The Latest Breaking News from Italy

A New Orleans couple found a 1,900-year-old Roman sailor’s gravestone buried in their backyard; it had vanished from an Italian museum during WWII and has now returned home

A nearly 2,000-year-old Roman gravestone was discovered beneath a New Orleans backyard. This ancient artifact had been missing from an Italian museum since World War II. Scholars identified the stone and initiated its return through international collaboration. The FBI and Italian authorities facilitated the artifact's journey back to Italy. This…

The Times of India · Aug 31

Who is Venus Williams’ husband Andrea Preti? Italian actor and director who met her in 2024, supported her through difficult times and now cheers during her tennis comeback

Italian actor and director Andrea Preti met Venus Williams in 2024 and became a key source of support during her personal and professional challenges. The couple married in 2025 after ceremonies in Italy and Florida. Preti has since supported Venus through her tennis comeback and is watching her latest US…

The Economic Times · Aug 31

UCI Mountain Bike World Championships: Sina Frei takes solo win to claim elite women's Olympic cross-country world title

Swiss rider bests Berta, Koller to title

Cycling News · Aug 30

A New Orleans couple found a 2,000-year-old Roman tombstone in their backyard; the FBI traced it to Italy and returned it 80 years later

In early 2025, Daniella Santoro, an anthropologist at Tulane University, and her partner, Aaron Lorenz, were clearing weeds behind their home in New Orleans' historic Carrollton neighbourhood when they uncovered a marble slab covered in Latin writing. Santoro contacted D. Ryan Gray, an archaeologist at the University of New Orleans,…

The Times of India · Aug 29

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy orders military to triple daily long-range strikes on Russia

Kyiv to increase attacks; Russian gasoline production drops after drone strikes; Fedorov joins Italy’s defence ministry. What we know on day 1,648 What we know on day 1,648

The Guardian - AU · Aug 29

In shadow of Premier League, Serie A flexes financial muscle

While fee structures, conditional payments and financial sleights-of-hand can make the precise transfer values a little hazy, German site Transfermarkt on Thursday put Italy's total outgoings at more than one billion euros ($1.165bn), far ahead of La Liga, at three-quarters-of-a-billion, and then the Bundesliga.

The Economic Times · Aug 28

Bulletin world briefing: Norway announces death of King – as surfer son takes the throne

Norway announces death of King Harald V – as surfer son becomes new monarch Man who became Ugandan king as a toddler dies aged just 34 Ukraine is at ‘critical moment’ in war with Russia, warns ex-UK PM Ebola vaccinations start in Congo with virus still ‘out of control’ Scientists…

The Independent UK · Aug 28

Blue crab invasion cost Italy’s fishing industry £170m. Now 130,000 octopuses are fixing the issue

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The Independent UK · Aug 28

Scientists unleash army of octopuses to fight off blue crab invasion

The crustaceans have caused huge damage to Italy’s fishing industry

The Independent UK · Aug 28

Extreme heat splits Italy: over 44C in the south, heavy downpours in the north

Italy's stifling summer heatwave continues with temperatures above 44C in the south and islands; the fifth heatwave will peak on Friday and forecasters say the muggy weather may last into September.

Euronews · Aug 28