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Milan's Sala joins Paris and Phoenix mayors in heat crisis plea
Cities share cooling strategies as record temperatures strain urban life
Milan's mayor Giuseppe Sala co-writes a Guardian op-ed with Paris and Phoenix counterparts, framing heat policies as public health measures.
Beatrice Comolli · NATIONAL
Germany urges EU to curb Russian tourist visas after sabotage fears
Berlin seeks tighter Schengen limits as Belarusian suspect linked to Leipzig plot held Italian visa
Germany is pressing EU partners to restrict Russian tourist visas after an alleged sabotage plot, with Italy's visa practices under scrutiny.
Adriana Sole · INTERNATIONAL
Search Continues for Missing Canadian Skyrunner in Alps
Athlete vanished during Matterhorn record attempt preparation
Canadian skyrunner Kalie McCrystal has been missing since Tuesday during a training session in the Alps ahead of a Matterhorn speed record attempt, according to the Guardian.
Lorenzo Ferraris · REGIONAL
Florence Femicide Vigil Reflects Tuscan Anguish
Mourners gather as Lorena Isceri's death becomes symbol of national crisis
Florence holds vigil for Lorena Isceri as Italy's femicide toll mounts, prompting questions about prevention.
Costanza Bardi · NATIONAL
Regional dispatches
Serie A's true hierarchy emerges after wild Milan night and flat Turin draw
Guardian analysis sees Inter's Napoli win as title classic while Juve and Milan expose spending flaws
A Guardian analysis of the Serie A weekend finds Inter's victory over Napoli had the feel of a title race classic, while Juventus and Milan showed familiar shortcomings.
Tobia Marenghi
Canadian skyrunner vanishes in Alps during Matterhorn record bid
Kalie McCrystal's disappearance renews focus on high-altitude risk and alpine rescue coordination
A Canadian athlete preparing to break a Matterhorn speed record has gone missing, prompting a search that has drawn attention to the dangers of high-altitude training.
Klara Hofer
End of EES waiver raises queue fears at Italy's eastern border
Biometric checks resume at Schengen borders as Trieste's port and rail crossings brace for longer waits
The expiry of the EU waiver allowing border guards to pause biometric checks has renewed concerns about queues at Italy's airports and land borders.
Sergio Madrussan
EES waiver expiry threatens longer queues at Italian airports
Biometric border checks resume fully as Genoa's cruise and air hubs brace for delays
The end of the EES waiver could mean slower border crossings for travellers arriving in Italy this month.
Marina Doria
Milan, Phoenix and Paris mayors share heat crisis lessons
The cities' leaders say climate policy is public health policy as Europe's summers grow hotter
The mayors of Milan, Paris and Phoenix write together about the shared challenge of protecting residents from extreme heat — a problem Emilia-Romagna knows well after the floods of 2023.
Giulia Benati
Southern Italy schools seek term delays as heat persists
Teachers and councils in some regions say classrooms remain too hot as the academic year opens this week
As Italy's school year opens this week, educators in southern regions argue the heat is still too intense for children to return to class — a debate that highlights the country's uneven climate preparedness.
Giulia Benati
EES Waiver Expiry Raises Airport Queue Fears in Tuscany
New biometric checks could slow summer travel through Florence and Pisa airports
The end of the EES waiver may mean longer queues at Italian airports, testing Tuscany's tourism-dependent gateways.
Costanza Bardi
Pope Leo unveils fresco at sanctuary, a sign for inland pilgrimage
Pontiff's visit to Genazzano renews focus on Italy's religious sanctuaries and the towns that depend on them
Pope Leo XIV unveiled a new fresco at the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good Counsel in Genazzano, a moment that echoes through Umbria's own pilgrimage traditions.
Niccolò Mariani
Southern schools delay term as heatwave tests empty towns
Teachers and councils push back opening as classrooms swelter
As Italy's school year opens, southern regions push to delay term start amid a heatwave that hits aging, poorly insulated buildings hardest.
Antonio Petrella
EES waiver ends, border queues loom for Italian airports
Expiry of flexibility rule raises fears of slower checks at Schengen borders
The end of a rule allowing border guards to pause new EU biometric checks could mean longer queues at Italian airports this month.
Antonio Petrella
Campania Schools Weigh Heat Delay as Term Opens
Teachers and councils in southern regions push to postpone return to class amid intense heat
As Italy's school year opens, teachers and councils in southern regions say the heat remains too intense for a return to the classroom, a debate now reaching Campania.
Rosaria Esposito
New EU Border Checks Could Test Naples Airport
End of EES waiver raises concerns of longer queues at Italian airports as biometric checks become mandatory
The expiry of a rule allowing border guards to pause EU biometric passport checks at busy times could mean longer queues at Italian airports, including Naples' Capodichino.
Rosaria Esposito
Southern schools weigh delay as heat lingers
Teachers and councils in Italy's south say classrooms remain too hot as term opens
As Italy's school year opens, teachers and councils in southern regions argue the heat is still too intense for a return to class.
Pietro Lasorsa
EES waiver lapse raises airport queue fears
End of pause on biometric checks could slow entry at Italy's airports
The expiry of a rule allowing border guards to pause new EU biometric checks has raised concerns about longer queues at Italian airports.
Pietro Lasorsa
EES waiver ends, raising queue fears at Italy's airports
Expiry of rule allowing border guards to pause biometric checks could slow arrivals
The end of a waiver allowing border guards to pause new EU biometric passport checks at busy times could mean longer queues at Italy's airports.
Saverio Gallo
Biometric border checks return to Italian airports
End of EES waiver raises queue concerns at Italy's airports
The expiry of a waiver on EU biometric border checks could mean longer queues at Italy's airports, according to The Local Italy.
Camille Bréan
Italy braces for slower border queues as EU biometric checks tighten
End of EES waiver raises fears of longer waits at Italian airports this autumn
The expiry of a rule allowing border guards to pause EU biometric checks could mean longer queues at Italian airports, according to The Local Italy.
Tommaso Veronese
Italy's schools weigh heat delays as classrooms bake
Southern regions push back term start; debate resonates across Italy's inland towns
Teachers and councils in some southern regions say the heat is too intense for a return to the classroom, according to The Local Italy.
Niccolò Mariani
Heatwave pushes Italian schools to delay term start
Teachers and councils in southern regions say classrooms too hot as record temperatures persist
As Italy's school year opens this week, teachers and councils in some southern regions are pushing to delay the return to the classroom, saying the heat remains too intense.
Marco Di Sante
Heatwave pushes Italy's southern schools to delay term start
Teachers and councils in southern Italy say classrooms remain too hot as term opens
As Italy's school year opens, teachers and councils in southern regions are pushing to delay the start of term, saying the heat is too intense for classrooms.
Saverio Gallo
Bruni Tedeschi delights as demon in Venice's The Spiral
Guardian praises career-best performance in Italian family satire
The Guardian hails Valeria Bruni Tedeschi's hilarious turn as a demon in The Spiral, a Venice competition entry skewering a vain Italian matriarch.
Eleonora Vanzetti
Antonelli 'walks over water' — now the generational debate begins
Monza win from 19th sparks British punditry on whether Mercedes prodigy is truly generational
Kimi Antonelli's stunning Monza victory has British F1 voices debating whether he is a generational talent, as Ferrari's Italy wrestles with divided loyalties.
Tobia Marenghi
End of EES Waiver Could Lengthen Airport Queues Across Italy
Biometric checks at Schengen borders now fully enforced after weekend expiry
The expiry of a waiver allowing border guards to pause EU biometric passport checks could mean longer queues at Italian airports, The Local Italy reported.
Lorenzo Ferraris
Matterhorn search tests Alpine rescue networks
Canadian skyrunner's disappearance during record bid highlights high-altitude risk
The search for a Canadian athlete missing near the Matterhorn underscores the dangers of high-altitude training and the limits of cross-border Alpine rescue.
Camille Bréan
Opinion
The Heat and the Classroom
Italy's delayed school openings are not an administrative quirk but a measure of how climate change is rewriting the national calendar.
Editorial Board
The Bridge and the Silence
The killing of Lorena Isceri is the seventh femicide in weeks, and the world's coverage asks what Italy's stability is worth when its streets are not safe.
Editorial Board