A 51-year-old Scottish tourist was charged with aggravated theft after stealing six pieces of stone during a tour of Pompeii archaeological park in Italy.

The Italian health ministry has issued maximum red alert heat warnings for 16 cities around Italy as a new heatwave gains in intensity ahead of Ferragosto.

Controversy breaks out in Italy over a video of a 13-year-old girl on the catwalk, wearing a bikini and high heels, at a Miss Italia Mascotte beauty pageant.

Italy's foreign minister signs a joint appeal to Israel to grant unrestricted aid into Gaza where the humanitarian crisis has reached 'unimaginable levels'.

Italy's ruling right-wing coalition led by prime minister Giorgia Meloni becomes the fourth longest-serving in the 79-year history of the Italian republic.

Jazz under the stars with panoramic views of the Colosseum by night: a music festival will take place in Rome again this summer from July to October 2025.

Dozens of firefighters have been battling around the clock to extinguish a major wildfire raging on Mount Vesuvius in the southern Campania region of Italy.

A recipe for cacio e pepe on the UK food website Good Food has sparked an outcry in Italy over the inclusion of a controversial fourth ingredient: butter.

Francis Ford Coppola, the acclaimed Italian-American director best known for The Godfather, was hospitalised in Rome on Tuesday for scheduled heart surgery.

Italian deputy premier Matteo Salvini received the Italy-Israel Award at the chamber of deputies in Rome on Tuesday, sparking an outcry from the opposition.