ROME - The personal X (formerly Twitter) account of the Minister of Defence, Guido Crosetto, was hacked, with at least two “suspicious” posts appeared on his profile on Thursday evening, reports Il Fatto Quotidiano.
These posts, playing on emotionally charged topics like the recent death of Giorgio Armani and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, were asking for cryptocurrency donations.
TURIN - The 13-year-old goalkeeper who was beaten up by the parent of an opposition player has been banned for a year. It is the decision of the sports judge Roberta Lapa of the National Amateur League. The ban was decided upon for the “seriousness of the issue of violent conduct of children in the youth age groups, that invalidates the honest principles of sport.”
ROME - Numerous Palestinian flags and banners were displayed aboard one of Rome’s historic barconi (riverboats), which sailed for about an hour along the waters of the Tiber River, writes Il Fatto Quotidiano.
The journey through the monuments of the capital was organized by several associations, including Free Citizens for Palestine, Healthcare Workers for Gaza, and BDS Rome, to show solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla, a fleet of boats that departed from various European countries with the aim of delivering humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.
ROME - Dutch drug trafficker Wouter Aartsen was not found in a makeshift accommodation, or a special hiding place, but instead a luxurious room in a hotel in the heart of the Capital that had been booked in his name, oblivious to the fact that he had a European arrest warrant pinned on him. And the police found him there, in one of the bedrooms of the hotel whose stand out qualities were their art and food.
ROME - Euro champions in 2020, a pair of bronze medals in the Nations League over the last four years, and second place in the Conmebol-UEFA Cup of Champions in 2022.
Since 2000, the Italian national team has recorded eight podium finishes in major competitions, almost half of their overall total of 17. However, recent results have left the nation disappointed in their side.
ROME - First the advances, then the inappropriate touching, and finally the attempt to steal a kiss turned a short journey into a nightmare for a 42-year-old American tourist, harassed by an 82-year-old unlicensed Roman taxi driver while traveling from Termini Station to the Aventine area, police said.
ROME - Pope Leo XIV received the Israeli President of State, S.E. Mr Isaac Herzog on Thursday in the Apostolic Palace, where the Holy See reiterated that the only way out of the ongoing war was through a two-state solution in order to ensure the future for the people of Palestine.
Milan – Giorgio Armani, the legendary Italian designer who redefined elegance and championed a uniquely Italian approach to fashion, has died aged 91. The Armani Group confirmed his passing on Thursday, stating he died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones.
Often referred to with reverence as Il Signor Armani, the designer was hailed as a “tireless driving force” by his company, which described him as the heart and soul of a brand that became synonymous with refined, understated luxury.
ROME - Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has decided to respond to the letter from Democratic Party (PD) Secretary Elly Schlein, in which the centre-left leader asked what steps would be taken to ensure the safety of the crew, which includes many Italian citizens, among them four members of Parliament: PD's Arturo Scotto and Annalisa Corrado, as well as Benedetta Scuderi from the Greens and Left Alliance and Marco Croatti from the Five Star Movement, reports Il Fatto Quotidiano.
