The full edition
Thursday, 3 September 2026
25 pieces published that day.
- World & Geopolitics · Lead Story
Hormuz, escorted convoys and new attacks on Kuwait: accounting for the passage
Development since this morning: the US Navy escorts 40 merchant ships through the strait, Al Jazeera reports new attacks against Kuwait, Iran announces further mines. The traffic figures do not match one another.
- Italy · Analysis
Meloni government breaks longevity record: 1,413 days since taking office
Story not covered this morning. The count of effective days in office places the executive sworn in on 22 October 2022 ahead of the second Berlusconi government. The celebration is scheduled for tomorrow in Bari.
- Italy · Analysis
Electoral law, Senate committee begins voting: 115 amendments ruled out
On September 3rd voting began in the Constitutional Affairs Committee: around 115 proposals were declared inadmissible for lacking amendatory scope, while the opposition's first joint amendment was rejected. The news currently comes from a single source.
- Europe · Analysis
Moscow closes the three Goethe-Institut branches, Berlin protests: retaliation moves through culture
Development of this morning's piece on the German measures: Russia announces the closure of the three branches of the German cultural institute, presenting it as a response to the closure of the Russian House in Berlin.
- Europe · Analysis
Mladic's body handed over to family: burial on September 7 in Belgrade
His son Darko collected the body in The Hague and a plane departed for Serbia. A commemoration is set for Saturday at the Army House, funeral on Monday at Topčider cemetery. Nearly all the material available today stems from statements by the Serbian president.
- World & Geopolitics · Analysis
Hormuz, Iranian blacklist rises to 56 ships
The authority established by Tehran for the Strait adds eleven merchant vessels to the list of "non-compliant" ships: fines, detention and confiscation are envisaged. In the same period Washington claims record supply convoys through the passage.
- Chronicle · Analysis
Milan, train stopped in the Passante between Bovisa and Lancetti: about 300 passengers evacuated
Story not covered this morning. A train coming from Varese came to a halt after damage to the overhead line; firefighters attribute the fault to falling debris following surface drilling work. No injuries reported.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
Anthropic announces $35 billion for 704 megawatts of compute in Texas
Story not covered elsewhere this morning. The contract concerns a campus in Nueces County: capacity supplied by Lambda, construction handled by Hut 8, lease held by Nvidia. The figures come from company announcements.
- Culture · Analysis
Venice 83 opens with a restoration: "Deadly Sweet" returns to theatres in 4K
A different story from this morning's opening on the Bayeux Tapestry: the pre-opening of the Venice Film Festival gives the first slot in the calendar not to a new film but to the recovery of a 1967 movie, with money from a private operator flowing into the work of a public film archive.
- Sport · Analysis
Volleyball, Italy's women reach Euro semifinal: Sweden beaten 3-1 in Brno
This is not an update on this morning's tennis, but a different story: at the women's volleyball European Championship the national team coached by Julio Velasco defeats Sweden in four sets and qualifies for the semifinal on September 5 in Istanbul. Egonu finishes with 27 points.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
Eight afternoon stories: sabotage in Denmark, Odesa, Mexican cartels, US deployments, US Open, copyright, Venice, Rome.
- Editorial
Hormuz from two sides, and the rest of the day
The afternoon update covers seven sections: World, Europe, Italy, News, Tech & AI, Cinema & Entertainment, Sport. The others remain the morning pieces, which are published and readable.
- World & Geopolitics · Lead Story
US strikes on Iran and Tehran's retaliation: the two tallies do not match
Centcom claims attacks against Revolutionary Guards sites along the Strait of Hormuz; Iran says it hit American assets in four countries. On casualties and damage the two sides contradict each other.
- Italy · Analysis
End of life, Veneto approves: fourth region, first led by centre-right
The Regional Council passed with 32 votes in favour, 14 against and 5 abstentions the popular initiative law on procedures and timelines for regional assistance in medically assisted suicide. The text, born from 9,000 signatures, had been blocked in committee in the previous legislature.
- Europe · Analysis
Berlin attributes Leipzig drone to Moscow and closes Bonn consulate
The German government has blamed Russia for the attempted attack on Leipzig/Halle airport on August 5 and announced a package of measures. At the Gymnich meeting in Wicklow, EU foreign ministers discussed hybrid threats and frozen assets.
- Chronicle · Analysis
Grand Canyon, two dead in flash flood and alert in place until September 3
The National Park Service has confirmed the recovery of two bodies following the flood that hit the bottom of the canyon on Saturday. The Colorado River remains closed to boat traffic, and the weather service warns of the risk of a second flood on already saturated ground.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
Oil heading toward $96: Asian stocks decline amid expectations of US rate hike
The rise in oil prices linked to tensions in the Strait of Hormuz weighed on Asian markets. Futures contracts assign a probability close to 67% to a Federal Reserve rate hike in September.
- Culture · Analysis
The Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum for ten months, from September 10
The London exhibition opens on September 10, 2026 and closes on July 11, 2027. In Venice the Fondazione Querini Stampalia awards the Marco Polo Prize to a novel and its French translator; in Rome the MAXXI exhibits Andrea Pazienza until September 27.
- Sport · Analysis
Zverev beats Sonego in five sets after four hours and 52 minutes
In the first round of the US Open the German defeated the Italian 6-4 3-6 6-7 7-5 6-4, with the match ending around two in the morning. Also through are Cobolli, after a comeback from two sets down, Musetti and Bellucci.
- Health · Analysis
Measles in the United States: 2,903 confirmed cases in 2026, 92.4% coverage at school entry
CDC surveillance data updated as of August 30, 2026 count 2,903 confirmed cases for the year and 32 new outbreaks. Measles-mumps-rubella vaccine coverage among children enrolled in kindergarten fell from 95.2% in 2019-2020 to 92.4% in 2025-2026.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
United States asks G20 not to introduce new artificial intelligence rules
At the technology meeting in North Carolina, the White House presented the "Carolina Principles": basic research and limited public intervention, no new international oversight body. On the same day India tested autonomous payments and Helsinki announced the recovery of heat from computing centers.
- Film & Entertainment · Analysis
Toronto opens September 10 with "Being Heumann" and launches its market
The 51st edition of the Canadian festival opens with the film by Siân Heder and launches TIFF: The Market at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. In South Korea, nine national titles compete for the Chuseok long weekend, from September 24 to 26.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
Interference and the Italian vote, dioxins in Airola, heat alert in Bari, measles in the United States, Coppa Italia, British exhibitions, Venice and Brussels' two million.
- Editorial
Two accounts that don't match, and how we published them
The morning edition is complete: ten sections covered, a lead story, ten analyses, the Briefs and Around the World. We open with Iran because it is the only story today in which the figures from the two sides contradict each other.
- Around the World
The Himalayan flood told in five languages: figures, glaciers, women, billions
The collapse of a glacier on the border between Nepal and China has passed one thousand deaths. Coverage in English, French, Spanish, Arabic and Portuguese chooses five different points of entry into the same story.