Italy

Tuscany turnout at 28 percent

Voter turnout in Tuscany’s regional elections stood at about 28% at 7 p.m., down roughly eight percentage points from 2020, election officials said.

Tuscany turnout at 28 percent
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Bernaga monastery razed, nuns evacuated

A blaze destroyed the 17th-century Monastery of Bernaga in northern Italy, forcing evacuation of 21–22 nuns and ravaging the chapel where Carlo Acutis had his first communion, authorities said.

Bernaga monastery razed, nuns evacuated
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Spain wins both 49er classes

Spain won both 49er and 49er FX world titles in Cagliari, Italy, as Diego Botín and Florian Trittel and Paula Barceló and María Cantero claimed gold.

Spain wins both 49er classes
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Palermo man confesses killing bystander

A 28-year-old man, Gaetano Maranzano, confessed to killing 21-year-old Paolo Taormina in central Palermo after Taormina tried to break up a fight near the Teatro Massimo.

Palermo man confesses killing bystander
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