Rare Renaissance paintings by Antonello da Messina stolen from Sicilian museum
Four works were taken during public holiday, the day after Italian police recovered paintings by Cézanne, Renoir and MatisseFour of the most important works of art by the 15th-century Renaissance mast
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theguardian.com
16.08.2026
Four Renaissance paintings stolen from museum in Italy
Local officials have expressed their dismay and sadness at the theft which occurred during celebrations of the Virgin Mary.
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cbsnews.com
16.08.2026
Inter Milan sign England’s Djed Spence from Tottenham Hotspur
The 26-year-old, who has signed a five-year deal, cost the Italian champions about $40m, according to media reports.
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aljazeera.com
15.08.2026
Stolen Cézanne, Renoir, Matisse masterpieces worth $10M recovered in Italy
Five accused thieves are under arrest after police say they took $10 million worth of art from a private museum in an Italian villa.
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cbsnews.com
15.08.2026
Italian police recover stolen paintings worth over $10m
Nine Moldovans are being investigated in connection with the theft of paintings by Cezanne, Renoir and Matisse.
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aljazeera.com
14.08.2026
Moment €9m worth of art stolen from Italy museum
Police released the CCTV footage after the art, which was stolen in March, was recovered.
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bbc.co.uk
14.08.2026
At least 200 people evacuated as wildfire rages near Lake Garda
At least 200 people have been evacuated after a wildfire broke out near Italy’s Lake Garda.
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aljazeera.com
08.08.2026
Italy vows to maintain border checks despite Spain’s countermeasures threat
Madrid warns of 'proportional measures' if Rome does not put an end to checks amid fallout from Ceuta migrant crisis.
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aljazeera.com
07.08.2026
Waste workers help winner find binned €1m lottery ticket in Italy
The player only realised they binned the life-changing ticket after family told them the numbers he played for years had been drawn.
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bbc.co.uk
05.08.2026
Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert
Some 19 major Italian cities - including Rome, Milan and Naples - are already on red alert, and by Monday all but two will be.
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bbc.co.uk
01.08.2026
Spain attacks 'selfish' response of some EU countries to Ceuta migrant crossings
Italy has temporarily suspended the Schengen arrangement with Spain as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called scenes in Ceuta "shocking".
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bbc.co.uk
01.08.2026
Spain's PM blames traffickers after 60,000 migrants reach Ceuta from Morocco
Spain said most of the migrants had returned to Morocco by Friday evening, as Italy suspended its Schengen agreement on free movement with Spain.
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bbc.co.uk
31.07.2026
Roberto Mancini named Italy head coach for second time
Mancini coached the national side in 2018-2023 and returns to the job with Italy having missed the World Cup.
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aljazeera.com
28.07.2026
Australia World Cup star Volpato faces speeding, cocaine charges
Cristian Volpato, who switched from Italy to Australia before World Cup 2026, failed a roadside drug test in Sydney.
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aljazeera.com
24.07.2026
Rabat demands answers after Moroccan man dies during arrest in Italy
Italian Prime Minister Meloni says truth must be 'pursued to the very end' after death of Abderrahim Fakir in Bologna.
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aljazeera.com
22.07.2026
Italy’s Meloni slams protesters following clashes in Bologna
PM pledges probe into death of Moroccan man under police restraint, condemns violence as protests injure 56 officers.
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aljazeera.com
21.07.2026
Moroccan-born man dies while detained by police in Italy
A video showing the final moments of Moroccan-born Abderrahim Fakir as he was detained by police has sparked protests.
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aljazeera.com
21.07.2026
Protests in Italy after Moroccan man dies during arrest
Outrage across Italy's political spectrum following death in Bologna likened to killing of George Floyd in 2020.
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aljazeera.com
20.07.2026
‘Offer he can’t refuse’: Is Italy’s mafia law breaking crime or families?
The Italian government can now offer children and wives of mafia bosses a way out of the family business.
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aljazeera.com
17.07.2026
Nicaragua severs diplomatic ties with Italy over 1978 murder case
The rift follows Italy’s renewed demand for Nicaragua to extradite the man convicted of former prime minister's killing.
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aljazeera.com
16.07.2026