The full edition
Saturday, 31 October 2026
22 pieces published that day.
- World & Geopolitics · Lead Story
Urda, autopsies completed: 69 victims, 36 already identified
Three days after the rail disaster in the province of Toledo, the Institute of Legal Medicine has completed examinations on the bodies; twenty-seven families have received confirmation of the identity of their loved ones, while partial remains have yet to be identified.
- Europe · Analysis
France, packed squares in Paris as Fitch lowers outlook to negative
Seventy thousand officers deployed across the country for the third day of mobilization against the cost of living and the 2027 budget bill, while the rating agency confirms the A+ rating but worsens the outlook citing weak growth and rising deficit.
- Chronicle · Analysis
Usb general strike, evening tensions after a day of peaceful rallies
On October 31, the strike called by the Usb union brought demonstrators onto the streets in more than sixty Italian cities. The morning passed without significant incidents, but in the evening Rome and Turin saw objects thrown and charges by law enforcement.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
Tech stock selloff: Intel loses a third of its value, Piazza Affari among the declining markets
The semiconductor sector drags Wall Street down following Amazon and Intel's quarterly results; Brent rises and pushes European oil stocks upward, with Eni leading the gains.
- Culture · Analysis
Three exhibitions, three eras: from Rome to Bologna, a weekend between contemporary art and archaeology
The Museo delle Mura opens 'Correnti Sotterranee', the Uccelliere Farnesiane continues with 'Saffo', and Palazzo Belloni hosts an immersive exhibition reconstructing the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
Anthropic files for Nasdaq listing under ticker ANT
The company that produces the Claude chatbot reports revenues of $16.3 billion in the first half of 2026, a sharp increase over the previous year, and more than 11,900 customers paying at least $100,000.
- Film & Entertainment · Analysis
Tokyo reopens the major festival season with Godzilla and an award dedicated to film history
The 39th edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival, running from October 26 to November 4, centers on a new award dedicated to international distribution and on a program that interweaves local blockbusters with European auteur cinema.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
Updates from the afternoon of October 31: budget bill, Constitutional Court, Western Sahara, Oleshky, Venezuela, Asian markets, avian flu and artificial intelligence.
- Editorial
Urda, the names of the victims; the rest of the planet did not stop
The afternoon edition updates seven out of ten sections: from the Urda autopsy toll to Intel's stock market collapse, from French squares to Tokyo's festivals. The other three — Italy, Health, Sport — remain as published this morning.
- Italy · Lead Story
General strike, Italy takes to the streets amid conflicting figures and tensions
The national mobilization of October 30, called by grassroots unions, brought demonstrations to more than sixty cities: on turnout figures two distant versions remain, that of the unions and that of the Interior Ministry.
- Europe · Analysis
Brussels wants a bigger Frontex: up to 30,000 agents for borders and returns
The European Commission has presented a reform aimed at making the Frontex agency the single pillar of external border management and returns in the Union. The news currently comes from a single source; no independent confirmation is available.
- World & Geopolitics · Analysis
Sudan, childhood under drones: over 400 minors killed or injured in 2026
Unicef records more than 400 children killed or injured in Sudan between January and September. A new drone attack on a market in Nyala, Darfur, killed at least five minors on October 26.
- Chronicle · Analysis
Italian military helicopter crashes in Bosnia during Althea mission
A helicopter from the Italian contingent engaged in the European Eufor Althea mission has crashed in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The news currently comes from a single source, with no independent confirmation available.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
Italy, inflation at 5.4% and GDP flat: October's figures
The price index rises to its highest level since August 2023, driven by high energy costs. Third-quarter GDP shows no growth. The comparison with France and Spain shows Italian inflation higher than that of the two main eurozone partners.
- Culture · Analysis
Anne Carson wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
The Swedish Academy awarded the prize to the Canadian writer for her dialogue with classical tradition.
- Sport · Analysis
Berrettini reaches quarter-finals in Vienna, Mexico heads towards qualifying
Matteo Berrettini eliminated in the quarter-finals of the ATP tournament in Vienna; in Formula 1 the Mexico Grand Prix weekend moves into its key phase with Saturday's qualifying.
- Health · Analysis
The Lancet Countdown 2026 report: extreme heat and the health cost of climate change
The tenth Lancet Countdown report measures the impact of the climate crisis on global health across 54 indicators: in the 2016-2023 period, extreme heat is associated with over 540,000 deaths a year.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
Vera Rubin Observatory discovers dwarf planet candidate beyond Pluto
The new telescope has identified 2026 ED138, a body that could reach 1,500 kilometers in diameter, among the largest ever found in that region of the Solar System.
- Film & Entertainment · Analysis
Busan becomes an "A-list" festival: Majidi wins, Michelle Yeoh returns to the red carpet
The 31st edition of the Busan International Film Festival, the first with FIAPF "A-list" status, recorded the highest attendance in over a decade and awarded Majid Majidi's "Midday Meal."
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
Italian budget, Frontex reform, Venezuela, earthquake in Sicily, inflation, two archaeological digs, European medicines, flu vaccines, Hubble and the Rome Film Fest.
- Editorial
Two Italys in the streets, a planet tallying its damage
The general strike opens the edition because it embodies the problem of the day: two opposing numbers on the same square. The rest of the paper ranges from Sudan to the Rubin observatory, passing through a report that links climate and mortality.
- Good News
Tigers, turtles and wolves: the species that have bounced back, by the numbers
Within an overall picture of declining wildlife, the Living Planet Report 2026 also documents measurable cases of recovering animal populations.