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Italy: The new face of an old hate

The space in which Jews can live openly and confidently in Italy is narrowing. Not collapsing, but tightening.

FRANCESCA ALBANESE (C), UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, attends a demonstration during a nationwide strike called by the USB union in solidarity with Gaza, in Rome, Nov. 2025
Dolmen of Menga in Antequera, Spain, April 15, 2026.

DNA analysis reveals ancestry of man buried in ancient Spanish tomb, shows mixed heritage - study

Aerial photo of the ancient temple discovered at Tell el-Farma in the  northern Sinai, April 15, 2026.

An ancient Egyptian temple was just found in Sinai after six years of digging

Incense burner found in Pompeii, containing residue of local plants and imported resin, April 7, 2026.

Ashes of Pompeii: New study confirms ancient city's role within Rome’s global trade route


Italy summons Israeli ambassador after shots fired at UN in Lebanon

A defense ministry statement said the Italian logistics convoy was traveling from Shama to Beirut on Wednesday when, about 2 km after departure, the Israeli military fired warning shots.

The Italian flag waves over the Quirinal Palace in Rome, Italy May 30, 2018

Stone stele depicting Roman emperor, Egyptian gods found near Karnak temple site in Luxor

The stele was discovered during the three-year-long restoration efforts of a gateway from the time of Ramesses III in Karnak.

Stele depicting Roman Emperor Tiberius standing before the Theban triad of the ancient Egyptian gods found near the Karnak Temple Complex, March 30, 2026.

Women Wage Peace to march barefoot through Rome for end to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

“Women are often told to wait, that it’s not the time to talk about it, to wait until the war is over - but the war is not over, it keeps coming back,” said Dr. Admi.

Israeli and Palestinian mothers belonging to the Women Wage Peace organization march for a political horizon to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Ancient graffiti in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings proves presence of Indian tourists 2,000 years ago

According to the researchers, the inscriptions’ discovery is not new. Early Egyptologists noticed them, but did not know what language they’d been written in and were unable to translate.

Screengrab of Indian graffiti in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt, March 20, 2026.

Gladiator fight scenes found in monumental 2,000-year-old tomb

The mausoleum stands along the Appian Way between ancient Caudium and Montesarchio.

Tomb with gladiator scenes unearthed along the Appian Way.

Italy weighs deploying missile defense system to Gulf amid Iran attacks

While a final decision had not yet been made, Italy would probably send one of its SAMP/T batteries that can intercept ballistic missiles.

Anti-Iranian regime protesters hold Iranian flag before the 1979 revolution with the Lion and Sun emblems, during a gathering in support of the US and Israel attack of Iran and the killing of the Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Turin on March 3, 2026.

Real-life Indiana Jones: British Museum to hire ‘treasure hunter’ to find stolen artifacts - report

Since the original 2023 announcement of the theft, the museum has recovered 654 of these, the most significant of which was 268 gems returned all at once by the United States.

London, England, General view of the British Museum with visitors, Bloomsbury, March 2025.

Ancient Polish 'princess' burial date revealed after decades of archaeological mystery - study

In 1899, the young woman’s coffin, made of a hollowed-out oak log, had tumbled from an eroding cliff above the Baltic coast village. She was nicknamed by locals as the “Princess of Bagicz.”

The Princess of Bagicz’s wooden coffin, accessed on February 27, 2026.

Italy ready to help train police forces in Gaza, Palestinian territories, FM says

"We are ready to train a new Gaza police force, and we are also ready to train a Palestinian police force," Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told a news conference in Rome.

Hamas police officers stand guard, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 11, 2025; illustrative.

Emily in Paris' Lucas Bravo seen in Tel Aviv for photoshoot with fashion label Renuar

Photo from Emily in Paris showing Lucas Bravo.