Italy

Italy bans burqas in schools, caps numbers of foreign students per class

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Italy will cap students who do not have an adequate command of Italian at 30 per cent per class.

Beset by far-right rival, Italy's Meloni tightens foreign pupil rules

FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni looks on, as she and Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever deliver joint statements following their meeting at Palazzo Chigi in Rome, Italy, September 7, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

France says ICC warrant posed no obstacle to Netanyahu overflight

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo

Italian Parliament backs Meloni’s plan to restart nuclear power

FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni gives a press statement at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, June 15, 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

Italy’s Colosseum closes after worker falls and dies while installing new lighting system

Visitors looking through a gate at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, on Sept 23, after its closure due to the death of 22-year-old technician Andrea Moretti.

Rome’s Colosseum closes to tourists after worker death

The Colosseum is the largest amphitheatre in the world and gets up to 20,000 visitors a day at peak times.

Italy football hopes for new dawn under returning Mancini

Roberto Mancini, the architect of Italy’s last major triumph at Euro 2020, is back as head coach.

Holders Italy face South Korea in Davis Cup Final 8, Spain meet Austria

Tennis - Davis Cup - Qualifiers - Second Round - South Korea v India - Olympic Tennis Court, Seoul, South Korea - September 19, 2026 South Korea players celebrate after winning the tie against India REUTERS/Kim Soo-Hyeon

Star coaches make their bows as Nations League returns

France’s coach Zinedine Zidane (right) and Michael Olise during a training session in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, outside Paris, on Sept 21.

Mancini signals decisive break with past as revamped Italy gather for Nations League

Italy coach Roberto Mancini handed first call-ups to nine players while omitting experienced stalwarts of the team.

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