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 Italy is on its highest-level terror alert and ministers have warned the public to be vigilant over the Easter holidays - so is there cause for concern if you're planning to travel in the country? https://www.thelocal.it/20240325/terror-alerts-should-i-be-worried-about-travelling-to-italy Mon, 25 Mar 2024 17:47:17 +0100 terror-alerts-should-i-be-worried-about-travelling-to-italy Italy was to increase surveillance in busy areas ahead of the Easter holidays and following the bombing of a Moscow concert hall, ministers agreed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20240325/italy-on-maximum-terror-alert-over-easter-after-moscow-attack Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:22:53 +0100 italy-on-maximum-terror-alert-over-easter-after-moscow-attack Police in Milan said on Thursday they had arrested a 37-year-old Algerian man in the subway, later discovering he was wanted for alleged ties to Islamic State. https://www.thelocal.it/20231109/italian-police-arrest-algerian-wanted-for-alleged-is-ties Thu, 09 Nov 2023 16:18:46 +0100 italian-police-arrest-algerian-wanted-for-alleged-is-ties Italian police said on Friday they had arrested a Bangladesh citizen suspected of belonging to a Pakistani Al-Qaeda-linked group who was studying military tactics and publishing incendiary videos online. https://www.thelocal.it/20231103/bangladeshi-man-arrested-in-italy-on-suspicion-of-al-qaeda-links Fri, 03 Nov 2023 17:27:12 +0100 bangladeshi-man-arrested-in-italy-on-suspicion-of-al-qaeda-links Italy said on Wednesday it was reimposing controls on the border with Slovenia for 10 days, citing concerns about national security following Hamas's attack on Israel. https://www.thelocal.it/20231019/italy-brings-in-checks-on-slovenia-border-over-security-fears Thu, 19 Oct 2023 12:20:37 +0200 italy-brings-in-checks-on-slovenia-border-over-security-fears A Jewish school in central Rome was evacuated on Wednesday after a bomb threat, police in the Italian capital said -- before later saying it had been a drill. https://www.thelocal.it/20231018/jewish-school-in-central-rome-evacuated-after-false-alarm Wed, 18 Oct 2023 14:25:12 +0200 jewish-school-in-central-rome-evacuated-after-false-alarm Italian police on Tuesday arrested two men in Milan on terrorism charges, accused of helping finance the Islamic State (IS) group and spreading propaganda online. https://www.thelocal.it/20231017/italian-police-arrest-two-men-on-terrorism-charges Tue, 17 Oct 2023 13:51:55 +0200 italian-police-arrest-two-men-on-terrorism-charges Italy's foreign minister on Tuesday said the European Union should consider a US-style Patriot Act to boost anti-terrorism efforts, in the wake of attacks in Vienna and Nice. https://www.thelocal.it/20201103/vienna-attack-italy-proposes-us-style Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:24:21 +0100 vienna-attack-italy-proposes-us-style Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte condemned the attack that left three dead at a church in the southern French city of Nice on Thursday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20201029/italian-pm-condemns-vile-knife-attack-in-french-city-of-nice Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:54:19 +0100 italian-pm-condemns-vile-knife-attack-in-french-city-of-nice Italy's interior ministry said on Saturday it had expelled a Tunisian national linked to the man who carried out a deadly 2016 attack on a Berlin Christmas market. https://www.thelocal.it/20200606/italy-expels-tunisian-tied-to-berlin-christmas-market-attack Sat, 06 Jun 2020 13:54:29 +0200 italy-expels-tunisian-tied-to-berlin-christmas-market-attack A court in Italy has sentenced a former far-right extremist to life in prison for his part in a bombing at a railway station that killed 85 people 40 years ago. https://www.thelocal.it/20200110/italian-far-right-extremist-life-sentence-bologna-bombing Fri, 10 Jan 2020 10:43:39 +0100 italian-far-right-extremist-life-sentence-bologna-bombing Italy has issued arrest warrants for 10 people, including an imam, suspected of financing terrorism, prosecutors said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190907/italy-pursues-ten-suspects-in-terrorist-financing-investigation Sat, 07 Sep 2019 14:20:29 +0200 italy-pursues-ten-suspects-in-terrorist-financing-investigation Police have arrested a 28-year old man in Albania following a request from Italy where he is sought for "terrorist activities". https://www.thelocal.it/20190424/terror-suspect-wanted-in-italy-arrested-in-albania Wed, 24 Apr 2019 13:13:28 +0200 terror-suspect-wanted-in-italy-arrested-in-albania Italian police on Wednesday arrested two men planning attacks in the name of the Islamic State (IS) group. https://www.thelocal.it/20190417/italian-police-arrest-two-men-ready-to-attack-in-name-of-islamic-state Wed, 17 Apr 2019 15:54:58 +0200 italian-police-arrest-two-men-ready-to-attack-in-name-of-islamic-state The driver of a school bus who torched the vehicle to protest Mediterranean migrant deaths claimed on Friday he acted after hearing the voices of drowned children urging him on, media reports said. https://www.thelocal.it/20190323/italy-bus-hijacker-says-he-heard-voices-of-drowned-migrant-children Sat, 23 Mar 2019 10:57:43 +0100 italy-bus-hijacker-says-he-heard-voices-of-drowned-migrant-children Italy's interior ministry has asked police forces to check drivers' licences more carefully after a school bus driver with a criminal record took more than 50 children hostage earlier this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20190322/italy-promises-tighter-checks-on-driving-licences-after-school-bus-hijacking Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:40:29 +0100 italy-promises-tighter-checks-on-driving-licences-after-school-bus-hijacking Witnesses have described the terrifying moment when a bus driver took more than 50 schoolchildren and teachers hostage onboard a coach that he then set on fire. https://www.thelocal.it/20190321/mum-the-driver-wants-to-kill-us-survivors-of-italys-school-bus-hijack-describe-ordeal Thu, 21 Mar 2019 18:14:04 +0100 mum-the-driver-wants-to-kill-us-survivors-of-italys-school-bus-hijack-describe-ordeal Italy was in shock on Thursday after the dramatic rescue of 51 children taken hostage by their school bus driver who torched the vehicle in protest at Mediterranean migrant deaths. https://www.thelocal.it/20190321/someone-has-to-pay-italy-reels-after-school-bus-hijack Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:10:27 +0100 someone-has-to-pay-italy-reels-after-school-bus-hijack France has changed its position on extraditing those wanted on terrorism charges by Italy or Spain, a French minister said today. https://www.thelocal.it/20190218/france-sees-no-reason-not-to-extradite-italian-militants Mon, 18 Feb 2019 14:57:11 +0100 france-sees-no-reason-not-to-extradite-italian-militants Antonio Megalizzi, the young Italian reporter fatally injured in the attack on a Strasbourg Christmas market, was brought home on Thursday for a state funeral, as flags across Italy were lowered to half-mast. https://www.thelocal.it/20181220/state-funeral-for-italian-journalist-antonio-megalizzi-killed-in-strasbourg-attack Thu, 20 Dec 2018 20:13:06 +0100 state-funeral-for-italian-journalist-antonio-megalizzi-killed-in-strasbourg-attack