Italy

the tragedy

Fishing Rod on Trestle, Fisherman Dies Electrocuted in Front of Wife

He was fishing in the Po Delta when his rod touched an electric cable leaving him no escape
Pope Leo XIV arrives in the popemobile in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, May 18, 2025. ANSA/FABIO FRUSTACI
Pope Leo XIV arrives in the popemobile in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, May 18, 2025. ANSA/FABIO FRUSTACI
Vatican

The Inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV: "I, chosen without merit, come to you with fear and trembling"

There was great applause when he spoke of peace in the "tormented" Ukraine and in Gaza, where "children, families and the elderly are reduced to hunger"
Andrea Sempio (foto Ansa)
Andrea Sempio (foto Ansa)
the crime

Garlasco case, Sempio wrote an article on Chiara Poggi's death

The 37-year-old was attending a journalism course at the Fondazione Le Vele in Pavia at the time. He will appear before investigators on Tuesday
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz during a press conference following their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, in Rome, Italy, 17 May 2025. ANSA/ANGELO CARCONI
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz during a press conference following their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, in Rome, Italy, 17 May 2025. ANSA/ANGELO CARCONI
Chigi Palace

Meloni meets Merz: «German disinterest denied». Frost with Macron

The Prime Minister calls the meeting with the Chancellor "very operational"
Presidio contro il Remigration Summit in piazza San Babila a Milano, 17 maggio 2025. ANSA/MOURAD BALTI TOUATI
Presidio contro il Remigration Summit in piazza San Babila a Milano, 17 maggio 2025. ANSA/MOURAD BALTI TOUATI
the clashes

Milan, tensions at the march against the Remigration Summit

Smoke bombs thrown by protesters, police use tear gas and water cannons
Il carcere di Rebibbia (Ansa)
Il carcere di Rebibbia (Ansa)
Rome

She gives birth and throws baby in toilet: "I didn't know I was pregnant"

Shocking episode at the gates of the Capital. The woman, a 29-year-old Nigerian, was arrested
Carabinieri davanti al luogo dove è stato lasciato un tredicenne accoltellato, a Milano (foto Ansa)
Carabinieri davanti al luogo dove è stato lasciato un tredicenne accoltellato, a Milano (foto Ansa)
Milan

13-Year-Old Stabbed: Murder Weapon Found, Suspect Arrested

This is a twenty-seven year old Cuban, accused of attempted murder
Andrea Sempio (foto Ansa)
Andrea Sempio (foto Ansa)
the case

Garlasco Murder, Sempio to be interrogated by PM on Tuesday

Summoned to the Pavia Prosecutor's Office: they are looking for his essay on the murder of Chiara Poggi
Lo screen della chat (foto Ansa)
Lo screen della chat (foto Ansa)
Bassano del Grappa

"Who deserved death more?": Shocking survey in the students' chat with the names of the victims of femicide

The kids called to vote between Giulia Tramontano, Mariella Anastasi and Giulia Cecchettin. Valditara: «A very serious gesture»
Il Giardino della Memoria che sarà inaugurato a Rigopiano (foto Ansa)
Il Giardino della Memoria che sarà inaugurato a Rigopiano (foto Ansa)
the memory

The Rigopiano Memory Garden is born: the statue of the Madonnina donated by Orosei

The inauguration of the work in memory of the 29 victims of the 2017 avalanche will be held on Sunday
aosta

CT scan of senator's cat in hospital, four investigated

Athena had fallen from the sixth floor, the radiologist Gianluca Fanelli, husband of the parliamentarian (not under investigation): «If she had died I would not have forgiven myself»
Stefania (s) e Paola Cappa, le cugine di Chiara Poggi, la ragazza uccisa a Garlasco (Pavia), 21 agosto 2007. Sono ritratte accanto al mazzo di fiori con la foto in cui compaiono loro stesse e la cugina, foto che risulterà poi essere un fotomontaggio. ANSA / EMMEVI
Stefania (s) e Paola Cappa, le cugine di Chiara Poggi, la ragazza uccisa a Garlasco (Pavia), 21 agosto 2007. Sono ritratte accanto al mazzo di fiori con la foto in cui compaiono loro stesse e la cugina, foto che risulterà poi essere un fotomontaggio. ANSA / EMMEVI
the investigations

Garlasco, DNA of Cappa twins and friends of Sempio and Stasi will be acquired

Tests extended to anyone who frequented the family or may have contaminated the crime scene
La Procura di Pavia (Ansa)
La Procura di Pavia (Ansa)
Pavia

Garlasco murder, the hearing for the evidentiary incident begins: the focus is on the DNA on Poggi's nails

New geneticist appointed. Stasi's lawyer: "We hope history can be rewritten"
La zona di via Agropoli, a Fregene, sul litorale a nord di Roma, dove è stata trovata morta, uccisa con alcune coltellate, Stefania Camboni
La zona di via Agropoli, a Fregene, sul litorale a nord di Roma, dove è stata trovata morta, uccisa con alcune coltellate, Stefania Camboni
fregene

Stefania Camboni, son's partner arrested: searches on the web for "how to remove blood from the mattress"

The thirty-year-old is accused of murder, perhaps the stabbings in her sleep. In the timeline also "how to poison a person"
Italy

Piedmontese ski mountaineer falls on Mont Blanc

The accident yesterday morning on the French side of the massif
Carabinieri al lavoro
Carabinieri al lavoro
femicide

Death of Daniela Coman: her partner arrested during the night

Regarding the arrest, the Reggio Emilia prosecutor Calogero Paci and the heads of the provincial command of the Carabinieri will hold a press conference this morning
epa10433883 Rasmus Paludan, leader of Danish far-right anti-Islam party Stram Kurs (Hard Line), burns a copy of the Koran in front of the Turkish embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, 27 January 2023. The action was met with outrage and protests around the world since Paludan burned a copy of the Muslim holy book in Stockholm a week earlier. EPA/Olafur Steinar Gestsson DENMARK OUT
epa10433883 Rasmus Paludan, leader of Danish far-right anti-Islam party Stram Kurs (Hard Line), burns a copy of the Koran in front of the Turkish embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, 27 January 2023. The action was met with outrage and protests around the world since Paludan burned a copy of the Muslim holy book in Stockholm a week earlier. EPA/Olafur Steinar Gestsson DENMARK OUT
Milan

Rasmus Paludan, the Danish right-wing extremist who burned the Koran, stopped at Malpensa and expelled

The 43-year-old was stopped at the airport: "I wanted to participate in the Remigration Summit"
Le indagini in corso (Ansa)
Le indagini in corso (Ansa)
the investigations

Femicide in Milan: «Chamila feared being killed by De Maria»

The prosecutor interviewed the colleagues of the barmaid at the Berna hotel. An investigation is underway into possible missing reports to the prison
Stefania (s) e Paola Cappa, le cugine di Chiara Poggi, la ragazza uccisa a Garlasco (Pavia), 21 agosto 2007. Sono ritratte accanto al mazzo di fiori con la foto in cui compaiono loro stesse e la cugina, foto che risulterà poi essere un fotomontaggio. ANSA / EMMEVI
Stefania (s) e Paola Cappa, le cugine di Chiara Poggi, la ragazza uccisa a Garlasco (Pavia), 21 agosto 2007. Sono ritratte accanto al mazzo di fiori con la foto in cui compaiono loro stesse e la cugina, foto che risulterà poi essere un fotomontaggio. ANSA / EMMEVI
the investigations

The hammer, the witness, the text message from Paola Cappa: «We have framed Stasi». Garlasco, all the news

We're back to talking about the Cappa sisters: the hammer found thanks to a superwitness who said he saw Chiara's cousin throw an object into the canal. Is it the murder weapon?
Chiara Petrolini (Ansa)
Chiara Petrolini (Ansa)
parma

Buried newborns, Petrolini under house arrest: «Not a common criminal determination, but the facts are unrepeatable»

The judges of the first section of the Court of Cassation explain this in the reasons for the sentence of 25 February last.
Insularità
Saldi (Foto simbolo)
Saldi (Foto simbolo)

Summer sales: bargains or rip-offs? The ten commandments to avoid being fleeced

A self-defense manual from aggressive marketing and “fake deals,” to keep in mind before looking for the right item at the right price