Italian police get new arrest powers as Winter Olympics begin

ROME, Italy: A new law-and-order decree adopted this week by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's rightist government empowers the Italian police to detain suspected troublemakers temporarily before rallies to prevent them from spreading unrest.

The interior ministry stated that the bill was introduced after more than 100 police officers were injured, and nearly 30 protesters arrested after a rally over the weekend b