Italy
This was Panama’s first Women’s World Cup goal. They may never score a better one
On a night in which two powerhouse nations were eliminated and one of the game’s most legendary careers come to an end, it was the unheralded Panamanians who stole the show.
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‘Attenzione, pickpocket!’ TikTok star protects tourists from thieves
Venice resident Monica Poli has become prominent on social media for patrolling the streets of Venice, calling out would-be pickpockets to tourists.
- by Madison Malone Kircher
Archaeologists find theatre where ‘Nero fiddled’ while Rome burnt
The imperial theatre, referred to in ancient Roman texts but never found, has been discovered under the garden of a future Four Seasons Hotel, steps from the Vatican.
- by Nicole Winfield
Italy’s Meloni says she prefers Republicans but has ‘great relationship’ with Biden
Italy’s first female PM, from a far-right party, finds many areas of agreement with the White House.
- by Angelo Amante and Andrea Shalal
Plane fighting Greek island wildfire crashes, killing both pilots; Italian blaze turns deadly
Summer wildfires blamed on climate change have also struck other Mediterranean countries, leaving at least 34 people dead in Algeria and two people dead in southern Italy Tuesday.
- by Michael Varaklas and Derek Gatopoulos
‘Rome Process’: Georgia Meloni forges grand plan to tackle illegal migration
Participants from more than 20 countries agreed to make funding available to support development projects in what the Italian PM said would last for several years.
- by Angelo Amante and Keith Weir
An expert expat’s tips for Florence, Italy
For a restaurant delight, opera singer Jessica Pratt says to head out of town to La Sosta del Rossellino in nearby Settignano and order the handmade gnocchi.
- by Belinda Jackson
Tornado, hail storms hit northern Italy as the south swelters
Footage shared on social media shows a tornado tearing through Milan and nearby streets flooded with tennis ball sized hail.
- by Maighna Nanu
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Extreme weather
Europe’s summer holiday threatened by fires as US, South Korea flood
The UN’s weather body reports new temperature records across the northern hemisphere – and parts of the Mediterranean will grow hotter still.
- by Lucy Cormack
Opinion
Tips & advice
Travellers shouldn’t get the blame for ‘overtourism’. This is who is really at fault
“Overtourism” puts the blame on the tourists, when the real issue has been governments’ poor management of destinations.
- by Lee Tulloch
Flash floods, landslides kill dozens in South Korea as Europe sizzles through heatwave
While South Korea has been pounded by heavy rains, wildfires are raging in Southern California and European cities have been warned of worse heat to come this week.
- by Nicole Winfield