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Spain

Italian woman discharged twice from hospital dies in Fuerteventura hotel

Letizia Ciampi, a 47-year-old Florentine, was diagnosed with stress: but it was pulmonary edema.
(FILES) Venezuela's Vice-President Delcy Rodriguez speaks during a press conference on the Esseqibo region, border with Guyana, in Caracas on March 10, 2025. On January 3, 2026, Venezuela's Supreme Court ordered Vice President Delcy Rodriguez to become the country's interim leader after the United States seized President Nicolas Maduro and whisked him out of the country. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)
(FILES) Venezuela's Vice-President Delcy Rodriguez speaks during a press conference on the Esseqibo region, border with Guyana, in Caracas on March 10, 2025. On January 3, 2026, Venezuela's Supreme Court ordered Vice President Delcy Rodriguez to become the country's interim leader after the United States seized President Nicolas Maduro and whisked him out of the country. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)
Venezuela

Maduro is in jail, Rodriguez is on interim leave, but Trump threatens: "Do what's right or you'll pay."

A CIA operative and the "Beast of Kandahar" to capture the deposed president: the behind-the-scenes story of "Absolute Resolve"
Fiori e candele dopo il tragico rogo a Crans-Montana (Ansa-Epa)
Fiori e candele dopo il tragico rogo a Crans-Montana (Ansa-Epa)
New Year's Eve massacre

Crans-Montana: Six Italian victims identified: all teenagers

Investigations continue into the fire that claimed the lives of over 40 young people. Switzerland declares a day of national mourning. Ambassador Cornado: "An avoidable tragedy."
Una manifestazione a Londra, in supporto alle proteste in Iran (Ansa-Epa)
Una manifestazione a Londra, in supporto alle proteste in Iran (Ansa-Epa)
Middle East

Iran protests continue: 15 protesters killed

Protests and rallies in dozens of cities across the country. The EU expresses "concern."
(foto Ansa)
(foto Ansa)
North Korea

Pyongyang launched a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan

The launch comes as the South Korean president prepares to leave for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping
Delcy Rodriguez (Ansa)
Delcy Rodriguez (Ansa)
Caracas

Supreme Court of Venezuela: «Delcy Rodriguez interim president of the country»

At least 40 military and civilian deaths were reported in the raid. Maduro and his wife were transferred to the Metropolitan Detention Center.
Da sx a dx, in alto: Chiara Costanzo, Emanuele Galeppini. In basso: Achille Osvaldo Giovanni Barosi e Giovanni Tamburi (Ansa)
Da sx a dx, in alto: Chiara Costanzo, Emanuele Galeppini. In basso: Achille Osvaldo Giovanni Barosi e Giovanni Tamburi (Ansa)
the massacre

Giovanni Tamburi, Achille Barosi, Emanuele Galeppini: the first Italian victims of Crans-Montana identified

They were all sixteen. For a fourth-grader, Chiara Costanzo, condolences had already arrived from the President of the Lombardy Region.
Donald Trump in conferenza stampa (Ansa-Afp-Jim Watson), a destra Nicolas Maduro (foto X-Donald Trump)
Donald Trump in conferenza stampa (Ansa-Afp-Jim Watson), a destra Nicolas Maduro (foto X-Donald Trump)
Caracas

US attack on Venezuela, Trump: "We will govern until the transition." Maduro blindfolded and handcuffed, Machado: "Ready to take power."

The president and his wife, Cilia Flores, were taken from their bedroom while sleeping. Palazzo Chigi declared it "self-defense."
Caracas, alcune immagini dei bombardamenti diffuse su X
Caracas, alcune immagini dei bombardamenti diffuse su X
Venezuela

US attack on Caracas, Maduro and his wife captured and taken out of the country. CNN: "They were in bed."

The bombings began at 2 a.m. (7 a.m. in Italy). Machado: "The opposition is ready to take power." Tajani: "The Foreign Ministry's crisis unit is operational."
Crans-Montana (foto Ansa/Epa)
Crans-Montana (foto Ansa/Epa)
The massacre

Crans-Montana: Club owners investigated for manslaughter

Forty victims and 119 injured in the latest statement from Swiss authorities
Un fermo immagine tratto dal video di un turista americano mostra l'esplosione che si verificata nella stazione sciistica di Crans-Montana, in Svizzera
Un fermo immagine tratto dal video di un turista americano mostra l'esplosione che si verificata nella stazione sciistica di Crans-Montana, in Svizzera
The massacre

Crans-Montana, 47 dead in the blaze: 6 Italians still missing, 13 in hospital. An investigation into arson and manslaughter is underway.

Over 100 people were injured, 80 of whom are in serious condition. The fire started from candles on bottles.
Crans-Montana (foto Ansa/Epa)
Crans-Montana (foto Ansa/Epa)
The drama

Battista Medde, the seasonal worker from Oliena who rushed to the scene after the explosion, said: "There were many Italians in that place."

The story: "I was supposed to go there too, but at the last minute I chose another place."
Il rogo ad Amsterdam (foto Ansa/Epa)
Il rogo ad Amsterdam (foto Ansa/Epa)
Netherlands

Fire engulfs Amsterdam's Vondelkerk church: bell tower collapses, dozens of homes evacuated

The alarm went off overnight, with fears of the entire building collapsing for a long time. A thick cloud of smoke and sparks rained down on the city.
Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor of New York City (Ansa)
Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor of New York City (Ansa)
USA

New York Mayor Mamdani Swears on the Quran: First Mayor to Do So

One of the texts belonged to the grandfather, the other to Arturo Schomburg, an African-American writer and historian.
Crans-Montana, le immagini dal luogo della strage (foto Ansa)
Crans-Montana, le immagini dal luogo della strage (foto Ansa)
The massacre

Switzerland, tragic explosion on New Year's Eve: 47 dead. The ambassador: "Six Italians are missing and 13 are hospitalized."

A fiery inferno erupted at the Crans-Montana ski resort. Many young people attended the party. "Bodies were burned and disfigured."
Vladimir Putin (Ansa-Epa-Kremlin)
Vladimir Putin (Ansa-Epa-Kremlin)
Russia

Putin to the soldiers: "We believe in you and in our victory."

The President's New Year's message addressed in particular to the military involved in the conflict with Ukraine
Un manifesto che celebra l'ingresso della Bulgaria nell'area Euro (Epa)
Un manifesto che celebra l'ingresso della Bulgaria nell'area Euro (Epa)
from January 1st

Bulgaria joins the Eurozone: "An important step for the entire EU."

The Commission: "Travel and trade made easier"
Tatiana Schlossberg (foto Ansa)
Tatiana Schlossberg (foto Ansa)
United States

Farewell to Tatiana, John Kennedy's 35-year-old granddaughter: a month ago she announced she had terminal leukemia.

In an essay published in the New Yorker, the second daughter of Caroline and Edwin Schlossberg described her ordeal which began with the discovery of the disease during childbirth.