Italy's Campi Flegrei, a highly seismic zone near Naples, was shaken on Friday by a 4-magnitude earthquake. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

Palermo public prosecutors file an appeal to the court of cassation against the acquittal of Italian deputy premier Matteo Salvini in the Open Arms case.

Rome has banned the use of firecrackers in the capital from 1 December until 31 January in a move to protect animals and public safety, the city announced.

Rome will turn off the lights in the Trevi Fountain for one hour on the night of Friday 18 July in a symbolic act to call for an end to Israel's war in Gaza.

Italy's premier Giorgia Meloni has condemned an Israeli strike that hit the only Catholic church in Gaza, killing two people and injuring several others.