TBILISI – Hundreds of thousands of Russians, many of them opponents of Vladimir Putin, have flocked to Georgia since the Russian invasion of Ukraine to avoid being conscripted into the Russian army. But as the government of the pro-Russian Georgian Dream Party tightens its grip on the tense Caucasan country many of the young dissidents are movingaway from the dazzlingly beautiful Georgian capital.
John Phillips
3 Dec 2024
Tarquin Parry-Wingfield
ROME – Antonino Mandalà was considered to be one of the leaders of mafia group Villabate and one of the mafia bosses closest to the chief of the Sicilian Mafia clan known as the Corleonesi, Bernado Provenzano. But now Mandalà has been allowed to present his new book in a building owned by the Municipality of Palermo.
3 Dec 2024
INSIDER NEWSDESK
ROME - Atalanta have narrowed Napoli’s lead at the top of Serie A back to only one point after beating Roma 2-0. Atalanta remain the most in-form team at the moment, winning all of their last five games, including thrashing Napoli.
3 Dec 2024
David Bayne-Jardine
VATICAN CITY - Priests in St. Peter's Basilica performed the 'recognitio' rite on Monday evening, which prepares the Holy Door for its ceremonial reopening at the start of the Jubilee on Dec. 24.
The Vatican's Press Office released a statement detailing the events of the 'recognitio', which comes from the Latin term for 'an examination'. What was being 'examined' was St. Peter's Holy Door, which was last opened 8 years ago for the 2016 Jubilee. Priests must ritualistically check that the door is intact and ready to be opened for the new Holy Year.
3 Dec 2024
INSIDER NEWSDESK
ROME - Iole Mancini, who fought against fascist forces in occupied Rome, has died at 104 years old, reports the National Association of Partisans.
Mancini's death was announced by ANPI on Monday with the message 'Farewell Iole, you will be sorely missed'.
Mancini was the last survivor of the Via Tasso prison in Rome, where antifascists were detained and tortured by the Nazi forces which occupied the city in 1943.
3 Dec 2024
Tarquin Parry-Wingfield
2 Dec 2024
