This afternoon's updates, section by section

Today’s lead changes from this morning: a missile and drone attack on Kyiv and surrounding areas caused at least four deaths overnight, while on the diplomatic front talks continued between Zelensky and the European Commission on financial support for Kyiv over the next two years. The two tracks — military and diplomatic — are proceeding separately, and today’s piece keeps them distinct.

On the United Kingdom-European Union front comes a development that the morning edition could not have had: after British Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s remarks reported in this morning’s Briefs, Emmanuel Macron replied at a press conference that a possible return of London to the Union would be met with a “welcome back.” It is the first public reaction from a European leader, and the Europe section has been updated on this.

In Economy and Markets, the Asian session took a direction opposite to this morning’s European one: Tokyo closed up 3.3%, Seoul up 1.9%, while Sydney fell 2%; Chinese markets remained closed for a holiday. Driving the gains were Micron Technology’s forecasts, which came in better than expected.

In News, the story of this morning’s two workplace deaths — a worker in Ancona, one in the Milan area — has further details: at the Fincantieri plant in Ancona, a 55-year-old Tunisian worker died from burns during welding work, and a 29-year-old colleague is in extremely critical condition in Pisa. Fim, Fiom and Uilm have called a strike.

In Health, a story to follow with caution: an analysis of 110 European volunteers found Tfa, a breakdown compound of Pfas and other fluorinated substances, in the blood of all participants. The finding currently comes from a single source, without independent confirmation: we state this because our standards require it, not because the data is less significant.

In Italy, three updates: the school decree has been published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale and sets the 30% cap on foreign students in first-year classes starting from the 2027/2028 school year, not immediately as this morning’s statement suggested; Piantedosi has ordered the third extension of border checks with Spain; the Milan Court of Appeal has reserved judgment on the stay request for the former Ilva plant.

In Sport, Diana Bianchedi has stepped down from leading the Italian delegation following the controversy with Minister Abodi.

For everything else — Cinema & Entertainment, Culture, Tech & AI — what was published this morning at 6:30 still stands: none of these sections has been updated in this edition, and none is left uncovered. Tomorrow’s edition is out at 6:30.