Gentiloni calls for agreement on Pact by year’s end

We must work with determination to conclude an agreement on the reform of our fiscal rules by the end of the year, European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Paolo Gentiloni said during the presentation of the Summer 2023 Economic Forecast in Brussel…

61 cases of collapse in Italian schools in 12 months

There were 61 cases of structural collapse or falling plaster in Italian schools and universities between September 2022 and August 2023, citizens’ rights association Cittadinanzattiva said on Monday.

It was the highest number of episodes on record…

Response needed to mafia arrogance says commission

President of the parliamentary antimafia commission Chiara Colosimo said Monday she hoped for a unanimous response “from our best people” following the latest episode of gun violence in the Camorra mafia-ridden town of Caivano denounced by parish pri…

Algeria offers humanitarian aid to quake-hit Morocco

Algeria on Sunday offered emergency humanitarian aid to Morocco following a deadly earthquake that killed hundreds in the North African country.
At least 2,122 people were killed and 2,421 others injured when a magnitude-7 earthquake struck Morocco l…

Ukraine says it shot down more than 20 Russian drones

Ukraine shot down more than 20 Russian drones early Sunday, authorities said.
Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Serhiy Popko, the head of the Kyiv military administration said on Telegram.
Popko n…

Palestinian boy killed by Israeli fire in West Bank

A Palestinian boy on Saturday succumbed to the wounds he sustained during clashes with the Israeli army in the southern occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
The 16-year-old Palestinian was shot in the back at the entrance to the …

Moroccans offer prayers for quake victims

Moroccans performed prayers at mosques nationwide on Sunday for the victims of a deadly earthquake that killed hundreds in the North African country.
A statement by the Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs said prayers were held at mosques across t…