Italy

Anti-Israel rioters attack Bologna police with firecrackers, set fires, build barricades

Violent protests against a Maccabi match saw masked rioters clash with police, injuring eight officers using flagpoles, bottles, clubs and flares.

Police spray water on protesters during a demonstration against the visiting Israeli basketball team on the day of the Virtus Bologna-Maccabi Tel Aviv Euroleague match in Bologna, Italy, November 21, 2025.
A demonstrator holds an "antifa" placard at a "No Kings" protest against US President Donald Trump's policies, in Times Square in New York City, US, October 18, 2025; illustrative.

US designates four groups in Europe as terrorists, calls them 'violent Antifa'

A Bosnian special forces soldier returns fire in downtown Sarajevo as he and civilians come under fire from Serbian snipers, April 6, 1992.

Journalist uncovers alleged Italian 'sniper safaris' during Sarajevo siege - report

Ballistic protective vest for women

Israeli company wins bid for female tactical equipment sale to Italian military


Pakistani attacker charged after assaulting Orthodox Jewish tourists in Milan

During the attack, the Pakistani man shouted racist threats and insults in Italian, such as “dirty Jews” and “you kill children in Palestine, and I’ll kill you."

Aftermath of racist assault on Jewish tourists in Milan's station.

Vatican Swiss Guard member investigated over alleged antisemitic incident

The incident occurred during an event commemorating the 60th anniversary of a Church document encouraging interfaith dialogue.

Members of the Swiss Guard walk in the courtyard of San Damaso on the day Pope Leo XIV meets Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla during their first state visit to the Holy See since the Pope's election, at the Vatican, October 23, 2025

G7 foreign ministers' meeting to focus on Gaza, Ukraine, trade in Canada

Rubio will meet with G7 counterparts from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Britain.

Destroyed buildings as seen from an Israeli military outpost within the borders of the 'yellow line' in the Shujaiya neighborhood in the eastern part of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip November 5, 2025.

Workers injured in partial collapse of medieval tower near Rome's Colosseum

The 29-meter Torre dei Conti, which suffered two collapses, stands at 29 meters tall.

A combination picture shows a firefighter throwing a piece of rubble (top), dust rising as a part of the Torre dei Conti tower collapses (middle), and firefighters covered in dust (bottom), after parts of the Torre dei Conti tower collapsed, in Rome, Italy, November 3, 2025.

Five German climbers killed in Italian Alps avalanche

Two climbers escaped the event unharmed.

A helicopter participates in a search and rescue operation over the site of a deadly collapse of parts of a mountain glacier in the Italian Alps amid record temperatures, at Marmolada ridge, Italy July 6, 2022

How a Naples museum protects its treasures with forensic mapping

A team of gemology experts at the Tesoro di San Gennaro museum has developed a forensic fingerprinting method to certify gems, creating a sort of DNA for the collection's pieces.

The Tesoro di San Gennaro museum in Naples, Italy

Pope appalled, purification completed after man pees on St. Peter's Basilica's high altar

The unidentified man was arrested by two officials and was filmed exposing his behind while bending to pull up his trousers.

A view of the statue of Saint Peter and St. Peter's Basilica on the day of a weekly general audience, at the Vatican, September 24, 2025.

Bomb explodes outside home of top Italian investigative journalist

Sigfrido Ranucci, who hosts RAI's weekly Report, Italy's best-known investigative journalism program, has been under police protection for years.

Sigfrido Ranucci.

Clashes at pro-Palestinian march against Italy vs Israel FIFA World Cup qualifier

The march was attended by over 5,000 participants according to preliminary police estimates, and preceded the soccer match, which Italy ultimately won 3-0.

A pro-Palestine protester with a flare during a march against the Israeli soccer team ahead of the Italy v Israel match in Udine, Italy, October 14, 2025.

Ripples of Venice: Charting the path of survival of Italian Jewry

Ripples of Venice, which opened on September 18 and runs through to May 1, takes the visitor on a journey across the centuries of the Jewish community in Venice and elsewhere in Italy.

Umberto Nahon saved the synagogue from Conegliano in Italy from destruction.

COGAT blocks Italian flotilla charity attempt to send to Gaza aid via Jordan

The IDF rejected the aid due to "serious concerns" about its contents and the intentions of the Italian organization.

A demonstrator holds a sign depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a pro-Palestinian protest after Israeli forces intercepted the vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, on the day of the two-year anniversary of the deadly Octo