Italy

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.
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

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.

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

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.

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


Italian B&B sends anti-Israel message to Israeli guest, prompting cancellation

When the guest provided her details and the host recognized she was from Israel, the property sent a message invoking the BDS campaign.

An illustrative image of a Boycott, Divestments, and Sanctions (BDS) movement protest against Israel.

Reporter's Notebook: Pro-Palestinian groups attacked an Israeli architect, he chose to create more

"I will not run away, and I will not waste energy on wars of hatred," said Yehiel Tsuberi after suffering attacks from pro-Palestinian groups in Italy because of being Israeli.

Lake Como, located in Italy's "Golden Triangle" where the three main towns of Varenna, Bellagio, and Menaggio meet the inverted Y-shaped expansion of the lake.

New direct flight route opens between Tel Aviv and Bologna

Blue Bird Airways will launch three weekly flights to Bologna starting September 2, before expanding operations to Rome and Naples later this month.

The rooftops of Bologna, Italy.

Italy, Greece find hundreds of amphorae buried with ancient shipwrecks on Mediterranean sea floor

Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli deemed the discovery “one of the most important underwater archaeological discoveries of recent years.”

Amphorae from the late 5th and early 4th centuries BCE, discovered off the coast of the island of Andros, August 26, 2026.

Omer Adam ties the knot: Pop singer marries Sacha Israelovich in intimate Portofino ceremony

The couple began their wedding festivities with an intimate, family-only gathering, with events set to continue over the next two days.

Newlyweds Omer Adam and Sacha Israelovich post an image of their intimate wedding ceremony in Portofino, August 25, 2026.

Partially restored ancient fresco depicting marriage of Dionysus, Ariadne displayed in Pompeii

Though only fragments of the panel portraying Dionysus and Ariadne have survived, its reconstruction was possible through comparison with other ancient works.

Restoration of a fresco depicting the marriage of Dionysus and Ariadne in Pompeii Archaeological Park, July 24, 2026.

Italy is having a Yiddish moment. An unprecedented I.J. Singer translation is part of the boom.

The novelist’s dispatches from his 1932 journey through America are newly available in Italian.

I.J. Singer's dispatches for the Yiddish Forward are collected in “Viaggi in America” (“Travels in America”), which was recently published in a new Italian translation.

We went to Tuscany to "do nothing" – and it was the perfect vacation

Among vineyards, wineries, medieval towns, and countryside hotels, we discovered Dolce far niente - and found that doing nothing takes real planning.

Lots of stops along the way just to say, “Wait, we have to take a picture of this.” Tuscany.

Israeli clubs face mixed fortunes in Europe

Hapoel Tel Aviv advances in Conference League • Maccabi Tel Aviv falls out of Europa League • Beitar Jerusalem eliminated.

HAPOEL TEL AVIV players celebrate after advancing to the UEFA Conference League playoff round, where it will face Italian powerhouse Atalanta.

Stop living in la-la land: Only the IDF can curb Israel’s enemies – opinion

Praise to America for the Jared Kushner-driven initiative to stop Hamas and Hezbollah, but make no mistake, apart from the IDF, no external good-willed individual can stop these terrorists

People gather on a crowded beach in Gaza City in July.