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Stefania Terre, who is blind, uses a small light on her fingers while touching a life-size reproduction of the head of Michelangelo's David as she poses for a long-exposure photograph at the Omero Tactile Museum in Ancona, Italy, on 15 January 2026. Photo: AP/UNB

Italy gets creative as it works to make art accessible for blind people

The ancient city of Pompeii recently installed a new system of signage to make the vast archaeological site more accessible to blind and disabled people.

A restored angel fresco is displayed inside the Basilica of St. Lawrence in Lucina following controversy over an alleged resemblance to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, in Rome, Italy, January 31, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Vincenzo Livieri

Italy investigates church painting of angel restored to look like Meloni

Federal agents stand amid tear gas to disperse people gathered near the scene where federal agents fatally shot a man while trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 24, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

US ICE agents going to Winter Olympics sparks anger in Italy

Flag of Italy. Photo: Collected

Italy visa applications suspended worldwide 11-18 February

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Italy supports Bangladesh's democratic transition, July Charter: Deputy Minister

South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung (R) shakes hands with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (L) during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on January 19, 2026. Photo: YONHAP/AFP/BSS

South Korea, Italy agree to deepen AI, defence cooperation

Activision games "Call of Duty" are pictured in a store in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, on 18 January 2022. Photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters

Italy investigates Microsoft's sales practices for 'Call of Duty' and 'Diablo' video games

Plant-based 3D-printed sliced meat are served at Impact Food restaurant in Rome, Italy, December 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Italy crafts lab-grown snacks with fruit residues, plant cells and a 3D printer

People gather on the occasion of a general strike called by the CGIL (Italian General Confederation of Labour) trade union to protest against the budget law in Bologna, Italy, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. Photo: Collected

Nationwide strike hits Italy over 2026 budget proposal

A general view shows the site where an ancient Greek altar for family worship dating back at least 2,000 years was found in the Sicilian archaeological site of Segesta, Italy, June 29, 2023. Photo: Flavio Leone Sisilab CoopCulture Sicilia/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Italy arrests 34 'tomb raiders' suspected of looting archaeological sites

Pope Leo XIV meets the heads of Italy’s Security Intelligence System on the centenary of its foundation, Bruno Valensise, director of Italy’s domestic intelligence agency AISI (Agenzia Informazioni e Sicurezza Interna), Giovanni Caravelli, director of foreign intelligence agency AISE (Agenzia Informazioni e Sicurezza Esterna), Vittorio Rizzi, director of DIS (Dipartimento delle Informazioni per la Sicurezza), and Undersecretary Alfredo Mantovano, who oversees Italy’s intelligence services as part of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, at the Vatican, December 12, 2025. Photo: Vatican Media/Simone Risoluti/Handout via REUTERS

Pope tells Italian spies not to smear politicians or journalists

Dancers perform on the Spanish Steps during the “No Violence, Only Love” event organised by Telefono Rosa, a women’s rights group, to raise awareness on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, in Rome, Italy, on 25 November 2025. Photo: Remo Casilli/Reuters

Italy now recognises the crime of femicide and punishes it with life in prison

Italy antitrust watchdog may curb Meta as WhatsApp AI probe widens