The Latest Breaking News from Matteo Villa

Migrants trying to reach Europe are vanishing in droves on ‘invisible shipwrecks’

The beginning of 2026 was the deadliest start to any year for people trying to cross the Mediterranean

The Independent UK · Mar 17

How organisers made clean energy a priority at the Winter Olympics

Concerns have been raised by Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin about the impact of global warming on the world’s glaciers

The Independent UK · Feb 20

Organizers of the Winter Games made clean energy a priority. Here's how they did it

Organizers of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics say they power venues with fully certified renewable electricity, mainly by buying energy certificates

The Independent UK · Feb 20

Italy Imports More Russian Oil despite Impending Embargo

Even as the European Union decided to reduce Russian crude oil imports by 90% by the end of the year, Italy has become the only country in Europe to increase them, an unintended consequence of EU sanctions against Russia. Meant to punish Russia for invading Ukraine, the EU oil embargo…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 1, 2022

Italy imports more Russian oil despite impending embargo

Italy has become the only country in Europe to increase Russian crude oil imports in an unintended consequence of European Union sanctions against Russia

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022

Europe's push to cut Russian gas faces a race against winter

Europeans are basking in the warmth of spring, but their governments are in a race against winter

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022