The days of arriving late at an Airbnb in Italy and opening up the keybox to let yourself will soon be over after the country issued a ban on self-check-ins under a new law it says is needed to combat potential terrorism.

Italy is to crack down on short-term let platforms such as Airbnb by decreeing that property owners can no longer use metal key boxes as a means of allowing tourists to access rental apartments.

Tourists in Italy will no longer be able to access short-term rentals using key boxes after the country's police chief said owners must verify the identity of guests in person. The move has been brought in as a security measure and follows a similar step being taken in Florence.

An Italian judge ordered the arrest of Austrian property tycoon Rene Benko and eight others as part of an investigation into alleged corruption of local politicians in the Trentino Alto-Adige mountain region,

Italian prosecutors have issued a warrant for the arrest of Austrian property tycoon René Benko amid an investigation into alleged improprieties with his business in the sud-Tyrol region, two law enforcement officials familiar with the matter confirmed.

Italian prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for Austrian property tycoon Rene Benko and other people related to his Signa conglomerate, according to newswire Ansa.

Italy is preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine, two sources close to the matter said on Tuesday, in a renewed show of support for Kyiv from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's rightist government.

Italy is preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine. It is likely to be approved by the end of 2024, according to Reuters. Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, Italy has provided nine military aid packages to Ukraine,

A man wanted over one of Australia's most infamous cold cases, dubbed the Easey Street murders, is on his way back to the country after being extradited from Italy. Suzanne Armstrong, 27, and Susan Bartlett,

A suspect in one of Australia ’s most chilling cold cases is expected to be back in the country after nearly half a century following his extradition from Italy. Perry Kouroumblis, 65, was arrested earlier this year in Rome for his alleged involvement in the 1977 “Easey Street murders” after DNA advancements reignited police investigations into the killing of two young women in Melbourne.