A Rome court on Friday ordered a group of migrants detained in camps built in Albania to be transferred to Italy, sources said, dealing a fresh blow to a plan by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to curb irregular sea arrivals.

The sliding centre of the Milano-Cortina 2026 winter Olympics will be delivered on time, with the icing of the track to start next month, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday.

A spate of injuries has left Scotland without key players as Tom English looks forward to the Six Nations opener against a dangerous Italian side at Murrayfield.

Finn Russell says Scotland must be braced for the best Italy side he has ever faced when they kick-off their Six Nations campaign at Murrayfield on Saturday.

An Italian navy ship has arrived in Albania with 49 migrants intercepted in international waters for processing of their asylum applications at special Albanian centers.

An Italian regulator abruptly bans DeepSeek, a rising Chinese AI platform, over data privacy issues—mirroring ChatGPT's troubles and heightening global AI scrutiny.

Italy back-row Sebastian Negri believes Scotland will be out to avenge their loss to gli Azzurri in Rome last year when they begin their Six Nations campaign at Murrayfield on Saturday. A 31-29 loss at the Stadio Olimpico ended Scotland's title hopes in the 2024 tournament and Negri believes that will fuel Gregor Townsend's side.

Italian authorities have rejected the asylum requests of 43 asylum-seekers transferred to Albania in a speedy procedure that a non-governmental delegation observing the process said illegally deprived

This marks the third time judges have ordered the transfer of migrants to Italy since the first group was taken to Albania in October last year.

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Italy violated the right to life of those living in a toxic-waste polluted area around Naples.