The full edition
Monday, 14 September 2026
25 pieces published that day.
- World & Geopolitics · Lead Story
Trump on Iranian oil: stay "and keep the oil," and tells Kyiv to stop strikes on refineries
The US president links the worldwide rise in diesel prices to Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries and floats the possibility of an American presence remaining in Iran. Meanwhile Brent crude tops $107 after the closure of the Saudi pipeline to the Red Sea.
- Italy · Analysis
Electoral law, the Senate approves articles 1 and 5 and postpones the final vote to the 15th
Palazzo Madama passed the first article of the reform and the one exempting from signature collection those who had a parliamentary group as of 31 December 2025. The Democratic Party's amendment on digital signatures was rejected, while the redefinition of the Bolzano constituencies was approved. The examination resumes from article 6, after which the text returns to the Chamber.
- Italy · Analysis
Taranto, twenty-four-hour strike in the former Ilva contract sector and roads blocked
Fim, Fiom, Uilm and Usb halted contractor workers for an entire day: a march to the Municipio, occupation of the provincial road to Statte, temporary blockade of the swing bridge. The government talks are expected on September 15, but as of the 13th no formal convocation had arrived.
- Europe · Analysis
Strasbourg, plenary session from 14 to 17 September: State of the Union on the 16th, with votes on defence and carbon at the border
The calendar of the European Parliament's plenary session packs into four days the annual speech by the Commission president, an address by the Canadian prime minister and a series of votes on democracy, defence and trade. These are agenda items: the outcomes are not known.
- Europe · Analysis
Ceuta asks Madrid to clear the settlements on the coastline
On 14 September 2026 the Autonomous City formalised three requests to the Ministry of the Environment: clearance at Benítez and El Trampolín, action in the hills, more SEPRONA personnel.
- Chronicle · Analysis
Ferry capsizes in the Java Sea: 129 missing, 655 rescuers deployed
The Virgo Transport 8, which had departed from Surabaya bound for Banjarmasin with 243 people on board according to the manifest, capsized on Sunday. Indonesian authorities extended the search on Monday with 17 ships and aircraft.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
Stocks down and yields up on the eve of the Fed decision: French ten-year bond at 4.46%
An update on this morning's piece about the Federal Reserve meeting: Monday's markets are pricing the rate hike at 86.7% and the ten-year OAT yield touches its highest level since autumn 2008.
- Health · Analysis
Ebola Bundibugyo: ECDC updates, 7,200 confirmed cases and 3,475 deaths in DR Congo
Compared with the ECDC report of September 11, the Congolese bulletin of the 13th adds 258 confirmed cases and 126 deaths. The affected health zones are 62 out of 167 across seven provinces.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
Amodei calls for slowing down on artificial intelligence, Trump rules out any brake
Anthropic's chief proposes external reviewers inside major companies in the sector, with the right to publish their own findings; Sam Altman says he agrees. The White House rejects the idea of slowing down. Meanwhile OpenAI pushes its stock market listing back to 2027.
- Film & Entertainment · Analysis
After the Venice award, two Israeli ministers call for measures against the directors of «NAZA»
Culture Minister Miki Zohar announces he will work to revoke the citizenship of Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor; Minister Ben-Gvir invites them to leave the country. Authority over that procedure, however, does not belong to the Culture ministry.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs — Monday afternoon, September 14
The Council of Ministers opens at 10.11 with Tajani, the European plenary heads toward the State of the Union, BRICS calls for restraint, Zverev and Rybakina win in New York.
- Editorial
The afternoon shifts the center of gravity: from the Gulf to Washington, and markets await the Fed
Nine updates since 6:30: Iranian oil, bonds, an Indonesian shipwreck, the European Parliament, the epidemic in DR Congo. The sections not touched remain those from the morning, published and readable.
- World & Geopolitics · Lead Story
Ukraine, 129 drones overnight and a train to Warsaw hit two kilometres from Poland
Kyiv's Air Force reports a combined drone and missile attack. A munition struck the locomotive of a passenger train in Volhynia. In Berlin, German services link an attempted sabotage of a Ukrainian cargo plane in Leipzig to the GRU.
- Italy · Analysis
Council of Ministers at 10am for state funerals, then the budget waits for September 22
Palazzo Chigi has convened the government for the decree on the state funerals of Emma Bonino and Raffaele Costa. In the background looms the budget law: Giorgetti opens the door to a 5% rate on young workers' salary increases, but the figure that matters will come from Istat.
- Europe · Analysis
Sweden has voted, but the real count starts on Wednesday
On Sunday 13 September, polling stations opened for the Riksdag, the regions and the municipalities. The figures from election night are preliminary: late postal and advance votes are counted on Wednesday, with the final result expected the following weekend.
- World & Geopolitics · Analysis
Salalah, the Iran-Gulf states summit on Hormuz is postponed with no new date
The announcement from the Omani foreign minister came late in the evening of September 13. Tehran attributes the request to some countries in the region. Oil rises as markets reopen, with the Saudi East-West pipeline shut since the weekend.
- Chronicle · Analysis
Philippines, fire on a passenger ferry: at least 76 dead according to authorities
The toll reported by Philippine authorities stands at at least 76 victims and at least ten missing. The episode is part of a series of incidents involving passenger maritime transport in Southeast Asia: four days later a ferry capsized in the Java Sea, and in the preceding weeks two Indonesian vessels had caught fire.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
The Fed decides Wednesday amid oil tensions and inflation still above 2%
The FOMC meets on September 15 and 16: markets assign an 85.5% probability to a 25-basis-point hike. In the background, Saudi Arabia halted the East-West pipeline after a drone attack and Brent returned to near 100 dollars.
- Culture · Analysis
Snettisham's gold torcs reread as a collective ritual, and Herculaneum papyri become legible again
A review signed by the British Museum and the University of Cambridge proposes that the Norfolk torcs were deposited in a ritual marking a change in the way power was displayed. In Oxford, meanwhile, virtual unwrapping is yielding two new Herculaneum texts.
- Sport · Analysis
Enric Mas wins the Vuelta a Granada, Marc Marquez catches Martin at the top of the world championship
The Movistar rider from Spain finished ahead of Roglic and Gall in the 81st edition of the Spanish race, which started from Monaco. At Misano, Marc Marquez completed a Sprint-race double and moves up to 274 points, level with Jorge Martin.
- Health · Analysis
Ebola Bundibugyo, the Democratic Republic of Congo has reported 6,942 confirmed cases and 3,349 deaths
Data reported by the ECDC as of September 9 indicate 823 patients hospitalised in isolation. The Ugandan outbreak was declared over on August 25 after 42 days without new cases. The next European epidemiological update is expected today.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
After the Paris summit on orbital debris, the European autumn plays out on Mercury and on Didymos
The Grand Palais hosted an international space summit on September 9 and 10 with around 120 delegations. That same month the OECD published the Space Economy Outlook 2026. In November BepiColombo enters orbit around Mercury.
- Film & Entertainment · Analysis
Tonight the 78th Emmys: "The Pitt" leads with 25 nominations, "Hacks" has 24
The main ceremony airs today on NBC and Peacock, hosted by Mariska Hargitay. Over the two Creative Arts evenings, "Widow's Bay" won eight awards, and South Park returned to claim the animation prize for the first time since 2013.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs — Monday, September 14
The campo largo after the Festa dell'Unità, the BRICS declaration from New Delhi, the WHO on malaria and insulin, Venice, Toronto and Busan.
- Editorial
Why we lead with a train
Twelve pieces, ten sections covered, no gaps to declare. Three stories go out with a single source and we say so within the pieces: here is how we ordered the day.