The Latest Breaking News from Rome

A proposed one dollar coin featuring US President Donald Trump is causing ructions across the political divide. It’s also provoking discussion in the world of ancient Roman numismatics (coin studies).

Tens of thousands took to the streets in cities across Europe after Israel intercepted a flotilla of more than 40 ships carrying aid to Gaza.

Hundreds of thousands of people protested across Italy on Friday during a large-scale strike over the treatment of the Gaza aid flotilla and far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's cautious stance on the conflict.

By Friday, Israeli forces had intercepted all of the 43 ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza and arrested most of the 450 activists on board.

Years of criticism of an EU-backed migration pact between Italy and Libya are coming to a head as migrant rescuers say the Libyan coastguard has begun firing directly at them.

A demonstration likely to draw tens of thousands is also planned in Rome on 4 October.

PGA of America president Don Rea has taken the unusual step of posting on networking site LinkedIn to defend himself after criticism of how he handled himself at the Ryder Cup

Supporters of the Global Sumud Flotilla took to the streets in several major cities — including in Rome, Istanbul, Athens and Buenos Aires — following news that Israeli forces had intercepted an international flotilla carrying activists seeking to break Israel’s blockade of the Palestinian territory.

The leader of the Ryder Cup's organizing body made a surprising comparison between Ryder Cup fan behavior and another sport.

Both Matt Fitzpatrick and Tyrrell Hatton rejected hints from the Team USA side that crowd abuse at Bethpage Black was similar to the last European event in Rome

Thousands of people filled the streets of Rome, Naples and Turin on Wednesday to protest against Israel’s interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla carrying international activists.