Italy

Garlasco crime

The Poggi family will not file a civil suit against Andrea Sempio: "We will not make financial demands against an innocent man."

The announcement by the lawyer for Chiara Poggi's family: they will instead appear in any review proceedings against Stasi.
Manifestanti con cartelli davanti al tribunale di piazzale Clodio prima della sentenza del processo per la morte di Giulio Regeni. ANSA/RICCARDO ANTIMIANI
Manifestanti con cartelli davanti al tribunale di piazzale Clodio prima della sentenza del processo per la morte di Giulio Regeni. ANSA/RICCARDO ANTIMIANI
what happens now

Regeni case: the sentence, the time for the appeal and the relations with Egypt

The parents of the kidnapped, tortured, and murdered researcher: "The Italian government must demonstrate that a country's dignity is non-negotiable."
Teramo

Deputy Mayor Attacked by Councilor (Who Later Resigns): Storm Ensues

Hands on each other at the end of a majority meeting, Luciana Di Marco forced to seek medical treatment
Rome

Vittorio Sgarbi admitted to intensive care

The 74-year-old art critic is being treated at the Gemelli Polyclinic in serious condition.
Una veduta del Liceo Ariosto dove un ragazzo è stato accoltellato nel bagno della scuola, Ferrara, 30 settembre 2026. ANSA / FILIPPO RUBIN
Una veduta del Liceo Ariosto dove un ragazzo è stato accoltellato nel bagno della scuola, Ferrara, 30 settembre 2026. ANSA / FILIPPO RUBIN
Ferrara

Fifteen-year-old stabbed in school bathroom, boy arrested

An adult was arrested, ruling out any relationship between the victim and the suspect
Alberto Stasi all'esterno del tribunale di Pavia per l'incidente probatorio nell'inchiesta su Andrea Sempio, Pavia (Garlasco), 18 dicembre 2025. ANSA/ PAVIA PRESS/PAOLO TORRES
Alberto Stasi all'esterno del tribunale di Pavia per l'incidente probatorio nell'inchiesta su Andrea Sempio, Pavia (Garlasco), 18 dicembre 2025. ANSA/ PAVIA PRESS/PAOLO TORRES
Pavia

The former RIS investigator in the Garlasco case: "The DNA issue is an anomaly."

For the prosecutor's consultants, Chiara Poggi's evidence on the pedals is "solid evidence": "But the null replies needed to be clarified."
Diana Bianchedi, olimpionica e chief strategy planning & legacy officer della Fondazione Milano-Cortina 2026, durante la conferenza stampa "Verso i giochi olimpici e paralimpici di Milano-Cortina 2026" e presentazione del progetto "Anelli di Congiunzione" e della prima mostra "Records" presso la Torre Allianz a Milano, 1 febbraio 2024. ANSA/MOURAD BALTI TOUATI
Diana Bianchedi, olimpionica e chief strategy planning & legacy officer della Fondazione Milano-Cortina 2026, durante la conferenza stampa "Verso i giochi olimpici e paralimpici di Milano-Cortina 2026" e presentazione del progetto "Anelli di Congiunzione" e della prima mostra "Records" presso la Torre Allianz a Milano, 1 febbraio 2024. ANSA/MOURAD BALTI TOUATI
the case

Diana Bianchedi resigns as head of the national team delegation: "My values have been unfairly questioned."

The decision "follows Minister Abodi's statements and the resulting controversy"
technology

"Parental control" for teenagers on WhatsApp: the new feature is also available in Italy.

These are optional controls that parents can add to an existing account of a teen over 13.
the episode

Terror in the school bathrooms: Fourteen-year-old attacks peer with a knife

The incident occurred at the Ariosto high school in Ferrara. The victim escaped with minor injuries to the hand he used to defend himself from the attack.
Bolzano, il luogo della tragedia (foto via Ansa)
Bolzano, il luogo della tragedia (foto via Ansa)
The tragedy

5-year-old girl dies after being hit by a van

The drama in Bolzano a few steps from the train station
Alessandro Di Battista in tv (foto da frame video)
Alessandro Di Battista in tv (foto da frame video)
The story

Di Battista shocked on TV: "They removed a tumor from me, now I have to get treatment."

"Cuban doctors operated on me with 30-year-old technology, yet they saved me. Should I run for office? Now I have to think about something else."
La bicicletta sequestrata ad Alberto Stasi in una delle immagini allegate alla consulenza di parte civile nel processo per l'omicidio di Chiara Poggi, avvenuto a Garlasco all'interno dell'abitazione della studentessa il 13 agosto 2007 ANSA/IMMAGINE ALLEGATA ALLA CONSULENZA DI PARTE CIVILE
La bicicletta sequestrata ad Alberto Stasi in una delle immagini allegate alla consulenza di parte civile nel processo per l'omicidio di Chiara Poggi, avvenuto a Garlasco all'interno dell'abitazione della studentessa il 13 agosto 2007 ANSA/IMMAGINE ALLEGATA ALLA CONSULENZA DI PARTE CIVILE
Garlasco

Negative tests on the bike pedals: "Stasi's conviction has been disregarded, we will request a review."

Chiara Poggi's ex-boyfriend's lawyers are on the offensive: "Whoever hid them from the prosecutor's office must explain and take responsibility."
La premiazione (foto Instagram - Wanna Marchi)
La premiazione (foto Instagram - Wanna Marchi)
the case

The "International Culture Award" to Wanna Marchi and Stefania Nobile at the Campidoglio sparks controversy.

A private initiative unrelated to Rome Capital, but the choice of institutional location has sparked reactions on social media.
Il ministro degli esteri Antonio Tajani interviene all’evento “State of Health – The Milan Dialogue”. Milano 28 Settembre 2026 ANSA / MATTEO BAZZI
Il ministro degli esteri Antonio Tajani interviene all’evento “State of Health – The Milan Dialogue”. Milano 28 Settembre 2026 ANSA / MATTEO BAZZI
the sentence

Regeni case, Tajani: "Three people were convicted, not Egypt." The family is asking for Egypt to sever ties with Cairo.

Three 007s were convicted of kidnapping the researcher and taking him to a facility used by the secret services. The verdict from Rome's prosecutors concluded: "A great achievement, despite the Egyptian authorities' silence."
Denis Bergamini
Denis Bergamini
Cosenza

Bergamini Murder: A New Suspect Is Faced

A 65-year-old man was served with a warning. The news comes just weeks after the appeal ruling against the footballer's ex-girlfriend.
the investigations

Garlasco, the Sempio investigation is closed: "Chiara's DNA was never on the pedals of Stasi's bike. The RIS knew it but hid the evidence."

It was one of the decisive elements in the conviction of the victim's ex-boyfriend, the Pavia prosecutors have dismantled it: this is why in recent days they have interrogated several RIS soldiers and the then commander Luciano Garofano
Siena

The shocking report on David Rossi's death: "He was attacked by at least two people."

The manager who fell from a window of the MPS bank: he tried to defend himself, he even grabbed onto the edge but then he lost his grip
Il distributore in cui è avvenuta l'aggressione (ANSA/MAMO MORATTI)
Il distributore in cui è avvenuta l'aggressione (ANSA/MAMO MORATTI)
Reggio Emilia

Terror at a gas station: Man attacks woman with screwdriver and runs over two people

The three seriously injured were taken to hospital: the 26-year-old fled by car, was later identified and arrested.
Some Italian journalists of the National Federation of the Italian Press hold banners reading 'the truth for Regeni' outside the court in piazzale Clodio in Rome, Italy, 25 May 2021. The preliminary hearing begins against four Egyptian security officers accused in 2016 of torture and murder in Cairo of an Italian student Giulio Regeni. ANSA / ANGELO CARCONI
Some Italian journalists of the National Federation of the Italian Press hold banners reading 'the truth for Regeni' outside the court in piazzale Clodio in Rome, Italy, 25 May 2021. The preliminary hearing begins against four Egyptian security officers accused in 2016 of torture and murder in Cairo of an Italian student Giulio Regeni. ANSA / ANGELO CARCONI
the case

Giulio Regeni's death: Sentencing for Egyptian 007s in a few hours

The Prosecutor's Office has requested a life sentence and three 17-and-a-half-year sentences: the family's wait
Insularità

Migrant rights at the center of the debate in the Chamber of Deputies: Sardinia takes center stage in Rome

Sardinian experts, professors, and lawyers were among the speakers at the conference promoted by Conadimi, leading to the General Assembly of Migration. Pierandrea Setzu: "Dignity applies to everyone."