New wave of pro-Russia cyber attacks on Italian sites
Apro-Russian hacker group, Noname057(16), staged a new wave of cyberattacks on Italian institutions on Tuesday, targetting the websites of several ministries, the Carabinieri and Finance police forces and some transport companies, among others. As with Monday’s attacks on some financial…
Pro-Russian hackers attack transport, banking sectors
Apro-Russian hacker group, NoName057(16), on Monday launched a series of cyberattacks on Italian bank and transport sector websites, linking the move to President Sergio Mattarella recently comparing Russia to the Third Reich in relation to its invasion of Ukraine. The…
First case of assisted suicide in Lombardy
For the first time a person has committed assisted suicide in Lombardy after a 50-year-old woman who had suffered from progressive multiple sclerosis for more than 30 years died in her home in the northern region following the self-administration of…
Govt denies plan to empty Albanian migrant centres
Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi told reporters on Thursday that the government does not intend to empty the migrant centres it has set up in Albania of staff after daily newspaper La Repubblica reported that the company that runs the facilities…
Pope says unable to read due to bronchitis
Pope Francis on Wednesday said he was unable to read his remarks for a general audience due to bronchitis. Asking an aid to read the text, the 88-year-old pontiff said “with my bronchitis I can’t” read. “I hope next time…
On right track after bosses complain about govt says Meloni
Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday said the fact that her government was pursuing the right strategy in its fight against the mafia was further confirmed by wiretapped conversations published by Rome daily La Repubblica in which criminal bosses reportedly complained…
Govt studying plan to turn Albania centres into CPRs – media
The government is considering a plan to transform two controversial Italian-run centres in Albania into repatriation centres (CPRs) in order to keep them operational after the implementation of a protocol between Rome and Tirana for the fast-track processing of asylum…
Pope blasts ‘disgrace’ of human trafficking
Pope Francis on Friday reiterated his call for action to combat human trafficking during an audience with the ‘Talitha Kum’ Network on the 11th World Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking. “Human trafficking is a global phenomenon that…
ICC probing government on Almasri case – media
The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened a probe into the Italian government’s alleged obstruction of the administration of justice over the release of Libyan general Osama Almasri and flight back home to Libya following his January 19 arrest…
We’ll look at Trump’s Gaza plan but want two-State solution- Tajani
Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Wednesday that Italy will look at United States President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza while adding that Rome remains in favour of a two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Trump said Tuesday…
Migrant arrivals fertile ground for crime says Meloni
Premier Giorgia Meloni said Tuesday that the illegal arrival of migrants provided “fertile ground” for crime in response to the news of a major corruption probe in the southern city of Salerno regarding residence permits. “The investigation by the Salerno…
Musk’s MEGA not my Europe says Tajani
Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Monday that Elon Musk’s new Make Europe Great Again (MEGA) project “is not my Europe”. “It’s not my Europe, I believe in a federal, popular Europe, that has a Judeo-Christian soul, I…
