The full edition
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
22 pieces published that day.
- World & Geopolitics · Lead Story
Zaporizhzhia, death toll rises in attack on aid distribution centre
Local authorities report at least 37 dead in the Russian attack on the building in Komyshuvakha, while Zelensky confirms 33 confirmed victims and 50 missing; the UN condemns the episode and Merz rules out any signs of openness from Moscow.
- Italy · Analysis
30% cap on foreign pupils, Brussels monitors without opening an infringement procedure
The European Commission is following the parliamentary review of the Italian decree on the 30% threshold for non-Italian pupils per class, invoking the principle of non-discrimination but without formally challenging the rule.
- Europe · Analysis
EU sets roadmap for enlargement, Kallas warns of Russian sabotage
The European Commission presents the enlargement package for Ukraine, Moldova, Montenegro and Albania, while High Representative Kallas signals an increase in Russian hybrid attacks against Europe.
- Chronicle · Analysis
Hackers target blood refrigeration units in France, no harm to patients
A cyberattack hit the refrigeration systems of three sites belonging to the French blood agency, pushing temperatures in the units from -30 to 110 degrees; the agency states there were no health consequences.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
Stocks rise on US midterms, oil and gold up
The Ftse Mib gains over 2% driven by banks after the American vote, while crude rises amid expectations of Washington's moves on Iran and gold returns above $4,000.
- Sport · Analysis
Antonelli world champion, F1 arrives in Interlagos for the Brazilian Grand Prix
After Kimi Antonelli mathematically secured the drivers' title with Mercedes, the Formula 1 championship moves to Interlagos for the Brazilian Grand Prix, scheduled for this weekend.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
A Chinese artificial intelligence model helps prove a conjecture open for thirty years
The Shanghai artificial intelligence laboratory announces the contribution of the Shuying-S2 model to the proof of the Ghys conjecture, formulated in 1995 and validated by Peking University.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
Updates from Italy, News, Culture, Cinema, Tech and Health.
- Editorial
Zaporizhzhia updates death toll, Europe draws up a road map
The afternoon brings a more severe toll from the attack on the aid distribution center in Ukraine, an EU road map on enlargement, and updates from six different sections. The rest of this morning's edition remains published.
- World & Geopolitics · Lead Story
US Midterms, Democrats regain control of House and Senate
The midterm vote also overturns historically Republican states such as Texas and Kansas. In Georgia, Senator Jon Ossoff is confirmed for a new term.
- Italy · Analysis
Cyberattack on supermarkets, government takes stock at Palazzo Chigi
The ministers concerned met to assess the impact on Italy of the cyberattack that hit supermarket refrigeration systems in several European countries.
- Europe · Analysis
Spain to vote on November 29 after fall of Sánchez government
The Spanish premier dissolves Parliament after the rejection of housing decrees in Congress, in a country where the housing crisis has become the central political issue.
- Chronicle · Analysis
Two work-related deaths in a few hours: the crane on Lake Garda and the press in Fabriano
On the same day two workers lost their lives in separate accidents, in Malcesine and in Fabriano. The news currently comes from a single source; no independent confirmation is available.
- Economy & Markets · Analysis
Gas prices rise in Italy, petrol tops two euros in Germany
The reference gas price for Italian households rises 9.1% in October; in Germany fuel prices remain well above pre-Iran war levels, despite the federal tax discount.
- Culture · Analysis
Florence remembers the sixtieth anniversary of the 1966 flood
On 4 November 1966 the Arno broke its banks and flooded the city, causing 36 deaths. Sixty years later, Palazzo Vecchio hosts the official commemoration ceremony.
- Sport · Analysis
Roma, Manchester collapse weighs on Gasperini's standing
The fourth matchday of the Champions League League Phase confirms the hierarchies at the top and complicates Roma's run, turned around from a 0-2 lead to a 3-2 defeat against Manchester United.
- Health · Analysis
WHO measures inequalities in access to care for chronic diseases
A World Health Organization report analyzes how income, education, gender, age and place of residence affect the prevention and treatment of cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes.
- Tech & AI · Analysis
Google returns to first place in independent artificial intelligence model ranking
The fifth version of Artificial Analysis's Intelligence Index places Google at the top, ahead of Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra. The gap between the top three is just two points.
- Film & Entertainment · Analysis
Mungiu's 'Fjord', Palme d'Or at Cannes, arrives in theatres on November 19
The Romanian director's film, with Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, arrives in Italian cinemas distributed by BIM after the recognition it received at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.
- Zero's Briefs
Zero's Briefs
From the Chamber of Deputies to the Brussels summit on Ukraine, from Gaza to the bomb alert over European skies: eleven news items from around the world in brief.
- Editorial
A vote that changes Washington, a figure that divides Zaporizhzhia
Why we open with the US midterms, how we handle the uncertain figures of a massacre in Ukraine, and what we cut from the edition without leaving gaps.
- Backlight
A president's estimate, a count on the ground: two ways of saying "still unaccounted for"
The Russian attack on the Komyshuvakha school-shelter is reported with two different formulations depending on the source: the Ukrainian president's statement and the local newsroom's dispatch.