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Thousands join pro-Palestinian rallies around the globe as Oct. 7 anniversary nears

Oct. 05, 2024 23:06 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent demonstrators in Rome as tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets in major European cities and around the globe Saturday to call for a cease-fire as the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on...

Italy's automotive workers plan to strike on Oct. 18 over a fall in output at Stellantis

Sep. 24, 2024 15:42 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — Workers in Italy's automotive sector will go on strike on Oct. 18, the main metalworkers unions said Tuesday, in protest of declining output from Stellantis, the biggest carmaker in the country. The unions also called for a national demonstration in Rome on the same...

Suspect in 1977 Melbourne cold case arrested in Italy

Sep. 21, 2024 12:05 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — A man suspected of the brutal killing of two women in Australia nearly a half-century ago has been arrested in Rome on an international arrest warrant, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Saturday. The 65-year-old suspect, who has dual Greek and Australian citizenship,...

Roma fires De Rossi and hires Jurić after going winless in its opening 4 Serie A matches

Sep. 18, 2024 13:06 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — Roma fired coach Daniele De Rossi on Wednesday in a move that was surprising despite the Giallorossi going winless in their opening four Italian league matches. Ivan Jurić, who formerly coached Genoa, Hellas Verona and Torino, was hired to replace De Rossi. ...

McIlroy expresses concerns over Poulter's Ryder Cup captaincy hopes

Sep. 18, 2024 10:46 AM EDT

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Rory McIlroy believes it will be difficult for Ian Poulter or Lee Westwood to be a future Ryder Cup captain because they no longer have a connection with Europe’s emerging stars after defecting to LIV Golf. Poulter was a stalwart for Europe at Ryder...

UK leader Starmer seeks to learn from Meloni's tough migration policies at meeting in Rome

Sep. 16, 2024 15:43 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday praised the migration policies of Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni as the center-left British leader aimed to learn how her nationalist conservative government has made “remarkable progress” in reducing the number of migrants reaching...

Pope slams both Harris and Trump as 'against life' and urges Catholics to vote for 'lesser evil'

Sep. 13, 2024 17:07 PM EDT

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday slammed both U.S. presidential candidates for what he called anti-life policies on abortion and migration, and he advised American Catholics to choose who they think is the “lesser evil” in the upcoming U.S. elections. ...

Q&A: Lily Collins is ‘Emily in Paris,’ Rome and Barcelona

Sep. 12, 2024 22:50 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — First Paris, now Rome and next Barcelona — Lily Collins is taking on two more European cities. As the star and producer of “Emily in Paris,” she’s been playing the unlucky-in-love marketing executive, breaking hearts (including her own) in France for the past...

'The Roaring Lion' portrait of Winston Churchill stolen from Canadian hotel is found in Italy

Sep. 12, 2024 22:14 PM EDT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian police say a renowned portrait of Winston Churchill that was reported stolen from an Ottawa hotel has been tracked down in Italy. Investigators will travel to Rome later this month to retrieve the 1941 portrait of the British leader taken by Ottawa...

This year's $890,000 Balzan Prizes awared for research on aging, restorative justice, climate crisis

Sep. 09, 2024 09:51 AM EDT

MILAN (AP) — An Australian criminologist specializing in restorative justice and a U.S. scientist whose work helps address the climate crisis are among the winners of this year’s Balzan Prize announced Monday. The four annual prizes by the International Balzan Foundation...