Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni didn’t hold back Sunday in condemning anti-Olympics protests, acts of vandalism and an alleged act of sabotage against train infrastructure. Italy’s transport ministry confirmed it has launched a terrorism investigation into the railway sabotage in northern Italy, in which Meloni said railway cables were cut to prevent trains from operating. Footage shared widely on social media showed police arriving and a brief confrontation breaking out with dozens of protesters. Using footage of the clashes, Meloni wrote on Facebook that the protestors were “ensuring that these images are broadcast on television screens around the world. Meanwhile, the division of ICE responsible for driving immigration enforcement inside the United States — known as Enforcement and Removal Operations — does not appear to have personnel in Italy.

Source: International New York Times February 09, 2026 03:39 UTC