Pedro Sánchez’s government issues an ultimatum to Giorgia Meloni: “Reopen by Sunday or we will take proportionate measures.” Palazzo Chigi stands by its decision and responds: “We do not accept impositions on national security. We will see after 15 August.”

Power cuts, inflation, water shortages and unemployment. People are shouting “Go away!” at Saied

Concerns are mounting in Brussels: sluggish growth in the Eurozone, widespread fears of inflation, and clear differences with the Fed. And to get a full picture, we will have to wait until June 2027

They are striking Yemen and threatening Riyadh, which cannot shy away from the challenge posed by Tehran

“I will continue to sing his songs, and to thank him for giving us such moving moments. I will do so even though he probably wouldn’t be pleased about it. But I am grateful to him for the contribution he made to my personal development.” Between quotes and accusations: the complicated relationship between the Prime Minister and the singer-songwriter who died today

According to the Authority, the operators Lime, Dott and Bird deliberately sought to circumvent one of the obligations set out in their contract with Roma Capitale: the provision of free journeys for public transport season ticket holders

In 2004, ‘Odysseus’ was released, Guccini’s take on the Odyssey. Rather than recounting the return to Ithaca, the song tells the story of a ‘peasant’ Odysseus driven out to sea by a desire for knowledge. It is a reflection on the constant tension between the desire to set out and the desire to return, on nostalgia, on restlessness and on the impossibility of finding a permanent home. “From a lyrical point of view, one of the best songs I’ve ever written,” said Guccini

The Five Star Movement leader’s hearing on the pandemic: “Compulsory vaccination? We were against it; someone else was in government. Berlusconi showed great sense of responsibility. The Commission was used against me like a firing squad. Dig as deep as you like, but you won’t find anything.” And he submits an unpublished document to the prosecutors: “Counterfeit face masks”

In the resolution passed by Parliament, the centre-right parties ask the government whether it is correct to say that the Safe scheme is worthwhile. But the assessment has already been carried out: not by Brussels, but by the government itself