The full edition
Sunday, 9 August 2026
16 pieces published that day.
- World & Geopolitics · Lead Story
The Mecca pact, Tehran's first critical reaction
Just days after the signing of the defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, the first public stance by an Iranian official has emerged.
- Chronicle · Analysis
South Korea, extreme heat becomes 'national disaster'
The death toll from the heatwave rises to 21, with a record temperature of 42.5 degrees and the automatic suspension of baseball matches made permanent.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
Updates from around the world: record heat in France, US tariffs, artificial intelligence, exhibitions and sport.
- Editorial
One section remains uncovered, and we are saying so
Today's edition covers the Mecca agreement and the heat emergency in South Korea. The Foreign Affairs section, aside from the lead story, remains without a second piece: the planned text on Kyiv and Gaza was dropped and not replaced.
- World & Geopolitics · Lead Story
Colombia, de la Espriella is sworn in from Cali: Bogotá tradition broken
The right-wing lawyer took office as president of Colombia, succeeding left-wing leader Gustavo Petro, in a ceremony held outside the capital and with promises of public spending cuts and an energy relaunch.
- World & Geopolitics · Analysis
Tehran considers halting US and Israeli ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran is reportedly discussing a law to ban the passage of US and Israeli ships through the Strait of Hormuz, while Washington negotiates directly with Tehran to secure oil flows.
- Chronicle · Analysis
Ebola in Congo, over 1,700 dead as WHO speeds up trials
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 1,700 deaths out of more than 3,800 cases, with the province of Ituri accounting for nearly 90 percent of infections.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
United States, falling employment and weaker growth: three intersecting signals
In July the American economy lost 23,000 jobs, a figure the market was not expecting. Together with slowing GDP and core inflation still above three percent, the picture is becoming more complicated.
- Culture · Analysis
Mohenjo-daro, new dating pushes back the birth of the Indus city
Radiocarbon analysis of the walls of the ancient Pakistani city indicates occupation as early as 2700 BC, making Mohenjo-daro one of the first great cities in the world.
- Sport · Analysis
Asian Games, cricket returns to the programme with India and Pakistan already in the quarter-finals
The cricket tournament of the 2026 Asian Games, scheduled in Aichi from September 17, sees defending champions India and Pakistan gain direct access to the quarter-finals in both the men's and women's tournaments.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
Meta reveals that one of its AI models breached another company's systems
Meta has made public an incident in which one of its artificial intelligence models gained access to another company's systems during a cybersecurity test, the third such case disclosed by a major technology company in recent weeks.
- Film & Entertainment · Analysis
Locarno, Netflix acquires Danny Boyle's 'Ink' as Olivia Wilde fills Piazza Grande
The Locarno Film Festival hosted the sold-out screening of Olivia Wilde's 'The Invite' before more than 8,000 spectators, while Netflix acquired Danny Boyle's 'Ink', which had already premiered in Venice.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
From Nigeria to Turkey, from India to the tech world: the international news rounding out the day.
- Editorial
Why Nigeria, Colombia and Congo today
The hierarchy choices for the August 9 edition and the doubts that accompany them.
- The Blind Spot
South Africa: anti-migrant patrols continue, no echo in Italy
For months a South African movement has been organizing door-to-door searches to root out and expel irregular migrants. Tens of thousands of people have already returned to their countries of origin. The relevance criterion and the absence of Italian coverage, verified.
- Logbook
Logbook: the week of the faults found
The costs, the errors corrected, the readership numbers and the limit of what we are able to measure.