World

epa12414836 US President Donald Trump (L) welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) to the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. Trump is planning to press Netanyahu to accept a peace deal to end Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza and for Hamas to free their remaining hostages. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO
epa12414836 US President Donald Trump (L) welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) to the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. Trump is planning to press Netanyahu to accept a peace deal to end Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza and for Hamas to free their remaining hostages. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO
Middle East

Trump meets Netanyahu: "The Gaza Strip is deradicalized and redeveloped for Palestinians."

The Israeli Prime Minister visits the US President at the White House, who presents a 20-point plan: "Hostages freed within 72 hours."
The Global Sumud Flotilla (foto Ansa/Epa)
The Global Sumud Flotilla (foto Ansa/Epa)
The point of view

Global Sumud Flotilla: Commitment to Peace and Duty of Caution

The humanitarian mission and the West's hesitations
La Flotilla
La Flotilla
The controversy

The Flotilla continues: "Helping Gaza is a duty, not a provocation."

Italian spokesperson Delia: "Pizzaballa can guarantee aid."
Gaza
Gaza
Middle East

Trump-Netanyahu meeting: Is an agreement on the Gaza plan nearing?

During talks with Kushner and Witkoff, a 21-point plan was outlined. The US and Israel are close to an agreement, but Hamas's approval is still lacking.
Maria Sandu
Maria Sandu
Elections

Moldova: Pro-Europeans win with over 50% of the vote

With over 99.5% of the votes counted, the results favor Maia Sandu's party, which surpasses the absolute majority.
Michigan, la chiesa in fiamme dopo la sparatoria (foto da X)
Michigan, la chiesa in fiamme dopo la sparatoria (foto da X)
United States

Mormon church shooting in Michigan: dead and injured, building ablaze

The attacker, a 40-year-old man, began shooting with an assault rifle and then set the scene ablaze. Trump: "Enough of this epidemic of violence."
The Global Sumud Flotilla (foto Ansa/Epa)
The Global Sumud Flotilla (foto Ansa/Epa)
The mission

Flotilla toward Gaza, Crosetto: "If they force the blockade, there's a risk of dramatic consequences." His response: "We're moving forward."

The Israeli Foreign Ministry: "This has nothing to do with aid; it's just provocation and serving Hamas."
La chiesa a Gaza distrutta dai raid israeliani
La chiesa a Gaza distrutta dai raid israeliani
Middle East

The Church to Netanyahu: "Israel is harming us, not the Palestinian Authority."

Representatives in the Holy Land deny the Prime Minister's statements at the UN
New flotilla departs Italy for Gaza
New flotilla departs Italy for Gaza
Foreign Affairs

Gaza, Tajani: "It's a risky mission, don't go." But the flotilla continues on.

The mission does not stop, the activists continue towards the Strip
Caccia in volo (Foto simbolo)
Caccia in volo (Foto simbolo)
Foreign Affairs

Poland, fighter jets in flight as a preventative measure

Russian missiles rained down on Ukraine overnight
Volodymyr Zelensky (foto Ansa/Epa)
Volodymyr Zelensky (foto Ansa/Epa)
the alarm

Zelensky: "Another 92 Russian drones heading to Poland, Italy next." Tajani denies this.

The Foreign Minister: "We are not a target, and if we were, we would be able to shoot them down."
(Ansa)
(Ansa)
the decision

The Paralympic Committee readmits Russia and Belarus, sparking Kiev's ire: "Values have been betrayed."

Doors are open to participation in Milan-Cortina under national flags, but it will then be up to the individual international federations to decide
epaselect epa12407999 Internally displaced Palestinians walk as smoke rises following an Israeli air strike during an Israeli military operation in Tal Al Hawa neighbourhood in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, 26 September 2025. More than 65,400 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, and about 1,200 Israelis have been killed since the launch of an Israeli military campaign in response to a cross-border attack by Hamas on 07 October 2023. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER
epaselect epa12407999 Internally displaced Palestinians walk as smoke rises following an Israeli air strike during an Israeli military operation in Tal Al Hawa neighbourhood in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, 26 September 2025. More than 65,400 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, and about 1,200 Israelis have been killed since the launch of an Israeli military campaign in response to a cross-border attack by Hamas on 07 October 2023. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER
Middle East

Israeli media: "Hamas says yes to Trump's plan, releasing the hostages in exchange for withdrawing from the Gaza Strip." The denial.

The newspaper Haaretz reports this, citing its own sources, but the Palestinian organization denies it: "We haven't even received it."
Benjamin Netanyahu (Ansa-Epa)
Benjamin Netanyahu (Ansa-Epa)
New York

Netanyahu: "The genocide accusations are baseless." Boos and empty seats at the UN.

The Israeli prime minister at the UN headquarters dismisses the Gaza accusations. He issues an ultimatum to Hamas: "Free the hostages." Many delegations contest his statement.
epa05180287 FBI Director James Comey speaks about the FBI's request to Apple to unlock the iPhone of the San Bernardino shooter, during a hearing before the House Select Intelligence Committee on 'World Wide Threats' in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 25 February 2016. Comey was joined by CIA Director John Brennan and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. A federal judge last week ordered Apple to help the FBI crack the encryption on the iPhone used by Syed Rizwan Farook, who along with his wife killed 14 people in a terror attack on 02 December in San Bernardino, California. Apple boss Tim Cook refused the order in an open letter published on Apple's website, setting off a public debate about the competing demands of privacy and security. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO
epa05180287 FBI Director James Comey speaks about the FBI's request to Apple to unlock the iPhone of the San Bernardino shooter, during a hearing before the House Select Intelligence Committee on 'World Wide Threats' in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 25 February 2016. Comey was joined by CIA Director John Brennan and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. A federal judge last week ordered Apple to help the FBI crack the encryption on the iPhone used by Syed Rizwan Farook, who along with his wife killed 14 people in a terror attack on 02 December in San Bernardino, California. Apple boss Tim Cook refused the order in an open letter published on Apple's website, setting off a public debate about the competing demands of privacy and security. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO
USA

Former FBI chief James Comey indicted for investigating Russiagate: Trump rejoices

The document was signed only by attorney Lindsay Halligan, the tycoon's former lawyer.
Tensions in the skies

NATO and the US intercept Russian jets. Moscow's ambassador to Paris: "If a fighter is shot down, it's war."

Cases in Alaska and Latvia: First working meeting on anti-drone wall project on Thursday
Il cardinale Angelo Becciu (foto Ansa)
Il cardinale Angelo Becciu (foto Ansa)
Vatican

Becciu trial, defense wins first: prosecution appeal "inadmissible."

The cardinal: "A beautiful sign, but there's still a long way to go." The next hearing is October 6th.
epa12404553 Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, at the courthouse in Paris, France, 25 September 2025. Sarkozy and twelve others, including three former ministers, stood trial for criminal conspiracy to receive funds for the 2007 presidential campaign from the regime of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and he has now been sentenced to five years in jail for his role in the case involving funds from Gaddafi. Sarkozy has been convicted twice in separate cases since leaving office in 2012. EPA/TERESA SUAREZ
epa12404553 Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, at the courthouse in Paris, France, 25 September 2025. Sarkozy and twelve others, including three former ministers, stood trial for criminal conspiracy to receive funds for the 2007 presidential campaign from the regime of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and he has now been sentenced to five years in jail for his role in the case involving funds from Gaddafi. Sarkozy has been convicted twice in separate cases since leaving office in 2012. EPA/TERESA SUAREZ
France

Sarkozy sentenced to five years, will go to prison: "I'll sleep in prison, but with my head held high."

For supporting the Gaddafi regime in the 2007 election campaign: for the first time, a prison order has been issued against a retired president.
(Ansa)
(Ansa)
the exclusion

Times: "UEFA considering suspending Israel from all football competitions."

The decision is expected next week, with the majority in favor. Tel Aviv: "We're working to prevent it."
epa12373743 Palestinian fags fly aboard boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) before their departure from the port of Bizerte, northern Tunisia, 13 September 2025. The GSF flotilla is an international maritime initiative that began sailing in August 2025 en route to Gaza, aiming to break the Israeli blockade and deliver vital aid to the Gaza Strip. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA
epa12373743 Palestinian fags fly aboard boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) before their departure from the port of Bizerte, northern Tunisia, 13 September 2025. The GSF flotilla is an international maritime initiative that began sailing in August 2025 en route to Gaza, aiming to break the Israeli blockade and deliver vital aid to the Gaza Strip. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA
the decision

Global Sumud Flotilla rejects government proposal to deliver aid to Gaza via Cyprus

The committee rejects mediation: "The mission remains committed to its objective."
Insularità
Mariangela Campus, segretaria territoriale Uil Fpl
Mariangela Campus, segretaria territoriale Uil Fpl

Sassari, UIL: "Three thousand AOU employees have not received productivity bonuses for two years."

"The prolonged uncertainty and the lack of concrete responses from the AOU are generating a climate of strong unease among workers."