Matteo Salvini, the anti-migrant interior minister, has a talent for expressing the country’s id. A highly visible vacation was the latest step in his campaign for the top job.
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Italy’s Parliament Backs Rail Link as Nationalist League Party Comes Out on Top
The issue had threatened to splinter Italy’s governing coalition. The League’s partner, the Five Star Movement, had opposed the project.
Italian Authorities Make First Arrests in Deadly Nightclub Stampede
Prosecutors said the men belonged to a gang that committed robberies at clubs in Italy by pepper-spraying the crowd to cover their thefts.
As Italy Mourns Slain Officer, Photo Raises Questions Over a Confession
The police say two American teenagers confessed to the attack. A widely circulated image shows one of the suspects sitting handcuffed and blindfolded before his interrogation.
2 American Teenagers Admit Killing Police Officer in Rome, Officials Say
The teenagers, 18 and 19, were charged on Saturday over the fatal stabbing of the military police officer after what officials said had been a drug deal gone bad.
U.S. Student Said to Confess to Killing Italian Policeman
A 19-year-old American student has confessed to killing a policeman in central Rome, according to the national news agency ANSA, in a crime that has shaken Italy.
As Extreme Heat Becomes New Normal in Europe, Governments Scramble to Respond
Heat records were smashed across much of Europe this week, leaving officials searching for short- and longer-term solutions to help people endure temperatures soaring over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
About 150 Migrants Drown in Shipwreck Off Libya
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees said those who drowned were probably trying to reach Italy, whose anti-immigrant government has sought to seal its coastline.
Francesco Saverio Borrelli, Scourge of Italy’s Corrupt, Dies at 89
With 1,281 convictions, his landmark investigation, popularly known as Clean Hands, swept away the ruling class and helped transform Italian politics.
65 Migrants Were Picked Up at Sea. Then the Politics Began.
We went onboard a ship that rescues migrants in the Mediterranean and witnessed a standoff between the captain and Italian officials, who view the crew as criminals.