Jolie met patients at Bambino Gesù hospital. Hollywood star Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to young patients at Rome's Bambino Gesù paediatric hospital on Sunday. The Oscar-winning American ...

Plan to raise tax on short‑term rentals sparks division within ruling coalition. Italy’s government has revealed a plan to raise the flat-rate tax on short‑term rentals — the type of tourist ...

Unions call on workers to "block everything" in protest over government's "war budget". Italian trade unions USB and CUB have called a national general strike for public and private sectors on Friday ...

Project to be funded with €8.4 million in Jubilee funds. The train station serving Ostia Antica is to undergo a major renovation, the Lazio region announced, coinciding with plans by Italy to seek ...

Vatican visit is aimed at strengthening relations between the Catholic Church and the Church of England. King Charles III and Queen Camilla will meet Pope Leo XIV on Thursday for the first time, as ...

Steep downward trend in births continues in Italy as demographic crisis deepens. There were 369,944 babies born in Italy in 2024, a 2.6 per cent decrease from the 379,890 births the previous year, ...

Italian prime minister sends her condolences as investigation gets under way into cause of crash. Two Italian air force pilots were killed when their military aircraft crashed near Sabaudia, a coastal ...

Italy faces series of transport strikes in October. People travelling and commuting in Italy this October face disruption due to a series of strikes affecting air travel, trains and local public ...

Italy first EU country to pass comprehensive AI law. Italy's senate on Wednesday granted final approval a sweeping new law to regulate artificial intelligence, requiring human oversight and ...

First flight in Italy with large dogs to take off next week. The first plane to embrace Italy's new travel rules allowing large and medium-sized dogs in the cabin will take off next week, transport ...

Declining population coincides with efforts to control tourist numbers. The population of Venice's historic centre continues to decline, dropping to below 48,000, according to the latest figures from ...

Bill now moves to lower house for final approval. Italian senators on Wednesday gave their unanimous approval to new legislation aimed at combatting femicide and gender-based violence. The bill, which ...