The full edition
Friday, 11 September 2026
27 pieces published that day.
- World & Geopolitics · Lead Story
Trump does not backtrack on Iran, US Treasury sanctions networks in four countries
The day brings no verification of the Iranian claim published this morning: it brings Washington's political position and an administrative act. On the Red Sea, three Yemeni government sources report the Houthi capture of Mocha.
- Italy · Analysis
Electoral law, the Senate introduces three preferences but leaves list leaders blocked
The majority's amendment approved: up to three preferences with gender alternation, list leaders still not selectable by voters. The vote closed 97 to 67 with two abstentions; the text moves to the Chamber, in the floor from September 28.
- Italy · Analysis
Senate scraps the 3% threshold for the majority bonus and raises the signature requirement to 6,000 for new parties
The reformulated amendment, first signed by Zedda (FdI), was approved with 87 votes: votes from minor lists now count again toward the 42% threshold, while parties not in Parliament will have to collect between 6,000 and 7,000 signatures. Final vote on September 15.
- Europe · Analysis
Brussels in a day: €6.1 billion for Ukrainian air defence and the green light sought on the agreement with India
Two acts by the Commission on the same Friday: the approval of an additional amount for the purchase of military equipment for Kyiv and the request to the Council to authorise the signature and conclusion of the free trade agreement with New Delhi.
- Europe · Analysis
Magdeburg, AfD forms parliamentary group: four parties refuse talks, BSW accepts
On September 10 the new AfD group in the Saxony-Anhalt Landtag elected Ulrich Siegmund as group leader. CDU, SPD, Greens and Linke declined the invitation to dialogue; the BSW accepted it with a unanimous resolution by its regional executive on energy, education and "peace policy". No majority is in sight.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
Energy price surge hits interest rates: gas at highest in over three years, annual BOT at 2.967%
The development of the last few hours compared with the morning is not crude oil but what crude oil is moving: European gas at 80.99 euros per MWh, the American ten-year at 4.843%, the Italian auction twenty basis points above the previous month. And the American inflation data due today.
- Culture · Analysis
Booker Prize, thirteen novels chosen from 163: the shortlist on September 22 in London
The jury chaired by Mary Beard has published the prize's initial selection: it includes two winners from past editions and one former finalist, but also ten authors never previously selected, three of them first-time novelists.
- Sport · Analysis
Men's semifinals on Friday, final on Sunday: US Open sets decisive stage
After the defending champion's exit, reported in this morning's edition, the New York tournament now has a fixed schedule: Zverev-Khachanov among the pairings on September 11, final on the 13th at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The women's semifinals were played overnight.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
OpenAI weighs slowing down its most advanced models, while accelerating on chips with Samsung
According to a Bloomberg report, at an internal meeting the chief executive hinted at coordination with other developers to slow the pace of development, following two security incidents. On the same day the company confirmed its partnership with Samsung on processors.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
Eight afternoon updates: the New York semifinals, the diesel decree, bad weather in Central-Northern Italy, Pavlohrad, Ventotene, the French medicines agency, Monday's Emmys and Rubio's Peruvian leg.
- Editorial
What has changed since 6:30
The afternoon update covers six sections: World, Italy, Europe, Economy, Tech, Culture and Sport. On Iran no independent confirmation has arrived, and we say so.
- World & Geopolitics · Lead Story
Hormuz, Tehran claims attacks against American bases in Jordan and the Gulf
Le Monde reports on the morning of September 11 on Iranian bombardments against bases in Jordan and the Gulf. The Revolutionary Guards speak of two American ships and eight tankers targeted. Brent remains above one hundred dollars.
- Italy · Analysis
Fuel, the 17-cent discount extended for just one week
The Council of Ministers on September 10 approved a decree on oil prices and energy infrastructure: the reduction on diesel runs until September 17. In the same session, the extension of the commissioner for water scarcity until 2027.
- Italy · Analysis
Diesel excise duty, the extension runs seven days: Decree 157 in force from September 11
The Council of Ministers number 187, convened urgently on September 10 for twelve minutes, produced a decree-law that resets the excise duty on diesel at 532.90 euros per thousand litres until September 17. The same text contains provisions to speed up permits and concessions on hydrocarbons.
- Europe · Analysis
Berlin closes budget week, Paris presents pay transparency law
The Bundestag concludes today its consultations on the federal budget with the labour and social affairs chapter, over 201 billion euros. In France the government has brought before the Council of Ministers the transposition of the European directive on pay equality.
- Europe · Analysis
ECB raises rates to 2.50% and lifts growth forecasts for 2026 and 2027
The Governing Council raises the three key interest rates by 25 basis points, effective from 16 September. The September projections revise euro area growth to 0.9% this year and 1.4% next year, with inflation estimated at 3% in 2026.
- Chronicle · Analysis
Fire in Bukavu, two different tolls; orange alert in Friuli, Italy
In the city of the Democratic Republic of Congo a fire that broke out on September 10 struck pupils and dozens of homes: Radio Okapi reports twenty dead, Le Monde at least fourteen. In Italy, the Civil Protection department issued an orange alert for eastern Friuli.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
Crude oil above one hundred dollars, EIA sees inventories declining through year-end
Brent is trading between 104 and 105 dollars a barrel and American diesel is at its highest level in over five months. The EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook sets the August average at 91 dollars and forecasts 74 dollars for 2027.
- Culture · Analysis
Archaeology, the sunken port of Cesine resumes and Vulci opens a dig on a possible sacred area
In the Apulian state reserve, research resumed on September 7, with a laboratory for finds set up in the Castle of Acaya. At Vulci the program includes seven digs and eleven universities, while underwater archaeology is postponed.
- Sport · Analysis
Alcaraz eliminated at 3:33 a.m., US Open opens up to an American finalist
Ben Shelton beat the defending champion in five sets in the match that finished latest in the tournament's history. Today's semifinals are Shelton-Tiafoe and Zverev-Khachanov; on the women's side the final will be Sabalenka-Rybakina, with the Kazakh player headed to number one.
- Health · Analysis
Arboviral diseases, ISS records 265 dengue cases and a cluster of twenty in the Livorno area
The national surveillance system of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità counts, as of September 8, 265 confirmed dengue cases, of which 24 autochthonous and no deaths. The West Nile bulletin, updated to September 2, records 521 confirmed cases in humans.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
Apple unveils its first foldable: iPhone Duo, 7.6-inch internal display
The device was shown on September 9 in Cupertino, in the first event with John Ternus as chief executive. Starting price indicated by Bloomberg at $1,999, pre-orders in the UK from October 16, Touch ID instead of Face ID.
- Film & Entertainment · Analysis
Toronto opens 51st edition and launches a film market
The Canadian festival, running from September 10 to 20, presents 293 feature films and 32 premieres and inaugurates TIFF: The Market at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The opening film is "Being Heumann" by Siân Heder.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
Algiers breaks with Abu Dhabi, five dead in Pavlohrad, the ECB at 2.50%, the French federation drops Infantino, Monday's Emmys and twenty-five years since September 11.
- Editorial
A claim, a seven-day decree and a record month
Today's lead is a developing story built on partisan figures: we say so in the headline of the reasoning, not at the bottom. Below, a full edition: all ten sections have their piece.
- The Long Run
Teacher shortage enters OECD's annual report
"Education at a Glance 2026" comes out with a special chapter dedicated to the missing teaching staff. The annual series allows for a multi-year comparison; the previous edition indicated that nearly 7% of secondary school teachers do not hold all the required credentials.
- Order of Magnitude
August 2026 at 16.96 degrees: the hottest month ever measured, tied with July 2023
The Copernicus bulletin of September 10 records a global average of 16.96 °C, 0.85 above the 1991-2020 average and 1.65 above the estimated preindustrial level. Extra-polar oceans hit a record for the month, at 21.07 °C.