Police and demonstrators clashed briefly in Venice on Friday during a protest against the arrival of a mega-yacht owned by the US ambassador to Italy, Texan businessman Tilman Fertitta.

As Italian summers bring increasingly intense and long-lasting heatwaves, attitudes are slowly (and reluctantly) changing toward AC. The main hang-up? How to use it without getting sick.

Italian cities are being pushed to take action as residents and visitors suffer in record-breaking heatwaves. But how much progress are they making?

With an increasing number of Italian regions taking emergency precautions due to wildfires, here’s how to find out where active blazes are happening.

Here's one word for how much of Italy is surviving the July heat.

Authorities are sending police and rangers to patrol tourist hotspots across the Dolomites from July amid a surge in the number of visitors - and complaints about their behaviour.

The end of a Brexit 'grace period' on university fees in 2028 means that British passport holders living in the EU will no longer qualify for home fees and could pay three times as much.

After France adopted a bill to allow assisted dying on Wednesday, here's a look at which European countries already authorise the terminally ill to end their lives.

After a spate of headlines about thieves snatching luxury watches and jewellery from tourists on the streets of Italy's cities, is this type of 'snatch and grab' crime something travellers should be concerned about?

The European Commission this week launched legal action against 17 member states over the application of the new directive on the single permit, a combined procedure that grants third country nationals both a work and residence permit in...

Managua said it was severing diplomatic relations after Rome criticised it for harbouring a Red Brigades terrorist convicted of the murder of ex-PM Aldo Moro.

At least 12,000 excess deaths were recorded across nine European countries during June's heatwave, national statistics indicated, a toll that could yet rise as more data is released, according to an AFP analysis.

‘Miracle’ as none killed in Bolzano courthouse collapse, lower house approves contested electoral reform, and more news from Italy on Friday.

The European Union demanded Thursday that Google share data with other search engines and open up its Android system to rival AI services, but the US giant said the measures would put privacy at risk.

An Italian court sentenced 32 defendants on Thursday, including the former head of motorway operator Autostrade, for their role in a deadly bridge disaster eight years ago that killed 43 people.

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Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's plan for a major overhaul of the country's voting system passed the lower house on Thursday, two days after her own government's MPs sank a central part of it.

Rowers on the River Po in Turin are battling vast blooms of algae, as high temperatures in northwest Italy and runoff from farms create ideal conditions for rampant plant growth.

In the latest edition of our Moving to Italy newsletter, we look at why climate may factor in more than you’d expect when deciding where to settle in Italy. And how for parents, planning ahead is essential for tackling Italy's 'challe...

Italian mountain guides have suspended climbs of Mont Blanc via the main route on the Italian side because heatwaves are destabilising the glacier leading to Europe's highest peak, an official told AFP on Wednesday.