Italy

Palermo

The sister of the murdered 21-year-old: "Maranzano shot Paolo, then pointed the gun at me."

The victim's last words before the shooting: "Calm down, we're just having fun."
Florence

Four-year-old boy undergoes surgery for a nonexistent tumor, leaving him disabled. Hospital condemned.

Today he is sixteen years old, the family will receive compensation of 3 million and 700 thousand euros in damages and legal costs.
In the Vicenza area

He claimed to be completely blind for over 50 years, but he also pruned plants with scissors and hedge trimmers: unmasked

According to investigations, the man, a 70-year-old, received benefits and subsidies intended for the blind for over one million euros.
L'imprenditore Cesare Paciotti (Ansa)
L'imprenditore Cesare Paciotti (Ansa)
fashion

Farewell to designer Cesare Paciotti, who shaped the history of Italian footwear: "A true craftsman."

The entrepreneur, a symbol of Made in Italy, died at the age of 67 due to illness.
The initiative

Palermo, a torchlight procession for Paolo Taormina

The young man was killed while trying to break up a fight yesterday in front of his club.
Eugenia Roccella e Liliana Segre (Ansa)
Eugenia Roccella e Liliana Segre (Ansa)
the controversy

Roccella and the "trips" to Auschwitz: "A way of saying that anti-Semitism was solely a fascist issue." Segre's anger

The senator for life: "The memory of historical truth only harms those who keep skeletons in their closets."
Una foto combo mostra il luogo del delitto e una foto tratta dal profilo facebook del ventunenne Paolo Taormina, ucciso con un colpo di pistola alla testa a Palermo a pochi metri dal Teatro Massimo, nel cuore della movida. Palermo, 12 ottobre 2025. FACEBOOK PAOLO TAORMINA +++ ATTENZIONE: L'ANSA NON POSSIEDE I DIRITTI DI QUESTA FOTO CHE NON PUO' ESSERE PUBBLICATA SENZA L'AUTORIZZAZIONE DELLA FONTE DI ORIGINE CUI SI RINVIA +++ NPK +++
Una foto combo mostra il luogo del delitto e una foto tratta dal profilo facebook del ventunenne Paolo Taormina, ucciso con un colpo di pistola alla testa a Palermo a pochi metri dal Teatro Massimo, nel cuore della movida. Palermo, 12 ottobre 2025. FACEBOOK PAOLO TAORMINA +++ ATTENZIONE: L'ANSA NON POSSIEDE I DIRITTI DI QUESTA FOTO CHE NON PUO' ESSERE PUBBLICATA SENZA L'AUTORIZZAZIONE DELLA FONTE DI ORIGINE CUI SI RINVIA +++ NPK +++
Palermo

He tried to stop a beating and was killed with a shot to the head: the arrested young man confesses.

The victim was Paolo Taormina, 21. The alleged perpetrator was at his home with his partner in the Uditore neighborhood.
L'operazione (frame da video Polizia di Stato)
L'operazione (frame da video Polizia di Stato)
the operation

Internationally wanted for armed robberies: six arrests in Piacenza

The group was travelling from Northern Italy towards Switzerland, changing their license plates just before the border
Carabinieri sul posto dell'omicidio di Paolo Taormina (Ansa)
Carabinieri sul posto dell'omicidio di Paolo Taormina (Ansa)
the drama

Palermo, attempt to stop a beating: 21-year-old killed with a gunshot to the head

His name was Paolo Taormina. The murder took place in the city center, among the tables of the victim's parents' restaurant.
Ravenna

14-Year-Old Arrested for Stabbing Parents in Their Sleep

The couple is not in danger of dying, while the young man ended up in prison in Bologna.
Vladimir Putin (Ansa)
Vladimir Putin (Ansa)
the complaint

"Cagliari is the city most misinformed by pro-Russians."

Radical Europe writes to Crosetto: "Five pro-Kremlin events were organized in violation of EU regulations. In Italy, there are 158."
accidents

A Mercedes-Benz car collides head-on with another car while overtaking, killing a 23-year-old.

In the Bergamo area, Asia Curnis, the driver of an Audi, injured four others in the collision. Three more people died in another head-on collision in the Ferrara area.
Modena

He kills his elderly and sick wife, throws himself from the third floor and dies

The victim suffered from senile dementia, her husband allegedly strangled her and then jumped into the void
the data

Fires increase compared to 2024. Sardinia among the most affected regions.

Firefighters: "Since June, nearly 68,000 fires have been called out in Italy." Over three thousand hectares of land have gone up in smoke on the island.
L'intervento dei vigili del fuoco in via Cairoli a Cornaredo
L'intervento dei vigili del fuoco in via Cairoli a Cornaredo
Milan

Cornaredo, fire in a building: three people die, 40 evacuated

The flames broke out in an apartment on Via Cairoli
L'ufficio immigrazione della questura di Milano
L'ufficio immigrazione della questura di Milano
The expulsion

Milan, he had blocked the runway at Linate: an illegal Tunisian was repatriated.

The intrusion was considered an “attack on transport security”
Maria Cristina Gallo (Ansa)
Maria Cristina Gallo (Ansa)
medical malpractice

Maria Cristina Gallo, the teacher who reported delays in cancer reports, has died.

She was 56 years old; the dire results of a biopsy were revealed eight months later. Thanks to her courage, serious gaps in the Sicilian oncology system were exposed.
(Ansa)
(Ansa)
the drama

Eight months for a histological examination: the woman who reported the delay in the report dies in Mazara.

He was 56 years old, the biopsy result arrived when the clinical picture was already compromised with widespread metastases
L'ex procuratore di Pavia Mario Venditti in un'immagine di archivio (Ansa)
L'ex procuratore di Pavia Mario Venditti in un'immagine di archivio (Ansa)
the case

"Pavia System": The prosecutor who worked with Venditti has also been charged: expenses for dinners, cars, and horse races.

The Sempio-Poggi chapter is only the most visible part of an investigation that has been going on under the radar for months.
Bologna

He died of Covid, his widow must repay €200,000 to the insurance company (and pay legal fees).

The Court of Appeal's decision overturning the first instance ruling
Insularità
(Foto Simona Vacca)
(Foto Simona Vacca)

"Assemini, City of Ceramics": Artisans' Works Embellish Three Roundabouts

This morning the inauguration was attended by Mayor Mario Puddu.