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Elaine Allaby - elaine@thelocal.it Published: 1 Sep, 2025 CET. Updated: Thu 4 Sep 2025 13:51 CET Travellers wait for their trains at Milan's Centrale railway station. Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP Train passengers in Italy could face delays or cancellations this week due to a national rail strike on Thursday, September 4th, and Friday

Clare Speak - clare@thelocal.it Published: 13 Aug, 2025 CET. Updated: Wed 13 Aug 2025 11:49 CET Firefighters in Italy have been battling to control blazes this week fuelled by high temperatures and dry conditions. Photo by Federico SCOPPA / AFP Wildfires continue to ravage Italy this summer, with more alerts issued in hard-hit areas of

Giampietro Vianello - giampietro.vianello@thelocal.it Published: 10 Aug, 2025 CET. Updated: Mon 11 Aug 2025 10:48 CET A Canadair drops water over a wildfire at the Vesuvius national park, near Naples, on August 10th, 2025. Photo by Eliano Imperato / AFP All hiking routes on Italy’s Mount Vesuvius remained closed to tourists on Monday, as a

Hundreds of thousands of people attended protests in Rome last month hailed as a show of strength against Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government, but Italy's divided opposition is struggling to make an impact...

Cala Goloritzé, on the eastern coast of Italy’s Sardinia island, has been named the 'best beach in the world' by the latest ranking from travel experts at The World’s 50 Best Beaches. A UNESCO-listed site, Sardinia's Cala Goloritzé is renowned for its limestone cliffs, white pebbles and turquoise waters.  “Cala Goloritzé feels like more than

Pope Francis, who died Monday, often received soccer jerseys from his followers, including one from his favorite team, Argentine club San Lorenzo. File Photo by Dai Kurokawa/EPA-EFE April 21 (UPI) -- Serie A suspended Monday's slate of matches in response to the death of Pope Francis, the Italian soccer league announced. "Following the passing of

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday that she will fly to Washington next week to discuss US tariffs on EU imports with President Donald Trump as the bloc seeks to avert an all-out trade war. In comments made during a meeting with business representatives, Meloni backed EU calls for a negotiated solution to new

Most scheduled rail services in Italy are expected to go ahead as normal this week after two national transport strikes were called off, with only two smaller walkouts remaining in place in the northern Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta regions. A 24-hour rail staff strike scheduled to start at 9pm on Thursday, April 10th, and end