The Latest Breaking News from Italy

Italy's new prime minister Giorgia Meloni needs urgently to rein in a bloated pension system which absorbs most social spending and looks increasingly unsustainable in the face of surging inflation.

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France has rejected asylum applications from 44 of the 234 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean by the emergency vessel Ocean Viking. They will be returned to their country of origin, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said Tuesday. The fate of others is still to be decided.

Some travellers will have to pay to stay in Venice and its surrounding islands next year.

Brady established himself as a national hero when he fired the Republic of Ireland to victory over Italy at Euro 2016 and then scored against hosts France in the last 16.

Italy's new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni discussed continued support for Ukraine, stability in the Mediterranean and the Indo-Pacific regions and ties with China in her first meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, her office said on Tuesday.

West Ham United striker Gianluca Scamacca had been set to play for Italy in friendlies against Albania and Austria in the coming days but has withdrawn from the Italian squad

Human rights campaigner criticised the now PM for her anti-migrant stance

The 92-year-old, originally from Italy, tragically died late last month.