Silvio Berlusconi
Italian politician and media tycoon (1936–2023)
Photo: European People’s Party, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 5d ago
Giorgio Bracardi, creator of Scarpantibus and Alto Gradimento voice, dies at 93
Italian musician and comic Giorgio Bracardi died at the age of 93, his family announced on Monday, 12 October 2026. He had been in a care home in Fiano Romano since breaking a femur in the spring.
- 6d ago
Pier Ferdinando Casini will not stand at the next Italian elections after 44 years
The former Chamber of Deputies president, 70, told Corriere della Sera he will not seek re-election, closing a parliamentary career that began in 1983.
- Oct 7
Italian journalist and former MEP Barbara Spinelli dies at 80 in Rome
Italian journalist, author, and former Member of the European Parliament Barbara Spinelli has died in Rome at the age of 80, her family and European parliamentary sources announced on Wednesday.
- Oct 2
Mafia boss Giuseppe Graviano claims 1969 business ties with Silvio Berlusconi in Florence trial
In testimony from Cagliari prison, convicted boss Giuseppe Graviano claimed his grandfather invested billions of lire with Silvio Berlusconi, drawing a sharp rebuke from Marina Berlusconi.
- Sep 25
Milan Malpensa Airport officially renamed after Silvio Berlusconi despite legal disputes
Officials unveiled a plaque at Terminal 1 on Friday to rename Italy's second-largest airport after the late former prime minister, as Milan's mayor boycotted the ceremony following two years of municipal court challenges.
- Sep 20
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani faces backlash over marriage remarks at Formello event
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani faces calls for his dismissal from opposition leaders after comparing political reliability to choosing a wife with longer skirts during a convention speech.
- Sep 9
Former mafia boss Giovanni Brusca testifies on 1990s political ties in Florence court
Testifying in the calumny trial of Salvatore Baiardo, former Cosa Nostra boss Giovanni Brusca claimed the mafia sought to frame the political left for 1990s bombings to assist Silvio Berlusconi.
- Sep 6
Giorgia Meloni and Karol Nawrocki reaffirm ties as Italian cabinet sets tenure record
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni thanked Polish President Karol Nawrocki on 5 September 2026 after her cabinet became the longest-serving government in Italian Republic history, surpassing Silvio Berlusconi's 2001–2005 administration.
- Sep 5
Giorgia Meloni sets Italian post-war longevity record with 1,413 days in power
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni surpassed Silvio Berlusconi to lead the longest continuous administration in post-war Italy, marking 1,413 days in office on Friday.
- Sep 4
Giorgia Meloni sets Italian post-war longevity record with 1,413 days in power
Giorgia Meloni marked 1,413 uninterrupted days in office at a rally in Bari, surpassing Silvio Berlusconi's record as her party prepares for the April 2027 elections.
- Sep 4
Giorgia Meloni marks 1,413 days in office as Italian cabinet sets republican longevity record
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni marked 1,413 days in office at a party rally in Bari, surpassing Silvio Berlusconi's 2001–2005 record to lead the longest-serving cabinet in the history of the Italian Republic.
- Sep 3
Giorgia Meloni sets Italian post-war record with 1,413 continuous days in office
Giorgia Meloni reaches 1,413 consecutive days as Italian prime minister, surpassing Silvio Berlusconi to lead the longest unbroken cabinet in the history of the republic.
- Aug 29
Alessandro Di Battista prepares private medical return to Italy after hospitalization in Cuba
Former Five Star Movement lawmaker Alessandro Di Battista is scheduled to return to Rome via private air ambulance on Thursday after collapsing with severe head pain in Cuba.
- Aug 10
Rai weighs removing Report host Sigfrido Ranucci after bombing suspect ties emerge
Italian public broadcaster Rai is considering reassigning investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci following the arrest of Valter Lavitola, who admitted to arranging an October bombing at Ranucci's residence.
- Aug 6
Francesco Guccini dies at 86: private funeral in Pavana, public tribute planned for September in Bologna
Italian singer-songwriter Francesco Guccini died on 6 August 2026 at 86 in Pavana. A private funeral was held on 8 August, with a public commemoration planned for September in Bologna.
- Aug 4
Milan bids farewell to Franco Baresi as thousands gather at Sant'Ambrogio for funeral of AC Milan legend
Thousands of fans, former teammates and football officials filled Milan's Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio on Tuesday for the funeral of Franco Baresi, the AC Milan and Italy legend who died last week at 66.
- Jul 29
Franco Baresi dies at 66: Milan and Italy legend farewelled by football world
The former AC Milan and Italy defender, who captained one of the club's greatest sides and won the 1982 World Cup, has died at the Humanitas hospital in Rozzano, Milan, after a battle with lung cancer. His final public appearance was carrying the Olympic torch at San Siro in February.
- Jul 2
Italy insists alliance with US holds firm at Rome Independence Day gala despite recent Meloni-Trump friction
Rome's political class, minus premier Meloni but with her sister in attendance, rallied at the US ambassador's residence to stress unbroken transatlantic ties following a public rift with Donald Trump.
- Jun 24
Berlusconi heirs sell Villa Certosa to Qatar's Al Thani family for €350 million
Silvio Berlusconi's heirs have sold the former Italian prime minister's iconic Sardinian retreat, Villa Certosa, to a company linked to Qatar's ruling Al Thani family for €350 million, ending years of speculation about the property's fate.
- Jun 19
Ronaldinho's move to Ravenna is a marketing partnership, not a playing return, vice-president says
Ronaldinho's much-hyped return to football with Italian third-tier side Ravenna is a promotional partnership, not a competitive playing role, the club's vice-president clarified on Friday.
