Italy

Louvre heist emboldened art thiefs, leaving Europe's smaller museums on high alert

"This is where we see the 'Louvre effect'," said Marc Balcells, a Barcelona-based researcher. "If the Louvre was so easy to rob, just imagine a tiny museum in a rural area."

Police stand near the pyramid of the Louvre museum after reports of a robbery, in Paris, France, October 19, 2025.
Pottery and other artefacts in the remains of a cupboard uncovered during archaeological excavations in Pompeii, Italy, in this handout image released on October 29, 2026.

Time capsule of Pompeii: Ancient cupboard provides glimpse into life before Vesuvius erupted

The site of the crash of a ICH-47 Chinook helicopter belonging to the Italian contingent of the European Union Force (EUFOR) Althea mission, near the village of Gorice, in Brcko District, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 29, 2026.

At least four killed, 11 injured after Italian helicopter crashes during EU mission in Bosnia

Boats, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, sail off Koufonisi islet, Greece, September 26, 2025.

Italy flotilla torture case against IDF officials even broader than ICC war crimes


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.

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

The demonstrations, which followed clashes last weekend in which protesters fought with police, looted shops, and vandalized property, were violent in Turin, Rome, and Bologna.

A woman faces riot police during clashes following a protest against the rising cost of living in Bologna, Italy, October 24, 2026.

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

The protest, which began last week with the blocking of roads, motorways, and ports in Sicily and southern Italy, is causing wider disruption, including supermarket shortages and gas station lines.

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

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

Parties once considered fringe were already gaining ground, with voters ranging from motorists in rural France to young men in Germany's former Communist east seeking alternatives.

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

Italian police detain nearly 300 people as stores looted, vandalized in weekend Milan protests

Police in riot gear fired tear gas and water cannon as several hundred hooded protesters set bins ablaze and looted stores, including sports retailers Decathlon and Arc'teryx and phone store Vodafone.

Italian police face a crowd during a protest over the state of public services and the rising cost of living in Milan, Italy, October 18, 2026.

Paris's cost of living protests spiral into France's worst violence, riots in decades

The protests in France began last ‌month at high schools in Paris' working-class northern suburbs, where anger over teacher shortages and shabby facilities evolved into a broader movement.

A police officer falls during a demonstration as part of nationwide protests called by the "Yellow Vests" movement against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, in Nantes, France, October 17, 2026.

Meloni decries violent demonstrations as Italian police clash with protesters in Milan, Bologna

The clashes echoed the violence in neighboring France, where tens of thousands of people took to the streets on Saturday in some of the country's most violent protests in years.

Demonstrators clash with Police during an anti-government protest organized by the Italia in Piazza movement, at Piazza Duomo in Milan, on October 17, 2026.

Italy investigating Katz, other senior officials over alleged torture of Gaza flotilla activists

Investigators opened the probe after complaints from 50 Italian citizens who were detained by Israeli authorities following two Global Sumud Flotilla missions.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a memorial ceremony for fallen Israeli soldiers of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, at the National Hall of Remembrance at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, September 22, 2026

Italian intelligence suggest link between Palestinian terrorists, Sicilian mafia

The investigation draws on intelligence reports, judicial records, and historical documents describing networks extending from Lebanon and Syria to Sicily and Rome.

Clouds hang over Cagliari, Italy, January 31, 2026

Jewish teachers cancel Italy trip over ‘antisemitic pressure’

American organizers, the Paradigm Project, said they canceled the trip, citing safety concerns amid the scrutiny of the Jewish school educators’ personal profiles by pro-Palestinian activists.

Demonstrators wave Palestinian flags and hold banners depicting Mohammad Hannoun, president of the Palestinian Association in Italy, who was arrested by Italian authorities over alleged funding of Hamas through charities, during a march in support of the Askatasuna social centre in Turin, Italy.