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Ceuta crisis deepens EU divisions as Italy suspends Schengen with Spain
Up to 5,000 migrants remain in Spanish enclave as EU commissioner criticises Madrid's response
The Ceuta migration crisis has exposed EU divisions, with Italy suspending Schengen rules with Spain and the EU migration chief criticising Madrid's regularisation plan.
Adriana Sole · INTERNATIONAL
Rome's Spin Time Residents Sleep Outside After Fire, Heatwave Grips Capital
About 400 people camp outside former office block as authorities and volunteers respond
A fire at Rome's Spin Time centre forces around 400 residents to sleep outside amid a heatwave, testing the city's crisis response.
Davide Ruspoli · NATIONAL
Italy's Food Valley tests climate-resistant wheat for pasta's future
Researchers in Emilia-Romagna breed hardier durum wheat as heatwaves threaten the Mediterranean diet's staple
As a fourth heatwave grips Italy, scientists in Emilia-Romagna are trialling climate-resistant wheat varieties to secure the future of pasta.
Lorenzo Ferraris · ECONOMY
Vishneva's Venice Return Reopens Biennale's Russia Wound
Dancer's performance raises questions for an event that vowed to cut ties with Russian artists
Diana Vishneva's appearance at the Venice Dance Biennale has stirred discomfort, testing the event's pledge to isolate Russian artists over the war in Ukraine.
Tommaso Veronese · CULTURE
Regional dispatches
Vannacci's far-right party alarms observers of Italy's extremes
Guardian editorial warns of normalised extremism as general's National Future gains ground
The early success of Roberto Vannacci's National Future party sends an ominous signal, the Guardian says, as extreme politics become normalised in Italy.
Klara Hofer
Vannacci's National Future: A Rogue General's Rise
Guardian editorial warns of far-right normalisation as serving officer's party gains ground
The Guardian sees Roberto Vannacci's National Future as an ominous signal of extreme politics becoming normalised in Italy.
Sergio Madrussan
Wildfires Burn 70,000 Hectares as Italy's Heatwave Persists
Summer fires and red alerts strain resources across the country, including the northeast
Wildfires have consumed 70,000 hectares in Italy this summer, according to The Local Italy, as all major cities remain on red alert for heat.
Sergio Madrussan
Pasta of the Future: Emilia-Romagna Tests Climate-Resistant Wheat
Researchers in Italy's Food Valley develop hardy wheat as heatwaves threaten the iconic staple
In Emilia-Romagna, Italy's Food Valley, scientists are breeding climate-resistant wheat to secure the future of pasta as heatwaves intensify.
Giulia Benati
Climate-Resistant Wheat Trials Could Reshape Tuscan Pasta
Researchers in Emilia-Romagna test hardy wheat as heatwaves threaten Italy's staple crop
As Italy swelters through a fourth heatwave, scientists in Emilia-Romagna are developing climate-resistant wheat that could protect the country's pasta supply.
Costanza Bardi
Climate-Resistant Wheat Tested in Italy's Food Valley
Researchers focus on durum wheat as heatwaves threaten pasta's future
As Italy endures its fourth heatwave, scientists in Emilia-Romagna are developing climate-resistant wheat to secure the future of pasta.
Niccolò Mariani
Marche's pasta industry watches climate-resistant wheat trials
As Emilia-Romagna tests hardy wheat, the Marche's own pasta makers weigh the future
Researchers in Emilia-Romagna are breeding climate-resistant wheat for pasta, a development the Marche's small pasta firms are watching closely.
Elena Marcheggiani
Climate-resistant wheat tested in Emilia-Romagna, a signal for Lombardy's mills
Researchers in Italy's Food Valley trial hardy wheat as heat reshapes the pasta supply chain
As Italy's fourth heatwave strains agriculture, researchers in Emilia-Romagna are testing climate-resistant wheat — a development with direct consequences for Lombardy's milling and pasta industries.
Beatrice Comolli
Venice Biennale's Russian return stirs cultural debate
Diana Vishneva's performance raises questions about the event's pledge to cut ties with Russian artists
A prima ballerina's appearance at the Venice Dance Biennale has reopened debate over cultural engagement with Russia during wartime.
Marina Doria
Italy tests climate-resistant wheat as heat reshapes farming
Researchers in Emilia-Romagna breed pasta wheat for drought, a signal for Alpine agriculture
Scientists in Italy's Food Valley are developing wheat varieties that withstand heat and drought, a project with implications for farming from the Po Valley to the Alps.
Klara Hofer
Italy Tests Climate-Resistant Wheat as Heat Threatens Pasta
Emilia-Romagna researchers develop hardy durum wheat as drought and heat reshape agriculture
In Italy's Food Valley, researchers are breeding wheat that can withstand the droughts and heatwaves now gripping the Mediterranean.
Gavino Sanna
Vishneva’s quiet Venice return stirs questions for Dance Biennale
Russian ballerina’s performance revives debate over the event’s vow to cut ties with Russia’s artists
Diana Vishneva’s performance at the Venice Dance Biennale raised uncomfortable questions for an event that once vowed to cut ties with Russia’s artists over the war in Ukraine.
Eleonora Vanzetti
Venice Dance Biennale's Russian Return Tests Cultural Diplomacy
Diana Vishneva's performance raises questions about the event's pledge to cut ties with Russian artists
Diana Vishneva's appearance at the Venice Dance Biennale has stirred debate over cultural ties with Russia amid the Ukraine war.
Costanza Bardi
Vannacci's National Future Party Shakes Rome's Political Calculus
Guardian editorial warns of normalised extremism as rogue general's movement gains ground
The Guardian's editorial on Roberto Vannacci's far-right party sends a warning from Rome's perspective about the normalisation of extreme politics in Italy.
Davide Ruspoli
Italy's Food Valley breeds climate-resistant wheat for future pasta
Researchers in Emilia-Romagna test hardy grains as heat and drought reshape the country's staple crop
As Italy grapples with a fourth heatwave, scientists in Emilia-Romagna are developing climate-resistant wheat to secure the future of pasta.
Marco Di Sante
A rogue general's rise finds an echo in Italy's emptying regions
The Guardian warns of 'normalised' extremism as Roberto Vannacci's National Future gains ground
The early success of Roberto Vannacci's National Future party sends an ominous signal, the Guardian says, as extreme politics become normalised across Italy.
Antonio Petrella
Italy tests climate-resistant wheat as pasta's future hinges on the South
Researchers in Emilia-Romagna's Food Valley focus on the main ingredient, wheat, France 24 reports
As Italy's Food Valley develops climate-resistant wheat, the future of pasta may depend on how the hardy crop fares in the more fragile soils of the South.
Antonio Petrella
Italy's Food Valley tests climate-resistant wheat for pasta's future
Researchers in Emilia-Romagna are breeding durum wheat to survive drought and heat as climate change threatens the Mediterranean staple
In Emilia-Romagna, Italy's 'Food Valley', scientists are developing climate-resistant wheat varieties to secure the future of pasta against rising temperatures and drought.
Rosaria Esposito
Pasta of the future: Italy tests climate-resistant wheat
Researchers in Emilia-Romagna's Food Valley breed wheat for hotter, drier summers
Scientists in Italy's Food Valley are developing climate-resistant wheat varieties to protect the nation's beloved pasta from the effects of global warming.
Francesca Lazzari
Italy tests climate-resistant wheat as drought reshapes the South
Researchers in Emilia-Romagna breed pasta wheat for a hotter, drier future — a question that bears directly on Basilicata's fields
As Italy's fourth heatwave peaks, scientists in the Food Valley are developing wheat varieties that can withstand drought — a trial with clear stakes for southern agriculture.
Pietro Lasorsa
Pasta of the future: climate-resistant wheat tested in Italy
Researchers in Emilia-Romagna are breeding wheat that can withstand drought and heat — a lifeline for Sicily's fields
As Italy's fourth heatwave of summer peaks, researchers in the 'Food Valley' are developing climate-resistant wheat, a crop that could secure the future of pasta and Sicily's agriculture.
Concetta Vassallo
Opinion
Heat and Housing: Rome's Summer of Displacement
The Spin Time standoff reveals how climate and housing policy converge, testing the limits of solidarity under pressure.
Editorial Board
The General and the Normalisation
The rise of Roberto Vannacci's National Future is a warning that political extremes are no longer exceptional but part of the landscape.
Editorial Board