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A shipwreck believed to be over 2,000 years old has been discovered off the coast of Sicily near Mazara del Vallo, and the site features incredible items from the Roman period.

A diplomatic spat between Spain and Italy over the rush of tens of thousands of migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta escalated on Saturday after the government in Madrid announced border controls on Italian travelers in response to Rome’s decision to impose sanctions on visitors from Spain.

Communist China’s state-run Global Times on Sunday fretted that last week’s invasion of migrants from Morocco to Ceuta, Spain might have “provided fresh ammunition for Europe’s rising right-wing parties, allowing them to further weaponize migration as a political issue.”

Socialist Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has accused fellow European Union leaders of being “selfish” for expressing concerns and enacting border restrictions in the wake of tens of thousands of illegal migrants flooding into Ceuta this week.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is threatening to exclude Spain from Europe’s Schengen open-borders area over the Ceuta crisis.

A popular vacation town in Italy set a new policy that would fine tourists who prance around in skimpy swimwear instead of respectable clothing.

Russia expelled two Italian military attachés on Monday in retaliation for Rome’s recent expulsion of two Moscow representatives accused of spying on the Italian government.

A weeklong law enforcement crackdown against youth gangs across Italy led to the arrest of 539 individuals and the seizure of over 700 kilograms of drugs, the Italian State Police announced on Sunday.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni suffered a setback on Tuesday after a voting reform bill bitterly failed to pass in parliament by a single vote.

Italy expelled two Russian military attachés stationed at the embassy in Rome accused of running espionage operations against the country, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced on Thursday.

Sources close to the Lebanese presidency told The National on Thursday that Lebanon has accepted an American invitation for direct talks with Israel, to be held in Rome next week.

A 59-year-old former Italian intelligence official, described by local outlets as an “ex-007,” was arrested on Tuesday alongside another former agent in Rome for spying on behalf of Russia and leaking classified information to Moscow.

More than seven in ten Italian voters believe that illegal immigrants should be deported and returned to their homeland, as a pro-borders consensus appears to be finally developing in Europe.

A 22-year-old man born in Italy to migrant parents allegedly stabbed a 55-year-old man in Milan over the weekend before reportedly proclaiming “I had fun, as soon as I get out, I’ll do it again” to the police officers that arrested him.

Ferrari’s long-serving head of marketing has announced his departure from the luxury automaker just weeks after the unveiling of the company’s first electric vehicle sparked widespread criticism.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday said she feels “struck” by her recent spat with President Donald Trump but affirmed she does not intend to continue “fueling” the dispute.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani affirmed Italy is not a “subject” of the United States, rather the U.S. is a “strategic ally” of the European nation. Tajani delivered the remarks speaking on Monday to the Italian newspaper Corrierre della Sera. The Italian

French President Emmanuel Macron has shot down the idea of backing a collective European project to establish illegal-migrant return hubs outside the bloc, after the EU Parliament paved the way earlier this week.

Italian police officers from the city of Verona on Wednesday arrested a 16-year-old minor resident of Bologna caught in possession of jihadist material and other terrorist-related content.

Moscow’s representative in Italy, Alexey Paramonov, on Wednesday lashed out against the Italian government, accusing it of blaming Russia for all the world’s problems when “the facts bear witness to the exact opposite.”

Italy began its journey towards re-adopting nuclear power generation on Thursday after the nation’s Chamber of Deputies overwhelmingly voted in favor of a new “sustainable nuclear energy bill.”

Italian police officers on Monday arrested a 21 year-old Moroccan man on suspicion of “international terrorism” charges after content published by him on social media suggested he planned to carry out an attack similar to the one in Modena last

Brazilian health officials said on Saturday they were monitoring two suspected Ebola infections, both travelers who recently arrived from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, the epicenter of the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak.

A majority of Italians are in favor of using nuclear power plants to offset growing utility bills, a study published by the Italian market research firm Only Numbers found.

Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna defended the $640,000 price tag of the luxury automaker’s first EV on Thursday, emphasizing the model’s innovation and strong customer demand. Despite the CEO’s positivity, the electric vehicle has been slammed by Ferrari fans and investors alike.

Italian luxury automaker Ferrari saw its stock price tumble on Tuesday after unveiling the Luce, the company’s first fully electric vehicle, marking a significant shift in the brand’s traditional approach. Former Ferrari Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo slammed the EV, telling reporters, “I hope they at least remove the Prancing Horse from that car.”

Several people were injured as a man wielding a knife mowed a car into a crowd of pedestrians in the city centre of Modena, Italy.

Bad weather was hampering a major operation Friday in the Maldives to recover the bodies of five Italians killed in a scuba diving incident while exploring underwater caves at a depth of more than 160 feet in the Vaavu Atoll area of the Indian Ocean archipelago.

A roving gang of more than 400 peacocks have sparked a civil war among residents in a small Italian village. “They don’t let us sleep because of the screams!” one local exclaimed of the tropical birds, calling on the municipality to step in.

Officials with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Boston office have recovered a 17th century urn that was stolen from a church in Italy.

The Holy See Press Office issued a statement on Monday confirming that Pope Leo XIV has scheduled an audience with visiting American Secretary of State Marco Rubio to take place on May 7.

MILAN, Italy — While President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni may have been somewhat feuding over Trump’s criticisms of Pope Leo XIV and NATO during the Iran war, there remains deep ties between the movements that elected both of the leaders in their respective countries.

President Donald Trump on urged German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to focus on fixing his “broken” country instead of interfering with Iran.

Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov, whose insults against Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni caused a diplomatic spat between Italy and Russia, lashed out against President Sergio Mattarella, local outlets reported.