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Italy caught between NATO tensions and US tariff threats as EU seeks clarity
Trump singles out Italy among European allies as NATO reinvents itself, while Brussels questions Washington’s rationale for new tariffs
Italy faces dual Atlantic pressures as Trump berates European allies at the Ankara summit and the EU challenges US tariff policy.
Adriana Sole · INTERNATIONAL
Mancini returns as Italy head coach as Ranieri named technical director
Former Manchester City boss takes over after chaotic 16-day search following Pirlo controversy and Maldini resignation
Roberto Mancini has been appointed Italy head coach for a second time, with Claudio Ranieri as technical director, ending weeks of crisis at the FIGC.
Tobia Marenghi · SPORT
Stellantis sells car-sharing arm, promotes Chinese executive as Turin hub adapts
Carmaker offloads Free2move to focus on core manufacturing while elevating Xin Tianshu to global team to strengthen ties with Chinese EV partners
Stellantis sells its car-sharing business and promotes a Chinese executive to its global team, moves that foreign automotive press says signal a strategic realignment for the Turin-based carmaker's engineering and manufacturing core.
Lorenzo Ferraris · NATIONAL
Europe's wildfires expose Alpine single-road vulnerability
As blazes ravage southern Europe, Valle d'Aosta's narrow valleys face unique evacuation challenges
European wildfires have displaced tens of thousands, raising questions about the safety of Alpine communities where a single road is the only way in or out.
Camille Bréan · NATIONAL
Regional dispatches
Selfie tourism backlash hits the Dolomites as crowds swarm Tre Cime
Viral videos show long queues at a South Tyrol landmark, igniting debate on visitor behaviour in the high Alps
Viral videos of queues stretching through shuttle lines at Tre Cime di Lavaredo have sparked an online backlash against selfie tourism in the Dolomites.
Klara Hofer
Armani Beauty named official sponsor of 83rd Venice Film Festival
Luxury brand to debut new blush and fragrance at September event
Armani Beauty will serve as the official beauty sponsor of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, spotlighting new products at the Lido.
Tommaso Veronese
Venice benchmark as NYT recommends alternative canal cities
New York Times travel feature highlights six European canal cities beyond Venice and Amsterdam
A New York Times travel article suggests tourists explore less crowded canal cities, using Venice as a reference point for the overtourism problem.
Tommaso Veronese
Russian attacks on Danube, Black Sea shipping test Central Europe's trade arteries
Two merchant vessels struck in a week as Trieste emerges as a potential alternative gateway for hinterland markets
Drone and missile strikes on freighters in the Black Sea and Danube risk diverting Central European trade toward Adriatic ports.
Sergio Madrussan
Florence rail works restart, disrupting Genoa-Rome corridor
Second round of maintenance at Florence's central station causes delays on north-south routes
Passengers face cancellations as a new phase of works begins, affecting freight and tourism along the Ligurian coast.
Marina Doria
Italy threatens to withhold Leonardo works from Louvre
Dispute over Renaissance masterpieces deepens as culture ministry signals refusal to lend
Italy has warned it may not lend works by Leonardo da Vinci to the Louvre, escalating a heritage dispute with France.
Costanza Bardi
Peru quake damages colonial church, raising questions for Umbria’s seismic heritage
Collapse of 16th-century Iglesia Apóstol Santiago in the Andes echoes central Italy’s own vulnerability
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake in Peru destroyed the roof and facade of a historic church, prompting renewed attention to seismic protection of cultural heritage in regions like Umbria.
Niccolò Mariani
Four decades after Chernobyl, Lazio's nuclear past shapes Italy's energy future
AP reports on generational divide as Latina decommissioning continues and Meloni government pushes new reactor legislation
The former Latina nuclear plant, once a symbol of Italy's atomic ambitions, is now a decommissioning site at the centre of a resurgent nuclear debate.
Davide Ruspoli
Wildfires ring Rome as Lazio braces for extreme heat
Fires broke out around the Italian capital overnight into Tuesday, regional officials warn of continued high risk amid new heatwave
More fires erupted near Rome as Lazio authorities warned of sustained blazes risk during a heatwave expected to push temperatures above 40°C.
Davide Ruspoli
Chelsea set to sign Italy's Giulia Dragoni from Barcelona
Attacking midfielder who broke through at Barcelona set for move to Stamford Bridge
Chelsea are poised to sign Italian attacking midfielder Giulia Dragoni from Barcelona, a significant transfer in women's football.
Tobia Marenghi
Moroccan Man's Death Under Police Restraint Reverberates Across Italy
NYT reports Abderrahim Fakir's death sparks standoff over immigrant treatment
The death of Abderrahim Fakir after police pinned him to the ground has evolved into a national debate over the treatment of immigrants in Italy, according to the New York Times.
Antonio Petrella
Italy prepares for EU AI Act transparency rules as enforcement date nears
New requirements for watermarking and deepfake labelling take effect August 2, affecting Italian businesses and media
Italy is adjusting to the EU's sweeping AI Act as the first transparency requirements become legally binding on August 2nd.
Adriana Sole
Naples suburb seizes umbrellas in dawn raid on beach 'cheaters'
Torre del Greco authorities confiscate loungers left overnight to reserve spots, as summer heat intensifies competition for shoreline
Authorities in a coastal suburb of Naples confiscated umbrellas, deck chairs and loungers during a dawn sweep targeting people who reserve beach spots overnight, the Guardian reported.
Rosaria Esposito
Pompeii archaeologists reconstruct frescoed ceiling of ancient banquet hall
Partially restored vault features Greek mythology scenes, with more fragments expected to be assembled
Archaeologists at Pompeii have unveiled a partially reconstructed frescoed ceiling vault from a banquet hall, revealing detailed images from Greek mythology, the Associated Press reported.
Rosaria Esposito
FT pronounces Spanish olive oil superior to Italian, reigniting Puglia quality debate
Financial Times column says Spain's olive oil surpasses Italy's, striking at the core of Puglia's agricultural identity
A Financial Times column declaring Spanish olive oil 'far superior' to Italian has reopened questions about quality and authenticity in Puglia's olive sector, still recovering from the xylella epidemic.
Francesca Lazzari
Puglia's nonnas go global as 'nonna-maxxing' trend takes off
Washington Post profiles two 80-something grandmothers making orecchiette in a southern Italian bakery, part of a wellness lifestyle trend
A Washington Post lifestyle piece highlights two Pugliese nonnas as unlikely wellness influencers, reflecting growing international fascination with Southern Italian traditions.
Francesca Lazzari
Four decades after Chernobyl, Italy's nuclear revival debate reaches Basilicata's oil country
AP reports government lays groundwork for new reactors as generational divide reshapes energy politics
Italy's push to revive nuclear power, decades after Chernobyl, carries particular weight in Basilicata, home to the country's largest onshore oil fields.
Pietro Lasorsa
Sardinia Faces Heatwave as European Tourists Rethink Mediterranean
Extreme temperatures and wildfires across Italy fuel a growing trend of 'coolcations' to northern Europe, with implications for island tourism
As Italy swelters under a 41C heatwave and wildfires rage from Rome to the Adriatic, The Local Italy reports that European holidaymakers are increasingly snubbing Mediterranean destinations for cooler northern climes.
Gavino Sanna
Valeria Luiselli’s Sicilian Odyssey Reviewed by the Guardian
Novel traces mother and daughter’s journey from the US to Sicily, blending migration themes with inward reflection
The Guardian reviews Luiselli’s new novel set partly in Sicily, noting its urgent themes but increasingly interior focus.
Eleonora Vanzetti
Tom Hiddleston’s Pompeii Docuseries Finds Human Stories in Ancient Ruins
National Geographic series features the actor, an amateur classicist, exploring Pompeii’s lessons for today
The New York Times reports on a new docuseries where Tom Hiddleston brings his classics background to Pompeii, seeking relatable human narratives.
Eleonora Vanzetti
Heatwaves push European holidaymakers to 'coolcations', report says
The trend towards cooler northern destinations is gaining traction, potentially impacting southern tourism economies, according to The Local Italy.
European holidaymakers worn down by recurrent heatwaves are increasingly snubbing Mediterranean destinations for northern climates, according to The Local Italy. The trend, dubbed the 'coolcation' shift, is observed across the continent.
Marina Doria
Japan Mall Destruction Echoes Abruzzo's Own Post-Quake Reconstruction Challenges
A rebuilt shopping center in Kumamoto collapses again weeks after reopening, raising questions about seismic resilience that L'Aquila knows all too well
The destruction of a rebuilt mall in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture by a powerful earthquake has renewed attention to the fragility of post-disaster reconstruction, with direct parallels to Abruzzo's long recovery from the 2009 earthquake.
Marco Di Sante
Farm Worker Dies in Greenhouse as Italy Faces 41C Heatwave
Death highlights risks for agricultural laborers in southern Italy
A farm worker died in a greenhouse in Italy as temperatures hit 41 degrees Celsius, underscoring the dangers faced by agricultural workers during the ongoing heatwave.
Antonio Petrella
Guardian photo essay captures life in South Tyrol's Teutonic monastery
Roland Reinstadler documents the cloistered traditions of Lanegg in Italy's German-speaking Alpine province
A new photo essay offers a rare glimpse inside the Lanegg monastery, where priests and nuns of the Teutonic Order preserve centuries-old rituals.
Camille Bréan
EssilorLuxottica Profit Rises 15% on AI Glasses Demand
Franco-Italian eyewear maker beats forecasts as Milan-based operations benefit from smart eyewear and myopia products.
The company reported a 15% rise in first-half profit, beating market expectations, driven by strong demand for AI-enabled glasses and myopia-control lenses.
Beatrice Comolli
Luxury’s Results Superweek Puts Prada in the Spotlight
As LVMH, Kering, Hermès and Milan-based Prada report earnings, investors watch for signs of resilience in a choppy market.
This week's earnings from top luxury groups will show who’s leading and lagging, with Prada facing scrutiny on its brand momentum and regional exposure.
Beatrice Comolli
Opinion
The Weight of a Name
The death of Abderrahim Fakir has become a national reckoning on immigration, seen through the international press.
Editorial Board
One Man and the City's Walls
A viral video of a young man cleaning graffiti from Rome's walls offers a parable of civic attention in an ancient city.
Editorial Board