The full edition
Monday, 31 August 2026
22 pieces published that day.
- Economy & Markets · Lead Story
Crude oil above 90 dollars and Asian markets down after strikes in the Strait of Hormuz
The afternoon development on the story with which the newspaper opened this morning: military action in the Strait of Hormuz has spilled over into energy prices and stock markets. The Jackson Hole speech also weighs on the change of course on rates.
- Italy · Analysis
Schengen with Spain, government extends checks for another fifteen days
This morning the decision was expected during the day: in the afternoon the Interior Ministry announced it. Checks at ports and airports for arrivals from Spain, introduced on August 1, remain in force. Notification to Brussels is underway.
- Italy · Analysis
Border checks with Spain extended by 15 days: now until September 15, Madrid does the same
On August 31, the day the measure was due to expire, the Interior Ministry extended air and sea border checks with Spain by two weeks and notified the European Commission of the move. Spain's Interior Ministry announced a mirroring extension on arrivals from Italy.
- Europe · Analysis
No autopsy on Mladic: UN Mechanism entrusts internal inquiry to judge Bonomy
Dutch authorities applied ordinary national procedures and ruled out both a criminal investigation and an autopsy. The Hague-based body has opened an internal inquiry, but is keeping the details confidential and has not indicated when the body will be handed over.
- World & Geopolitics · Analysis
Venezuela: an oil deal announced, a text no one has read
The White House disclosed over the weekend a deal that would grant a newly formed company rights over 17 Venezuelan oil fields for at least 25 years. The document has not been published and the story rests on a single source.
- World & Geopolitics · Analysis
Hormuz, first exchange of fire since July: raid on Larak, Iran hits bases in Jordan
On August 31 the Pasdaran claimed missiles and drones against two Jordanian air bases where the U.S. air force operates and an attack in the Emirates, in response to the August 30 raid against two rocket launchers on the island of Larak. Abu Dhabi states it intercepted a drone and denies that al-Minhad was hit.
- Chronicle · Analysis
Nepal, flood death toll rises to 903: search continues for workers in tunnels
The national disaster management authority reports 903 dead, 1,473 injured and 4,247 missing. More than nine hundred workers are believed trapped in the tunnels of a dozen hydropower plants. In Tibet, Chinese authorities report 16 dead and 546 missing.
- Sport · Analysis
US Open, Djokovic eliminated in first round by Navone in five sets
Argentina's Mariano Navone defeated the fourth seed 7-6, 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. On Monday, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, sidelined since April by a wrist injury, and number one Aryna Sabalenka enter the draw.
- Health · Analysis
Medicines: EMA closes the door on PDF forms; a study in the Lancet on the duration of therapy after angioplasty
From 1 September, the European Medicines Agency rejects variation applications submitted using the electronic PDF form. In the 29 August issue of the Lancet, a study compares one month and twelve months of dual antithrombotic therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
Brussels designates ChatGPT as a very large online search engine
The European Commission has applied the most stringent category of the Digital Services Act to OpenAI's service. The announcement also concerns Reddit and Roblox. Four months to comply, deadline in January 2027.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
Eight afternoon stories: the death toll from the ferry that sank off North Cyprus, defence ministers in Wicklow, German prices, Chinese manufacturing, three technology stories and an archaeological exhibition in Plovdiv.
- Editorial
The Hormuz bill shows up in prices
The morning had opened on a raid; the afternoon measures the financial consequences and records two expected decisions. Sport, which at 6:30 was uncovered, has its piece today.
- World & Geopolitics · Lead Story
US raid on the island of Larak, Iran claims attacks on two bases in Jordan
The American Central Command says it hit Revolutionary Guard units engaged in laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran announces an operation with missiles and drones against Al Azraq and King Hussein; the Jordanian army reports eight missiles intercepted.
- Italy · Analysis
The Italian government reopens the agenda with two deadlines: the Spanish borders and the finances
The decision on extending the border checks reintroduced on 1 August towards Spain is expected today. On the same day, the government approaches the record for longevity under the Republic, but sources diverge on the date of the overtaking.
- Europe · Analysis
Iceland says no to reopening negotiations with Brussels, Finland argues over Israel
The referendum on August 29 closed with a No vote of 52.8% against 47.2%: accession talks, suspended since 2013, remain where they were. In Helsinki, the opposition attacks the government after the revelation of a military agreement with Israel extended until 2034.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
The financial G20 opens in Asheville with sovereign debt on the agenda and America's own debt on the rise
Finance ministers and central bank governors meet today and tomorrow in North Carolina under the US presidency. A local investigation estimates the average daily increase in federal debt over the past year at $7.9 billion.
- Culture · Analysis
Nineteen restored films at the Lido, and a 1967 thriller opens the Mostra one day early
Venice's pre-opening is entrusted to the 4K restoration of Tinto Brass's «Col cuore in gola», signed by the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia with the support of Netflix. The day before, in Verona, the Teatro Ristori presents its 2026/2027 season.
- Health · Analysis
Ebola Bundibugyo in Congo: 5,794 cases and 48.1% case fatality rate, epidemic reaches sixty health zones
According to the latest WHO bulletin, as of August 26 the Democratic Republic of Congo counts 5,794 confirmed cases and 2,786 deaths. Since August 14 the affected health zones have risen from 54 to 60, across six of twenty-six provinces.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
OpenAI cuts off Cursor from its models starting November 12, Anthropic offers more computing capacity
Following the code editor's acquisition by SpaceX for 60 billion dollars, OpenAI announced the end of the supply agreement citing distrust over compliance with contractual terms. According to Cursor, the outgoing models account for about 5% of traffic.
- Film & Entertainment · Analysis
Twenty or twenty-one films in competition at Venice: sources do not agree on the number
The Mostra opens on September 2 with «Ink» by Danny Boyle, jury presided over by Maggie Gyllenhaal and five Italian titles in competition. Sources diverge on the total number of contenders; at Telluride, from September 4, the programme remains instead secret.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
Fourteen items from the August 31 dossier: the announced oil deal with Caracas, the Grand Canyon, the Roman telescope, the Jalapeño chip, the Aragon podium.
- Editorial
We are replacing the morning edition: what went wrong
A fault in our cross-check withdrew five pieces already written and verified, and at 6:30 the newspaper came out with six articles instead of twelve. Here is the corrected edition, and what remains uncovered regardless.