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Bologna's reckoning: Death of Moroccan businessman reignites Italy's police reform debate
The death of Abderrahim Fakir during police restraint has drawn international scrutiny and demands from Morocco, as protests expose deep fractures in Italian policing standards.
The death of Moroccan-born entrepreneur Abderrahim Fakir while being restrained by Bologna police has sparked nationwide protests and international demands for accountability, drawing comparisons to George Floyd's death in the United States.
Sergio Madrussan · NATIONAL
Genoa bridge CEO guilty; eight years on, infrastructure reckoning deepens
Former Atlantia chief sentenced to 12 years as court convicts 29 others in 2018 collapse that killed 43 and exposed Italy's maintenance crisis.
An Italian court has convicted the former CEO of Italy's main highway operator over the 2018 Morandi bridge collapse in Genoa that killed 43 people, a verdict that reopens questions about the port city's infrastructure vulnerabilities.
Marina Doria · NATIONAL
Southern Europe's deadly summer: Italy faces mounting toll as heatwaves intensify
France records over 5,700 excess deaths in June as extreme temperatures sweep the Mediterranean, with wildfires killing firefighters across the region.
France recorded more than 5,700 excess deaths during June's heatwave as southern Europe endures record-breaking temperatures; wildfires across Sicily, Spain and France have killed three firefighters, with thousands evacuated.
Adriana Sole · INTERNATIONAL
Stellantis navigates electrification costs amid strong 2025 earnings
Record profits and robust cash generation mask heavy investment demands as the automaker reshapes North American leadership and expands into North Africa.
Stellantis reported strong full-year 2025 results with record earnings and robust free cash flow, but faces mounting pressures from electrification spending and shifting demand in Europe and North America.
Lorenzo Ferraris · ECONOMY
Regional dispatches
Moncler's growth slows as Stone Island offsets stalled core brand
Milan luxury house reports 5% second-quarter sales rise, signalling shift away from iconic winter jacket dependency
Moncler Group's second-quarter sales climbed 5 percent as Stone Island's strong performance masked slower growth at the flagship brand, underlining the group's strategic pivot beyond its signature outerwear.
Beatrice Comolli
BNP Paribas Italy negotiates worker protections ahead of strategic overhaul
Eurozone's largest bank enters talks with unions over staffing changes in planned transformation
BNP Paribas's Italian operations are in active negotiations with unions to protect workers as the eurozone's largest bank prepares a strategic overhaul that will reshape its domestic presence.
Beatrice Comolli
Alpine region braces as European heatwave toll mounts
France's June deaths exceed 5,700 as southern Europe faces renewed extreme temperatures; Trentino-Alto Adige watches conditions closely
Southern Europe's mounting heat toll—France recorded over 5,700 excess deaths in June alone—signals intensifying climate stress that threatens the Alpine region's vulnerable populations and fragile mountain ecology.
Klara Hofer
Japanese beetle spreads through Alpine wine country, alarming farmers
Invasive pest advances through Valle d'Aosta vineyards and orchards as northern Italy braces for crop damage
The Japanese beetle, advancing through Valle d'Aosta's vineyards and orchards, threatens one of the Alpine region's signature agricultural sectors as farmers scramble to contain the invasive pest.
Klara Hofer
Wildfires sweep Sicily as southern Europe endures record heat
Three firefighters killed across Spain, France and Italy as extreme temperatures fuel blazes and raise climate alarm in the region.
Wildfires ravaged Sicily and other parts of southern Europe on Wednesday, killing three firefighters and forcing thousands to evacuate amid extreme heat and drought conditions.
Tommaso Veronese
Southern Europe's deadly summer: Italy faces new heatwave as France counts 5,700 excess deaths
Record temperatures continue across the Mediterranean as authorities prepare for fresh waves of extreme heat and wildfire risk in northern regions.
France recorded more than 5,700 excess deaths during June's heatwave as southern Europe enters another period of record-breaking temperatures, with wildfires now ravaging parts of Italy, Spain and France.
Sergio Madrussan
Wildfires sweep southern Europe as heat and drought fuel blazes across Sicily
Three firefighters killed as extreme temperatures drive dozens of fires across Spain, France and Italy; Liguria braces for coastal evacuation pressure.
Wildfires ravaging Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain have killed three firefighters and forced thousands to evacuate as extreme heat and dry conditions intensify across southern Europe.
Marina Doria
Calabria wildfires: authorities probe use of cats as arson weapons
Officials investigating whether animals were set alight to ignite blazes across southern region as extreme heat persists
Calabrian authorities investigating wildfires this week found evidence that arsonists tied flammable rags to cats' tails to spark fires across the region.
Saverio Gallo
Southern Europe's deadly heat spreads north as Italy faces summer peril
France's June death toll reaches 5,700 as wildfires kill firefighters across Sicily and the Mediterranean rim
France recorded more than 5,700 excess deaths during June's heatwave as wildfires swept across southern Europe, killing three firefighters and forcing evacuations in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain.
Giulia Benati
Bologna's police restraint death reignites Italy's accountability reckoning
Abderrahim Fakir's death in custody has prompted international scrutiny and demands for reform across Europe
The death of Abderrahim Fakir, a Moroccan-born businessman, while being restrained by Bologna police has sparked protests, international concern and renewed debate over policing practices in Italy.
Giulia Benati
Wildfires ravage Tuscany as southern Europe burns
Sicily and central regions battle blazes as extreme heat kills firefighters across Italy, Spain and France
Wildfires swept across southern Europe on Wednesday, killing three firefighters and forcing thousands to evacuate as extreme heat and dry conditions fuelled blazes in Sicily, Tuscany and beyond.
Costanza Bardi
Wildfires sweep southern Europe as extreme heat kills three firefighters
Sicily among regions ravaged as climate conditions fuel blazes across France, Italy and Spain
Wildfires swept across southern Europe on Wednesday, killing three firefighters and forcing thousands to evacuate as extreme heat and dry conditions fuelled blazes in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain.
Davide Ruspoli
Southern Europe's wildfire surge reaches Italian coast
Marche faces extreme heat as blazes ravage Spain, France and Sicily; three firefighters killed across region
Wildfires swept across southern Europe on Wednesday, killing three firefighters and forcing thousands to evacuate as extreme heat and dry conditions fuelled blazes in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain.
Elena Marcheggiani
Vatican defends secrecy in abuse trial as lawyer denounces closed proceedings
Church's handling of Jesuit priest case draws international scrutiny over victim protections and transparency
The Vatican has defended the secrecy of church proceedings against a former Jesuit priest accused of spiritual and sexual abuse, as the lawyer for five women accusers issued a scathing critique of the Vatican's closed legal system.
Davide Ruspoli
Wildfires sweep Sicily as southern Europe burns under record heat
Three firefighters killed across Spain, France and Italy as extreme temperatures fuel blazes; Sicily faces escalating climate stress on agriculture and tourism.
Wildfires ravaged Sicily on Wednesday as part of a broader southern European inferno that killed three firefighters and forced mass evacuations across the Mediterranean.
Concetta Vassallo
Italy and Russia trade diplomatic expulsions as tensions deepen
Moscow declares two Italian diplomats persona non grata in a reciprocal move, escalating a diplomatic standoff between Rome and the Kremlin.
Russia has declared two Italian diplomats persona non grata and summoned Italy's interim Charge d'Affaires in what Moscow called a reciprocal measure following Italy's expulsion of Russian embassy staff.
Adriana Sole
Italy federation confirms talks with Guardiola to replace Gattuso
FIGC president Malago says financial exceptions in place to lure former Manchester City boss to Azzurri job
The Italian Football Federation has confirmed it is in talks with Pep Guardiola about becoming the national team's head coach, with the federation prepared to make significant financial concessions to secure him.
Tobia Marenghi
AC Milan unveils away kit drawing on European legacy
New design references the club's Champions League finals against Liverpool in 2005 and 2007
AC Milan have released their 2026-27 away kit, which harks back to the club's European pedigree by referencing the two Champions League finals contested against Liverpool.
Tobia Marenghi
Tarkovsky's Italy masterpiece returns to cinemas
The Guardian reviews a restored 1983 meditation on exile and longing that unfolds amid Italian landscapes
Andrei Tarkovsky's 1983 film Nostalgia, a mysterious meditation on alienation set partly in Italy, is being revived for contemporary audiences.
Eleonora Vanzetti
Wildfires sweep southern Europe as extreme heat reaches Alpine borders
Three firefighters killed as blazes rage across Sicily, France and Spain
Wildfires across southern Europe killed three firefighters on Wednesday and forced thousands to evacuate as extreme heat and drought fuelled blazes in Sicily and southwestern France, according to France 24 and Le Monde.
Camille Bréan
Death in police custody reignites Italy's accountability crisis
Moroccan man's death in Bologna sparks national outcry and international scrutiny over policing practices
The death of Abderrahim Fakir, a Moroccan-born businessman, while under police restraint in Bologna has triggered widespread protests and renewed demands for police reform across Italy.
Marco Di Sante
Japanese beetles advance south, threatening Italy's vineyards
Invasive pest spreads from Alps toward wine regions as farmers brace for crop damage
Japanese beetles have advanced through northern Italy's vineyards and orchards, frustrating farmers as the invasive pest spreads southward from the Alpine regions toward Italy's most productive agricultural zones.
Costanza Bardi
Anti-mafia officials raid America's Cup shipyards in Naples
Investigators enter Bagnoli construction site amid concerns over organised crime infiltration of major sporting event infrastructure
Anti-mafia authorities have entered the Bagnoli shipyards in Naples, where infrastructure work is underway for the 38th America's Cup scheduled to take place in the city.
Rosaria Esposito
Wildfires kill firefighters across southern Europe as heat records fall
Sicily, France and Spain ablaze; Italy's southern regions face mounting evacuation pressure
Three firefighters died as wildfires swept across Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain on Wednesday, with thousands evacuated amid extreme heat and dry conditions.
Pietro Lasorsa
Alpine regions brace as southern European wildfires intensify
Extreme heat and dry conditions fuel blazes across Italy, France and Spain; three firefighters killed as rescue efforts strain resources.
Wildfires swept across southern Europe on Wednesday, killing three firefighters and forcing thousands to evacuate as extreme heat and drought fuelled blazes in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain.
Lorenzo Ferraris
Opinion
The fires of southern Europe: a reckoning deferred
Wildfires killing firefighters across Sicily, France and Spain are no longer freak events—they are the climate crisis made visible, and Italy is learning what it means to live on its front line.
Editorial Board
Bologna's reckoning: when restraint becomes lethal
The death of Abderrahim Fakir under police restraint has forced Italy to confront questions about force, accountability, and the distance between law and justice.
Editorial Board