World

Il ministro alla Difesa Guido Crosetto in aula al Senato durante lÂ?informativa urgente in ordine agli attacchi occorsi a danno della Global Sumud Flotilla e allÂ?evoluzione della situazione sul fronte orientale europeo, Roma, 25 settembre 2025. ANSA/ANGELO CARCONI

World

"Samp-T missiles from Italy to Ukraine": the Ministry of Defense denies

The ministry led by Crosetto: "No shipments. But all potential military supplies are classified."

epa10531469 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, 19 March 2023. Nationwide protests against the government's judicial reform plans are being held for eleven weeks in a row. Israel's parliament passed a draft law limiting the power of the Israeli Supreme Court in a first reading on 14 March. EPA/ABIR SULTAN / POOL

middle East

Knesset votes to annex West Bank: Trump halts, and Netanyahu reconsiders

The US president: "This is how Israel loses our support." But settler violence intensifies.

the clash

Trump sanctions Russian oil. Moscow calls it an "act of war."

The White House spokeswoman does not, however, rule out a summit between the president and the tsar

United States

Illegal NBA betting: Rozier, Billups, and 30 others arrested. Italian-American mafia implicated.

Earthquake in the top league of US basketball. An illicit multi-million dollar business.

Vatican

Pope Leo and King Charles pray together in the Sistine Chapel: "A historic moment."

For the first time in five centuries, Camilla was present at the service alongside her husband, the head of the Anglican Church.

the visit

King Charles and Camilla in the Vatican: meeting with Pope Leo

The sovereigns of England were received at the Apostolic Palace. They exchanged titles and honors with the Pope.

the war

Trump launches sanctions against Russia, targeting energy giants

The package of measures against Rosneft and Lukoil. The US president: "Putin refuses to end a senseless conflict." And he denies giving Ukraine the green light to use long-range missiles.

war in Ukraine

Russia, Putin launches "strategic nuclear exercises"

Meanwhile, the possibility of a short-term meeting with Trump is fading. The US president: "I don't want to waste time."

animal friends

Spain bans black cat adoptions for Halloween: "This protects them from superstitions."

The ordinance issued by the Municipality of Terrassa, in force from October 1st to November 1st, comes after the increase in requests registered in shelters

war

Ukraine: Massive Russian attack overnight leaves two dead in Kiev

On the ground, the conflict shows no signs of abating. A Russian chemical plant was hit by Storm Shadow missiles.

Una delle finestre rotte al Louvree di Parigi il giorno dopo la rapina (Ansa-Epa)

France

Napoleon's jewels stolen from the Louvre: €88 million haul

The hunt for the perpetrators of the daring robbery at the capital's museum continues. Meanwhile, controversy erupts over security measures.

Andrea Minguzzi e Yasemin Akincilar, nel riquadro Mattia (via Ansa)

Türkiye

Two 15-year-olds sentenced to 24 years in prison for the stabbing of Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi in Istanbul.

The teenager, son of Italian chef Andrea Minguzzi and Turkish cellist Yasemin Akincilar, died in hospital

Tokyo

Sanae Takaichi is Japan's first female prime minister: "I will increase military spending."

A well-known figure on the Japanese right, 64, said he would align himself with Trump's demands "to respond to growing regional threats."

epa12469276 Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and his wife, Carla Bruni (R), leave the family home the day the former is due to enter prison in Paris, France, 21 October 2025. Nicolas Sarkozy will serve his five-year sentence at La Sante prison on 21 October after he was sentenced to five years in prison for receiving funds for the 2007 presidential campaign from the regime of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. EPA/TERESA SUAREZ

Paris

Sarkozy in prison: solitary confinement, an hour of outdoor exercise, a scarf, and a round-tipped knife. "I'm innocent."

The doors of the Santé penitentiary are opening for the former French president, who will have three books a week and a stove to cook with ("The canteen food is inedible").