World

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, reports at the Chamber of Deputies on the Board for Peace for Gaza, Rome, Italy, 17 February 2026. ANSA/RICCARDO ANTIMIANI

the announcement

Tajani: "Italy will participate in the first meeting of the Peace Council. We will be an observer country."

The Deputy Prime Minister confirms: "Not being present would be contrary to Article 11 of the Constitution." The opposition, from Avs to Azione, is united in its opposition vote.

United States

Jesse Jackson Dies: Farewell to Civil Rights Reverend

One of Martin Luther King Jr.'s closest collaborators and a champion of African Americans has died at the age of 84.

United States

Milan-Cortina: Trump prepares for his visit to the Olympics.

The president could arrive in Italy on Sunday, February 22, for the possible final of the US men's national hockey team.

the statements

Obama: "Aliens? Life in such a vast universe is likely."

The former US president in a podcast: "They're real, but I haven't seen them."

epa12744144 A French flag reading 'Justice for Quentin', displayed during a rally to pay tribute to the 23-year-old student killed in Lyon Quentin, in place de la Sorbonne, Paris, France, 15 February 2026. Quentin, 23, died on 15 February, two days after he was violently attacked in Lyon on the sidelines of an event with LFI MEP Rima Hassan at Sciences Po. EPA/MOHAMMED BADRA

France

Lyon: A right-wing student killed by an antifa group: "Among the suspects is an assistant to a Mélenchon MP."

Quentin Deranque was attacked last Thursday and died 24 hours later. The country is divided, with several local election candidates suspending their campaigns.

Donald Trump presenta il Board of Peace a Davos, il 22 gennaio scorso (Ansa-Epa)

Middle East

The EU: "We will not be a member of Trump's Peace Council."

Meloni-Tajani-Salvini summit to decide on Italy's participation

Russia

The Kremlin: "The accusation of poisoning Navalny is baseless."

Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov: "We categorically reject the European countries' reconstruction efforts."

Il treno deragliato in Svizzera a causa di una valanga (Ansa-Police Cantonale du Valais)

the emergency

Switzerland: Train derails after being hit by an avalanche, leaving dozens evacuated and five injured.

The convoy had departed from Spiez near Bern

epa12734503 German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) at the hotel 'Bayerischer Hof', in Munich, Germany, 13 February 2026. The 62nd Munich Security Conference, running from 13 to 15 February 2026, is expected to host around 50 world leaders. EPA/RONALD WITTEK

the point of view

Between Old and New: The European Union at a Crossroads

German Chancellor Merz is shaking up the EU: but what role would he like to carve out for an institution that is already too fragmented?

Russia

"Navalny was poisoned by Moscow with a toxin, poison from Ecuadorian poison dart frogs."

Statement from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Great Britain on the death of the Russian dissident, who was in prison in Siberia

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) arrive for a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2026. (Photo by Alex Brandon / POOL / AFP)

the security conference

Merz in Munich: "The world as we know it no longer exists. NATO is useful to us and the US."

German Chancellor shakes up Europe and warns of a new era of great-power politics

France

More trouble at the Louvre: water leak, closed rooms (and massive ticket scam)

After the sensational robbery last October, there is no peace for the largest museum in the world

United States

Tariffs on Canada, Republicans revolt against Trump (also frozen by polls)

Six conservatives in the House voted with the Democrats and blocked the tariffs. And according to surveys, Americans preferred Biden.

Swiss

Crans-Montana, victims' families outraged: the Morettis attacked

Tension outside the Sion Court, where the owners of the restaurant involved in the New Year's Eve massacre were questioned.

the case

"Israel, a Common Enemy": Francesca Albanese's case erupts in controversy.

Controversy erupts after a speech in Doha by the UN rapporteur for Palestine. Paris calls for her resignation. The UCEI (Italian Bishops' Conference) calls for "crazy words."