The Guardia di Finanza has dismantled a network accused of exploiting prostitution and managing nightlife-related events that allegedly catered to high-profile footballers, including players from Serie A, with the use of “laughing gas” as a recreational substance.

A man identified as Andrea Russo has died following an incident at Milan Bergamo Airport in northern Italy, authorities said.

A tram derailed in the northern Italian city of Milan, killing at least one person and injuring 39 others, some of them seriously.

China celebrated a unique double at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday as Wang Xindi soared to gold in the men's freestyle skiing aerials - two days after his wife Xu Mengtao had topped the women's podium.

Ukrainian slider Vladislav Heraskevych's disqualification from the Winter Olympics over his helmet depicting fellow athletes killed since Russia's full-scale invasion is the Games' biggest controversy so far.

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance's visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan will take place from February 9 to 11, the State Department press service has reported.

The Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics have officially begun after Italian President Sergio Mattarella declared the Games open during a historic opening ceremony held across multiple locations.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sought to ease tensions over the presence of U.S. security personnel at the Winter Olympics as she met U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Milan.

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Milan to oppose the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and security-related school closures ahead of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony.