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Etna's Ash Cloud Grounds Catania, Stranding Peak-Season Travelers
Sicily's volcano spews record ash, disrupting flights for tens of thousands
Mount Etna's persistent eruption has forced Catania airport to suspend flights again, disrupting travel for tens of thousands during the peak summer season.
Concetta Vassallo · NATIONAL
Eight arrested over suspected far-left plot against Lyon-Turin line
France and Italy exchange intelligence on 'ultra-left' after arrests in Paris
Eight people were charged with criminal conspiracy in Paris as France and Italy exchanged intelligence on the 'ultra-left' over the Lyon-Turin rail project.
Camille Bréan · INTERNATIONAL
Blast at munitions plant south of Rome puts inland jobs in focus
Explosion at a factory in the Lazio countryside raises familiar questions about the safety and future of Italy's small manufacturing towns
A powerful explosion at a munitions factory south of Rome has put a spotlight on the small industrial plants that anchor employment across Italy's inland regions.
Niccolò Mariani · REGIONAL
Isabel Nolan's secular saints take over Venice Biennale
Irish artist at the Biennale celebrates scientists and humanists — including an Italian punctuation master
Ireland's artist at the Venice Biennale steals religious imagery for secular celebrations of scientists, humanists and even Tony Soprano.
Eleonora Vanzetti · CULTURE
Regional dispatches
Dolomites Draw Record Summer Crowds as Travel Press Touts Region
International guides spotlight South Tyrol's bilingual culture and alpine etiquette
As international travel coverage highlights South Tyrol's Dolomites, the region balances tourism appeal with fragile alpine ecology.
Klara Hofer
Eight Arrested Over Suspected Far-Left Plot Against Lyon-Turin Rail Link
French and Italian intelligence share information on 'ultra-left' sabotage threat
Arrests in Paris over an alleged plot against the Lyon-Turin train line highlight the project's contested history in the Alps.
Klara Hofer
Etna's Ash Reaches Venice's Summer Travel Plans
Sicilian eruption disrupts flights and tourists as Veneto's peak season feels the ripple
Mount Etna's eruption halts Catania flights, sending disruption through Italy's summer travel as Veneto's tourism season feels the ripple.
Tommaso Veronese
Po River Drought Tests Veneto's Water Lifeline
Italy's longest river runs low as fourth heatwave strains northern farms and supplies
The Po River's historic low levels, reported by Euronews, signal a summer of strain for northern Italy's farms and water supplies, including Veneto.
Tommaso Veronese
Etna's ash grounds Sicily flights, snarling summer travel
Catania airport suspended as volcano spews ash; Ligurian ports, Riviera tourism feel the ripple
Mount Etna's eruption has halted Catania flights, disrupting peak-season travel across the Mediterranean and straining Italy's transport network.
Marina Doria
Blast at munitions factory south of Rome raises safety questions
Explosion tears through facility near the capital; industrial safety under renewed scrutiny
A powerful explosion rocked a munitions factory south of Rome, prompting questions about industrial oversight and safety in Italy's manufacturing sector.
Marina Doria
Explosion at munitions factory south of Rome prompts safety scrutiny
Blast at Italian arms plant revives questions on industrial oversight
A powerful explosion tore through a munitions factory south of Rome on Thursday, raising fresh concerns about safety in Italy's defence supply chain.
Giulia Benati
Eight arrested over far-left plot against Lyon-Turin line
France-Italy intelligence exchange targets sabotage threat to rail project
Eight people were charged with criminal conspiracy in Paris as France and Italy exchanged intelligence on an alleged ultra-left plot against the Lyon-Turin train line.
Giulia Benati
Etna's ash cloud grounds flights, stranding Tuscan holidaymakers
Catania airport closure disrupts peak-season travel for Tuscany's summer visitors
Mount Etna's eruption has halted Catania flights, leaving Tuscan tourists and residents scrambling amid the peak summer season.
Costanza Bardi
Viral dancing seniors strike a chord with Italy's ageing population
Roman duo's street performance inspires older Italians, including in Tuscany's hill towns
An elderly couple dancing in a Rome piazza has gone viral, prompting a conversation about active ageing across Italy, including in Tuscany.
Costanza Bardi
Viral dancing seniors strike a chord in Italy's ageing interior
A Roman couple's street performance has gone viral, inspiring older Italians to stay active in a country with the EU's oldest population
The viral success of an elderly couple dancing in a Roman piazza has resonated across Italy, where the population is the oldest in the EU and many inland towns are graying fast.
Niccolò Mariani
Viral dancing seniors strike a chord with Italy's ageing population
Rome couple's street performances inspire a national conversation about active ageing
An elderly couple dancing in a Roman piazza has gone viral, inspiring Italy's ageing population to get moving and sparking a national conversation about active lifestyles.
Elena Marcheggiani
Blast at munitions factory south of Rome sends shockwaves across Italy
Explosion at a plant in the Lazio countryside raises familiar questions about safety and oversight in Italy's industrial south
A powerful explosion tore through a munitions factory south of Rome on Thursday, a reminder of the risks that linger in Italy's often-overlooked industrial corridors.
Antonio Petrella
Viral dancing seniors strike a chord in Italy's oldest region
As a Roman couple's street performance goes viral, Molise's ageing population watches a rare moment of joy in the national conversation
An elderly couple dancing in a Roman piazza has gone viral, inspiring Italy's ageing population — and offering a rare moment of lightness for regions like Molise that are quietly shrinking.
Antonio Petrella
Etna's Ash Chokes Catania, Testing Southern Italy's Summer Travel
Sicily's airport shutters again as Europe's most active volcano disrupts peak-season flights
Mount Etna's renewed eruption has forced Catania airport to suspend flights, stranding tens of thousands of travelers during the peak summer season.
Francesca Lazzari
Etna's Ash Cloud Halts Catania Flights, Testing Southern Tourism
Sicily's airport suspends operations again as Europe's most active volcano disrupts peak summer travel
Mount Etna's eruption has again grounded flights at Catania, disrupting summer travel across the Mediterranean and raising questions for the wider South.
Pietro Lasorsa
Viral Dancing Seniors in Rome Spark a Conversation on Italy's Ageing
An elderly couple's street performance in a Roman piazza becomes a sensation, inspiring a national debate on active living
A viral video of an Italian senior couple dancing in a Rome piazza has struck a chord in a country with the EU's oldest population, prompting calls for more active lifestyles.
Pietro Lasorsa
Etna's ash reaches Calabria as Catania flights suspended
Sicily's volcano disrupts peak-season travel across the Strait of Messina
Mount Etna's eruption has closed Catania's airport again, and the fallout is reaching Calabria's ports and summer routes.
Saverio Gallo
Etna's Ash Cloud Disrupts Summer Travel Across the Islands
Catania airport suspended flights again as Europe's most active volcano disrupts peak-season travel
Mount Etna's eruption has halted flights at Catania airport for the second time this week, stranding thousands of summer travellers and sending ripple effects across the Mediterranean islands.
Gavino Sanna
Inter Milan's summer business: from transfer sagas to Serie A's spending
The Guardian's transfer tracker shows Inter at the centre of Europe's market
Inter Milan feature prominently in the Guardian's summer transfer window guide, with deals for Curtis Jones and Djed Spence reshaping the Nerazzurri's squad.
Tobia Marenghi
Serie A Femminile's quiet revolution in the women's transfer market
The Guardian's tracker shows Italian clubs investing in women's football
Serie A Femminile features in the Guardian's summer transfer window guide, as Italian clubs make moves in the women's game.
Tobia Marenghi
Munitions factory blast near Rome puts industrial safety in focus
Explosion south of Rome raises questions about oversight of Italy's defence supply chain
A powerful explosion tore through a munitions factory south of Rome, prompting questions about industrial safety and oversight in Italy's defence supply chain.
Elena Marcheggiani
Explosion at Munitions Factory South of Rome Raises Safety Concerns
Powerful blast tears through industrial site, prompting questions about oversight in Italy's defense sector
A huge explosion rocked a munitions factory south of Rome on Thursday, according to Al Jazeera, raising fresh concerns about industrial safety in Italy.
Francesca Lazzari
Munitions blast south of Rome puts quake-era reconstruction in frame
Explosion at factory near the capital revives questions about industrial safety in central Italy's rebuilding zones
A huge explosion at an Italian munitions factory south of Rome has drawn attention to the safety of industrial sites in regions still rebuilding from earthquakes.
Marco Di Sante
Viral dancing seniors inspire Italy's ageing population to get moving
Roman duo's street performance strikes a chord in the EU's oldest nation
An elderly dancing duo in Rome has gone viral, inspiring Italy's ageing population to embrace a more active lifestyle, with implications for the Alpine region's own demographic challenges.
Camille Bréan
Lyon-Turin Plot Arrests Put Lombardy's Rail Link in Spotlight
Eight charged in Paris over suspected far-left conspiracy against the Alpine tunnel project
French prosecutors charged eight people over an alleged far-left plot against the Lyon-Turin rail line, a project central to Lombardy's freight and passenger links to Europe.
Beatrice Comolli
Viral Dancing Seniors Turn Spotlight on Italy's Ageing Workforce
Roman couple's street performance goes global as Lombardy faces demographic squeeze
A senior couple dancing in a Roman piazza has gone viral, drawing attention to Italy's oldest-in-EU population and the economic strain on regions like Lombardy.
Beatrice Comolli
Opinion
The Volcano and the Crowd
Etna's eruption has become a spectacle for tourists, raising questions about the line between wonder and recklessness.
Editorial Board
The Dance of the Elderly
A viral video of an elderly couple dancing in Rome offers a gentle rebuke to the narrative of Italy's demographic decline.
Editorial Board