The full edition
Friday, 28 August 2026
24 pieces published that day.
- Economy & Markets · Lead Story
Piazza Affari closes higher but loses ground over the week, spread tops 80 points
The FTSE Mib gains 0.67% to 52,616 points in the August 28 session and gives up 0.1% over the week. In New York, futures remain flat ahead of the Fed chair's speech at Jackson Hole.
- Europe · Analysis
Norway, Haakon VIII on the throne after the death of Harald V
The handover took place in the hours immediately following the Royal House's announcement: the new head of state informed the Council of State of the name under which he will reign. A different story from the one on the Balkans opened this morning in this section.
- Europe · Analysis
France revises second-quarter growth down to zero
Insee corrects the figure from +0.2% to +0.0% and revises first-quarter growth to -0.2%. The same day, the European Commission recorded an economic sentiment indicator rising to 98.4 in the euro area.
- Europe · Analysis
Ceuta, Madrid activates single command and transfers 25 million to the autonomous city
The Spanish Council of Ministers has declared Ceuta a situation of interest for national security and entrusted coordination to minister Ángel Víctor Torres. On 27 August the sectoral conference approved the transfer of funds: three autonomous communities with powers held by Vox were absent and have announced appeals.
- Europe · Analysis
Hungary, the prosecutor general's office passes to an acting head: it falls to Baka to name the successor
Since 25 August the office has been led on an interim basis by deputy Lajtár István. The President of the Republic will have to propose to Parliament a name that gathers two-thirds of the votes.
- World & Geopolitics · Analysis
Hormuz, Tehran puts reopening conditions in writing; Washington denies negotiations
The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council announces a list of demands delivered to mediators and a maritime corridor agreed with Oman. From the White House, denial of any negotiation: economic pressure continues.
- Chronicle · Analysis
Heat over Central-Southern Italy: Campania alert in force until August 30
A different story from the one opened this morning in this section. The Campania regional Civil Protection has issued an alert for heat waves valid until Sunday, August 30, with peaks expected up to 41 degrees. The available material has a single source and we disclose it as such.
- Health · Analysis
Malaria, a European alert over cases linked to Frankfurt airport
A different story from this morning's: the European early warning system has issued a notice concerning malaria cases linked to the German hub. For the Italian population the risk is assessed as low. The available material stops here, and it is worth explaining why.
- Film & Entertainment · Analysis
Venice 83, twenty films in competition from September 2 to 12
The 83rd International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art opens on September 2 with "Ink" by Danny Boyle and closes on the 12th with "Dio ride" by Giovanni Veronesi. Honorary Golden Lions to George Clooney and Ellen Burstyn; a new section, Venice Spotlight, replaces Orizzonti Extra.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
Eight afternoon stories: Iran's conditions on Hormuz, Balkan reactions to Mladić's death, the first French debate on the road to 2027, the Kennedy Center and more.
- Editorial
Eight sections updated, two successions and a market without trades
The second edition of August 28 covers markets, Europe, foreign affairs, news, health, economy, cinema and Italy. For everything else, the morning edition stands and remains published.
- Chronicle · Lead Story
Flood between Nepal and Tibet: 362 bodies recovered, over 1,400 people missing
The collapse of a glacier sent water and mud pouring into the Lhende Khola valley, sweeping away villages along the border. Nepalese and Chinese tolls remain separate and cannot be added together.
- Italy · Analysis
Farnesina sends personnel to Kathmandu: three Italians remain unaccounted for
The Foreign Ministry has moved officials from the embassy in New Delhi to Nepal. Of the roughly ten fellow nationals initially untraceable, three cases remain open.
- Europe · Analysis
Mladic's death reopens rift between Sarajevo and Banja Luka
The former military chief of the Bosnian Serbs, sentenced to life imprisonment for genocide, has died in the UN detention unit in The Hague. Dodik speaks of murder, the UN recalls the definitive nature of the rulings.
- World & Geopolitics · Analysis
London opens the door to Scalp missile production in Ukraine, Moscow threatens British targets
The London government has authorised the MBDA group to transmit confidential data on the British-made parts of the missile; Paris will provide technology for the guidance systems. The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman evokes reactions "in Ukraine and elsewhere."
- World & Geopolitics · Analysis
Hormuz, Centcom declares international lanes cleared of mines and releases blockade figures
Commander Brad Cooper announces completion of the mine clearance of the traffic separation scheme and releases data on escorted ships and barrels transited. Tehran says it is preparing the list of conditions for reopening; in the same hours UKMTO reports a tanker hit.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
Nvidia reports $96.2 billion in quarterly revenue, Nasdaq up 1.5%
The US group doubled year-on-year revenue and nearly tripled net profit; the stock gained 8% at the open. In Europe the rally was tempered by expectations over the Federal Reserve's next moves.
- Culture · Analysis
Yayoi Kusama, dead at 97: studio's announcement comes twelve days later
The Japanese artist, among the most exhibited in the world, died on August 14 in Tokyo. The studio only announced it on Thursday. Her career traces two parallel paths: the avant-garde of the 1960s and the mass-audience museum of the 2000s.
- Sport · Analysis
Champions League, Monte Carlo draw pits Real Madrid against Inter and Roma
The 36 teams in the 2026/27 league phase have learned their eight opponents. Napoli face Arsenal and Manchester City, Como make their debut against Barcelona and PSG. Matchday one runs from September 8 to 10.
- Health · Analysis
West Nile, the National Institute of Health counts 312 confirmed cases and 13 deaths
The bulletin, updated to August 19, records 156 neuro-invasive forms and a case fatality rate of 7.7%, against 13.9% in the same period of 2025. The virus is circulating in 60 provinces across sixteen regions.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
A hundred organizations, including OpenAI and Anthropic, call for a global commitment on cyber defenses
An open letter argues that AI-enhanced attacks will become more widespread in the coming months and names hospitals and water networks among the most exposed targets.
- Film & Entertainment · Analysis
Venice 83 begins with restoration: Tinto Brass's "Deadly Sweet" in the pre-opening
On September 1st in the Sala Darsena, the Mostra opens with the 1967 film restored in 4K by the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia with support from Netflix. The competition begins the following day with Danny Boyle's "Ink".
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
Sixteen news items from around the world, with the number of the day and the ephemeris.
- Editorial
A Count That Rises and One That Falls
We open with the flood between Nepal and Tibet, where the bodies recovered stand at 362 and the missing exceed 1,400. In the same edition, a military announcement on Hormuz closes — for now — a story followed for days.