MILAN, Italy -- Hundreds of protesters chanted slogans, blew whistles and set off flares at a rally on Friday to oppose the presence in Italy of U.S. immigration agents and the closure of streets ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Games' opening ceremony.

Violent clashes in Turin, Italy allegedly left 108 police officers injured as protesters hurled Molotov cocktails and stones during weekend demonstrations.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni overnight called the release "an affront to the memory of the victims of the New Year's Eve tragedy and an insult to their families".

An ICE unit from the US Department of Homeland Security is playing a role providing security at the Winter Games. At past Olympics, their involvement would have been unremarkable. But after the violence in Minneapolis,

Here in New York, a dozen Columbia University students and faculty members were arrested Thursday for blocking traffic on Broadway outside campus in protest of Trump’s immigration crackdown and to demand Columbia enact stronger protections for its international students.

Mariah Carey took center stage to help kick off the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony at 100-year-old San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy.