The full edition
Friday, 23 October 2026
14 pieces published that day.
- World & Geopolitics · Lead Story
Kyiv under Russian missiles, Kremlin opens to talks after November 10
On the night between October 21 and 22, new attacks on Kyiv and a massive drone launch toward Moscow; on the diplomatic front, the Kremlin indicates that trilateral talks with the United States and Ukraine would not begin before mid-November.
- Italy · Analysis
Decree for hauliers and farmers, 105 million and the conscription issue
The Council of Ministers approves a decree with resources for hauliers, farmers and fishermen after days of road blockades; in Naples a convoy of trucks says it is disappointed by the measures.
- Europe · Analysis
France, curfew in Paris until Monday and protest bans over the weekend
Following the looting on October 17, Macron has asked prefects to authorize only trade union demonstrations held away from city centers; a nighttime curfew is in force in Paris, with total bans in Marseille, Lyon and other cities for Saturday, October 24.
- Chronicle · Analysis
Milan, one million euros in damage to shops after weekend of clashes
After a weekend of urban guerrilla warfare in Milan's city centre, shopkeepers are boarding up their windows ahead of new demonstrations, as the estimated economic damage continues to grow.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
Oil at months-high, European stock markets slow down on Iran fears
Brent exceeds $112 a barrel and WTI approaches $100, driven by reports of possible new attacks against Iran. European markets close in the red, with gas at highs not seen since December 2022.
- Culture · Analysis
In Agrigento, a district of Akragas destroyed in 406 BC resurfaces
Excavations by the University of Milan in the Valley of the Temples bring to light an entire district of the ancient Greek city, buried under the rubble of the Carthaginian siege.
- Sport · Analysis
Champions League, Italian poker: Como, Inter, Roma and Napoli win
In the third matchday of the League Phase all four Italian teams secure victory, with Como beating Manchester United and Inter struggling with ten men against Shakhtar Donetsk.
- Health · Analysis
WHO releases first global guidelines on childhood obesity
The World Health Organization has for the first time issued recommendations specifically dedicated to managing obesity in pediatric age, a condition that in 2024 affected approximately 170 million people aged 5 to 19 worldwide.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
An OpenAI artificial intelligence identifies two critical flaws in PHP
The vulnerabilities, dubbed "php2shell", threaten the language underpinning around 70% of the world's web, from WordPress to Wikipedia; security firms and governments scramble to respond.
- Film & Entertainment · Analysis
Tokyo joins the A-list film festivals
The 39th edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival has obtained "A-list" classification from the world federation of producers, joining Cannes, Berlin and Venice. The festival is also growing in numbers: 204 films compared to last year's 183.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
From the EU summit on energy to the runoff vote in Brazil, from bad weather in Italy to the awards at the Rome Film Fest: today's news in brief.
- Editorial
War, squares and rising oil: the day in ten stories
Why we lead with Kyiv, what remains open on France and Italy, and the doubt we are not closing: reports of a possible attack on Iran.
- The Long Run
Births in Italy fall to 355,772 in 2025, decline continues in 2026
Istat's annual survey confirms a decades-long decline in births that continues into the early months of the new year.
- Order of Magnitude
September 2026, second-hottest month ever recorded on Earth
Copernicus's monthly bulletin measures an anomaly of 1.63°C above pre-industrial levels, surpassed only by September 2023; in western Europe the gap reaches 2.51°C.