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Trump threatens 100% tariffs on EU over tech taxes, upending fresh trade deal
US president vows to scrap agreement finalized days ago, escalating transatlantic trade tensions
President Trump threatened Friday to impose 100 percent tariffs on European countries over their digital services taxes, potentially dismantling a trade agreement the European Union had just concluded.
Adriana Sole · INTERNATIONAL
Pope Leo plans Lampedusa visit as migration becomes July Fourth counterpoint
The pontiff will travel to Sicily's migrant gateway on Independence Day, positioning the Church's voice on asylum against the US political moment.
Pope Leo plans to visit Lampedusa on 4 July, the day President Trump holds an Independence Day rally, setting up a stark contrast on migration and human dignity.
Concetta Vassallo · OPINION
Italy's heatwave fractures as 14 regions brace for severe storms
Relief from scorching temperatures imminent but weather system poses new risks to infrastructure and coastal communities across the peninsula.
Italy's month-long heatwave is set to break from Wednesday as forecasters warn that 14 regions, including Liguria, face severe storm alerts before cooler air arrives.
Marina Doria · NATIONAL
Meloni rejects Trump's account of G7 encounter
Italian PM disputes US president's claim she sought photo to boost approval ratings
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has publicly contradicted Donald Trump's assertion that she requested a photograph at the G7 summit to improve her sagging popularity.
Davide Ruspoli · NATIONAL
Regional dispatches
ERL takes independent path as it exits Dover Street Market incubator
The Venice Beach-based luxury label seizes full control of product development and manufacturing as it expands into womenswear.
Designer Eli Russell Linnetz's ERL has split with Dover Street Market's brand development arm, taking full ownership of production and distribution as it pushes into new categories beyond menswear.
Beatrice Comolli
Trump's Billionaire Envoy Draws Ire Over Superyacht 'Coastal Diplomacy' in Venice
Planned weeks-long voyage of $450 million megayacht sparks backlash as locals prepare protests against what critics call diplomatic excess.
The United States ambassador to Italy faces mounting opposition to his plan to cruise the Italian coast aboard a 380-foot superyacht, with Venice residents preparing protests against what they view as an ostentatious display.
Tommaso Veronese
PSA Launches Padua Intermodal Terminal as Northeast Supply Chain Modernises
Port authority partnership marks investment in Veneto's logistics hub as European trade routes shift inland from congested coastal ports.
Singapore's PSA and Italian operators have established a joint venture to develop Padua's intermodal terminal, signalling confidence in the Veneto region's role as a continental logistics crossroads.
Tommaso Veronese
Liguria's hotel market softens as summer prices fall across Mediterranean
After years of rising costs, the Riviera joins global destinations offering relief to summer travellers seeking affordable stays.
Hotel prices on Italy's Liguria Coast are falling this summer, joining destinations from Maui to the broader Mediterranean in offering travellers a reprieve after years of rising accommodation costs.
Marina Doria
Mount Etna's lava lights Sicilian night as Europe's volcano stirs
Bright orange flows from Sicily's volcano underscore Italy's volatile geology and tourism challenge
Mount Etna erupted on 29 June, sending lava from a vent at 3,000 metres down the volcano's slopes as drone footage captured the bright orange flows across Sicily's east coast.
Niccolò Mariani
Italy acquires Etruscan tomb paintings as Culture Ministry expands heritage reach
Ancient artefact from underground burial chamber joins state collection as government pursues big-ticket cultural acquisitions
Italy's Culture Ministry has acquired and put on display one of the best-known examples of Etruscan painting from an ancient tomb, marking the latest in a series of high-value cultural purchases by the state.
Niccolò Mariani
Traditionalist bishops defy pope in Swiss ceremony
Society of St. Pius X consecrates four new bishops despite Vatican warnings of excommunication
The ultraconservative Society of St. Pius X proceeded with the consecration of four bishops on Wednesday, defying Pope Leo XIV and triggering automatic excommunication.
Davide Ruspoli
Vatican faces schism as traditionalist bishops defy Pope
Society of St. Pius X consecrates four new bishops in defiant ceremony, risking formal excommunication
The ultraconservative Society of St. Pius X proceeded Wednesday with the consecration of four bishops despite Vatican warnings of excommunication, deepening a decades-old rift within the Catholic Church.
Adriana Sole
American singer Nettles stages 'Giulia' as pop-operetta draws on Sicilian history
Jennifer Nettles writes and stars in musical centred on Renaissance poisoner, bringing vernacular music to historical drama
Jennifer Nettles, frontwoman of the country band Sugarland, has written and is starring in a pop-operetta titled 'Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo', marking a departure into theatrical storytelling rooted in Sicily's Renaissance past.
Eleonora Vanzetti
China's EV surge forces Stellantis to shelve South African factory
Global carmaker pauses first African plant as low-cost Chinese vehicles reshape competition
Stellantis has suspended plans to build its first manufacturing facility in South Africa, citing pressure from a wave of cheaper Chinese vehicles flooding Africa's largest automotive market.
Lorenzo Ferraris
IHG surpasses 50 Italian properties as Milan leads growth
Four new signings push the hospitality giant's portfolio across the country, with the Lombard capital anchoring its expansion strategy.
IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed four new properties in Italy, bringing its total open and pipeline portfolio to over 50 as of March 2026, with Milan emerging as the primary driver of its southern European footprint.
Beatrice Comolli
Mount Etna erupts as lava illuminates Sicily's night sky
Europe's largest active volcano sends rivers of orange lava down slopes as Italian authorities monitor activity
Mount Etna in Sicily erupted on June 29, sending lava flows down the volcano's slopes and lighting the sky with bright orange light, the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology reported.
Saverio Gallo
Etna's lava lights the summer sky as Europe's giant stirs
Mount Etna sends rivers of bright orange lava down its slopes, captured in drone footage as the volcano enters a new eruptive phase.
Mount Etna erupted on 29 June, sending lava gushing from a vent at 3,000 metres altitude and illuminating the Sicilian night sky.
Concetta Vassallo
Sardinia caught in Europe's short-term rental squeeze
Island tourism boom strains housing as cities impose new rules; summer bookings test local capacity
As European cities tighten rules on short-term rentals to combat housing shortages, Sardinia faces a patchwork of regulations that reshape the island's summer tourism economy and resident access to affordable housing.
Gavino Sanna
AI unlocks Vesuvius's secrets as ancient scrolls yield their words
Researchers read carbonized papyri from Herculaneum without opening them, revealing philosophical texts lost nearly 2,000 years
Scientists have deciphered an entire ancient scroll buried by Mount Vesuvius's eruption in 79 A.D. using artificial intelligence, reading texts on ethics and philosophy without ever unraveling the fragile carbonized papyrus.
Rosaria Esposito
Fourteen regions brace for storms as Italy's deadly heatwave finally breaks
Extreme heat that gripped the nation for weeks gives way to severe weather, but relief comes with risk
Relief from Italy's scorching heat is imminent after weeks of extreme temperatures, but most of the country will have to weather severe storms before conditions improve.
Francesca Lazzari
Pope Leo to visit Lampedusa as migrant crisis deepens
Pontiff's July Fourth journey to Mediterranean gateway signals Vatican focus on migration amid European border tensions
Pope Leo plans to visit the Italian island of Lampedusa on July Fourth, positioning the Church's migrant advocacy against the Trump administration's hardline stance.
Saverio Gallo
Opinion
Etna's fire: what the world sees when Sicily burns
Mount Etna's latest eruption lights up international screens, but the volcano's regular fury speaks to deeper questions about how Italy lives with its geology.
Editorial Board
Meloni's defiance: when alliance becomes performance
The Italian PM's forceful pushback against Trump over a disputed photograph reveals how domestic politics now shapes responses to American pressure.
Editorial Board