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UN rights chief warns over new EU migrant detention rules
Broader powers and offshore centres raise alarm as bloc tightens border controls
The UN human rights chief has expressed deep regret over the European Union's new migration framework, which expands detention powers and allows deportation centres outside the bloc.
Concetta Vassallo · INTERNATIONAL
Norfolk's deepening spurs Genoa to confront its own channel limits
As US port completes $450M dredging, Italy's largest harbour faces growing pressure to compete for deep-draft container ships
The Port of Virginia's completion of a $450 million deepening project has thrown into sharp relief the infrastructure gap between Europe's busiest Mediterranean ports and their American counterparts.
Marina Doria · ECONOMY
Microhistory pioneer Carlo Ginzburg dies at 87, leaving mark on Italian scholarship
The historian who gave voice to the marginalized transformed how Italy studies its own past
Carlo Ginzburg, whose pioneering work in microhistory recovered the voices of ordinary people from Italian archives, died Wednesday in Bologna at 87.
Sergio Madrussan · CULTURE
From Italian apprenticeship to West Africa's largest safety-shoe maker
Nigerian entrepreneur's factory training in Marche region launched $1.5M footwear venture
A computer science graduate who trained in Italian shoemaking has built West Africa's largest safety footwear company, raising $1.5 million after pivoting from tech to manufacturing.
Elena Marcheggiani · ECONOMY
Regional dispatches
Alpine heat surge tests Valle d'Aosta's summer economy
Record temperatures strain tourism and hydroelectric operations as Europe swelters
A severe heatwave sweeping across Europe has reached the Alps, pushing temperatures toward 40°C and threatening the region's fragile balance between tourism demand and mountain ecology.
Camille Bréan
Ralph Lauren revives the tie at Milan menswear show
Designer harks back to 1967 accessory launch while courting younger buyers at fashion week
Ralph Lauren returned to the silk tie—the accessory that founded his empire—for his second standalone menswear presentation in Milan, invoking Italian sporting heritage to bridge age groups.
Beatrice Comolli
Dolce & Gabbana dresses heat and escape into menswear
Milan house builds Spring/Summer collection around Mediterranean refuge as European temperatures soar
Dolce & Gabbana unveiled menswear designed for both Milan's current heatwave and a fantasy Sicilian beach getaway, staging theatrical excess as a counterpoint to Europe's record temperatures.
Beatrice Comolli
EU's offshore detention push reshapes Italy's eastern border calculus
As Brussels tightens migration rules, Trieste faces new pressures on routes from the Balkans
The European Union's new migration framework, which expands detention powers and creates deportation centres outside the bloc, is reshaping how Italy's northeastern frontier manages arrivals from Central Europe and the Balkans.
Sergio Madrussan
Severe heatwave sweeps Europe as temperatures approach 40°C
France 24 reports emergency measures across continent; Alpine regions face heat stress
A severe heatwave is sweeping across Europe with temperatures set to hit 40°C, according to France 24, with emergency responses underway across multiple countries.
Klara Hofer
Venice's Mayor Pushes Day-Tripper Fee to €50 as Overtourism Peaks
Simone Venturini seeks to curb visitor surges during peak season, escalating the lagoon city's experiment with access fees.
Venice's new mayor has proposed raising the entrance fee for day-trippers to as much as €50, aiming to manage the city's chronic overtourism during periods of heightened visitor pressure.
Tommaso Veronese
Italian tourist dies in Dominican resort blaze; 1,690 evacuated
Luxury resort fire in Bayahibe kills one Italian guest; evacuation exposes risks for Mediterranean travelers
A fire at a Dominican Republic resort killed an Italian tourist and forced the evacuation of nearly 1,700 guests, highlighting safety vulnerabilities at popular Caribbean destinations for European travelers.
Saverio Gallo
Gruelling European heatwave tests Alpine region as temperatures near 40°C
Piedmont faces critical heat stress as severe weather sweeps across continent, prompting emergency warnings
A severe heatwave is sweeping across much of Europe, with temperatures climbing to record levels and authorities raising emergency alerts across Italy.
Lorenzo Ferraris
Italy declines NATO scheme to fund US weapons for Ukraine
Rome limits defense commitments as Hegseth reviews European force posture under Trump administration.
Italy has rejected participation in NATO's scheme to fund US weapons deliveries to Ukraine, signalling constraints on defense spending amid Pentagon pressure on European allies.
Adriana Sole
EU Parliament backs offshore detention as migration rules harden across bloc
Greece leads Europe's border tightening; UN rights chief warns of weakened asylum safeguards.
The European Parliament has approved a sweeping overhaul of migration policy allowing member states to establish detention centres abroad, part of a broader European hardening on asylum and deportation.
Adriana Sole
McTominay's World Cup leaves Napoli's midfield in shadow
Scotland's Napoli midfielder struggles to replicate club form on world stage, raising questions about consistency
Scott McTominay, the Napoli midfielder on loan from Manchester United, has drawn criticism for an understated World Cup performance that contrasts sharply with his domestic form.
Tobia Marenghi
Florence braces for 40°C as Europe's gruelling heatwave peaks
Tuscany under red alert as summer temperatures approach record levels across the continent, straining tourism and daily life
Florence faces a red alert as a severe heatwave sweeps across Europe, with temperatures expected to reach 40°C (105°F) this weekend, prompting authorities to ramp up warnings.
Costanza Bardi
Umbria braces as Europe's heatwave peaks
Inland region faces crop stress and tourism strain as temperatures approach 40°C
A severe heatwave sweeping across Europe is bringing record temperatures to central Italy, with authorities warning of critical stress on agriculture and summer tourism in Umbria.
Niccolò Mariani
Ralph Lauren courts Italy with ties and tradition
Designer's second Milan menswear show revives the accessory that built his empire, invoking Italian sporting heritage
Ralph Lauren returned to menswear in Milan on Saturday, anchoring his collection to the silk tie—the accessory that launched his brand in 1967—while evoking the golden age of Italian sport.
Niccolò Mariani
Europe's gruelling heatwave tests Adriatic tourism and coastal economies
Temperatures climbing toward 40°C threaten summer season across Italy's eastern coast and inland regions
A severe heatwave sweeping Europe is pushing temperatures toward 40°C, straining tourism infrastructure and agricultural output across Italy, with authorities across the continent ramping up emergency warnings.
Elena Marcheggiani
Western Europeans fear rising crime despite decades of decline, poll shows
YouGov survey finds Italians and peers believe crime is increasing, even as long-term rates have fallen since the mid-1990s.
A YouGov survey across six Western European countries, including Italy, reveals a stark disconnect between public perception and crime statistics: respondents believe crime is rising despite overall rates falling for three decades.
Antonio Petrella
Southern Heat Surge Tests Puglia's Summer Economy
Record temperatures sweep across Europe as Adriatic region braces for peak stress on crops and tourism
A severe heatwave is sweeping across much of Europe, with temperatures climbing toward 40°C and straining Italy's southern agricultural heartland and summer tourism season.
Francesca Lazzari
Europe's heatwave intensifies as Basilicata braces for crop strain
Severe temperatures sweep the continent; southern agriculture faces critical stress as heat peaks
A severe heatwave is sweeping across Europe with temperatures climbing toward 40°C, prompting emergency responses across the continent and straining agriculture in Italy's southern regions.
Pietro Lasorsa
Greece tightens migrant border as Mediterranean pressure mounts
Athens embraces Europe's harshest policies; Calabria ports brace for redirected flows
Greece's migration minister calls EU criticism a 'badge of honor' as he vows to harden already strict border controls, raising pressure on southern Italy's reception infrastructure.
Saverio Gallo
Summer heat intensifies Sardinia's rural exodus as interior empties
Record temperatures strain agriculture and pastoral economy as coastal tourism surges, widening the island's North-South divide
As Europe swelters under a severe heatwave, Sardinia's fragile interior economy faces mounting pressure from heat stress and chronic depopulation.
Gavino Sanna
Opinion
When allies become audience: the Meloni-Trump spat and the cost of proximity
Italy's prime minister and the US president have turned a G7 photo into a diplomatic wound. What the row reveals about power, friendship, and the distance between capitals.
Editorial Board
Italy burns: when beauty becomes a liability in the age of heat
A severe heatwave is sweeping Europe, and Italy's ancient cities and packed monuments face a new kind of crisis. The world is watching to see if heritage can survive climate stress.
Editorial Board