Global Affairs
Ruto praises Meloni as her government becomes Italy’s longest-serving
Ruto recalled his official visit to Italy in April 2026, saying the engagement had helped give fresh energy to relations between the two countries.
Italy
Global Affairs
France links sharp rise in drownings to heatwaves
Sports and Youth Minister Marina Ferrari told France Inter radio the number of deaths - a 14% hike on 2025 - was a "tragic toll".
News
Kenya and Italy sign MoU on legal labour migration, skills and worker protection
The agreement includes measures intended to combat irregular migration through joint awareness campaigns and closer cooperation between the two countries
Global Affairs
Man drives car into pedestrians in Italy, injuring eight
The suspect, 31, has been identified by officials as an Italian national of Moroccan origin. Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described the incident as "extremely serious".
Global Affairs
Thieves steal truck carrying 12 tonnes of KitKat on transit to Poland
The cargo’s parent company, Nestlé, confirmed that the truck was carrying 413,793 units of a new chocolate range at the time of the incident.
Global Affairs
Italy makes femicide a life-sentence offense
The new law applies to murders stemming from hatred, domination, discrimination, or attempts to limit a woman’s freedom, including cases following a breakup. Police figures show that last year, 116 women were killed in Italy, with 106 deaths driven by gender-based motives. Under the new law, these cases will now be separately recorded and trigger automatic life sentences.
Sports
Italy teetering on the brink as World Cup hopes face fresh nightmare
After two catastrophic misses at Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022, Italy now slide into perilous playoff territory once more, a route that has already given them their worst international shocks.
Sports
Kenya's Rutto triumphs at Italy's Giir Di Mont, mountain run
The women’s uphill race set off first and while the drizzly rain cooled the temperatures, it did make the conditions underfoot slightly more challenging.
News
Somali migrants still risk deadly routes to Europe despite drop in arrivals- Report
The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Flow Monitoring Surveys Europe Regional Report, released on Friday, shows that Somali migrants continue to use dangerous migration routes.
News
MP Amisi criticizes President Ruto over Rome trip
Amisi expressed confusion over the president’s decision to send a representative and then attend the same event himself.