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Italian PM Giorgia Meloni.

It’s not me, it’s you: Italy’s Meloni is not the only one seeking distance from Donald

The US president once called the Italian PM “a very special person”, but relations have soured.

  • David Crowe

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George Clooney said Trump’s threat that a “whole civilisation will die” was a crime.

‘That’s a crime’: George Clooney slams Donald Trump over Iran war threat

The actor was speaking to students when he condemned the US president’s warning that a “whole civilisation” would die if Iran did not meet his demands.

  • Kayla Olaya
Claudia Conte claimed in a radio interview that she was having an affair with the interior minister.

Italian PM’s cabinet rocked by affair scandal

A second minister has been caught up in a romance with a younger online influencer as Giorgia Meloni recovers from a bruising referendum defeat.

  • Nick Squires
Venissa is made up of a winery and Michelin-starred restaurant in Venice’s lagoon.

‘People only come here by accident’: The tiny Venetian island most tourists miss

Those few that do set foot on this postage stamp of an island rarely venture into the walled garden footsteps away from the pier. Which is a shame, as they’re missing one of Venice’s unique sights.

  • Chrissie McClatchie
Antonella Di Jelsi

Mystery as mayor’s wife and daughter ‘poisoned with ricin’

The case has parallels with the beef Wellington murders in Australia.

  • Nick Squires
Les Poissons, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Gone in 180 seconds: Smash-and-grab gang nicks Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings

The gang used crowbars to force their way in and snatch works worth an estimated $17 million from an Italian gallery.

  • Nick Squires
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Around the valley are nine assisted via ferrata routes, from easy to cliff epics.

To explore this spectacular elevated world, it helps to have a ladder

The origins of these “iron path” routes go back to World War I, when they were built to help move troops over otherwise inaccessible terrain.

  • Andrew Bain
ROME: Empire, Power, People

If you’re obsessed with ancient Rome, this is the exhibition for you

An immersive show at Melbourne Museum uses the latest technology alongside 2000-year-old antiquities to take visitors back in time.

  • Kerrie O'Brien
Trump Starmer Iran Hormuz

Why Europe’s break with Trump is not just a gulf about the Gulf

The split with Europe has been a long time coming, making it more than a dispute about the Iran war.

  • David Crowe
Michael (Regé-Jean Page) and Anna (Halle Bailey) in You, Me & Tuscany.

The Italian job: ‘I hope to delight everyone,’ says Regé-Jean Page

The leading man of You, Me & Tuscany says every movie is, at its heart, a love story.

  • Michael Idato