp to march to the construction sites on Saturday during the no-TAV movement's Alta ...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 30 - The Italy team made up of Martina Batini, Martina Favaretto, Arianna Errigo and Anna Cristino thrashed the United States 45-29 in the final of the women's foil event at the fencing world championships in Hong Kong on Thursday. It was Italy's fourth gold of the championships, including Favaretto's gold in the individual foil. Italy also have claimed four silvers and top the medals table. Photo: an archive image of Martina Favaretto. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 30 - Italy's fourth heatwave is the year is taking grip and the number of major cities put on on red alert by the health ministry because of the soaring temperatures is set to rise from three on Thursday to 11 on Friday. Bolzano, Civitavecchia, Florence, Frosinone, Latina, Rome, Turin and Viterbo will join Campobasso, Perugia, and Rieti on maximum alert with temperatures forecast to hit the 40° mark in some areas. The health ministry monitors 27 major cities for its warning...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 30 - President Sergio Mattarella took issue with politicians who criticise the European Union for being ineffective while, at the same time, impeding the bloc's ability to be more decisive with their stances and their actions. "I am well aware of the criticism directed at the Union for the lack of impact in its actions," the head of State said. "This criticism is levelled relentlessly, above all, by those who, in every way and under all circumstances, hinder the Union's abi...

(ANSA) - ROMA, 30 LUG - The Italian Ambassador to Armenia, Alessandro Ferranti, spoke at the opening ceremony of the third edition of the International Congress of Armenian Studies, hosted by the “Matenadaran” Museum in Yerevan. The 2026 edition coincides with the 350th anniversary of the birth of Abbot Mechitar of Sebaste, founder of the Mechitarist Congregation of Venice. Ferranti highlighted the deep connection between the Congregation and Venice, which has been its home since 1717, emphas...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 30 - Roberto Mancini vowed to make amends for abandoning the Italian national team in 2023 when he was presented as the Azzurri's new coach on Wednesday. "The national team jersey is a bit like the woman of your life—if you lose it, you've done something wrong," the former Sampdoria and Lazio forward told a news conference, apologizing for his decision to leave the Italy bench three years ago to embark on a lucrative but unsuccessful stint as coach of Saudi Arabia. "Now I h...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 29 - The Bologna Public Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday that it has put 12 people under investigation in relation to protests that degenerated into a riot on July 20 over the case of Abderrahim Fakir, a 42-year-old Moroccan man who died while being restrained by police in the city. Massive damage caused was caused during the protest and 64 police officers were injured. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 29 - Two young Germans arrested for alleged involvement in Saturday's violent protests at construction sites for the TAV Turin-Lyon high-speed rail link in the Susa Valley will remain in jail in Italy, a Turin judge decided on Wednesday, upholding a request from prosecutors. Telt, the company building the rail line, said around one million euros in damage was caused at the Chiomonte construction site alone during the protests, while 126 State, Carabinieri and finance police...

(ANSA) - MOSCA, 29 LUG - The collaboration between the Italian Embassy in Georgia and the Tbilisi Mural Fest continues (the result of their collaboration in past years—the evocative mural by Italian artist Vesod Brero—can be found in the heart of the Georgian capital’s historic center). This year’s edition of the Festival, founded in 2019, which annually brings together Georgian and international artists to explore new forms of expression, is hosted not only in Tbilisi but also in four other ...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - The international soccer world on Friday paid homage to Franco Baresi after the great former Italy and AC Milan defender died aged 66. "A timeless captain. A timeless story," FIFA President Gianni Infantino said via X. "Franco Baresi was, is, and will be eternal". UEFA hailed Baresi as "one of the game's greatest defenders," pointing out that he won, among other trophies, three European Cups and two UEFA Super Cups as well as representing Italy on 81 occasions. "Our th...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - Italy's 2006 World Cup captain Fabio Cannavaro hailed Franco Baresi as the inspiration of his generation of defenders as he paid tribute to the former Italy and AC Milan great, who has died aged 66, while Italian Soccer Federation (FIGC) President Giovanni Malagò lauded Baresi as a romantic. "Thank you for being an example to my generation," Cannavaro said via social media. "Young defenders like me all emulated you; we would raise our arms even if our opponent wasn't o...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - The River Po at Cremona has fallen to its lowest level on record with water levels dwindling amid drought and a series of intense heatwaves. The water level at the monitoring station under Cremona's iron bridge on the highway connecting Milan to the province of Piacenza was 8.59 metres below zero on the gauge on Thursday evening, breaking the previous record low of -8.58 metres set in June 2022. On Thursday the Po River Basin Authority (Adbpo) said the the drought cris...

(ANSA) - ROMA, 31 LUG - The Italian Ambassador to Japan, Mario Vattani, traveled to Fukuoka on a mission in the aftermath of the violent 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck the southern island of Kyushu, affecting the prefecture of Kumamoto in particular. At this particularly critical time, Vattani conveyed Italy’s concrete solidarity with the affected populations and reaffirmed our country’s commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation in the prevention and management of natural disast...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - Italy's annual inflation rate fell to 2.8% in July from 3% in June, according to provisional data released by Istat on Friday. "The slight slowdown in inflation reflects the price dynamics of unprocessed food (from +4.4% to +3.8%), of non-regulated energy products (from +13.3% to +10.6%) and of miscellaneous services (from +2.5% to +1.8%)," the national statistics agency said. Istat said its consumer price index was up by 0.2% in month-on-month terms. (ANSA). Read arti...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - Paolo Maldini paid tribute to his former teammate Franco Baresi on Friday after the all-time great Italy and AC Milan defender died at the age of 66. "Ciao Franco, today I feel the same way as I did when, for whatever reason, you couldn't take the field alongside us: what will we do without our Captain?," Maldini said via Instagram. "You taught me to fight until my very last breath, what it means to be truly devoted to the jersey and the value of being a real leader," ...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - Premier Giorgia Meloni on Friday paid tribute to former Italy and AC Milan defender Franco Baresi, one of soccer's all-time greats, who has died at the age of 66. "With the passing of Franco Baresi, Italy not only loses one of the greatest champions in its sporting history, but also an example of loyalty, seriousness, and dedication," Meloni said via X. "The captain of AC Milan and the national team, he wore the same colours for his entire career, living with loyalty a...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - Former Italy and AC Milan great Franco Baresi has died at the age of 66, Milan said on Friday. "The entire history of AC Milan is in tears following the passing of Franco Baresi," Milan said via X. "His example and integrity will be forever etched into the Club's DNA, just as his iconic number 6 shirt is. "The condolences AC Milan extends to Franco Baresi's family at such a difficult time are shared by every Rossonero, who feels this loss as their own". A cultured play...

(ANSA) - BUENOS AIRES, 30 LUG - The Italian Ambassador to Argentina, Fabrizio Nicoletti, received Dr. Mariangela Dalfovo, Head of the Secretariat and Relations with the Executive Board of the Dante Alighieri Foundation for Italian Schools Abroad (Adasim), who had arrived in Buenos Aires as part of her mission to Argentina, which also included stops in Necochea and Mar del Plata. During the meeting, they discussed the already very strong cultural ties between Italy and Argentina and the extens...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 30 - The drought crisis affecting the Po Valley has become more severe, Po River Basin Authority (Adbpo) said Friday after a meeting of its observatory on water resources. It said the severity level of the emergency has been raised to "high", stressing that "over 100 municipalities in Piedmont and Lombardy are facing critical supply issues" regarding drinking water. In several of these, water tankers have been used for days to refill reservoirs and ensure uninterrupted wate...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 30 - President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday warned against tailoring the law to individuals following the case of Mario Roggero, a 72-year-old Italian jeweller jailed this month after being sentenced to 14 years and nine months in prison for shooting dead two robbers and wounding a third as they fled after a heist at his store in 2021. The case has caused widespread dismay and outrage in Italy, with Premier Giorgia Meloni saying that Roggero's punishment was "disproportion...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 30 - Protesters against the TAV Turin-Lyon high-speed rail link were ordered to leave a camp at Venaus, in Piedmont's Susa Valley, on Thursday after last weekend's violent protests at worksites for the project in which 126 police officers were injured and at least one million euros in damage was caused. Thousands of protestors, many of whom came from outside Italy, set off from the Venaus camp to march to the construction sites on Saturday during the no-TAV movement's Alta ...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 30 - Sources at Premier Giorgia Meloni's office said Thursday that Italy complies with, and will continue to comply with, EU law on the use of facial-recognition systems in public spaces amid controversy over a measure in a government decree implementing the European AI Act here. The measure would make it possible for the biometric data of anyone passing in front of a video-surveillance camera in locations deemed sensitive, such as a sports stadium or at a demonstration, to...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 30 - Italy's fourth heatwave is the year is taking grip and the number of major cities put on on red alert by the health ministry because of the soaring temperatures is set to rise from three on Thursday to 11 on Friday. Bolzano, Civitavecchia, Florence, Frosinone, Latina, Rome, Turin and Viterbo will join Campobasso, Perugia, and Rieti on maximum alert with temperatures forecast to hit the 40° mark in some areas. The health ministry monitors 27 major cities for its warning...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 30 - President Sergio Mattarella said Thursday that politicians should listen to Pope Leo XIV and stop treating migration as a emergency and take a more balanced, long-term approach during the traditional 'fan' meeting with reporters before parliament's summer recess. "Leo XIV has appealed to the consciences of those around the world who hold institutional responsibilities about the epochal phenomenon of migration," Mattarella said during the ceremony at the Quirinal Palace...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 30 - Italy's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 0.2% in the second quarter of this year with respect to the previous three months and by 1.0% compared to the same quarter in 2025, according to preliminary data released by Istat on Thursday. The national statistics agency said the year-on-year growth figure was up from 0.8% in the first quarter. It added that it has revised up its forecast for Italian growth for 2026 as a whole by 0.2 of a percentage point from 0.6% t...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 30 - Roberto Mancini vowed to make amends for abandoning the Italian national team in 2023 when he was presented as the Azzurri's new coach on Wednesday. "The national team jersey is a bit like the woman of your life—if you lose it, you've done something wrong," the former Sampdoria and Lazio forward told a news conference, apologizing for his decision to leave the Italy bench three years ago to embark on a lucrative but unsuccessful stint as coach of Saudi Arabia. "Now I h...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 29 - The Bologna Public Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday that it has put 12 people under investigation in relation to protests that degenerated into a riot on July 20 over the case of Abderrahim Fakir, a 42-year-old Moroccan man who died while being restrained by police in the city. Massive damage caused was caused during the protest and 64 police officers were injured. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 29 - Intesa Sanpaolo posted a better-than-expected net profit of 5.55 billion euros for the first half of 2026, an increase of 6.5% with respect to the same period last year, and said it was upgrading its profit outlook for the year as a whole to over 10 billion euros. Italy's biggest bank said it made a profit of 2.8 billion euros in the second quarter, compared to 2.6 billion in the April-June period of 2025. CEO Carlo Messina expressed satisfaction at the results and he ...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 29 - The foreign ministry in Rome on Wednesday hosted the second day of a meeting of the Global Alliance on the Two-State Solution. Delegations from the Arab League, Egypt, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Morocco, the Netherlands, Turkey, Qatar, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Ireland, Italy, Japan, France, Spain, Jordan, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, the European Union and Norway are taking part, along with representatives from Palestine and the United Nations. Deputy Premier and...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - By Sunday 23 of the 27 major cities the Italian health ministry monitors for its heat warnings will be on the maximum red alert with temperatures set to keep rising as Italy's fourth heatwave of the year intensifies. On Friday 11 cities are on red alert - Bolzano, Campobasso, Civitavecchia, Florence, Frosinone, Latina, Perugia, Rieti, Rome, Turin and Viterbo. On Saturday the number will go up to 19 with Bologna, Brescia, Cagliari, Milan, Naples, Pescara, Venice, and Ve...

(ANSA) - VILNIUS, 31 LUG - The Italian Ambassador to Lithuania, Emanuele de Maigret, participated today at the Siauliai Air Base—in the presence of Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Defense, Bronius Bieliauskas, at the ceremony marking Italy’s assumption of command of the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission, taking over from the French and Romanian contingents. For the next four months, the Italian Air Force will contribute to the surveillance of the Baltic states’ airspace by deploying its personne...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - The River Po at Cremona has fallen to its lowest level on record with water levels dwindling amid drought and a series of intense heatwaves. The water level at the monitoring station under Cremona's iron bridge on the highway connecting Milan to the province of Piacenza was 8.59 metres below zero on the gauge on Thursday evening, breaking the previous record low of -8.58 metres set in June 2022. On Thursday the Po River Basin Authority (Adbpo) said the the drought cris...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - Istat said Friday that its consumer and business confidence indices were both up this month. The national statistics agency said the consumer-confidence index rose from 92.4 in June to 94.2 this month. Its IESI business-confidence-climate index went from 95.3 to 95.6. Istat said confidence was up in manufacturing and services, but down in construction. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - One person is dead and five others are missing in the rubble after a building collapsed in Messina on Thursday. Firefighters said that they have identified the position of the body of Carmelo Leone, a businessman, in the ruins of the building in the Pistunina area of the Sicilian city which featured both shops and apartments. The missing people are his his sisters, Sara and Rosa, the latter's husband Santino Magazzù and a Sri Lankan domestic worker who was with the fam...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - Paolo Maldini paid tribute to his former teammate Franco Baresi on Friday after the all-time great Italy and AC Milan defender died at the age of 66. "Ciao Franco, today I feel the same way as I did when, for whatever reason, you couldn't take the field alongside us: what will we do without our Captain?," Maldini said via Instagram. "You taught me to fight until my very last breath, what it means to be truly devoted to the jersey and the value of being a real leader," ...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - Relations between Italy and Spain are tense after Premier Giorgia Meloni and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani mooted Spain being suspended from the EU's visa-free Schengen travel zone as thousands of migrants managed to enter Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta on Thursday and Friday, many swimming around the border. "The images coming from Ceuta are striking and demonstrate, once again, that uncontrolled illegal immigration poses a concrete threat to the security of...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 31 - Former Italy and AC Milan great Franco Baresi has died at the age of 66, Milan said on Friday. "The entire history of AC Milan is in tears following the passing of Franco Baresi," Milan said via X. "His example and integrity will be forever etched into the Club's DNA, just as his iconic number 6 shirt is. "The condolences AC Milan extends to Franco Baresi's family at such a difficult time are shared by every Rossonero, who feels this loss as their own". A cultured play...

(ANSA) - IL CAIRO, 30 LUG - Ambassador Carlo Baldocci in Riyadh today presented his credentials to Rashad Al-Alimi, President of the Republic of Yemen, the head of mission’s secondary country of accreditation in Saudi Arabia. On the sidelines of the ceremony, held in Riyadh, Ambassador Baldocci met with President Al-Alimi and Yemen’s newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Afrah Abdulaziz Al-Zouba. During the meeting, they emphasized “the value of the deep and historic ti...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 30 - The drought crisis affecting the Po Valley has become more severe, Po River Basin Authority (Adbpo) said Friday after a meeting of its observatory on water resources. It said the severity level of the emergency has been raised to "high", stressing that "over 100 municipalities in Piedmont and Lombardy are facing critical supply issues" regarding drinking water. In several of these, water tankers have been used for days to refill reservoirs and ensure uninterrupted wate...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 30 - President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday warned against tailoring the law to individuals following the case of Mario Roggero, a 72-year-old Italian jeweller jailed this month after being sentenced to 14 years and nine months in prison for shooting dead two robbers and wounding a third as they fled after a heist at his store in 2021. The case has caused widespread dismay and outrage in Italy, with Premier Giorgia Meloni saying that Roggero's punishment was "disproportion...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 30 - The Italy team made up of Martina Batini, Martina Favaretto, Arianna Errigo and Anna Cristino thrashed the United States 45-29 in the final of the women's foil event at the fencing world championships in Hong Kong on Thursday. It was Italy's fourth gold of the championships, including Favaretto's gold in the individual foil. Italy also have claimed four silvers and top the medals table. Photo: an archive image of Martina Favaretto. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 30 - Sources at Premier Giorgia Meloni's office said Thursday that Italy complies with, and will continue to comply with, EU law on the use of facial-recognition systems in public spaces amid controversy over a measure in a government decree implementing the European AI Act here. The measure would make it possible for the biometric data of anyone passing in front of a video-surveillance camera in locations deemed sensitive, such as a sports stadium or at a demonstration, to...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 30 - President Sergio Mattarella took issue with politicians who criticise the European Union for being ineffective while, at the same time, impeding the bloc's ability to be more decisive with their stances and their actions. "I am well aware of the criticism directed at the Union for the lack of impact in its actions," the head of State said. "This criticism is levelled relentlessly, above all, by those who, in every way and under all circumstances, hinder the Union's abi...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 30 - President Sergio Mattarella said Thursday that politicians should listen to Pope Leo XIV and stop treating migration as a emergency and take a more balanced, long-term approach during the traditional 'fan' meeting with reporters before parliament's summer recess. "Leo XIV has appealed to the consciences of those around the world who hold institutional responsibilities about the epochal phenomenon of migration," Mattarella said during the ceremony at the Quirinal Palace...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 30 - Italy's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 0.2% in the second quarter of this year with respect to the previous three months and by 1.0% compared to the same quarter in 2025, according to preliminary data released by Istat on Thursday. The national statistics agency said the year-on-year growth figure was up from 0.8% in the first quarter. It added that it has revised up its forecast for Italian growth for 2026 as a whole by 0.2 of a percentage point from 0.6% t...

(ANSA) - BUENOS AIRES, 29 LUG - During a ceremony held at the Italian Embassy’s residence, Ambassador Fabrizio Nicoletti presented the diploma and insignia of Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy to sports journalist Daniel Andrés Alfredo Arcucci, in recognition of his brilliant professional career and his ongoing contribution to the promotion of Italian culture in Argentina. With over forty years of experience in journalism, Arcucci is one of the most influential figures in Argentine spo...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 29 - A 66-year-old construction company owner, Antonio D'Errico, died on Wednesday while saving his 26-year-old son during an accident at a worksite in Mesagne, near the southern Italian city of Brindisi, according to initial reports. It seems that D'Errico realized a canopy on the site was about to collapse and rushed over to warn the son, effectively saving him, before being crushed. The son is in Brindisi's Perrino hospital in a critical condition. Workplace deaths are a...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 29 - Intesa Sanpaolo posted a better-than-expected net profit of 5.55 billion euros for the first half of 2026, an increase of 6.5% with respect to the same period last year, and said it was upgrading its profit outlook for the year as a whole to over 10 billion euros. Italy's biggest bank said it made a profit of 2.8 billion euros in the second quarter, compared to 2.6 billion in the April-June period of 2025. CEO Carlo Messina expressed satisfaction at the results and he ...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 29 - The foreign ministry in Rome on Wednesday hosted the second day of a meeting of the Global Alliance on the Two-State Solution. Delegations from the Arab League, Egypt, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Morocco, the Netherlands, Turkey, Qatar, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Ireland, Italy, Japan, France, Spain, Jordan, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, the European Union and Norway are taking part, along with representatives from Palestine and the United Nations. Deputy Premier and...