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An Adelaide HIV-positive paedophile who committed some of "the worst and most degrading offending" seen by investigating police has had an application for an indefinite detention order declined. Warning: This story contains distressing details.

Sarah Goninon wasn't taken seriously when she said she wanted to be an actor but has since become part of a theatre company to win international acclaim.

It was one of Australian artist Jasmine Crisp's "biggest ever life dreams" to paint an original international mural — and she had only one week to do it.

In the semi-arid riverside town of Irymple in Victoria, 70-year-old Pat and 68-year-old Gina Timpano are keeping the traditional spirit of the Mediterranean coastline alive.

The leaders' statement, issued towards the end of the summit in Apulia, Italy, caps off a summit marked by broad consensus on global conflicts but clashes on abortion and vaccine funding.

World leaders have been gathering in southern Italy this week for the G7 summit.

Pope Francis says we must not lose control of artificial intelligence.

Pope Francis tells world leaders during summit they must ensure AI remains human-centric, and assures comedians during a meeting it is "OK to laugh at God".

US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the 10-year deal in a spate of G7 actions intended to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin. 

Radical-right political parties have made significant gains in the European Parliament elections, as nationalist and populist groups continue to gain dominance in national settings across EU capitals.

Every winter a large cohort of Australians head north for the European summer. But with growing tourism hostility sweeping many visitor hotspots, they may not be getting such a warm welcome.

French President Emmanuel Macron calls for new parliamentary elections after his camp heavily lost to the far-right National Rally party in the country's EU election.

The trial of a 20-year-old American in Italy had all the elements of a salacious tabloid story, but at the core of the case lay a bungled investigation and an overeager prosecution — and some uncomfortable truths about how society treats young women.

The shocking moment when Spanish race walker Laura García-Caro loses a possible European Championship bronze medal after celebrating too early.

Jasmine Paolini sees off Russian teen Mirra Andreeva to book a spot in the women's French Open final against Iga Swiatek.

The Italian court found Knox wrongly accused an innocent man, the Congolese owner of the bar where she worked, of the 2007 killing. 

The pope used the term during a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops on May 20.

The term was used as he reiterated that gay people should not be allowed to become priests.

After representing Australia in 23 Test matches, Joe Burns is set to switch allegiances when he lines up for Italy in a bid to help the country qualify for its first T20 World Cup in 2026 as a tribute to his late brother. 

Italian tourist Gabriele Cairo pleads guilty to causing the deaths of South Australian couple Cynthia and John Clark, and their daughter Jacquie, in a crash at a regional intersection in October.

Tadej Pogačar has been called "unique", "insane" and "on a different level" throughout the Giro d'Italia as he made a mockery of the first grand tour of the season. His indisputable talent is one that deserves all the accolades.

Tadej Pogačar all but seals his maiden Giro d'Italia overall victory thanks to yet another devastating display in the mountains, with his overall winning margin the largest since 1965.

Carlo Acutis, who died from cancer at the age of 15 in 2006, could become the first millennial saint after Pope Francis attributed two health-related miracles to him. 

Kaden Groves opened his sprint into Padua with 150 metres to go with a maiden win at this year's Giro in his sights, only for the two fastest men at this year's race to swamp him in the final.

Butterflies are flying free in a picturesque forest recently created in the Italian Alps to help with biodiversity research.