(ANSA) - ISLAMABAD, 25 AGO - Pakistan is launching its national policy for the olive sector, thanking Italy as a key partner in the sector’s development. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, speaking at the ceremony, highlighted Italy’s longstanding support for the country’s emerging olive sector and announced a new training initiative for young Pakistani agricultural graduates. Thanking Italy for over 70 years of cooperation with Pakistan in agriculture, trade, and industry—and describing the part...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - Thunderstorms are sweeping central and northern Italy, and a yellow bad-weather alert in two regions will be extended to six others Tuesday, the civil protection department said Monday. A fast-moving Atlantic low-pressure system in the northwest will bring about a period of severe weather and thunderstorms that, starting in the Alpine regions, will extend to most of the remaining central and northern regions tomorrow. Based on available forecasts, the civil protection ...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - Anti-aircraft defense equipment and generators are among the aid items that could be included in the next Italian package for Kyiv, informed sources said Monday, saying the next shipment of aid—the thirteenth—could be decided by autumn. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - NAIROBI, 24 AGO - The Italian Ambassador to Somalia, Pier Mario Daccò Coppi, met with the Minister of Trade and Industry, Gamal Mohamed Hassan, for an exchange of views and an update on the Somali government’s initiatives aimed at promoting local production, increasing added value, and supporting the development of exports. During the meeting, the minister strongly expressed his hope that Italy would play an active role in supporting Somalia’s reform process—characterized by a gradua...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - Italy is alongside its partners for a negotiating path on Ukraine, Premier Giorgia Meloni told the Coalition of the Willing Monday. Italy is determined to work alongside international partners to promote a negotiating path toward a just and lasting peace, said Meloni, who participated via video link in the meeting of the leaders of the Coalition of the Willing, held to coincide with the 35th anniversary of Ukraine's independence, according to a statement from her offic...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - Italy is alongside its partners for a negotiating path on Ukraine, Premier Giorgia Meloni told the Coalition of the Willing Monday. Italy is determined to work alongside international partners to promote a negotiating path toward a just and lasting peace, said Meloni, who participated via video link in the meeting of the leaders of the Coalition of the Willing, held to coincide with the 35th anniversary of Ukraine's independence, according to a statement from Palazzo C...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - Naza, a documentary about the Palestinian war, has joined the competition at the upcoming Venice Film Festival (September 2-12). Naza is by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the four co-directors of the 2025 Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land. "Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel's calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza," the synopsis states. Naza is produced by The Guardian and Jame...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's spokesman said Monday he saw no conflict between Berlin and Rome on migrants after Germany became the first of six EU members to start sending migrants back to Italy under the bloc's new Migration and Asylum Pact. "I see no conflict between Germany and Italy," said Stefan Kornelius, spokesman, in response to a question during a government press conference regarding the ongoing exchange between the two countries on the case of the depo...

(ANSA) - ROMA, 24 AGO - Today marks the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s declaration of independence, an occasion—as stated on the MAECI website—of particular significance for the Ukrainian people and for Europe. On this day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the entire Italian diplomatic and consular network around the world renew their solidarity with Ukraine and firmly reaffirm Italy’s support for its independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. Italy continues to firmly condemn Ru...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - With the war in Iran, Italy faces an energy bill of nearly €12 billion euro, think tank CNA said Monday. Between March 1 and August 31, the increased outlay for fuel, electricity, and gas is estimated at approximately €11.6 billion compared to pre-crisis levels. This cost weighs on families and businesses, more than half of which is attributable to mobility. The CNA estimates the increased cost of gasoline and diesel fuel over the six-month period at approximately €5.8...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - The 2016 central Italian earthquake that killed 299 people must be a warning to help prevention of such events, President Sergio Mattarella said on the 10th anniversary Monday. "The recovery process is a complex process that requires a commitment to be completed as quickly as possible and is a reminder of the collective responsibility to restore the normality that has been shattered in the areas affected by this tragedy," said Mattarella, 10 years after the quake that ...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - The Italian government has fined Sea-Watch 7,500 euro and suspended the activities of the German migrant rescue NGO for 45 days. The Interior Ministry has decided to stop the humanitarian vessel, flying the German flag in the Med, for "failing to complywith its legal obligations during operations at sea: rescue activities must be managed and coordinated by the competent states, not by NGOs," as Interior MInister Matteo Piantedosi explained. Sea-Watch rejected governmen...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - The government has extended its 17-cent cut on diesel duties by one day, to August 26, as fuel prices continue to rise in Italy. Petrol now costs over two euros on Italian roads, while diesel is at 2.2 euros. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROMA, 24 AGO - Michelangelo Pistoletto’s “The Third Paradise” arrives in Ulaanbaatar as a permanent installation that combines contemporary art, Mongolian culture, and environmental regeneration. Inaugurated by Ambassador Giovanna Piccarreta and Minister of the Environment Sandag-Ochir during the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the artwork becomes a new space for dialogue between Italy and Mongo...

(ANSA) - ROMA, 21 AGO - The Italian Embassy in Ukraine joins the city-wide mourning declared for today by the authorities in Kyiv and is flying its Italian and European flags at half-mast, expressing deep condolences for the civilian victims and full solidarity with those injured in the most recent Russian armed attacks. Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 21 - Jannik Sinner will not play the upcoming US Open with the five-time slam winner and world number one saying Friday he was pulling out due to a knee injury. "Despite the hard work done with my team and the medical staff, we have had to make the difficult decision not to participate in this year's US Open," a statement from the two-time Wimbledon and Aussie Open winner and one-time US Open winner read. In recent weeks, Sinner had undergone regular check-ups between Milan...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 21 - Cristian Chivu said Inter were starting from scratch ahead of their Serie A debut in defence of their title against Monza Saturday knowing they were still the team to beat. "We're starting from scratch, knowing we're always the team to beat and no one will give us anything. We'll try to be competitive and achieve our ambitions," said the Romanian manager ahead of their league opener at San Siro against the Biancorossi.. "I'm talking about standards. The team has shown ...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 21 - Italy's biggest bank Intesa Sanpaolo is mulling complaint to bourse regulator CONSOB after Italy's third-largest and the world's oldest bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), on Friday launched two defensive share swaps worth some 34 billion euro with Italy's fourth biggest bank Banco BPM and with the wealth manager of Italy's top insurer Generali, Banca Generali to try to fend off a 30.6 billion unsolicited takeover bid by Intesa, launched in June. Intesa said it is i...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 21 - AC Milan will wear an arm patch commemorating Franco Baresi for the whole of the 2026/7 season, the Rossoneri said Friday in unveiling their latest tribute to their great defender and captain who died aged 66 on July 31. They said the patch, 6 Per Sempre (Number Six Forever, or You Are Forever) would be worn on their left sleeves, "the very arm on which, for over 700 matches, from 1982 to 1997, Franco wore his captain's armband." The patch will debut Saturday in the Se...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 21 - Feminists have fought the wrong battles on equality, Premier Giorgia Meloni told the New York Times in an interview published Friday. Regarding her choice to be called "'il presidente, or the male prime minister," Meloni stated that in her opinion, feminists have fought "the wrong battles" on gender quotas. "What interests me," she added, "is whether I am free to become prime minister," she stated. "This is equality, not being called 'la presidente' or 'the female prem...

(ANSA) - ROMA, 24 AGO - The Italian Embassy in Turkey is supporting Italy’s participation in the ninth edition of the Solo Dance International Contemporary Dance Festival, scheduled for August 29 and 30 in Ankara. Representing Italy will be Matteo Vignali and Ennio Zappalà, who will present two highly expressive performances on August 29. Vignali began his career in 2006 as a street dancer, honing his skills through training courses in Rome and Paris. He made a name for himself in the undergr...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - Juventus's Kenan Yildiz suffered a foot injury in the Bianconeri's 1-0 debut win at Frosinone Sunday and there are fears the 22-year-old Turkey attacking midfielder may be facing a long layoff, Juve sources said Monday. Yildiz. who has scored 19 times in 99 matches for the Turin giants since joining them from Bayern Munich in 2023, has been sidelined, and Juventus risks losing him for at least several weeks, they said. The Turk underwent tests at J Medical Monday. The ...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - Anti-aircraft defense equipment and generators are among the aid items that could be included in the next Italian package for Kyiv, informed sources said Monday, saying the next shipment of aid—the thirteenth—could be decided by autumn. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - A homeless man was beaten to death in Caserta by a fellow rough sleeper over a few euros and the video of the attack has gone viral in Italy. The city near Naples is still reeling from the death of Guido Roviello, 62, who was fatally beaten last Wednesday in Piazza Sant'Anna by another homeless man and died in hospital on Friday. The Caserta Financial Police, whose Provincial Command is located in the square, arrested the alleged perpetrator, a Ukrainian citizen, also ...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - Italy is alongside its partners for a negotiating path on Ukraine, Premier Giorgia Meloni told the Coalition of the Willing Monday. Italy is determined to work alongside international partners to promote a negotiating path toward a just and lasting peace, said Meloni, who participated via video link in the meeting of the leaders of the Coalition of the Willing, held to coincide with the 35th anniversary of Ukraine's independence, according to a statement from her offic...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - Italy is alongside its partners for a negotiating path on Ukraine, Premier Giorgia Meloni told the Coalition of the Willing Monday. Italy is determined to work alongside international partners to promote a negotiating path toward a just and lasting peace, said Meloni, who participated via video link in the meeting of the leaders of the Coalition of the Willing, held to coincide with the 35th anniversary of Ukraine's independence, according to a statement from Palazzo C...

(ANSA) - ROMA, 24 AGO - The “Serenate Notturne” International Festival continues in Georgia, supported by the Italian Embassy and dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the birth of its founder, Georgian violinist Liana Isakadze. Tomorrow, at the Batumi State Drama Theater, pianist Gloria Campaner, bandoneonist Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi, and singer Nadezhda Nesterova will perform. The program features a project created specifically for the festival, in which the tradition of opera meets the rh...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - Italy's commitment to Ukraine continues and another aid package is under preparation, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told his counterpart Andrii Sybiha on the phone Monday, the Farnesina reported. "The Italian government's commitment to the security, reconstruction, and defense of Ukraine continues," also "with the new Italian package under preparation, and in addition to support through EU sanctions," Tajani said on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of Ukraine's i...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - Sigrido Ranucci, the left-leaning Rai investigative journalist facing possible suspension over a bomb attack staged by his friend and former Berlusconi extortion convict Walter Lavitola, said Monday he was the victim of a character assassination by the conservative press that was almost unprecedented in the world. Government politicians and conservative journalists have called for state broadcaster Rai to suspend Ranucci from Report, a hard-hitting programme whose expo...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - With the war in Iran, Italy faces an energy bill of nearly €12 billion euro, think tank CNA said Monday. Between March 1 and August 31, the increased outlay for fuel, electricity, and gas is estimated at approximately €11.6 billion compared to pre-crisis levels. This cost weighs on families and businesses, more than half of which is attributable to mobility. The CNA estimates the increased cost of gasoline and diesel fuel over the six-month period at approximately €5.8...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - The owner of a Swiss ski resort bar where a New Year's Eve party fire killed 41 people, including six Italian teens, has been arrested for allegedly attacking his wife. Frenchman Jacques Moretti, 50, allegedly assaulted his French wife Jessica Moretti, 48, on the night of August 11-12, police said. The Morettis and another 14 people are under investigation for alleged culpable negligence and manslaughter in the fire at their Constellation Bar at Crans-Montana. Moretti ...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - The Italian government has fined Sea-Watch 7,500 euro and suspended the activities of the German migrant rescue NGO for 45 days. The Interior Ministry has decided to stop the humanitarian vessel, flying the German flag in the Med, for "failing to complywith its legal obligations during operations at sea: rescue activities must be managed and coordinated by the competent states, not by NGOs," as Interior MInister Matteo Piantedosi explained. Sea-Watch rejected governmen...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - Inter Milan made a strong start to their Serie A title defence on Saturday beating.newly promoted Monza 4-1 at the San Siro. The other matches: Atalanta-Sassuolo 2-1 Frosinone-Juventus 0-1 Genoa-Napoli 0-2 Parma-Cagliari 0-1 Torino-Milan 1-2 Udinese-Como 1-1 Venezia-Lecce 0-2 Monday night's matches: Bologna-Lazio 18:30 Roma-Fiorentina 20:45 (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROMA, 23 AGO - Carlo Formosa, Italy’s Ambassador to Ukraine, took part in the National Flag Day celebrations in Kyiv, attended by the country’s highest-ranking officials. The anniversary commemorates August 23, 1991, when, in the aftermath of the failed “August coup” in Moscow, a group of deputies solemnly introduced the yellow-and-blue flag—a symbol of Ukrainian statehood since at least 1848—into the plenary hall of the parliament in Kyiv. The following day, that same assembly would...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 21 - Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will participate in the Coalition of the Willing for Ukraine meeting via video link on Monday at 1 p.m., according to Palazzo Chigi. France has confirmed that a hybrid meeting (in person and via videoconference) of the Coalition of the Willing will be held next Monday at 1 p.m. The Elysée Palace, confirming the meeting, added that "President (Volodymyr) Zelensky will also participate." European Council President Antonio Costa will travel t...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 21 - Jannik Sinner will not play the upcoming US Open with the five-time slam winner and world number one saying Friday he was pulling out due to a knee injury. "Despite the hard work done with my team and the medical staff, we have had to make the difficult decision not to participate in this year's US Open," a statement from the two-time Wimbledon and Aussie Open winner and one-time US Open winner read. In recent weeks, Sinner had undergone regular check-ups between Milan...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 21 - A 52-year-old Italian woman and her 12-year-old daughter were injured Thursday in an apparent attack by a wolf while on holiday at Gallipoli in Puglia, local sources said. The mother and daughter suffered minor cuts and bruises and were discharged from hospital on Friday. A 47-year-old tourist who intervened to help them feend off the animal also suffered slight injuries and left hospital Friday. Rangers are investigating to see if it really was a wolf or a wild dog. (...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 21 - Italy's biggest bank Intesa Sanpaolo is mulling complaint to bourse regulator CONSOB after Italy's third-largest and the world's oldest bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), on Friday launched two defensive share swaps worth some 34 billion euro with Italy's fourth biggest bank Banco BPM and with the wealth manager of Italy's top insurer Generali, Banca Generali to try to fend off a 30.6 billion unsolicited takeover bid by Intesa, launched in June. Intesa said it is i...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 21 - This year's Rodolfo Valentino award for male glamour has been claimed by 39-year-old Armani supermodel Fabio Mancini, long a star on international catwalks. The award named after original Latin Lover Rudolph Valentino will be presented Sunday at the Valentino Museum in the Hollywood silent era icon's home town of Castellaneta in Puglia. To mark the centenary of the death at the age of 31 of Valentino (1895-1926), the Rodolfo Valentino Foundation has sponsored the "Reme...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 21 - Feminists have fought the wrong battles on equality, Premier Giorgia Meloni told the New York Times in an interview published Friday. Regarding her choice to be called "'il presidente, or the male prime minister," Meloni stated that in her opinion, feminists have fought "the wrong battles" on gender quotas. "What interests me," she added, "is whether I am free to become prime minister," she stated. "This is equality, not being called 'la presidente' or 'the female prem...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - Thunderstorms are sweeping central and northern Italy, and a yellow bad-weather alert in two regions will be extended to six others Tuesday, the civil protection department said Monday. A fast-moving Atlantic low-pressure system in the northwest will bring about a period of severe weather and thunderstorms that, starting in the Alpine regions, will extend to most of the remaining central and northern regions tomorrow. Based on available forecasts, the civil protection ...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - Juventus's Kenan Yildiz suffered a foot injury in the Bianconeri's 1-0 debut win at Frosinone Sunday and there are fears the 22-year-old Turkey attacking midfielder may be facing a long layoff, Juve sources said Monday. Yildiz. who has scored 19 times in 99 matches for the Turin giants since joining them from Bayern Munich in 2023, has been sidelined, and Juventus risks losing him for at least several weeks, they said. The Turk underwent tests at J Medical Monday. The ...

(ANSA) - ROMA, 24 AGO - The Italian Ambassador to Baghdad, Niccolò Fontana, was received by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Zaidi. During the cordial and productive meeting, satisfaction was expressed with the excellent state of Italian-Iraqi relations, and a renewed commitment was made to further deepen bilateral ties at all levels. Particular attention was given to strengthening economic cooperation to promote investment and facilitate mutually beneficial commercial development opportunities. Read...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - A homeless man was beaten to death in Caserta by a fellow rough sleeper over a few euros and the video of the attack has gone viral in Italy. The city near Naples is still reeling from the death of Guido Roviello, 62, who was fatally beaten last Wednesday in Piazza Sant'Anna by another homeless man and died in hospital on Friday. The Caserta Financial Police, whose Provincial Command is located in the square, arrested the alleged perpetrator, a Ukrainian citizen, also ...

(ANSA) - ROMA, 24 AGO - The Italian Ambassador to Greece, Paolo Cuculi, received Captain Alessandro Ballestra, Commander of the Italian Navy ship San Marco. The ship, designed to carry out transport and landing operations both in equipped ports and on isolated coastlines, is currently deployed as part of the training campaign for warrant officer cadets at the Non-Commissioned Officers’ School in Taranto. The Ambassador thanked the Commander and a delegation of cadets for the service provided ...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - Naza, a documentary about the Palestinian war, has joined the competition at the upcoming Venice Film Festival (September 2-12). Naza is by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the four co-directors of the 2025 Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land. "Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel's calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza," the synopsis states. Naza is produced by The Guardian and Jame...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's spokesman said Monday he saw no conflict between Berlin and Rome on migrants after Germany became the first of six EU members to start sending migrants back to Italy under the bloc's new Migration and Asylum Pact. "I see no conflict between Germany and Italy," said Stefan Kornelius, spokesman, in response to a question during a government press conference regarding the ongoing exchange between the two countries on the case of the depo...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - Italy's commitment to Ukraine continues and another aid package is under preparation, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told his counterpart Andrii Sybiha on the phone Monday, the Farnesina reported. "The Italian government's commitment to the security, reconstruction, and defense of Ukraine continues," also "with the new Italian package under preparation, and in addition to support through EU sanctions," Tajani said on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of Ukraine's i...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - Sigrido Ranucci, the left-leaning Rai investigative journalist facing possible suspension over a bomb attack staged by his friend and former Berlusconi extortion convict Walter Lavitola, said Monday he was the victim of a character assassination by the conservative press that was almost unprecedented in the world. Government politicians and conservative journalists have called for state broadcaster Rai to suspend Ranucci from Report, a hard-hitting programme whose expo...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - The 2016 central Italian earthquake that killed 299 people must be a warning to help prevention of such events, President Sergio Mattarella said on the 10th anniversary Monday. "The recovery process is a complex process that requires a commitment to be completed as quickly as possible and is a reminder of the collective responsibility to restore the normality that has been shattered in the areas affected by this tragedy," said Mattarella, 10 years after the quake that ...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - The owner of a Swiss ski resort bar where a New Year's Eve party fire killed 41 people, including six Italian teens, has been arrested for allegedly attacking his wife. Frenchman Jacques Moretti, 50, allegedly assaulted his French wife Jessica Moretti, 48, on the night of August 11-12, police said. The Morettis and another 14 people are under investigation for alleged culpable negligence and manslaughter in the fire at their Constellation Bar at Crans-Montana. Moretti ...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - The government has extended its 17-cent cut on diesel duties by one day, to August 26, as fuel prices continue to rise in Italy. Petrol now costs over two euros on Italian roads, while diesel is at 2.2 euros. (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 24 - Inter Milan made a strong start to their Serie A title defence on Saturday beating.newly promoted Monza 4-1 at the San Siro. The other matches: Atalanta-Sassuolo 2-1 Frosinone-Juventus 0-1 Genoa-Napoli 0-2 Parma-Cagliari 0-1 Torino-Milan 1-2 Udinese-Como 1-1 Venezia-Lecce 0-2 Monday night's matches: Bologna-Lazio 18:30 Roma-Fiorentina 20:45 (ANSA). Read article...

(ANSA) - SARAJEVO, 22 AGO - During the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Italian Picentia Short Film Festival, organized by the Act Production Cultural Association, and the Bosnian Silverframe Film Festival. The agreement was facilitated by the Italian Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of its cultural diplomacy initiatives. The collaboration is dedicated to young filmmakers and includes exchanges, workshops, masterclasses, festival progr...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 21 - Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will participate in the Coalition of the Willing for Ukraine meeting via video link on Monday at 1 p.m., according to Palazzo Chigi. France has confirmed that a hybrid meeting (in person and via videoconference) of the Coalition of the Willing will be held next Monday at 1 p.m. The Elysée Palace, confirming the meeting, added that "President (Volodymyr) Zelensky will also participate." European Council President Antonio Costa will travel t...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 21 - Cristian Chivu said Inter were starting from scratch ahead of their Serie A debut in defence of their title against Monza Saturday knowing they were still the team to beat. "We're starting from scratch, knowing we're always the team to beat and no one will give us anything. We'll try to be competitive and achieve our ambitions," said the Romanian manager ahead of their league opener at San Siro against the Biancorossi.. "I'm talking about standards. The team has shown ...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 21 - A 52-year-old Italian woman and her 12-year-old daughter were injured Thursday in an apparent attack by a wolf while on holiday at Gallipoli in Puglia, local sources said. The mother and daughter suffered minor cuts and bruises and were discharged from hospital on Friday. A 47-year-old tourist who intervened to help them feend off the animal also suffered slight injuries and left hospital Friday. Rangers are investigating to see if it really was a wolf or a wild dog. (...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 21 - AC Milan will wear an arm patch commemorating Franco Baresi for the whole of the 2026/7 season, the Rossoneri said Friday in unveiling their latest tribute to their great defender and captain who died aged 66 on July 31. They said the patch, 6 Per Sempre (Number Six Forever, or You Are Forever) would be worn on their left sleeves, "the very arm on which, for over 700 matches, from 1982 to 1997, Franco wore his captain's armband." The patch will debut Saturday in the Se...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 21 - This year's Rodolfo Valentino award for male glamour has been claimed by 39-year-old Armani supermodel Fabio Mancini, long a star on international catwalks. The award named after original Latin Lover Rudolph Valentino will be presented Sunday at the Valentino Museum in the Hollywood silent era icon's home town of Castellaneta in Puglia. To mark the centenary of the death at the age of 31 of Valentino (1895-1926), the Rodolfo Valentino Foundation has sponsored the "Reme...

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 21 - Premier Giorgia Meloni told the New York Times Friday she thought it would be easier with United States President Donald Trump given their common political ground but it had not turned out that way in the long run, after he turned against her for failing to back his Iran war. "It's clear that with Donald Trump I thought things would be easier, given our common ground on immigration and woke culture. Things went differently," Meloni said. She said she hadn't spoken to h...