Italy

US to send ICE agents to support security at Winter Olympics, stirring anger in Italy

The left-leaning mayor of Milan, one of the cities co-hosting the Olympics, called ICE "a militia that kills."

General view of the Olympic rings covered in snow ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, January 26, 2026.
A man shows a sign mentioning US President Donald Trump during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in Rome, Italy, January 13, 2026.

Italy's FM demands EU include IRGC in terror group list in response to Iran's protests crackdown

A Jewish settler shepherd looks at Palestinians that are loading trucks as they are dismantling their houses after they were forced to evacuate their homes due to settlers harassment from a nearby outpost on January 12, 2026 in Ras Ein el-Auja, in the Jordan Vally West Bank.

Two Italian policemen in West Bank held up by settler, forced to kneel at gunpoint

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Italian broadcast reps. urge inclusion of Palestine in Eurovision 


Slaves in Pompeii may have been better fed than many free Romans

The slaves lived on the ground floor, in rat-infested 16-square-meter cells that contained up to three people, but archaeologists think their nutrition was enhanced to keep up their productivity.

Was it autumn or spring? Pompeii excavations.

Clashes break out in Italian port town between Israeli tourists, pro-Palestinian protesters

In one video shared by Italian daily La Repubblica, a group of alleged Israeli tourists can be seen performing the Roman salute, swearing, and mimicking a throat-slitting gesture. 

Protesters march against the Israeli football team during a pro-Palestinian demonstration ahead of the Italy v Israel match, October 14, 2025.

Rome synagogue and plaque memorializing terror victim vandalized

“It should shock the conscience of all Italians, because it highlights the presence of fringe groups that do not hesitate to desecrate the memory, history, and fundamental values of our democracy,”

People stand outside Rome's Great Synagogue, Italy January 17, 2016.

Italian, Canadian foreign nationals robbed, beaten in settler attack in Jericho

"They stole my passport, my phone, my wallet, my bank cards, and then they left," one of the alleged victims said while describing the beating.

 A man looks at destroyed vehicles, as Palestinians assess damage at the scene after what they said was an Israeli settler attack, at their village of Um Safa near Ramallah, in the West Bank, March 11, 2025.

Putting Pompeii's pieces together, with the help of a robot

While the robotics teams worked on designing and building the system, experts in artificial intelligence and machine learning developed algorithms to reconstruct the frescoes.

A fresco is painted on a wall at the "Insula dei Casti Amanti" at the archaeological site of Pompeii as researchers work to develop a robotic system that will help archaeologists reconstruct fragmented frescoes buried for centuries,  in Pompeii, Italy, November 27, 2025.

Greta Thunberg, Francesca Albanese attend transport-disrupting Israel protests in Italy

Over 70 flights were cancelled due to the protest, and urban public transportation in multiple Italian cities experienced major disruptions.

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg (L), Italian United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, and Brazilian activist Thiago Avila chant slogans as they arrive on a boat during a anti-Israel demonstration against Italy's government, in Genoa on November 28, 2025 

US asks Lebanon to return undetonated GBU-39 bomb, fearing it could reach Russia, China - report

The GBU-39 is a glide bomb manufactured by Boeing. Once launched, it deploys wings and can glide up to 110 km, despite lacking its own engine.

 National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS)

Germany, Italy, France, UK call on Israel to protect West Bank Palestinians

"We - France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom - strongly condemn the massive increase of settler violence against Palestinian civilians and call for stability in the West Bank,"

Israeli soldiers patrol the streets of Tubas in the occupied West Bank during a military operation on November 26, 2025.

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.

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

The US has designated Antifa groups in Europe as global terrorists, citing their involvement in violent acts linked to anarchist and Marxist ideologies.

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.