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Pope Francis' Call for Ukraine Talks Seen as Message to Europe by Russia
Russia perceives Pope Francis' recent call for talks with Moscow to end the conflict in Ukraine as a subtle message directed towards Ukraine's Western allies, urging them to relinquish their aspirations to defeat Russia and acknowledge the West's role in the Ukrainian war, according to Italy's ANSA news agency.
Italian state TV says 41 dead in migrant shipwreck
Forty-one people are believed dead after a migrant boat capsized off Tunisia, Italian state RAI television reported, citing four survivors who were rescued and brought to land Wednesday.
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Dozens of People evacuated from Niger have arrived in Italy, including four Bulgarians
A plane carrying dozens of people evacuated from Niger after last week's military coup has landed in Rome, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said, quoted by DPA.
Italy special forces board Turkish vessel after alert over unidentified passengers
A Turkish cargo vessel that Italian special forces boarded after the crew detected a group of unidentified people on board is now sitting off the southern city of Naples, website MarineTraffic showed, while police continue to investigate the situation.
"Everything ended well," Italian minister Guido Crosetto wrote on Twitter.
Slovenian gets prison in France for stealing Cessna in Italy
Rome – A court in the French town of Aix-en-Provence has sentenced a Slovenian citizen to three years and six months in prison for stealing a Cessna aircraft from an airfield in the Italian resort of Novi Ligure in March and flying it to France, the Italian media have reported.
Gucci heirs threaten legal action over Ridley Scott film
The heirs of Italian fashion house Gucci on Nov. 29 threatened to take legal action over Ridley Scott's new film "House of Gucci" for depicting members of the family as "hooligans."
New skeleton find could reveal more about Vesuvius eruption
A skeleton discovered in the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum, destroyed along with nearby Pompeii by Mount Vesuvius' eruption nearly 2,000 years ago, could offer fresh insights into the disaster, an Italian expert said on Oct. 15.
Green Passes Spark off Mass Protests in Italy
Protests were held in a number of Italian cities on Saturday against the introduction of new measures requiring proof of coronavirus status to attend indoor events and for teachers, AFP reported. More than 1,000 people gathered in Piazza del Popolo in central Rome shouting "No Green Pass!" and "Freedom!".
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At least 9 Dead in Italian Cable Car Accident
At least nine people are reported to have been killed after a cable car collapsed near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy.
The cable car, which connects the resort town of Stresa and the Mottarone mountain in the Piedmont region, had 11 people onboard, according to Italian media reports.
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Migrant Surge at Italy’s Border, Over 1,400 Landed on Lampedusa
Fifteen boats packed with hundreds of migrants landed on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Sunday and officials said they were expecting numbers to increase as the weather improved, news wires reported.