Italy Rushes Security Law After Turin Clashes Injure Over 100 Officers
The Italian government is fast-tracking a security decree after violent clashes in Turin left more than 100 police officers injured, Euronews reported on Monday. The incident, which occurred recently, involved masked protesters and included an attack on a policeman with a hammer, which Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described as "attempted murder."
According to Euronews, the injured officer, 29-year-old Alessandro Calista from the Padua Mobile Police Unit, was surrounded by masked demonstrators and struck repeatedly, including with a hammer.
In other international news, Mehdi Mahmoudian, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter, was arrested in Tehran days after criticizing the Iranian regime, Sky News reported on Monday. Mahmoudian co-wrote the script for the Iranian drama "It Was Just An Accident." Representatives of the film stated that Mahmoudian and 16 others signed a statement condemning Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his regime's violent crackdown on protesters. The specific charges against Mahmoudian remain unclear.
Meanwhile, in Norway, Marius Borg Hoiby, the eldest son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, was arrested on Sunday ahead of his rape trial, Sky News reported. Hoiby, 29, faces new allegations of assault and wielding a knife. He was already awaiting trial in Oslo on 38 charges. Police are seeking permission from a judge to keep Hoiby in custody for the next four weeks following the latest accusations, according to Sky News. The charges include suspicion of causing bodily harm and violating a restraining order.
In Spain, the government passed a decree to grant legal status to approximately 500,000 undocumented migrants currently living in the country, Al Jazeera reported. This decision comes in contrast to the anti-immigration sentiment in other EU countries.
Pornhub has begun restricting access for UK users, BBC Technology reported. The move comes as the Online Safety Act, which requires robust age verification measures, went into effect in July 2025. Pornhub's parent company, Aylo, claimed the law has driven users to sites not following the law. Critics of the law point out that it can be easily circumvented by using a virtual private network (VPN), which makes it appear you are accessing the internet from a different location, according to BBC Technology.
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