ROME - The World Bank has abandoned a key climate target amid an intense pressure campaign from the US, according to official sources, as external observers accuse bank president Ajay Banga of sacrificing the organisation's principles to ingratiate President Donald Trump.
The bank will no longer aim to direct 45 percent of its financing to projects that have climate benefits, said an official statement on Monday, while assuring its broader climate action plan would continue.
Rome – The Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) has consecrated four new bishops in defiance of Pope Leo XIV, prompting what Vatican officials describe as a schismatic act that carries automatic excommunication under canon law and marks a fresh rupture with the Catholic Church.
ROME – IFAD Managing Director Carola Alvarez told staff this week she is leaving the UN agency in a surprise move following revelations in the Italian Insider that the Argentine American hungercrat is under investigation after multiple complaints by employees alleging abusive behaviour, IFAD sources said.
ROME – Alessandro Bastoni, a defender for Inter Milan and the Italian national team, is under investigation for allged prostitution of minors, the Milan Public Prosecutors’ Office announced on Tuesday.
Bastoni, 27, is the first footballer to be named in the investigation into an organised prostitution ring in Milan, whose clients allegedly involve multiple top-flight football players and Formula One drivers.
Rome – Four people have been arrested in connection with the bomb attack on investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci, presenter of the current affairs programme Report, in what prosecutors describe as a contract operation carried out using methods associated with organised crime.
WASHINGTON – Tony Kalm, who has died at age 58, led a constellation of anti-poverty initiatives including overseeing the One Acre Fund that helped millions of smallholder farmers improve their livelihoods across rural Africa. Kalm later managed global food security and human health programs as Deputy Head of CGIAR.
At the heart of his work was his deep belief in the talents and abilities of people living in poverty best to lead initiatives in their communities.
Rome – An acclaimed travelling exhibition showcasing the experiences of life in Gaza through art has arrived in Rome for the final stop of its European tour.
Gaza: Stories of Hope and Resilience, presented by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) with the support of the European Union, is open to the public in Piazza San Silvestro until June 28, offering visitors an intimate and powerful portrayal of life in the besieged Palestinian territory.
Rome– More than a fashion exhibition, Vanessa Noel – Dream Shoes offers visitors a journey through history, art and identity, exploring the cultural significance of footwear across centuries.
The exhibition, hosted at the Casa Museo Boncompagni Ludovisi from June 5 to Sept. 6, brings together creations by American designer Vanessa Noel alongside historic shoes from the Noel Shoe Museum in New York, highlighting the evolution of footwear as both an artistic expression and a social symbol.
FOLLONICA, Tuscany-As the porter walked me to my room through a large garden under the shade of roman pine trees, I could feel the stress of Rome traffic leave me. This was a promising start to a trip that climaxed with a dazzling trip to Napoleon's prison island.
The Sense Experience Resort by Icon is located in the Gulf of Follonica on the Tuscan coast, it has a perfect view of the island of Elba. Less than a three-hour drive from Rome, or less than two hours from Florence, the resort is a perfect weekend getaway.
