CONEGLIANO- We awoke in the Prosecco capital to our first blue sky. It was then that I realized what a beautiful place we were in, at the foothills of the snow-capped Dolomites in the rolling green hills of perfectly terraced vineyards with little churches on hilltops you could see in every direction.
VINCENZO PEZZILLI
ROME – The life of the Nero Lab restaurant inside the Trump Building on Wall Street lasted just two months. As reported by Eater on June 6, the closure was sudden and, to date, Yelp reports the location as permanently closed. The brand, with reported debts to Eur Spa, a public body and with the patronage of the Fratelli' d'Italia party, is now in the spotlight for a much more complex story. Not only has the New York showcase closed its doors, but the Rome Eur restaurant has been evicted, raising doubts about the resilience of the entire chain.
24 Feb 2026
Camilla Tucci
TURIN –The Turin Police Chief Massimo Gambino has ordered no church service, no funeral procession and a private burial for Ndrangheta boss Domenico Belfiori who died at age 73 while serving a prison sentence for the murder of leading public prosecutor Bruno Caccia in 1983.
Ndrangheta is the Calabrian version of the Sicilian Mafia and considered the most powerful organized crime structure in Italy working closely with Latin American drug cartels and controlling tens of thousands of legitimate businesses set up with drug money around the peninsula.
24 Feb 2026
Camilla Tucci
ROME --Carmelo Cinturrino, a Rogoredo police officer, was arrested on charges of voluntary homicide of Abderrahim Mansouri, 28, on Jan. 26, according to police sources in the Rogoredo distrtict of Milan. Cinturinno has admitted to placing the gun next to Mansouri. “I put the gun next to Mansouri because I feared the consequences of what had happened.", il Fatto Quotidiano newspaper quoted him as saying.
24 Feb 2026
Mattia Bortali
ROME - Milan prosecutors looking into the Sarajevo ‘sniper tourism’ case are evaluating how to summon Aleksandar Licanin, a former volunteer in a Bosnian Serb armoured unit who claims to have witnessed the killing of civilians by foreigners during the siege of the city, said La Repubblica.
23 Feb 2026
INSIDER NEWSDESK
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO --Italy has set an incredible record in the 2026 home Milan-Cortina winter Olympics with 10 gold medals and 30 medals overall with women leading the charge. They have surpassed all records set in the Lillehammer ‘94 games.
23 Feb 2026
Philip Willan
ROME — A resurgent Italian national team came up short in Lille on Sunday as France confirmed their status as the team to beat in the Six Nations rugby championship and one of the best teams in the world.
23 Feb 2026
Camilla Tucci
ROME– The coach of the Italian women’s national cricket team, Prabath Ekneligoda,57, has been accused of sexual abuse and harrasment by a member of the team, according to a report by il Fatto Quotidiano. The athlete in question filed a report to the safeguarding officer of the Italian Cricket Federation last year, two years after the assault took place,
Ekneligoda has denied the allegations.
According to the athlete the assault happened under the guise of a massage. “He massaged the ankle with oil and went up to the buttocks.”
23 Feb 2026
Darcie Peters
MILAN- Star architects Stefano Boeri and Cino Zucchi have been called to stand trial over alleged irregularities in the international competition for the new European Library of Information and Culture, according to judicial sources.
The decision was announced following a preliminary hearing with judge Fabrizio Filice, who has also committed four other professionals to trial. The first hearing is set for April 17, according to sources quoted by Il Fatto Quotidiano.
21 Feb 2026