Italy

L'aeroporto di Cagliari (foto Ansa)
L'aeroporto di Cagliari (foto Ansa)
Transportation

High-cost flights to Sardinia: Antitrust closes investigation: "No unfair practices by airlines."

After "analyzing more than 23.5 million ticket data points," the regulator confirmed it found no "competitive issues." Consumers are furious: "Algorithms are driving up prices."
Milan

Riccardo Chailly suffers an illness, interrupting Lady Macbeth at La Scala.

Announcement at the second interval "out of respect for the maestro"
Un presepe
Un presepe
the story

He pretends to be a giant nativity scene statue but the mayor discovers him: he was a fugitive, arrested

An incredible incident in Galatone, in the province of Lecce. The mayor: "At first, I mistook him for part of the scene."
Irene Pivetti in attesa della sentenza in tribunale, Milano 26 Settembre 2024 ANSA/MATTEO CORNER
Irene Pivetti in attesa della sentenza in tribunale, Milano 26 Settembre 2024 ANSA/MATTEO CORNER
Milan

Irene Pivetti's 4-year sentence confirmed on appeal.

The former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies is accused of tax evasion and money laundering, with €3.4 million confiscated. "I'm innocent."
Un carabiniere analizza una traccia audio in una foto di archivio. ANSA / ALESSANDRO DI MEO (intercettazioni, polizia, generica, simbolica, intercettazione, cavo, cavi, telefoni, telefono, telefonino, telefonini, cellulare, cellulari)
Un carabiniere analizza una traccia audio in una foto di archivio. ANSA / ALESSANDRO DI MEO (intercettazioni, polizia, generica, simbolica, intercettazione, cavo, cavi, telefoni, telefono, telefonino, telefonini, cellulare, cellulari)
The extension

Wiretapping: Use of new interdistrict digital infrastructure postponed to 2026

In the draft Milleproroghe decree-law the measure is highlighted in yellow, a sign that it could still be subject to further evaluations
The announcement

Italian cuisine is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Meloni: "This recognition fills us with pride."

It is the first in the world to be recognized in its entirety: "It promotes social inclusion, promotes well-being and strengthens bonds between generations."
the complaint

Rome: A 23-year-old woman was raped by three men outside a metro station.

"She was held captive by two men and abused by a third, they were North Africans," she told the doctors who examined her and the police.
Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni (R), and President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenski (L), during their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, Italy, 09 December 2025. ANSA/RICCARDO ANTIMIANI
Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni (R), and President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenski (L), during their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, Italy, 09 December 2025. ANSA/RICCARDO ANTIMIANI
the war in Ukraine

Zelensky at Palazzo Chigi: "I trust Meloni on peace negotiations."

The Kiev leader was wiretapped before his meeting with the prime minister. He told Trump, "I'm always ready for elections."
Vatican

Zelensky spent a half-hour meeting with the Pope at Castel Gandolfo: "I invited him to Ukraine; it would be a strong signal."

As he was leaving, Leo XIV wished him a "Merry Christmas." "Let's hope it is," the Ukrainian leader replied.
Carabinieri Napoli (Foto simbolo d'archivio)
Carabinieri Napoli (Foto simbolo d'archivio)
Violence against women

A nurse in Naples tortured and drugged his partner and was arrested.

After kicking and punching her he also tried to strangle her.
Un call center (Ansa)
Un call center (Ansa)
consumers

Scam calls from call centers: Antitrust fines five companies

They pretended to be bill assistance centers or other "regulatory" entities and offered bogus contracts for energy and telephone services.
Emma Bonino (foto Ansa)
Emma Bonino (foto Ansa)
Rome

Emma Bonino leaves the hospital: "Condition is stable."

The founder of +Europa is at home after six days of hospitalization.
L'ospedale Sant'Eugenio (Ansa)
L'ospedale Sant'Eugenio (Ansa)
the investigations

Head physician arrested in Rome, investigating judge orders house arrest

Roberto Palumbo, head of the Nephrology department at Sant'Eugenio, was arrested while pocketing a bribe from a businessman.
Alessandro Antonicelli (Foto Instagram)
Alessandro Antonicelli (Foto Instagram)
Mourning

Farewell to Alessandro Antonicelli, the influencer who chronicled his battle with cancer.

The 26-year-old bodybuilder was known on social media as Pettor_Ale
Matteo Salvini (Ansa)
Matteo Salvini (Ansa)
the law

Integration exams and anti-Maranza laws: the League cracks down on citizenship.

Proposal to the Chamber. Salvini: "Becoming Italian is a serious matter."
L'ospedale Sant'Eugenio (Ansa)
L'ospedale Sant'Eugenio (Ansa)
Bribes

He pocketed a bribe from a businessman: Chief physician arrested in Rome

Roberto Palumbo, nephrologist at Sant'Eugenio Hospital, has been arrested; 12 people are implicated in the investigation.
Piazza della Scala blindata (Ansa)
Piazza della Scala blindata (Ansa)
the tradition

The premiere of "Lady Macbeth" at La Scala in Milan. The square was under lockdown. Only Giuli from the government was present.

Shostakovich's play kicks off the new theater season. Outside, protests from the entertainment world and Pro Pal.
Milan

He saws through the bars and lowers himself into the void with knotted sheets: prisoner escapes from Opera prison

The 41-year-old, who is serving a sentence ending in 2048, is said to be escaping for the fourth time.
Incidente su A5 nel Torinese (Foto Ansa)
Incidente su A5 nel Torinese (Foto Ansa)
The tragedy

Turin, accident on the A5: baby girl dies

In the crash, in the direction of Aosta, according to initial information the little girl was thrown from the vehicle she was travelling in.
Insularità

Over 1,500 books to mark the centenary of Grazia Deledda's Nobel Prize.

The six volumes were chosen among the most well-known and loved: Canne al vento, La madre, Elias Portolu, Marianna Sirca, Cenere, Cosima