The full edition
Monday, 10 August 2026
21 pieces published that day.
- Italy · Lead Story
Meloni and Frederiksen raise the stakes on immigration as fronts with Madrid and Berlin remain open
The Italian premier and her Danish counterpart launch a joint message on repatriation centres in third countries, shifting the confrontation over migrants from the bilateral to the European level.
- Europe · Analysis
Danube runs low and Russian strikes hit Ukraine's grid: two energy emergencies declared within days
Romania and Moldova separately declared an energy emergency: the former over the collapse of Danube water levels, the latter after a Russian attack in Ukraine disconnected a key power line.
- World & Geopolitics · Analysis
Iran and Oman moving toward partial agreement on Hormuz, but Tehran sets conditions for Washington
Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi says talks with Oman on a temporary transit route through the strait are "very close" to an agreement, but rules out a full reopening without US concessions.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
Gold above $4,340, oil rises on Hormuz uncertainty
Compared to this morning's highs, markets today are showing two new signals: gold touches a high not seen since late July and oil rises as mixed signals between the US and Iran over the strait remain unresolved.
- Sport · Analysis
Cincinnati Open opens with star-studded draw, uncertainty over Sinner's presence
The Ohio tennis tournament brings together ten former champions including Alcaraz, Djokovic and Sabalenka, but the participation of world number 1 Jannik Sinner remains uncertain pending medical checks.
- Health · Analysis
US hospitals see infections from a drug-resistant fungus double in three years
CDC surveillance data show a significant increase in clinical Candida auris infections between 2022 and 2024, with more than 3,000 cases reported in 2026 across more than twenty states.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
Meta releases a 30-billion-parameter AI agent for a single graphics card
While Meta focuses on a lightweight model that can run on limited hardware, Intel raises $15 billion and TSMC posts strongly rising sales, a sign of an AI chip race unfolding on multiple fronts.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
Energy, tax controls, weather, bathing waters, Colombia, Venezuela, art and cinema: the afternoon's updated news.
- Editorial
Hormuz, energy, markets: what the afternoon adds
Seven pieces update four sections; the other six remain those from the morning, still valid and published.
- Italy · Lead Story
Schengen suspension, Rome does not back down and Madrid responds with controls
The Italian government confirms the suspension of Schengen decided after the Ceuta migration crisis, in force until August 31st; Spain has activated controls on travelers coming from Italy, while a Spanish intelligence document cites a risk of Islamist terrorism linked to secondary movements.
- Europe · Analysis
Berlin demands migrants' return from Italy, Meloni: "There is no going back"
Berlin demands migrants' return from Italy, Meloni: "There is no going back"
- World & Geopolitics · Analysis
Netanyahu rejects US 15-point plan on Gaza
The Israeli premier rejects the roadmap backed by Trump: no Idf withdrawal without total disarmament of Hamas, any hypothesis of a Palestinian State excluded.
- Chronicle · Analysis
Extreme heat and mass exodus: 26 million vehicles on Italian roads
The season's fourth heatwave has coincided with the August exodus: according to the Anas Observatory, around 26 million vehicles travelled during the first weekend of the month, while wildfires in Puglia and Sardinia and a rise in emergency room admissions signal the health impact of the temperatures.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
Wall Street at record highs, attention shifts to July inflation
The Dow Jones and S&P 500 hit new record highs, supported by solid earnings reports and falling yields; market attention now shifts to July's consumer and producer price data, seen as decisive for the Federal Reserve's next move.
- Culture · Analysis
The major summer exhibitions head toward closing between Florence and Venice
As Italian cities empty out for the holidays, the project dedicated to Mark Rothko in Florence closes on August 23, while in Venice the Peggy Guggenheim Collection continues until October with the exhibition on the collector's London years.
- Sport · Analysis
Maldini leaves the FIGC: rift with Malagò over the choice of national team coach
The resignation comes after the collapse of talks with Guardiola and the end of the agreement with the Coni president over decision-making powers.
- Health · Analysis
Global health, WHO reports widespread slowdown
The World Health Statistics 2026 report indicates that no health-related SDG target is on track to meet the 2030 deadline, amid incomplete data and rising diseases.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
An OpenAI model claims to have solved ten mathematical problems left unsolved for decades
An internal version of the upcoming Astra model reportedly produced verifiable formal proofs at a modest computational cost. The results are public, independent confirmation is not yet.
- Film & Entertainment · Analysis
Venice 2026, Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement go to Clooney and Burstyn
The 83rd Venice Film Festival will be held at the Lido from September 2 to 12, 2026: two lifetime achievement awards and ticket sales opening set for August 11.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
From the controversy over Marcinelle to markets awaiting word on Hormuz, from Italian football transfer news to the red alert on heat: seven stories from around the world that didn't make the front page.
- Editorial
A summer of borders, from Schengen's frontiers to those of mathematics
Why we open with the crisis between Rome and Madrid, what we dropped, and where doubts remain open in today's edition.