The full edition
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
22 pieces published that day.
- Chronicle · Lead Story
Colombia, earthquake death toll rises to 132: curfew in Cali
The magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck Chocò on Monday has worsened its toll in recent hours: nearly a hundred victims in Cali alone, a curfew in the city and first international aid on the way.
- Italy · Analysis
Migrants, Viminale zeroes out Dublin cases predating new EU Pact
Rome considers closed the cases of alleged "Dublin returnees" who arrived before June 12, the date the new European Pact on Migration came into force, with the agreement of some countries including Germany.
- Europe · Analysis
EU Council sanctions Asian scam centres and refinances Ukraine plan
Brussels hits seven individuals and three entities linked to scam centres in Southeast Asia with sanctions, while the Ukraine Plan is updated following over 8 billion euros in new financing.
- World & Geopolitics · Analysis
A Syrian court sentences Assad to death in absentia
Damascus justice convicts the former president and his brother of crimes against humanity and war crimes, at the end of a 14-year conflict.
- Culture · Analysis
Two Italian exhibitions look to the past: Chagall in Aosta, the economic boom in Turin
The Regional Archaeological Museum of Aosta opens an exhibition on Marc Chagall in collaboration with Nice, while the Museum of Cinema in Turin recounts Italy's boom years through AGIP service stations in film.
- Sport · Analysis
The earthquake in Colombia also halts South American football
Conmebol postpones two international matches scheduled in the country after the 7.4 magnitude earthquake, citing safety and respect for the victims.
- Film & Entertainment · Analysis
Venice 83 opens in September with Clooney and Burstyn Honorary Golden Lions
The Venice Film Festival, running September 2 to 12, will award the Honorary Golden Lion to George Clooney and Ellen Burstyn; the international jury will be chaired by Maggie Gyllenhaal.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
Afternoon updates: amnesty in Turkey, oil spill in the Arabian Sea, Guterres's warning, the accounts of the European RRF, blocked renewables in Italy, gold and wildfires in the United States, a study on doctors and nurses.
- Editorial
The Colombian death toll worsens, six sections update
The earthquake in Colombia rises to 132 dead and also halts continental football. World News, Europe, Italy, Sport, Cinema & Entertainment and Culture also update this afternoon: the rest of the edition remains that of 6:30.
- World & Geopolitics · Lead Story
In Gaza, Israeli attacks continue despite the truce in force
While the ceasefire formally remains active, Israel is intensifying military operations and consolidating control over more than half of the Strip, as Hamas announces an agreement on progressive disarmament yet to be confirmed.
- Italy · Analysis
Government extends diesel discount until August 24
The Council of Ministers extended the reduction in the price of diesel and the tax credit for road haulage, while the Parliamentary Budget Office revised upward its GDP growth estimates.
- Europe · Analysis
Brussels closes a package of rules on AI, repairs and enlargement
Within two weeks, new EU rules on artificial intelligence transparency and the directive on the right to repair have entered into force, while the Commission publishes the annual Rule of Law report extended to candidate countries.
- Chronicle · Analysis
Philippines and Colombia, two natural disasters on the same day
A death toll of fifteen from monsoon rains and cyclones Maymay and Luis in the Philippines, while a magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes the Colombian department of Chocó.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
European inflation slows, Italy stalls on industrial production
Eurostat data for June show a fall in eurozone inflation to 2.8%, while Istat confirms a decline in industrial production and a rise in unemployment to 5.7% for Italy.
- Culture · Analysis
Florence heading towards the close of Rothko show, Rome opens exhibition on new myths
The Mark Rothko retrospective at Palazzo Strozzi enters its final two weeks, while Rome's MACRO inaugurates an exhibition dedicated to the birth of contemporary myths.
- Sport · Analysis
Italian football transfer market and season opener of the AFL Women's in Australia
Nahuel Molina welcomed by fans at Rome-Ciampino on a transfer market day, while in Australia the eleventh season of the top women's Australian football league gets underway.
- Health · Analysis
Ebola in Congo surpasses four thousand cases, West Nile in six European countries
The ECDC has updated the toll of the Ebola epidemic caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo to over 4,200 cases, while seasonal surveillance reports 81 human cases of West Nile in Europe.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
Meta bets on open models for single graphics cards, OpenAI opens up to advanced cybersecurity
Meta releases two open-weight models optimised for consumer hardware, while OpenAI expands its Daybreak initiative with selective access to a model capable of answering advanced cybersecurity queries.
- Film & Entertainment · Analysis
Locarno looks to Africa, Toronto unveils programme with first official market
The Locarno Pro industry programme is concentrating its co-production focus on 42 African countries, while the Toronto International Film Festival today publishes the full schedule of its 51st edition.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
From Italy's budget office to new European rules on artificial intelligence and repairs, from US sanctions against Russia and Iran to the toll of cyclones and earthquakes in the Pacific and South America, to inflation and industrial production data.
- Editorial
A truce that does not stop the strikes, and today's gaps
Why we lead with Gaza, what is missing from this edition, and where doubts remain unresolved.
- At the Source
The August 4 decree: fuel excise duties and the Phlegraean Fields in the same measure
Council of Ministers statement no. 185 combines two measures of very different nature: a technical extension on diesel prices and economic support for those displaced by the Phlegraean earthquakes. The full text of the decree has not yet been published in the Official Gazette: what we know comes from the statement issued by Palazzo Chigi.