Italy-Spain border feud exposes Europe’s deepening immigration divide
Italy and Spain face off over immigration and border controls, highlighting a widening European divide over enforcement, national security and the future of Schengen.
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foxnews.com
17.08.2026
US tourist dies after being struck by lightning on Italy’s Mount Etna
Italian firefighters say a man, 29, was killed by a lightning strike on the Sicily volcano while hiking in a restricted areaA tourist from the US was killed by a lightning strike on Sicily’s Mount Etn
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theguardian.com
17.08.2026
Sicilian museum hit by €80 million art theft
Three works by Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina, valued at up to €80 million, were stolen from a museum in Messina, Sicily. Police are investigating the theft, which comes days after Italian a
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france24.com
17.08.2026
U.S. tourist reportedly killed by lightning strike on Italy's Mount Etna
An American man hiking up Italy's active Mount Etna volcano was killed by a lightning strike, the national news agency ANSA reports.
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cbsnews.com
17.08.2026
Mexico’s Madrefoca Boards ‘Isabel Hernández’ as Zoe Films Builds Festival Momentum (EXCLUSIVE)
Mexico’s Madrefoca Cine has boarded “Isabel Hernández,” Italian filmmaker Giorgio Giampà’s feature debut, joining Zoe Films, LaDoc and Fiasco on the Italy-Mexico co-production. The project is among th
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variety.com
17.08.2026
A good – and bad – week for Italy's art police and museum security
On Friday, Italian police said they'd recovered three paintings stolen from a museum near the city of Parma. By Saturday night, thieves in Sicily had made off with four more masterpieces.
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16.08.2026
Four 'extraordinary' Renaissance paintings stolen from Italian museum
The works were taken overnight without alarms being triggered, raising suspicion of a professional hit.
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bbc.co.uk
16.08.2026
Four Renaissance paintings stolen from museum in Italy
Local officials have expressed their dismay and sadness at the theft which occurred during celebrations of the Virgin Mary.
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cbsnews.com
16.08.2026
Locarno: Marco Cavazzin’s ‘Mutrion,’ Set in the Venice Lagoon, Scoops Leopards of Tomorrow Director Award
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15.08.2026
Stolen Cézanne, Renoir, Matisse masterpieces worth $10M recovered in Italy
Five accused thieves are under arrest after police say they took $10 million worth of art from a private museum in an Italian villa.
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cbsnews.com
15.08.2026
Azerbaijan сasts light on natural gas exports to Italy for 6M2026
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15.08.2026
Stolen paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse have been found in Italy
In Italy, three people of Moldovan origin were arrested on suspicion of stealing three paintings by the famous artists Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne and Henri Matisse from the private museum of
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report.az
15.08.2026
Murales del Borgo San Giuliano in Rimini, Italy
Founded around the year 1000, Borgo San Giuliano, was originally the city's fishermen’s quarter. The tradition of painting murals that has made Borgo San Giuliano famous has deep roots. In 1979, the c
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atlasobscura.com
14.08.2026
Moment €9m worth of art stolen from Italy museum
Police released the CCTV footage after the art, which was stolen in March, was recovered.
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bbc.co.uk
14.08.2026
Academic badass Amy Hunt sets sights on four golds and place in European history
British sprinting sensation and Cambridge graduate with a passion for the Italian renaissance is creating a masterpiece of her ownWhen Amy Hunt was a teenager, she was hailed by Vogue as “one of the f
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theguardian.com
14.08.2026
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Is Drawing Tourists to Milan Prompting an 18% Increase in Visitors to the Film’s Locations in Italy’s Fashion Capital
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variety.com
14.08.2026
Mount Etna eruption disrupts travel at Italy’s Catania airport
Hundreds of passengers have been left stranded at Italy’s Catania airport after Mount Etna erupted.
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aljazeera.com
12.08.2026
Mount Etna ash suspends arrivals at Italy’s Catania airport
Catania international airport services the eastern part of Sicily, one of Italy's most popular tourist destinations.
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aljazeera.com
08.08.2026
Spain threatens retaliation if Italy fails to lift border controls after Ceuta crossings
Italy has said it will not accept "ultimatums or impositions" after the mass crossing of migrants from Morocco to Ceuta last week.
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bbc.co.uk
07.08.2026
Italy vows to maintain border checks despite Spain’s countermeasures threat
Madrid warns of 'proportional measures' if Rome does not put an end to checks amid fallout from Ceuta migrant crisis.
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aljazeera.com
07.08.2026