The full edition
Sunday, 11 October 2026
23 pieces published that day.
- World & Geopolitics · Lead Story
Houthi attack on Riyadh airport: twelve dead, over 300 injured
A missile launched by Yemeni rebels hit the King Khalid international airport, the third strike in a week: airport closed and over 600 flights cancelled.
- Italy · Analysis
Centre-left, Conte pushes to close common programme within two weeks
At the Manifesto festival in Rome the coalition leaders discuss the common programme: Conte accelerates the timeline, divergences remain on Ukraine and on primaries.
- Chronicle · Analysis
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits Panama: collapses but no victims
A powerful earthquake struck the southern part of the Central American country on Friday, damaging buildings and roads and triggering a tsunami alert for the Pacific coast. Panama's Civil Protection agency reports no deaths or missing persons.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
Brazil, markets bet on the October 25 runoff
After the first round of the presidential election, the São Paulo Stock Exchange posts its best daily jump since 2020 and the real strengthens. At stake are oil, rare earths and the country's role within the Brics.
- Culture · Analysis
Two churches from different eras resurface in Siponto
The 2026 excavation campaign in the archaeological area of Manfredonia brings to light a place of worship from the 5th-6th century and a medieval church, presented in an open day.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon, flagship model for complex reasoning
DeepMind announces the new frontier model, with output extended to one million tokens and priority given to cyberdefense, initially rolled out to a limited group of testers.
- Film & Entertainment · Analysis
Rome 2026, Career Achievement Awards as festival architecture
The Rome Film Fest awards its highest honours to Julianne Moore and Javier Bardem, entrusting the presentations to Jesse Eisenberg and Paolo Sorrentino. A choice that reveals the event's strategy more than the simple list of honourees.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
Updates from around the world: from the Trump-Zelensky rift to the Czech elections, from cycling to football, to the revision of OpenAI's revenues.
- Editorial
Riyadh, Panama, the Brazilian markets: the afternoon updates five fronts
The 4:30 PM edition brings updates on Foreign Affairs and Geopolitics, Italy, Economy and Markets, Tech & AI, Culture and Cinema & Entertainment. For the other sections, this morning's edition remains valid.
- Italy · Lead Story
Electoral law, appeals to the Constitutional Court announced after vote in the Chamber of Deputies
After final approval of the new electoral law, a group of jurists and public figures announces legal initiatives and a public meeting in Florence.
- Europe · Analysis
Cyberattack slows down primary of the French left
The first round of voting to choose the social democratic candidate for the 2027 presidential election was extended after a cyberattack on the electoral platform. Organisers assure that votes already recorded remain valid.
- World & Geopolitics · Analysis
One year after the ceasefire, NGOs say Gaza truce holds only on paper
More than one hundred humanitarian organisations say the agreement mediated by the United States a year ago has not stopped civilian casualties. In the last 24 hours, eight more people were killed.
- Chronicle · Analysis
Military plane crashes in Nigeria, 32 dead and national mourning
A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 with 25 passengers and 7 crew members crashed in Ondo state; President Tinubu declared three days of national mourning.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
EU-China agreement on hybrid vehicle tariffs, share price gains for carmakers
An agreement between the European Union and China on tariffs for hybrid cars has pushed up shares of major European carmakers and at least one Chinese automaker on the stock market.
- Culture · Analysis
A bronze ring brings back the lost face of the Lighthouse of Alexandria
An underwater archaeologist has recovered a bronze signet ring depicting the ancient Lighthouse in the submerged harbor of Alexandria, Egypt: the first image of the monument ever found on an artifact of this kind.
- Sport · Analysis
Verstappen claims pole number 50 in Singapore
Max Verstappen outpaced the two Ferraris of Leclerc and Hamilton in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix, reaching his fiftieth career pole position after already winning Saturday's sprint race.
- Health · Analysis
Plague in Siberia: Moscow closes the case, WHO still seeking clarification
After the death of a researcher from the anti-plague laboratory in Irkutsk, Russian authorities declare contact monitoring concluded. WHO continues to request information on a second suspected case.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
Nadella calls for emergency brake for advanced artificial intelligence
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has called for stop mechanisms for the most advanced AI models, while a group of experts is asking companies to immediately disclose incidents involving their systems.
- Film & Entertainment · Analysis
London Film Festival turns 70 with auteur animation and big names
The seventieth edition of the BFI London Film Festival brings two world premiere animated features — Laika's "Wildwood" and Brad Bird's "Ray Gunn" — alongside a red carpet with Scarlett Johansson, Robert Pattinson, Cynthia Erivo and Jenna Ortega.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
The day's minor stories, in addition to the sections' analyses.
- Editorial
An electoral law, a year of truce on paper, and sources that fall short
Why we lead with the voting reform and the announced appeals, what remains uncertain about Nigeria, Siberia and the Lighthouse of Alexandria, and three dropped pieces that return in the afternoon only if something changes.
- Logbook
Logbook: a week with no corrections, and the weight of readers who remain unseen
Costs, corrections and readership data for the week from October 4 to 11, 2026.
- The Blind Spot
The Blind Spot: in South Africa the government withdraws the asylum seekers directive after anti-migrant violence
After a second day of anti-immigrant violence in Johannesburg and Durban, South Africa's Department of Home Affairs withdraws its directive on asylum seekers following a court ruling.