Frankfurt – Amit Ray, Director India, DACH Markets and Italy at LOT Polish Airlines, will be additionally appointed as Head of Global Corporate and Strategic Sales at the Polish Star Alliance memb

 VENICE – A documentary about the opioid crisis has taken home the top prize at the 79^th Venice International Film Festival.

 LAMPEDUSA - Some 600 migrants attempting to reach the coasts of southern Europe, including a baby and dozens of unaccompanied minors, have been rescued in the past week following separate relief o

 ROME – Italian President Sergio Mattarella has paid his respects to Queen Elizabeth II in a Book of Condolences opened by the British Ambassador in Rome, Edward Llewellyn.

 VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis sent a telegram of condolence on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to His Majesty King Charles III, which the Holy See Press published on Thursday.

ROME - Giorgia Meloni, party secretary spearheading a likely electoral success for Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d’Italia) in the September 25 election, congratulates the recent premiership of Britis

 NEW JERSEY – Måneskin, the Roman glam rock band, won the Best Alternative Video at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night, Italian newspapers reported.

 KYIV – Italian Foreign Minister Luigi di Maio had a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and pledged Italy will continue to support war-torn Ukraine, Italian newspapers reported Fri

 BOLOGNA – Two Italian tourists, Paola and Massimo, were supposed to fly to Krakow in Poland for a holiday, but as a result of a ticketing error they landed in Craiova, in Romania, which gave them

 NAIROBI – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is expanding assistance in the Horn of Africa as levels of hunger soar after back-to-back droughts and the threat of famine looms.

 ROME - One year after Kabul fell to the Taliban, a new work by street artist Laika called 'Zapatos Rojos, Save Afghan Women' has appeared in various locations across the city.

 ROME – Studies carried out by Confcommercio have reported a significant increase in foreign tourism in Italy, especially from America.

 GENOA – An Italian 19-year-old is under investigation for setting off to fight in Ukraine with the resistance, judicial authorities said. 

 BRESCIA - Enigmatic architect, Lanfranco Cirillo, socialised within the Russian elite, had 141 million euros worth of assets confiscated on Aug 3.

 PORT OF VINARÒS - Berlin-based search and rescue organisation SOS Humanity has a new ship. On Aug 19, the repainted Sea-Watch 4 will be baptised “Humanity 1” in the Spanish port of Vinaròs.

 ATHENS – Shipwrecks ravage the Mediterranean route, where migrant departures are frequent.

 ROME – The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ettore Sequi met the Ambassador of Poland to Italy, Anna Maria Anders on Thursday at the ministry to talk about the communication between countries r

 PESARO – ETC Italy 2022, one of the largest board game competitions is set to take place from Aug. 3 to 7 at the PalaD di Campanara arena in Marche.

 ROME – There is a critical risk of more deaths in the central Mediterranean this summer in the absence of European state led search and rescue operations the NGOs SOS Méditerranée, Médecins Sans F

VATICAN CITY - Accepting the invitation of the civil and ecclesial authorities, Pope Francis will make the announced Apostolic Journey to Kazakhstan from Sept.

 ROME – The Ukrainian Book Institute’s fundraising entitled "5000 books in Ukrainian for refugee girls and boys in Italy" has fared well so far, resulting in the printing of the first copies of fiv