Italy

America provided safe refuge to some who now seek to dismantle it from within – opinion

US Rep. Ilhan Omar and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani are just two examples in a long line of turncoats – those who strive to undermine the very values that protect them.

A shaft of light illuminates the Star of David atop the Park East Synagogue in New York City. American Jewry knows what this country that gave it refuge stands for: Democracy, religious liberty, and freedom, the writer maintains.
A woman faces riot police during clashes following a protest against the rising cost of living in Bologna, Italy, October 24, 2026.

Heavy police presence deployed to counter massive protests across Italy following violent clashes

Tractors drive past a petrol station during a farmers' protest against high fuel and production costs, in Gela, Sicily, Italy, October 3, 2026.

Italian truck drivers' fuel, cost-of-living protest puts country's pasta production at risk

A man throws a plastic traffic cone through a burning barricade amid clashes during a day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices in Paris as part of nationwide protests called by the "Yellow Vests" movement, joined by French high school and university students, teachers

As France erupts, Europe's far right gains from fuel-price anger ahead of elections


Spain hopes to transfer migrant minors to mainland within weeks

Youth Minister Rego said the profile of child migrants had changed in the past five years since the last major border rush on Ceuta in 2021, when 8,000 people crossed the border. 

Migrants, some of them minors, queue to receive food staples from local NGO Media Luna Blanca in an industrial area where they are sleeping amid recent mass crossings by migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into the Spanish territory, Migrants, some of them minorsin Ceuta, Spain, August 6, 2026.

Italy removes Israeli companies, including Rafael, from Rome airport's counter-drone project

According to the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero, the ruling effectively removes two Israeli defense companies from one of Italy’s most strategically important civilian infrastructure projects.

An aircraft takes off near a no-entry sign at Rome's Fiumicino airport, as European airlines monitor higher jet fuel costs and supply concerns amid the Iran war, in Fiumicino, Italy, June 6, 2026

Not just for the rich: How you can enjoy Portofino even without a millionaire’s budget

The Italian Riviera town is considered a luxury destination, but smart planning allows travelers to enjoy its views, restaurants, and atmosphere for less.

Portofino on the Italian Riviera.

‘Zionist’ lists, tourist maps: Italy's Jews warn of widening threat of antisemitism

L’Orientale University PhD candidate Benjamin Birely argues that Italy’s current atmosphere cannot be explained by the Israel-Hamas War alone.

Antizionist and pro-Palestinian posters on the streets of Italy, July 26, 2026.

Italian airline cancels flights to Israel in wake of growing regional tension with Iran

The move made ITA Airways, Italy’s national carrier, the first airline to announce cancellations following the latest escalation with Iran.

An Airbus A321-271NX (EI-HXA) from ITA Airways takes off as it passes in front of kerosene tanks on March 21, 2026, in Brussels-Zaventem Airport, Belgium.

Italian drama ‘Diamonds’ fails to sparkle - review

The cast is good, but in the end, it’s all a bit cliché, despite the intriguing setting.

‘DIAMONDS’ TELLS a story of Italian costume designers in a movie costume shop set in the 1970s.

Russia expels two Italian diplomats in 'reciprocal measure' to Italy's expulsion of embassy staff

Russia's Foreign Ministry also said it had summoned Italian interim Charge d'Affaires Giovanni Scopa in connection with the expulsion of Russian embassy staff.

FILE PHOTO: Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani attends a joint press conference, on the day of a meeting to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine and security in Europe, at Villa Madama in Rome, Italy, June 12, 2025.

Online forms urged people to report presence of Israeli citizens, Italian Jews in tourist areas

The forms were removed following intervention by General Pasquale Angelosanto, Italy's National Coordinator for the Fight Against Antisemitism.

 Demonstrators gather as tensions rise against the Jewish brigade during a rally for the commemoration of the Liberation day where armed forces blocked the streets on April 25, 2026 in Milan, Italy.

Anne Frank Holocaust mural in Milan defaced with antisemitic graffiti

The artwork, created by artist aleXsandro Palombo for Holocaust Remembrance Day, was vandalized with the words "Coloni Sionisti Nazisti" ("Zionist Settler Nazis").

Anne Frank and Primo Levi mural by  aleXsandro Palombo vandalized in Milan.

Italy upholds sentencing for ‘barbaric’ murderers of honor killed teenager Saman Abbas

Abbas moved to northern Italy from Pakistan as a teenager, where she quickly adapted to Western culture, a shift that deeply angered her family.

 Saman Abbas.