A truce that ends, a return that is completed

The Oleshky truce, the longest since the start of the war, ended as expected on November 1st: we reported it in this morning’s summary as an anticipated deadline, and that is what happened. With the end of the ceasefire, Russian operations on Kherson resumed — our top story today follows this development, with two independent sources confirming it.

The story that defines this edition more than any other is the return to Ciampino of the bodies of the four Italian soldiers who died in Bosnia. This morning, in the Briefs, we reported the news as expected during the day; by afternoon it had become a completed event, with the institutional ceremony attended by President Mattarella, Prime Minister Meloni and Ministers Crosetto and Tajani, confirmed by three independent sources. It is the most significant update in this edition.

We have also added an analysis on the schools decree just passed by the government — a cap on foreign students per class and a ban on burqas and niqabs in schools — which this morning’s edition did not cover; at this time the news rests on a single source, as stated in the piece. The same applies to the Polish case concerning the appointment of eight constitutional judges, where the European Commission has taken a position but the source remains single. Two stories to follow in the coming days in search of independent confirmation.

On the markets, this morning’s picture holds: stock exchanges open the week cautiously after Wall Street’s black Friday, with traders watching the US vote. We have added details from the midday session in Milan. On the technology front, the FBI’s attribution to North Korea of the theft of more than $6 billion from Binance comes with three converging sources — the FBI, the affected platform and Associated Press — a solid level of confirmation for a figure of this scale. In Health, a report highlights the spread of Mpox in more than 82 countries and the lessons not learned from the Covid-19 pandemic: for now a single source, stated as such in the piece.

For the rest, what was published this morning still stands: Cinema & Entertainment, News, Culture, Economy and Markets, Europe, Italy and Sport remain at the 6:30 articles, which readers can find published in their respective section pages. This is the last edition of the day; we return tomorrow morning at 6:30.