https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The captain of the Sea Watch 3 charity rescue vessel threatened on Tuesday to enter Italian waters illegally to bring 42 migrants to shore after 13 days in limbo at sea. https://www.thelocal.it/20190625/sea-watch-captain-threatens-to-bring-stranded-migrants-to-italy-to-end-limbo Tue, 25 Jun 2019 18:11:39 +0200 sea-watch-captain-threatens-to-bring-stranded-migrants-to-italy-to-end-limbo Italian judges are to rule Tuesday whether the alleged captain of a migrant boat that sank in 2015, killing up to 900 people, is responsible for the Mediterranean's worst disaster since World War II. https://www.thelocal.it/20161213/verdict-expected-in-deadly-shipwreck-trial Tue, 13 Dec 2016 10:14:52 +0100 verdict-expected-in-deadly-shipwreck-trial Italian energy company Eni said on Sunday it has found one of the world’s largest natural gas fields - so big it could supply Egypt with natural gas for decades. https://www.thelocal.it/20150831/italys-eni-finds-largest-ever-gas-field-mediterranean-sea Mon, 31 Aug 2015 11:19:40 +0200 italys-eni-finds-largest-ever-gas-field-mediterranean-sea As Rome rings alarm bells over the deteriorating situation in Libya, The Local investigates the ramifications of a conflict across the Mediterranean. https://www.thelocal.it/20150304/why-libya-is-ringing-alarm-bells-in-italy Wed, 04 Mar 2015 17:21:00 +0100 why-libya-is-ringing-alarm-bells-in-italy