Italy

Austria protesters shut vital motorway connecting Germany to Italy over clogged roads, pollution

People walk on a closed motorway as they protest against the growing traffic load on the Brenner motorway between Austria and Italy, near Matrei, Austria, May 30, 2026. REUTERS/Christian Mang

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Europe governments get Hegseth’s defence spending call – but not voters, says Italian minister

Italy’s Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said the ongoing global energy crisis has made justifying military spending over pressing social needs even more politically untenable.

Italy bans Kanye West, Travis Scott concerts over security concerns

US rappers Kanye West (left) and Travis Scott were originally scheduled to perform at Italy's Pulse Of Gaia Festival on July 17 and 18.

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ASEAN defence ministers reaffirm commitment to free flow of trade through international corridors

Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing and the Philippines’ Secretary of National Defence, Mr Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (left), having breakfast with other ASEAN defence ministers on May 30.
(Clockwise from centre) Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing, Thai Defence Minister Adul Boonthamcharoen, Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and National Defence Minister Phan Van Giang, Brunei's Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi Bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Cambodia's Secretary of State at the Ministry of National Defence Rath Dararoth, Indonesia's Vice-Minister of Defence Donny Ermawan Taufanto, Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin and the Philippines' Secretary of National Defence Gilberto Teodoro Jr. having breakfast on May 30.

Monza secure Serie A return despite playoff second-leg loss

Soccer Football - Serie A - Monza v Atalanta - U-Power Stadium, Monza, Italy - May 4, 2025 Monza fans during the match REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

Caretaker Baldini turns to youth to spark reset of Italian football

Milan prosecutors investigate two Iranians over threats to dissidents

Italian youth international makes 11th-hour World Cup bid with Australia

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Inter Milan v Sassuolo - San Siro, Milan, Italy - September 21, 2025 Inter Milan's Nicolo Barella in action with Sassuolo's Cristian Volpato REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo/File Photo

Italy busts money-laundering ring tied to mafia boss Messina Denaro

FILE PHOTO: A screengrab taken from a video shows Matteo Messina Denaro the country's most wanted mafia boss being escorted out of a Carabinieri police station after he was arrested in Palermo, Italy, January 16, 2023. Carabinieri/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Italy court extends widow pension rights to same-sex couples married abroad

A child of a same-sex couple touches the LGBT flag at a protest after Italy's right-wing government told Milan's city council to stop registering same-sex parents' children in Milan, Italy March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

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