Italy approves tougher protest rules and sends 500 troops to Milan after unrest
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said the Council of Ministers has approved a decree introducing new public security measures after violence in Milan and other Italian cities over the weekend. She described scenes in which shops were ransacked, windows smashed and police officers attacked, and said the government would respond with additional legal and operational measures. Meloni said the decree adds to earlier measures, including biometric recognition and artificial intelligence tools intended to identify people hiding behind hoodies. She said the government wants to stop violence that she described as unacceptable and prevent it from becoming normalised. One central element... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 21 Oct 2026 13:01 LONDON
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Italy tightens protest laws and sends 500 troops to Milan amid violent unrest
Italy has approved the deployment of an additional 500 troops to Milan after violent clashes during cost-of-living protests spread across several northern cities. The cabinet also backed a new Public Security Decree with tougher measures on violent demonstrations and juvenile crime. The move comes after weekend unrest in Milan, Turin and Bologna, where protesters clashed with police and shops were looted.Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in a video posted after the cabinet meeting that destroying and stealing is not protest and that the state's response must be firm. The government stopped short of giving soldiers additional policing powers, reportedly after... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Oct 2026 10:32 LONDON
Breakfast News Recap: Witkoff in Russia as Sudan toll rises and NATO boosts Black Sea patrols
US special envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Saint Petersburg for talks with President Vladimir Putin, as Washington continues shuttle diplomacy over the war in Ukraine. Donald Trump has meanwhile urged Volodymyr Zelenskyy to make a deal with Russia, saying the United States has received nothing back for its support, while Republicans at home are pushing back over reports of a Russian diesel deal and a pause in sanctions on Moscow. 🔗 🔗 🔗In the Black Sea region, NATO is sending extra maritime patrol aircraft, radar systems, drones and intelligence personnel after a series of deadly suspected drone attacks. The... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 21 Oct 2026 08:52 LONDON
Day News Recap: Sudan drone toll climbs as Ukraine, Middle East and Europe face fresh strain
Sudan has emerged as the deadliest flashpoint, with medics and rights groups saying a wave of drone attacks across the country has now been linked to more than 160 deaths, while the UN condemned the strikes as they spread to eastern infrastructure. 🔗In Ukraine, Russian missiles and drones killed at least seven people in civilian areas, even as Volodymyr Zelenskyy met US and European officials in Oslo amid worsening ties with Washington over delayed military aid and the conduct of the war. 🔗 🔗Zelenskyy also accused the United States of holding up Patriot interceptor deliveries already paid for by European... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 20 Oct 2026 18:29 LONDON
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Day News Recap: Ukraine under fire as Middle East tensions rise and markets swing on risk aversion
Ukraine said Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least six people in the Kharkiv area and hit the Kyiv region, while Moscow separately claimed it had carried out a massive strike on Kyiv and surrounding areas. The exchanges underline the intensity of the war as both sides report fresh attacks on energy and military targets. 🔗 🔗Ukraine also said a large drone attack hit St Petersburg, setting fire to oil and logistics facilities and causing wider power cuts and disruption in the city. In a separate account from the front, a Ukrainian brigade said it used an aerial drone... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 19 Oct 2026 18:32 LONDON
