Messina Denaro: Notorious Italian Mafia boss dies Italian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro has died…

Ahead of EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s scheduled visit to Italy’s Lampedusa island on Sunday, FRANCE 24’s Seema Gupta, Natalia Mendoza and Wassim Daly spoke with some of the migrants there to learn about their living conditions and the treacherous journeys they have made. Some local residents express frustration with the surge in arrivals, while a local church has become a place where donations are collected.

Venice to back €5 fee for day-trip tourists Venice is expected to approve the trial…

Do Venice like a local by day and A-list celeb by night without breaking the bank.

Cheesy chips indeed.

Messages transported by small planes over Italy’s beaches this summer have spread the debunked conspiracy theory that Pope Francis is not the legitimate head of the Catholic Church.