The Italian government has expressed its opposition to the International Paralympic Committee's decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete with their national flags.

Migrant NGOs operating in the Mediterranean claim the Italian government's strategy is to exclude them from sea rescue operations for migrants heading to Italy and Europe.

Leaders of Italy's right-wing government parties held a summit to discuss their priorities for the final year of their term.

Italy's Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini announced that the government intends to ban air-transport strikes in connection with the Milano Cortina event.

Residents of Messina are campaigning for the return of Antonello da Messina's "Ecce Homo," a masterpiece secured by the Italian government, to its city of origin.