World

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the war

007 Alert: Moscow Steps Up Assassination Attempts at European Defense Tops

Western intelligence agencies: "Security measures around high-level officials have been increased."

Middle East

Houthis bomb Riyadh airport: "Twelve dead and over 300 injured." Condemned by the U.S. and UN.

The Civil Aviation Authority says the victims are four Saudis and eight foreigners. One American is among them.

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Foreign Affairs

Trump dumps Zelensky: "Kiev needs a new president for a deal."

Washington and Ukraine have fallen apart following the US-Russia diesel sanctions deal. The tycoon accuses the Ukrainian leader of trying to cause trouble for the world.

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on social media

The Pope: "The death penalty is inadmissible, it attacks the inviolability and dignity of the person."

A few hours ago, the announcement was made that the shooting of Nidal Hasan, the former major who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in Texas in 2009, will be live-streamed.

epa13289222 Kaja Kallas, the European Union's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, speaks during a joint press conference with Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Youssef Rajji (not pictured) at the Lebanese Foreign Ministry in Beirut, Lebanon, 08 October 2026. The press conference follows their meeting during Kallas' official visit to Lebanon for talks with the country's leaders. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

Brussels

The EU calls on the US to lift sanctions on the ICC: "We are ready to take any measures."

The European Union stands in defense of the International Criminal Court

The war

Tensions between Iran and the US are high, as Ghalibaf responds to Rubio: "You will kneel."

The back-and-forth on social media

the pact

Trump-Putin deal, Russian diesel for the US and global markets. Kiev stunned: "Moscow will repay diesel with terror."

Trump's announcement and Putin's confirmation: "The price will drop rapidly and at a record rate," said the American president.

Marco Rubio, Segretario di Stato Usa (foto Ansa/Epa)

The provision

The US announcement after Pillay's Nobel Prize: "Sanctions against the International Criminal Court." Rubio: "A rogue tribunal."

Italy and the EU: "This is a deplorable action." The response: "History will judge this moment."

Il presidente del Comitato norvegese per il Nobel mostra sul proprio telefono una foto di Pillay (foto Ansa/Epa)

Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to South African jurist Navi Pillay for accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza

Mandela's lawyer and judge at the International Criminal Court, she has worked on Palestine, Rwanda and Myanmar

the announcement

US: Fort Hood massacre perpetrator to be "shot livestreamed"

Defense Secretary Hegseth: "People need to see." It will be the first public execution in 90 years.

the verdict

They had been bombed by the US but they were not drug traffickers: 32 Ecuadorian fishermen acquitted

The ruling reopens the debate on the legality of U.S. Southern Command's military operations.

Middle East

Houthis target Saudi Arabia: Riyadh airport hit

Yemeni militias: "The attack was successful." Damage also to a kindergarten and a hospital.

Ukraine

Russian missiles rain down on homes in Pryluky and Kiev, killing over 30 people as digging continues.

An entire building was partially destroyed in the Chernihiv region. In the capital, a raid hit a skyscraper up to the tenth floor.

sport

Former Cagliari player Ramon Vega challenges Infantino and runs for FIFA president.

The 55-year-old former defender and now financier is the first official challenger for the 2027 elections: "Football is in resuscitation, we need genuine reforms and credibility."