Venice

Watch: Giant rat leads floating parade to kick off 2026 Venice Carnival

The grand opening took place on Sunday, with a variety of boats and floats making their way through the city's canals.

It's down some ingenious ancient engineering involving millions of wooden logs.

Songs of Forgotten Trees, which won the Orizzonti Award at Venice, marks the first such win by an Indian director.

Actor Julia Roberts makes her Venice Film Festival debut promoting her new movie After The Hunt.

Netflix’s Jay Kelly sees the actor portray an ageing movie star, drawing parallels with his own life.

Local media named the man as 47-year-old Diego Borella, an assistant director on the show.

How much attention did you pay to what's being going on in the world over the past seven days?

Venetians have mixed feelings over the Amazon founder's lavish three-day party in their city.

BBC Rome correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports from Venice, amid protests against the nuptials.

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