Italy

Scontri in piazza del Duomo durante la manifestazione 'Italia in piazza' del 17 Ottobre 2026 a Milano. ANSA/MATTEO CORNER

the provision

Security Decree approved by the Council of Ministers: preventative detention and minors immediately subject to criminal charges.

The crackdown after the clashes and looting in Milan, Meloni: "Devastating and stealing is not protest, it's crime"

Il ministro della Difesa Guido Crosetto in Senato (Ansa)

the minister

Clashes in Milan: Crosetto evokes hybrid warfare: "Foreign powers are influencing our kids on social media."

"They have undergone a counter-education that has given them values, ambitions, and a worldview that conflict with our society."

The host

Ranucci chooses Rainews, and has communicated his decision to Rai: "I'll be back with a smile."

For the journalist, the deputy director of the news outlet

the comparison

Sardinia and five other regions appeal to the government: "Healthcare resources are insufficient."

Todde with the governors of Emilia Romagna, Umbria, Tuscany, Campania, and Puglia: "This puts the national healthcare system at risk: 5.5 billion is needed, not the 2.5 billion expected."

the mystery

Sardinian farmer missing for ten days in Rimini, Prefecture releases photo

Gian Gavino Chessa, 57 years old, is originally from Ittiri and lives in an isolated farmhouse in the Romagna hills

Tir blocca il porto di Napoli, scaffali vuoti nei supermercati (foto Ansa)

Expensive diesel

The truck protests spread, with blockades and empty shelves in supermarkets. Salvini will meet in Milan this morning.

The Deputy Prime Minister: "I'm confident we'll be able to unlock funds that have been stalled for too long." Large-scale retailers and manufacturers are already counting the damage: Confcommercio raises the alarm.

Uno dei negozi distrutti durante gli scontri a Milano (foto Ansa)

The squeeze

Public order, the decree arrives: preventative detention for minors, a ban on gatherings for violent offenders, and deferred arrest.

The government's response to the devastation: 500 more police officers will be deployed in Milan for three months to combat assaults, and penalties for roadblocks will also be increased.

Crime emergency

Riots in Milan, renewed social media buzz: luxury stores are closing. Salvini: "500 more troops to defend the city."

Shutters have been lowered in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele and much of the city center for fear of further raids. And the first cancellations have been reported at restaurants and hotels.

Viaggiatori in attesa durante l' occupazione degli operai dell'ex Ilva di Cornigliano all'aeroporto di Genova (Ansa)

the mobilization

Genoa, former Ilva workers occupy the airport

New protests erupt after commissioners at the Conegliano plant requested additional redundancy payments.

the case

David Rossi: "Here are the alleged perpetrators."

Vinci, president of the Commission of Inquiry into the MPS manager who died in 2013, has named Giuseppe Musssari and Gabriele Ceccherelli.

Una protesta dei conducenti di Tir in Puglia (Ansa)

the protest

Truck drivers protesting high diesel prices: truck blocks in Southern Italy

Not just students: the freight transport sector in Campania, Puglia, Calabria, and Sicily is also mobilizing.

Terni

Hammered by her husband on the bus, she died five months later.

The man is in prison, he was arrested three days after the attack

the clashes

Fourteen officers injured, 271 arrested (220 minors): the numbers of the guerrilla warfare in Milan

Sala and Piantadosi clashed heatedly: "The Interior Ministry underestimated," "The usual radical left-wing chic." Meloni published a photo of the police officer at work with his face covered in blood.

Naples

An 18-year-old woman reports being kidnapped by eight men, drugged, and abused.

Thirty days prognosis for the girl, who was returning from a day with her boyfriend in the Sorrento Peninsula

Arezzo

15-Year-Old Dies After Taking Grandpa's Tractor at Night

A tragedy that strikes a family already marked by the grave bereavement of a parent and that upsets an entire community

The Levi's and Under Amour stores in Via Orefici, next to Cordusio, also in the Piazza Duomo area, were looted during the tensions in the centre of Milan, where protesters continue to damage shop windows and premises, Milan, 18 October 2026. ANSA/PAOLO SALMOIRAGO

the protests

More rioting continues in central Milan: shop windows smashed, Meloni calls a meeting to ensure law and order.

The climate of tension following Saturday's clashes during the demonstration against the high cost of living continues.

Scontri in piazza del Duomo durante la manifestazione del 17 Ottobre 2026 a Milano. ANSA/MATTEO CORNER

After the protests

Zedda, along with center-left mayors, says: "The social pact is at risk. The government should call us together."

A letter from the mayors: "Absolutely no to violence and destruction; we are never complicit."

The case

Man who shares nude photos of his partner on social media for 12 years, sentenced

He pleads guilty to two years for revenge porn and pays €5,000, his sentence being suspended.

Pope Leo XIV during the Angelus prayer, traditional Sunday's prayer, from the window of his office overlooking Saint Peter's Square, the day after his discharge from the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, where he had been admitted for surgery, Vatican City, 18 October 2026. ANSA/ANGELO CARCONI

Rome

Pope Leo's Angelus after his surgery: "Thank you to those who prayed for me."

Crowds of faithful gather in St. Peter's to greet the pontiff, fresh from lung surgery.

after the protest

Clashes in Milan, Meloni: "We stand with law enforcement."

Mayor Sala: "The violence is unjustifiable. But in the Duomo area, there was only a small group of police officers."

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