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Letizia Battaglia’s photos captured real Sicilian life during the heightened mafia violence of the 1980s and 90s

When we look at pictures of conflict, violence and collective trauma we might expect to see only the horrors of maimed bodies and the crying souls of the victims. But in the photographs of one of Italy’s most cherished photographers, Letizia Battaglia, you do not see glamorised shots of the…

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Backlash in Italy over German board game inspired by Sicily’s mafia conflicts

‘La Famiglia: The Great Mafia War’ is based on the mafia conflicts that raged in Sicily in the 1980s

The Independent UK

Outcry in Italy over German board game based on Sicily’s mafia wars

Sister of murdered judge Giovanni Falcone describes it as an offence to all those who have fought organised crime

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Mafia: The Old Country is one to watch for anyone who plans to obey traffic laws in GTA 6

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The Leopard: release date, cast, plot, trailer and everything you need to know

The Leopard on Netflix is an epic Italian drama set in Sicily in 1860.

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The best luxury and boutique hotels in Sicily for spa treatments, Michelin cuisine and impeccable views

From five-star boutique rooms, sumptuous spa treatments and unmatched views of the Sicilian landscapes, these are the best luxury stays on the Italian island

The Independent UK

Pirates, princes and hostages: inside the mysterious life of the unnamed medieval princess of Cyprus

Throughout her life, the “Damsel of Cyprus” (born circa 1177) was used as a political and diplomatic tool in the conflicts of men. She was the daughter of Isaac Komnenos, the emperor of Cyprus. Her own name was never recorded, although historians have suggested it may have been either Beatrice…

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SAS Rogue Heroes season two: the true story behind the explosive BBC war drama

SAS Rogue Heroes happily plays fast and loose with the truth, but the reality of the special forces heroics in Italy reads like fiction anyway

Evening Standard

SAS Rogue Heroes season 2 episode 1 recap: 'No one would be stupid enough to attack a continent with 35 men...'

In this SAS Rogue Heroes season 2 episode 1 recap we find Paddy Mayne taking charge of a newly-named SRS

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Italian court clears Vice Premier Salvini of illegally detaining migrants on a rescue ship in 2019

A court in Sicily Friday found Vice Premier Matteo Salvini not guilty of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard a humanitarian rescue ship when he was interior minister

The Independent UK

Italian court set to issue verdict in Salvini's kidnapping trial over migrants blocked at sea

A court in Sicily is expected to announce its verdict on whether Italy’s vice premier, Matteo Salvini, is guilty of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard a humanitarian rescue ship when he was interior minister

The Independent UK

Divers Discover Mysterious 2,500-Year-Old Shipwreck Filled With Unusual Relics

The shipwreck, believed to date back to the fifth or sixth century B.C. was discovered near Ragusa, Sicily. The post Divers Discover Mysterious 2,500-Year-Old Shipwreck Filled With Unusual Relics first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Italy's Salvini faces verdict for blocking migrants at sea. Case weighs limits of stemming migration

Italy’s deputy premier, Matteo Salvini, is sounding defiant as he awaits a verdict in Sicily for preventing some 100 migrants from disembarking a rescue boat in 2019 when he was interior minister

The Independent UK

‘The water war’: how drought threatens survival of Sicily’s towns

Amid Italian island’s worst drought, towns such as Troina are fighting for survival as supplies run dry and tensions rise

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You're invited to join a family 'bound by blood' when Mafia: The Old Country releases in summer of 2025

The Mafia series prequel takes place in Sicily in the 1900s and depicts the birth of organized crime.

The Guardian - UK

Ferdia Lennon wins Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for ‘delightful’ novel

As part of the award, the author will have a gloucestershire old spots pig named after his debut book which is set in ancient Sicily

The Independent UK

Scientists study if goats and dogs can predict earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

A previous study in Sicily found that goats became nervous before an eruption at Mount Etna

The Independent UK

Cheesy stromboli packs pizza-like flavors into a portable spiral

Stromboli is an Italian-American invention said to have been created in Philadelphia in the 1950s, but the dish takes its name from an island off the coast of Sicily

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Letizia Battaglia: Life, Love and Death in Sicily review – the bloody reality of life under the mafia

Working for Palermo’s daily newspaper, the photographer chronicled some of the city’s deadliest violence, but there are moments of love and levity among the chaos

The Independent UK

Bayesian yacht sinking latest: Mike Lynch cause of death revealed at inquest as daughter’s under investigation

The deaths of Dr Lynch’s friends Jonathan and Judith Bloomer are also under investigation

Evening Standard

7 best flight-free trips to take right now 

Keeping both feet on the ground has never been more in vogue – or more exciting. From railing it to Sicily to setting sail for Spain, Helen Coffey gives her pick of the itineraries that don’t require leaving on a jet plane

The Guardian - UK

The Silence of the Choir by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr review – a masterly tale of African refugees in rural Sicily

The multilayered second novel by the Senegal-born author is a powerful plea for compassion in the face of hatred

Salon

Victoria Granof on "Sicily, My Sweet"

She also shared a few must-try spots around Brooklyn and delved into her collaborative work with Irving Penn

International Business Times

Authorities Raise Security Concerns Over Sunken Superyacht With Suspected Classified Files

The $40 million luxury sailboat is believed to have watertight safes that hold hard drives containing highly sensitive information.

The Guardian - US

Sicily: fear of foreign actors prompts security request for wreck of luxury yacht

Officials concerned about sensitive hard drives of tech mogul Mike Lynch, who died in sinking of Bayesian

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