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epa13064145 French President Emmanuel Macron (L) welcomes Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (R) for a Franco-Italian summit at the Villa Eilenroc in Antibes, south of France, 15 June 2026. EPA/Manon Cruz / POOL MAXPPP OUT

Cape Antibes

Meloni: "Without Italy and France, the EU wouldn't be what it is. We never participated in the war in Iran."

Bilateral meeting with Emmanuel Macron, the two leaders relaunch the Rome-Paris axis on defense, nuclear power, and competitiveness.

La presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri, Giorgia Meloni con il ministro Guido Crosetto, nel corso delle comunicazioni ai deputati in vista della riunione del Consiglio europeo del 26 e 27 giugno, Roma 23 giugno 2025. ANSA/MAURIZIO BRAMBATTI

the case

Iran accuses Italy of being an accomplice to the war over US aircraft at its bases.

Tehran's attack following NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's statements

epa13061440 French President Emmanuel Macron attends a press conference during a meeting of the heads of state of the E5 at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 24 June 2026. Berlin hosts a meeting of the heads of state of the E5, Europe's five largest nations by defense spending (Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Poland). EPA/FILIP SINGER

the announcement

Macron: "A Russian shadow fleet tanker was intercepted off the coast of Sicily."

This is the “Deliver” and it is believed to be a vessel used to circumvent Western sanctions.

Francia stremata da un'ondata di caldo estrmo (Ansa)

The emergency

Three-year-old boy found dead in car due to heat in France

The mayor of Paris: "I've seen hundreds of young people jogging. It's unthinkable: we'll have to give up a few days of exercise."

the emergency

Heatwave linked to 212 deaths in Spain since Sunday

The MoMo monitoring system collects daily statistics on deaths

epa13063442 Residents search through the rubble of one of the blocks of flats that collapsed in the twin 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that struck the country, in Catia la Mar, Venezuela, 25 June 2026. At least 32 people were killed and 700 were injured after two back-to-back earthquakes hit north-central Venezuela in rapid succession, triggering the collapse of buildings, cracking facades, and prompting a national state of emergency, according to Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez. EPA/RONALD PENA R

the earthquake

Devastating earthquake in Venezuela leaves hundreds dead and 20,000 missing

President Delcy Rodriguez: "The hardest-hit state is La Guaira; it's a real tragedy there." The Italian ambassador: "There are no Italians among the victims."

Türkiye

ISIS suspect killed in Ankara before the NATO summit: "He was planning an attack."

The operation was carried out ahead of the summit scheduled for July 7 and 8. The man allegedly gave instructions for an attack via social media.

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the emergency

France: 6-year-old boy drowns, heat death toll rises to 42

High temperatures push people to seek refreshment in swimming pools and places where bathing is prohibited.

the emergency

Heat and high temperatures in France have led to 40 drowning deaths since June 18.

Many have sought refreshment in waters prohibited for swimming. The Louvre and the Eiffel Tower are changing their opening and closing hours to avoid the hottest hours.

Radja Nainggolan ai tempi del Cagliari (archivio)

the episode

Nainggolan was stopped by police in Belgium while driving with a suspended license: "I had to help my daughter."

The former Cagliari player's lawyer explains: "He was called for a medical emergency."

Richard Spignesi

epa13057332 US President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 22 June 2026. Trump signed two orders on quantum computing. EPA/BONNIE CASH / POOL

the clash

Trump reiterates his accusations against Italy: "It behaved very badly."

The US president speaks from the Oval Office: "If Iran doesn't behave, I'll do what I have to do."

Canada

A man in camouflage shoots in Montreal's Jewish neighborhood, killing two people and killing the assailant.

At least twenty shots were fired, the entire surrounding area was placed on high alert

the drama

Tragedy in France: Two- and four-year-olds die in car accident during heatwave

The babies may have entered the vehicle without their mother's knowledge and become trapped. Resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful.

London

Keir Starmer resigns: the UK's seventh prime minister in ten years, with Andy Burnham in pole position.

The Labour leader is reeling from unpopularity: the UK is experiencing unprecedented levels of political instability, coinciding with Brexit, the tenth anniversary of which is tomorrow.

Middle East

Iran-US first round of talks concludes: "Progress has been made on Hormuz and Lebanon."

Negotiations in Switzerland continue throughout the week with technical delegations

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Libya

Almasri sentenced to 7 years and 4 months by the Tripoli Court: "Prisoners' rights violated."

He was at the center of a clash between Italy, which repatriated him, and the International Criminal Court, which had issued an arrest warrant for torture and crimes against humanity.

US Vice President JD Vance (L) makes an opening statement next to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (C) and Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani at the start of a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, as part of high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict. A new round of negotiations over the Middle East war was set to kick off on June 21, 2026 with Iranian negotiators arriving in the Swiss host city hours ahead of US Vice President JD Vance, even as Tehran said it was closing the Strait of Hormuz again over Israeli attacks in Lebanon. (Photo by Nathan Howard / POOL / AFP)

Middle East

Trump threatens Tehran: "Reopen Hormuz or you will no longer have a country." Iran suspends negotiations.

Vance had been dispensing optimism, but the tycoon's incendiary remarks from the United States have brought the talks in Switzerland to a standstill, which are expected to resume during the night.

The alarm

France, extreme heatwave on the way: temperatures reaching 45 degrees Celsius, alcohol consumption banned.

Many events related to the "Fête de la Musique" currently underway across the country are at risk. Alcohol sales are banned in 35 departments, including Paris, on high alert.