The full edition
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
20 pieces published that day.
- Chronicle · Lead Story
Spain, collision between two high-speed trains: at least 64 dead near Toledo
Two Renfe and Iryo trains collided on Wednesday morning on the Madrid-Seville line, near Urda. The provisional toll rises to dozens of victims while the line remains suspended and search operations continue.
- Italy · Analysis
Budget bill worth €23.5 billion, energy bills decree and €100-a-year fund for newborns
On Wednesday the Council of Ministers examined the 2027 Budget bill alongside a decree on energy costs, a reform of the crafts sector and a pension fund for newborns.
- Europe · Analysis
Serbia, the Student List ends 14 years of Vučić's rule
In the early parliamentary elections of October 25, the movement born from student protests surpassed the outgoing president's party. The EU speaks of a popular mandate for change.
- World & Geopolitics · Analysis
Israel, the count moves forward: Netanyahu at 53 seats, Eisenkot at 48, no one close to a majority
Compared to this morning's tied exit polls, the actual vote count gives an edge to the prime minister's bloc, but hundreds of thousands of ballots have yet to be tallied.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
Stellantis soars up to 14% on the stock market, Milan awaits the Fed's decision
European stock markets opened in mixed order ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting. On Piazza Affari, Stellantis shares gained ground after quarterly results, while the spread remained stable.
- Health · Analysis
Extreme heat and health: a report calls for a global health emergency status
The tenth Lancet Countdown report links extreme heat to hundreds of thousands of deaths a year and proposes the formal recognition of climate change as a health emergency. The request has not yet been adopted either by the World Health Organization or by governments.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
SK Hynix profits up 631% on AI wave, Meta raises $25 billion with demand five times oversubscribed
The South Korean semiconductor maker posted a record jump in quarterly profits linked to artificial intelligence demand. In parallel, Meta closed a bond placement with demand five times higher than supply.
- Editorial
Spain, Israel, Serbia: three developing stories, a budget taking shape
The afternoon edition updates six fronts opened this morning; today's Briefs did not come out and we are stating so.
- Italy · Lead Story
October 30 strike, government orders transport workers back to work
The Ministry of Transport has ordered the postponement of the general strike called by Usb for Friday, but the union confirms the mobilization and announces marches in seven cities.
- Europe · Analysis
France, 2027 budget under the weight of debt
The National Assembly is discussing the revenue section of the budget law as the country records a deficit of 5.1% and debt at 115.6% of GDP, with the spread against Germany widening.
- World & Geopolitics · Analysis
Israel votes, exit polls show tie between Netanyahu and Eisenkot
Exit polls on the morning of Wednesday, October 28 indicate a substantial balance between the prime minister's bloc and that of the centrist, with record turnout.
- Chronicle · Analysis
Night of tremors: swarm in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea, strong earthquake in Vanuatu
A series of minor tremors off the coast of Campania and a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in the Pacific marked the same night, confirming how constantly the planet is crossed by seismic activity, even when it causes no damage.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
The ECB authorizes Intesa Sanpaolo's takeover bid for Mps
The European Central Bank gives the green light to Intesa's offer for Monte dei Paschi, including indirect stakes in Mediobanca and Compass, on the eve of the Siena-based bank's shareholders' meeting.
- Culture · Analysis
At the Ara Pacis, the Fayum faces arrive from Egypt for the first time
The Roman museum is displaying over 110 works on the human face in the ancient Mediterranean: for the first time, Egypt is lending almost all the panels from its national collections, including the Cairo's Tondo of the Two Brothers.
- Sport · Analysis
Harry Kane wins the Ballon d'Or, Putellas for the third time
The English forward of Bayern Munich claims the award for the first time at the ceremony in London, succeeding Ousmane Dembélé. Alexia Putellas wins the women's award for the third time.
- Health · Analysis
Melanoma, personalized mRNA vaccine: fewer recurrences in phase 3 study
The results of INTerpath-001, presented at the Esmo congress and set to be published in NEJM, show a reduction in the risk of recurrence in high-risk melanoma when the vaccine is added to standard immunotherapy.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
Euclid telescope unexpectedly discovers its first comet
The European Space Agency instrument, designed to study dark matter and dark energy, captured comet C/2026 S1 in five images, at 1.3 billion kilometres from Earth.
- Film & Entertainment · Analysis
Rome Film Fest rewards British cinema, career honours for Bardem and Moore
The twenty-first edition of the Rome festival closes with nearly 120,000 attendees: best film goes to 'I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning' by Clio Barnard, career achievement awards to Javier Bardem and Julianne Moore.
- Editorial
A strike, a vote, a takeover: the day in three acts
Why the lead goes to the transport conscription order, what is missing from this edition, and where the pieces dropped during production ended up.
- Backlight
In Rome, the jury's verdict behind the cover names
The Rome Film Fest awarded a British film little known to the general public. In the broader accounts of the same evening, two lifetime achievement awards end up on the same line as the jury's verdict.