World

The indiscretion

The UN wants Di Maio as special coordinator for the Middle East, and the government approves.

The position would also include appointment as Deputy Secretary-General of the UN

A sinistra Steve Witkoff (foto Ansa/Epa)

the negotiations

"Witkoff in Berlin this weekend": US envoy to meet Zelensky and European leaders

Crucial appointment as the White House pushes for a deal to end the war with Russia by the end of the year

Giorgia Meloni e Volodymyr Zelensky (archivio)

War

Palazzo Chigi: "Decision on Russian assets not open to qualified majority"

The Italian Government confirms its support for the Regulation, but underlines the need to continue exploring alternative solutions to ensure financial support to Ukraine.

Middle East

Beirut: "Israel is preparing an operation against Hezbollah."

Lebanese Foreign Minister: "We fear a large-scale attack."

L'attuale presidente degli Stati Uniti Donald Trump (s) immortalato a un party con il magnate Jeffrey Epstein in una delle 19 foto dagli archivi dell'eredita' di Jeffrey Epstein, pubblicate oggi dai Dem della commisione di vigilanza della Camera, 12 dicembre 2025 ANSA / Congresso USA ++FOTO DIFFUSA DALL'UFFICIO STAMPA - USARE SOLO PER ILLUSTRARE OGGI LA NOTIZIA INDICATA NEL TITOLO - NON ARCHIVIARE – FOTO NON IN VENDITA - DA USARE SOLO PER FINI GIORNALISTICI - NPK+++

USA

New photos from Epstein's home, including condoms with Trump's face on them.

Embarrassing photos also for Bill Clinton, Steve Bannon, Woody Allen and Prince Andrew

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the statements

Vatican: "There are too many problems in prison. At least during the Jubilee, alternatives should be opened up."

Monsignor Fisichella, Holy Year delegate: "Let's achieve what Pope Francis has requested: forms of amnesty and liberation."

epa12578612 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at 10 Downing Street, London, Britain, 08 December 2025. The President of Ukraine comes to Downing Street to meet the leaders of the UK, France and Germany to discuss the negotiations of the ongoing peace talks aimed at ending Russia

the conflict

Zelensky: "The US wants to withdraw from Donbass; the Ukrainian people will decide in a referendum."

Peace talks also stalled over the Zaporizhia power plant and security guarantees for Kiev.

Le due copertine del Time (foto via Ansa)

United States

Time's Person of the Year is Artificial Intelligence: "For Better or Worse"

On the cover, the "AI architects" are depicted as the workers who built the first skyscrapers

Zelensky a Roma con Giorgia Meloni (Ansa)

the war

Kiev responds to the draft US peace plan, Trump harshly states: "Zelensky must be realistic."

The US President: "The Europeans want a meeting with us: we'll see."

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the case

Sperm donor with a genetic mutation that increases cancer risk by 90%: 197 children born, some already dead.

Sperm marketed for 17 years throughout Europe by a Danish sperm bank: "The donor was unaware, he had passed screening."

mourning

Author Sophie Kinsella has died.

She would have turned 56 in two days. Famous for her cult novel "I Love Shopaholic," she had been ill for some time.

Patrick Zaki (Ansa - Alessandro Di Marco)

Egypt

Four years after his liberation, Patrick Zaki's son is born: "The burden of the past has become light."

The Egyptian activist, a student in Bologna, was released from prison on December 8, 2021, after nearly two years of detention. On the same day in 2025, little Wedd arrived.