Seven thousand minors among the new arrivals, eighteen bodies recovered from the sea, the Spanish army deployed to support the Civil Guard: whilst Sánchez negotiates repatriations with Rabat, four hundred people also managed to enter Melilla overnight: "knock-on effect"

The US president maintains that an agreement has been reached. But the Palestinian group does not appear willing to lay down its arms without an Israeli withdrawal from the Strip. And Jerusalem is unwilling to make concessions on the timetable

Meloni is bringing excise duties into line with EU requirements, whilst Sánchez lacks the votes to do so: yet the broad coalition continues to point to Madrid as a model, even on high fuel prices and military spending

The Democratic Party is splitting over support for the Jewish state

A World Cup without Europe would cause sponsors and even spectators to walk away, given that only in Infantino’s rhetorical fantasy do some people dream of a final between Curaçao and Cape Verde. Unless a compromise is reached with FIFA, it will end badly

From tomorrow, members of the Authorisations Committee will have access to the documentation sent to the Chamber by Rome’s public prosecutor Lo Voi, in a letter addressed to President Fontana regarding the case of the former Under-Secretary of State for Justice. President Dori (AVS): “The centre-right is against it, but I must protect everyone’s rights”

The graffiti featuring a five-pointed star and the initials ‘Br’ has appeared on a wall in Via Portuense. Meloni: “Solidarity with the minister. This reference to the darkest years of terrorism and the Red Brigades is something that must be condemned in the strongest possible terms.”

The President of the Republic was scathing in his comments on the debate sparked by the jeweller’s case: “Adapting the law to individual behaviour amounts to the state abdicating its responsibilities.” He then took a swipe at the left: “Let us not hesitate to condemn the unacceptable violence in Val di Susa”

During the traditional press briefing at the Quirinale, the President of the Republic cautioned: the establishment of “an effective common European defence does not pose a threat to anyone, nor is it aimed at war: on the contrary, it is a means of ensuring peace”