Pope Leo on Wednesday called for greater global efforts to protect migrant and refugee children fleeing their homes in search of safety. Speaking to thousands of pilgrims at his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, he highlighted the severe conditions faced by many young migrants. The pope said migrant children can experience violence, torture, […]
Global wheat buyers are facing higher costs as disruptions to grain shipments from Russia and Ukraine tighten supplies. Chicago wheat futures have climbed around 40% from their June lows to a three-and-a-half-year high, while attacks on vessels and port infrastructure have severely reduced Black Sea cargo movements. Importers across Asia, the Middle East and Africa […]
Spain is facing mounting climate-related pressures, with severe wildfires, rising temperatures, droughts and floods affecting communities and the economy. Around 300,000 hectares of land have been burned in Spain this year, while farmers in affected regions have suffered major losses to livestock, crops and pasture. Rising temperatures are also affecting Spain’s tourism
Italian authorities are searching for a British man in his late 30s who disappeared after entering Lake Como to help rescue a 16-year-old boy and his father. The man was on a boating trip with the family near the lake’s western shore when he noticed the pair struggling in the water and jumped in to […]
Tech companies are betting on smart glasses, AI pins and other wearable devices as potential successors to smartphones, but growing privacy concerns could slow their adoption. Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses have faced particular scrutiny over the possibility of people being recorded without their knowledge, with some UK venues restricting their use. Companies are exploring
Venice is considering extending its tourist entry fee and increasing the daily charge to as much as €30 ($34) from 2027, according to city government official Michele Zuin. The current fee ranges from €5 to €10 and applies only to day-trippers on selected days. Zuin said the existing charge may no longer be enough to […]
Pope Leo will travel to France on Friday for a four-day, three-city visit, marking the first formal papal visit to the country in nearly 20 years. The trip comes five years after a major French report on child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, which found that about 330,000 children had been abused by clergy and […]
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and League leader Matteo Salvini has called for an extraordinary party congress in October, as he faces internal criticism and declining support. Salvini announced the move at the League’s annual rally in Pontida, saying the party needed to remain united. The League has faced pressure from figures advocating a renewed focus […]
Axel Rudakubana, who was jailed for the 2024 murders of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event in Southport, appeared in a London court on Monday over allegations that he attacked prison staff. Prosecutors allege that Rudakubana threw boiling water mixed with sugar at a prison officer at Belmarsh prison in May 2025. […]
Italy is preparing measures that would ban face coverings such as burqas and niqabs in schools and introduce a limit on the number of foreign students in each class, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on September 20. She said the proposals would be presented to the Cabinet. Meloni also said parents of foreign students facing […]









