Author: Colleen Barry
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Twin Milan and Cortina Olympic cauldrons are extinguished, signaling the end of Winter Games
VERONA, Italy (AP) — The Milan Cortina Olympics ended Sunday as the twin flames in co-host cities Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo were extinguished as part of a closing ceremony inside the ancient Verona Arena, roughly mid-distance between the far-flung mountain, valley and city venues that made these the most spread-out Winter Games ever. In declaring…
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Demonstrators in Milan protest ICE unit at Winter Olympics
MILAN (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday in Milan to protest the deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during the upcoming Winter Olympics, unbothered by the fact that agents would be stationed in a control room and not operating on the streets. The protest in Piazza XXV Aprile, a square named for…
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US sending ICE unit to Winter Olympics for security, prompting concern and confusion in Italy
MILAN (AP) — News that a unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be part of the security detail for the U.S. delegation during the upcoming Winter Games has set off concern and confusion in Italy, where people have expressed outrage at the inclusion of an agency that has dominated headlines for leading the…
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La Scala concert features violins that inmates made from battered migrant boats
The violins, violas and cellos played by the Orchestra of the Sea in its debut performance at Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala carry with them tales of desperation and redemption
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Italian province culls Alpine brown bear deemed dangerous, drawing ire and scrutiny
Authorities in northern Italy have culled a brown bear they deemed dangerous to humans, drawing protests from animal rights activists and the scrutiny of Italy’s environment minister
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Italy allows more migrants off rescue ships, standoff eases
MILAN • The Italian government’s weekslong standoff with aid groups running rescue ships partially eased Tuesday, as officials allowed all remaining migrants on two rescue ships to access port. But a ship with 234 rescued migrants still at sea appealed to France to offer it a safe port after more than two weeks of silence…
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Italy imports more Russian oil despite impending embargo
MILAN • Even as the European Union decided to reduce Russian crude oil imports by 90% by the end of the year, Italy has become the only country in Europe to increase them, an unintended consequence of EU sanctions against Russia. Meant to punish Russia for invading Ukraine, the EU oil embargo is now putting…
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U.S., Italy united on Ukraine, with slightly different tones
MILAN • Italian Premier Mario Draghi meets with President Joe Biden this week in Washington as Europe faces another “whatever it takes” moment with Russia’s war in Ukraine raging on its eastern flank. Rome and Washington will emphasize their historic friendship and shared desire to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia’s two-month-old invasion when the…
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Europeans weigh costs of cutting Russian energy over Ukraine
MILAN • Across Europe, rising energy prices are testing the resolve of ordinary consumers and business owners who are caught between the continent’s dependence on cheap Russian energy and its revulsion over President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Governments are trying to replace energy supplies from Russia, mindful that their regular payments are funding a…
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Ukrainian artist makes cultural stand at Venice Biennale
VENICE, Italy • Artist Pavlo Makov’s role representing Ukraine at the Venice Biennale has become an act of defiance against the Russian invaders, whose attacks on his adopted hometown of Kharkiv have grown more intense in recent days. Not only do the Russians intend to take over his country, the Russian-born Ukrainian national says, but…