# Protests and strikes erupt in Italy over cost of living

https://mins.news/en/item/122432

- NBC News, 2026-10-30 11:18 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.today.com/video/new-wave-of-protests-and-strikes-erupt-in-italy-over-cost-of-living-272526405858

> Thousands of demonstrators are taking to the streets in Italy, angered by the high cost of living and spending on foreign wars. Richard Engel reports from Rome.

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