World

the war

Italy airdropped aid into Gaza: 14 more civilians killed at dawn, 8 were queuing for food

One hundred tons of food dropped from an Air Force C130, while the massacre continues in the Strip
(FILES) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference in Jerusalem on September 2, 2024. Certain leaders could have immunity at the International Criminal Court under the Rome Statute that established the institution, France's foreign minister said on November 27, 2024, after the ICC issued arrests warrants for Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister. (Photo by Ohad Zwigenberg / POOL / AFP)
(FILES) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference in Jerusalem on September 2, 2024. Certain leaders could have immunity at the International Criminal Court under the Rome Statute that established the institution, France's foreign minister said on November 27, 2024, after the ICC issued arrests warrants for Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister. (Photo by Ohad Zwigenberg / POOL / AFP)
middle East

Everyone against Netanyahu: Tajani says no to the occupation of Gaza, Berlin halts arms exports

From London to Berlin, from Paris to Rome, a wave of criticism against the plan approved yesterday by the Israeli security cabinet
In una combo il presidente russo Vladimir Putin (S) e il presidente americano Donald Trump. ANSA/ SHAWN THEW/EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA / POOL
In una combo il presidente russo Vladimir Putin (S) e il presidente americano Donald Trump. ANSA/ SHAWN THEW/EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA / POOL
the summit

Trump-Putin meeting scheduled for August 15 in Alaska

The tsar returns to US soil ten years after his last visit. He meets with a US president, four years after his face-to-face meeting with Biden in Geneva.
US president welcomes president of Azerbaijan to White House
US president welcomes president of Azerbaijan to White House
The conflict

Trump reiterates: "I'm working to end the Russia-Ukraine war."

The US President: "My ambition is to bring peace to the world."
Jim Lovell
Jim Lovell
Mourning

Jim Lovell, the astronaut behind "Houston, We Have a Problem," has died.

In 1970 he was the commander of Apollo 13
(FILES) US President Donald Trump (R) attends a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin during the G20 summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin could meet for a summit as early as next week, the Kremlin said on August 7, 2025. The meeting would be the first between a sitting US and Russian president since Joe Biden met Putin in Geneva in June 2021, and comes as Trump seeks to broker an end to Russia's military assault on Ukraine. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
(FILES) US President Donald Trump (R) attends a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin during the G20 summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin could meet for a summit as early as next week, the Kremlin said on August 7, 2025. The meeting would be the first between a sitting US and Russian president since Joe Biden met Putin in Geneva in June 2021, and comes as Trump seeks to broker an end to Russia's military assault on Ukraine. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
the summit

Meeting with Putin in Rome? Trump asks Meloni, but Moscow rejects the idea: "Italy is pro-Ukrainian."

The American president had spoken about it with the Prime Minister but after the revelation by Fox News the Kremlin gave a categorical no.
middle East

Netanyahu's plan is approved: "We will conquer Gaza City, and it will be evacuated by October 7."

A marathon meeting lasting over ten hours, then the green light was given, with the IDF objecting: "We're walking into a black hole." Hamas: "We will fight."
Joseph Ratzinger (Ansa)
Joseph Ratzinger (Ansa)
Vatican

Pope Ratzinger's unpublished letter: "My full and valid resignation. Wojtyla had also considered it."

The Pope wrote this in a letter in 2014, published in a book by Monsignor Nicola Bux
middle East

Netanyahu: "We will occupy Gaza and hand it over to Arab forces." The IDF: "We are stepping into a black hole."

The Security Council meeting called to discuss the plan is underway, but the military is opposed, as are the hostages' families. But the prime minister is pressing ahead.
epa12288209 Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) welcomes United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan before their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 07 August 2025. The UAE president is on an official visit to Russia. EPA/ALEXEI NIKOLSKY/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT
epa12288209 Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) welcomes United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan before their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 07 August 2025. The UAE president is on an official visit to Russia. EPA/ALEXEI NIKOLSKY/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT
the war

Trump-Putin meeting: "Perhaps in the next few days, in the Emirates." Zelensky ruled out, Moscow doesn't want him.

The Ukrainian president insists on participating and involving the EU in the negotiations. But the summit will be between Russia and the US only.
trade

Tariffs take effect, Trump exults: "Billions of dollars flowing to the US." With the EU, a 15% agreement, Brazil and India are hit.

In Sardinia, the agri-food and wine sectors are affected. Brussels is negotiating, but negotiations are "exhausting."
Donald Trump e Vladimir Putin (foto Ansa)
Donald Trump e Vladimir Putin (foto Ansa)
World

Putin-Trump summit in the coming days: the Kremlin's announcement

Preparations underway: Russia reports that the proposal came from the United States
epa09825850 Apple Store staff talk in front of the Apple Inc. logo at the company’s store in Central, Hong Kong, China, 15 March 2022. Foxconn, the Taiwanese company and maker of Apple Inc.’ iPhone, has suspended iPhone factories in Shenzhen amid the COVID-19 lockdown of China’s southern tech hub. EPA/JEROME FAVRE
epa09825850 Apple Store staff talk in front of the Apple Inc. logo at the company’s store in Central, Hong Kong, China, 15 March 2022. Foxconn, the Taiwanese company and maker of Apple Inc.’ iPhone, has suspended iPhone factories in Shenzhen amid the COVID-19 lockdown of China’s southern tech hub. EPA/JEROME FAVRE
United States

Tariffs: Apple invests $100 billion in the US and survives. The hardest blow to India and Brazil.

For the White House, the line is drawn: those who don't comply, pay.
Una foto di archivio mostra due gendarmi francesi in servizio. Orrore nel nord della Francia dove nei pressi di un parco è stato rinvenuto il cadavere di un uomo di 32 anni sgozzato e sventrato, in una scena che rievoca le vicende di Jack lo Squartatore. E a Pont-de-Metz, località del ritrovamento, nei pressi di Amiens, è caccia all'uomo per tentare di catturare l'autore del barbaro assassinio. France, 02 August 2024. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
Una foto di archivio mostra due gendarmi francesi in servizio. Orrore nel nord della Francia dove nei pressi di un parco è stato rinvenuto il cadavere di un uomo di 32 anni sgozzato e sventrato, in una scena che rievoca le vicende di Jack lo Squartatore. E a Pont-de-Metz, località del ritrovamento, nei pressi di Amiens, è caccia all'uomo per tentare di catturare l'autore del barbaro assassinio. France, 02 August 2024. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
France

Breakthrough in the case of the 32-year-old man disemboweled in a park: the arrested man confesses: "It was me, I didn't know him."

Twenty-four hours after the arrest, the crime shocked the small town of Pont-du-Metz
Benjamin Netanyahu (Ansa)
Benjamin Netanyahu (Ansa)
the conflict

Netanyahu convenes a security cabinet meeting on Gaza: "It should approve the occupation of the Strip."

The opposition takes the opposite view: "We will pay too high a price; the people of Israel are not interested in this war."
La fuga dagli incendi (Ansa)
La fuga dagli incendi (Ansa)
the emergency

Massive fire in Andalusia, thousands evacuated

The fire is still raging. Tarifa residents are fleeing. The regional Interior Councilor: "Hundreds of cars were rescued from the beaches in record time."
Il presidente Usa Donald Trump (Ansa)
Il presidente Usa Donald Trump (Ansa)
the war

Trump's envoy to Moscow meets with Russian officials

Witkoff's mission comes as the ultimatum on ending the invasion of Ukraine expires.
l centro, Il premier israeliano Benyamin Netanyahu (Ansa)
l centro, Il premier israeliano Benyamin Netanyahu (Ansa)
Tel Aviv

War in Gaza: Netanyahu will decide this week: "The IDF will adapt to the decisions."

Tensions are high with the army chief: plans for the continuation of the conflict are at stake, including the possibility of occupying the Strip.
Donald Trump (Ansa)
Donald Trump (Ansa)
USA

Trump threatens the EU: "If it doesn't make the promised investments, tariffs will rise to 35%. Drug tariffs will rise to 250%."

The president interviewed by CNBC: "The European Union has assured us $600 billion."
epa12168645 US actor Sydney Sweeney during the European film premier of Echo Valley at the BFI Southbank in London, Britain, 10 June 2025. Echo Valley is released on Apple TV and select cinemas across the UK 13 June. EPA/ANDY RAIN
epa12168645 US actor Sydney Sweeney during the European film premier of Echo Valley at the BFI Southbank in London, Britain, 10 June 2025. Echo Valley is released on Apple TV and select cinemas across the UK 13 June. EPA/ANDY RAIN
lifestyle

From jeans to genes, the Sydney Sweeney ad is the controversy of the summer.

Social media up in arms over American Eagle's dubious brand campaign: "Nazi propaganda."
Insularità
Francesco Mura e Alessandra Todde
Francesco Mura e Alessandra Todde

FdI: "Todde gives €68,000 to Il Fatto." M5S: "False, promotion for the Einstein Telescope."

Representative Mura: "Public funds to sponsor a partisan event." Senator Licheri: "Everything is in order and transparent."