Number of migrants reaching Italy’s shores so far this year exceeds 20,000

The number of irregular migrants who have arrived in Italy by sea since the start of the year has exceeded 20,000, according to official figures.

Italy launches rescue for hundreds of refugees on boats

The Italian coastguard has launched multiple rescue operations to save hundreds of refugees packed aboard boats off the Calabria region, less than two weeks after at least 73 people drowned in a shipwreck.

Two Italian military planes collide, killing both pilots

Two Italian Air Force pilots died on Tuesday after the aircraft they were flying collided mid-air near Italy's capital.

Death toll at 70 from migrant shipwreck off southern Italy

The death toll rose to 70 from a shipwreck carrying migrants on a wooden boat off southern Italy, media reports said Saturday.

Dozens killed as boat carrying migrants, refugees sinks off Italy

At least 58 people, including children, have died after a boat carrying migrants and refugees sank off the Italian coastal city of Crotone in the southern region of Calabria.

Aid from Italy and the European Union arrives at Beirut port for quake affected in Syria

An Italian ship carrying aid from Italy and the European Union arrived at the port of Beirut on friday for those affected by the earthquake that hit Syria on the 6th of current month.

Italy calls invitation of Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to Paris ‘inappropriate’

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday said the invitation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Paris, where he met French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, was “inappropriate.”

“I believe our strength is community and unity .... but there are times when favoring internal public opinion risks being to the detriment of the cause, and this seems to me to be one of those cases,” she said in Brussels.

Following his visit to London and Paris, Zelenskyy arrived in Brussels on Thursday to push EU leaders for more weapons in the fight against Russia

Italys Prime Minister Says Would Like To Discuss Recovery Of Ukraine With Zelenskyy

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday that Rome has not stopped supporting Ukraine and that she would like to discuss the recovery of Ukraine with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during her visit to Kiev.

Rome, Paris Discuss Providing Air Defense Systems to Kiev: Italian FM, En attendant Godot

 Italy is preparing a new package of military assistance for Ukraine and is discussing it with Paris as it concerns jointly produced air defense systems, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said in an interview with the Corriere della Sera newspaper that was published on Sunday.

Russia cannot view Italy as guarantor of peace process around Ukraine

Russia cannot consider Italy as a guarantor of the potential peace process around Ukraine due to Rome’s biased stance against Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.

Fuel Prices in Italy Surge Dramatically As Tax Discount Expires

Gasoline and diesel prices in Italy have skyrocketed after a rebate on fuel-related excise levies expired.

New Years Fireworks Injured 180 People In Italy - Interior Ministry

A total of 180 people were wounded, with 48 of them hospitalized, on New Year's Eve due to fireworks, according to data from the Italian Interior Ministry.

Italian premier invites Ukrainian president to Rome

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni invited Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy to Rome and confirmed her intention to visit Kyiv, an official statement said on Tuesday.

Four People Killed, Four Injured In Shooting In Italys Capital - Reports

Four people were killed, and four more were injured in a shooting at a tenants meeting in Rome, Italian media reported on Sunday.

Clashes break out in Italy as far-right, left-wing groups hold rallies

Clashes broke out Sunday in Italy after far-right and left-wing activists held separate rallies against the Russia-Ukraine war.

Italian premier wants to increase country's influence in Mediterranean - En attendant Godot

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Saturday that her government is steadfastly committed to enhancing its influence in the Mediterranean.

Italy is not ready to send more weapons to Ukraine, may support Kiev militarily in the future.

Italy is not ready to send more weapons to Ukraine, the Minister of Defense told local media on Thursday, adding that Rome may still support Kiev militarily in the future.

France denounced as “unacceptable” Italy's refusal to take in a migrant ship

France denounced as “unacceptable” Italy's refusal to take in a migrant ship, as the two countries wrangled over which should accept a vessel with 234 people aboard.

Rescue charity to take Italy to court over migrant boats standoff

German charity SOS Humanity says it will go to court to try to overturn efforts by Italy’s new right-wing government to prevent some of the people the nonprofit group had saved from the sea from stepping onto land.

German Rescue Ship Enters Sicilian Port, Disembarks Minors

 

Italy allowed a humanitarian rescue ship carrying 179 migrants to enter a Sicilian port and begin disembarking minors early Sunday, while refusing to respond to requests for safe harbor from three other ships carrying 900 more people in nearby waters.