The Latest Breaking News from Italy

Bergamo (Italy) (AFP) - Brandon McNulty of the United States won stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia in Bergamo on Sunday in a three-up sprint following a long breakaway.

Seregno (Italy) (AFP) - As Mark Cavendish celebrated his 38th birthday on Sunday slogging up hills in the Giro d'Italia, local newspapers said that he would use Monday's rest day to announce he planned to retire.

The famous Trevi Fountain was dyed black today by climate activists who said heavy floods in Emilia Romagna were just 'a warning' of the impact climate change is having on the world

Emilia-Romagna still on alert, with 36,000 people homeless after six months’ worth of rain fell in 36 hours

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pledged to support the recovery of flood-hit areas of northern Italy on Sunday after returning early from the G7 summit in Japan to see the damage first hand.

Rome (AFP) - Climate activists in Italy turned Rome's famous Trevi Fountain black on Sunday, saying floods that have killed 14 people in the country's northeast were "a warning".

Seven young activists protesting against climate change climbed into the Trevi Fountain in Rome on Sunday and poured diluted charcoal into the water to turn it black.

Castel Bolognese (Italy) (AFP) - Ludmilla distracts herself from the memories of rising flood waters by tidying up around her makeshift bed in a gym at Castel Bolognese sheltering some of those who lost their homes.

Towns and cities in Emilia Romagna were hit by heavy flooding this week and thousands of people were left with no power, while others had to throw away their belongings that were destroyed by mud

Formula 1's inaugural visit to the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in 1980 began an unbroken 27-year run on the calendar for Italy's 'other' circuit, before it dropped off the schedule in 2006. But the onset of the COVID pandemic and an increased demand for European venues to meet F1's required…

Formula 1's inaugural visit to the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in 1980 began an unbroken 27-year run on the calendar for Italy's 'other' circuit, before it dropped off the schedule in 2006. But the onset of the COVID pandemic and an increased demand for European venues to meet F1's required…