ROME - Police have reached a breakthrough in the investigation into the attempted, but unsuccessful robbery at the home of world-famous Italian designer, Valentino Garavani, on the evening of July 7, reports Il Messaggero. The team consisted of two thieves, one Italian, born in 1991, with a glass eye, and an inside man who allowed them access to the luxurious villa of Valentino Garavani by staging a surprise break-in.
ROME - For about an hour, 15 people were left suspended 20 meters in the air on the “Altair” roller coaster ride in the Cinecittà amusement park, reports Il Fatto Quotidiano. Among them were also four children.
The ride stopped due to a technical malfunction that caused two of the coaster's cars to halt midway through the course. No injuries were reported.
JERUSALEM – Safe, unfettered humanitarian access to reach the most vulnerable families is the top priority right now, World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain said after visiting the Gaza Strip where she witnessed firsthand immense destruction and desperation.
ROME – The official stance of the Italian government is that while Italy is more than ready to help demine Ukranian soil, Italian soldiers will not be sent to join the fighting, writes Il Messaggero. This is the starting point of the message that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni delivered Thursday late morning, during the meeting at Palazzo Chigi.
Also present at the meeting were Deputy Prime Ministers, Antonio Tajani and Matteo Salvini, defence Minister Guido Crosetto, and Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti.
VICENZA - A complaint for alleged hate crimes has been filed with the Public Prosecutor's Office in Vicenza by pro-Palestinian activists and signed by around a hundred people against MEP Elena Donazzan of Fratelli d’Italia, reports Il Fatto Quotidiano.
ROME - A detailed report released Wednesday finds that there are explicit photos of the Democratic Party (PD) MEP, Alessandra Moretti, and the deputy secretary of PD Lazio, Valeria Campagna, as well as thousands of other women in politics, actresses, young influencers, showgirls, and journalists leaked to the website Phica.eu, reports Il Fatto Quotidiano.
VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV issued his strongest appeal yet Wednesday for peace in the Middle East and an end to Israeli ethnic cleansing in Gaza as well as a release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. “Today, I once again make a strong appeal to both the parties involved and the international community," the pontiff said during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square. "May the conflict in the Holy Land come to an end, a conflict that has caused so much terror, destruction, and death."
BOLOGNA - The NAS unit of Bologna (the Italian food and health safety police) has discovered hundreds of glass jars, previously used multiple times, ready to be refilled at the Bologna-based farm, reports Il Fatto Quotidiano. These were containers of homemade jams, lacking labels and non-compliant with regulations. More than 1,500 jars and bottles of jams and fruit juices, mostly without any labelling, were traced back to the years 2010, 2012, and 2018.
VATICAN CITY - In what is to be a symbolic moment for the Queer community, on Sept. 6, for the first time during a Jubilee, LGBTQ+ Catholics will take part in a pilgrimage to St Peter’s Basilica.
Organised by the association La Tenda di Gionata, the event is spiritual, not political, no rainbow flags or slogans, just prayer and reflection. Although not officially labelled as LGBTQ+, it appears in the Vatican’s Jubilee calendar.










