The packages arrived several days after six letter bombs were mailed to offices in Spain, including those of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the American and Ukrainian Embassies.
Tag: Italy
An Italian Village Hit the Jackpot. Will That Save or Destroy It?
Tiny Livemmo won nearly 20 million euros to reverse its decline. Figuring out how to spend it is a big job, but someone’s got to do it.
Landslide on Italian Island Sweeps Away Homes and Turns Roads Into Rivers of Mud
At least one person was killed and an estimated 10 others were missing on the island of Ischia, a popular tourist destination off the coast of Naples.
Catholic Church Issues Guidelines for Ethical Investing
In the midst of a criminal trial of 10 church officials on charges of financial impropriety, the church put forth a long-delayed document that lays out standards for avoiding improper investments.
A Vatican Auditor Says He Dug Up Too Much Dirt, and Was Buried
Libero Milone is suing the Vatican for wrongful dismissal after he said he found cardinals siphoning off funds. The Vatican has hit him with a criminal investigation of its own.
Migrant Ship, Turned Away by Italy, Heads Toward France
The new right-wing government allowed passengers on three vessels to disembark, but it stood firm on a fourth, a move that France denounced as “unacceptable.”
Italy Blocks Male Migrants From Leaving Rescue Ships
The new right-wing government appears to be taking a harder line with people who are picked up in the Mediterranean as they try to cross from Libya.
A Messy Marital Split Tarnishes a Roman Soccer Legend
Francesco Totti and Ilary Blasi once shared a storybook love. Now she’s hiding his Rolexes, and he’s holding hostage her Jimmy Choos.
Even as Challenges Mount, Europeans Stick by Ukraine
Inflation and anxiety over nuclear weapons may be eating into some popular support for the war, but key governments remain insulated from the pressures for now.
Italy’s Hard Right Feels Vindicated by Giorgia Meloni’s Ascent
Long marginalized politically and ostracized socially, the new prime minister’s supporters sense a chance to give a final blow to the stigma and shame of their association with Fascism.