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Turnout was well below required 50 per cent plus one threshold, rendering result of two-day referendum invalid. An Italian referendum on citizenship and labour reform failed to reach the required ...

Florence set to lose US consulate under major overhaul of US state department. The mayor of Florence has blasted the looming closure of the Italian city's US consulate as part of a sweeping ...

New high-speed rail link to be up and running by 2026, in agreement with Deutsche Bahn and ÖBB. Italy is to launch a new high-speed rail link between Germany and Austria by next year, the state-owned ...

Tourist stopped on street near Villa Borghese. Rome police detained a German tourist as he cruised down a street on a rented electric scooter with the marble base of a Roman column between his feet.

Pontiff calls for humanitarian aid to be let into Gaza and an end to hostilities as international pressure grows on Israel. Pope Leo XIV has renewed his appeal for humanitarian aid to reach Gaza, ...

Italy set for pivotal referendums affecting citizenship and labour laws. Political tensions are mounting in Italy ahead of five upcoming referendums, including a landmark vote on easing the nation's ...

Until now, Italy required medium-sized and large dogs to fly in the cargo hold. Not anymore. Italy is expanding its air travel rules to allow pet owners to take larger dogs on board flights, in the ...

Smoke from chimney tells the world if a new pope has been elected or not. Work got underway in the Vatican on Friday morning to mount a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel ahead of the conclave ...

Francis chose the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore as his final resting place and will become the first pope in more than a century not to be buried in St Peter's. Pope Francis, who died on Monday ...

Wanted in Rome is a monthly magazine in English for expatriates in Rome established in 1985. The magazine covers Rome news stories that may be of interest to English and Italian speaking residents, ...

Mattarella returns to Quirinale Palace in Rome. Italy's president Sergio Mattarella was discharged from Rome's Santo Spirito hospital on Thursday morning after undergoing pacemaker surgery on Tuesday ...