September 11, 2026 9:35 am

A handout picture released by the UN press office shows Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino at the start of the so-called Geneva II peace talks on January 22, 2014 in Montreux.

Italy's Emma Bonino, 78, a long-time radical activist and one of the country's most popular political figures, has died today on September 11, 2026.

Italy’s Emma Bonino, a long-time radical activist and one of the country’s most popular political figures, has died aged 78.

A veteran of battles for the right to divorce and abortion, Bonino was a former member of Italy’s Radical Party who commanded respect across the political sphere.