Italy will hold a referendum on whether to separate the career paths of judges and prosecutors, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's cabinet announced on Monday.

Dozens of mafiosi from Italy's three main organised crime groups were sentenced on Monday for teaming up to traffic drugs and commit financial crimes in the country's richest region.

Italy welcomes release of Italians held by Venezuela, protests after worker dies in fall at troubled steel plant, and more news on Tuesday.

Teachers, taxi drivers, railway staff and public transport workers are among the groups staging protests in Italy this week.

This expression's just to die for.