The decisionFormer public prosecutor Tiziana Siciliano’s withdrawal from the Milan mayoral election: “Too many attacks and falsehoods”The former magistrate has decided not to stand as a candidate for deputy mayor. As the city’s assistant public prosecutor, she coordinated the team which, in 2025, placed Mayor Sala on the list of persons under investigation as part of the major inquiry into town planning.byRedazione25 SEP 26
the apostolic journeyThe Pope’s visit to France beginsLeo XIV landed at Orly this morning. A reception at the Élysée Palace is scheduled, followed by religious services. The Holy See is seeking to avoid politicisation amidst the looming French elections and the local debate on end-of-life care.byRedazione25 SEP 26
footballIt’s time for Roberto Mancini’s ‘new old Italy’The men’s national football team makes its Nations League debut against Belgium. The restoration of the ‘Mancien Régime’ is underway – ever new and elegant, just as the manager has always been able to reinvent himself time and again throughout his many careers as a coachbyGiovanni Battistuzzi25 SEP 26
From the Washington PostWho attended the White House dinner in honour of Chinese leader Xi Jinping?AI executives, tech giants, managers linked to Chinese manufacturing and Trump loyalists. A dinner that highlights the American economy’s many dependencies on Beijing25 SEP 26
MIT in difficultyForza Ponte! The Court of Auditors’ decision is awaited, but there is scepticism within the government and thoughts are already turning to how to reallocate the billionThe project is worth half the Finance Bill, but the more time passes, the more the world is going up in flames. And for some ministers, should it be rejected, “it is clear that its implementation is impossible”.byCarmelo Caruso25 SEP 26
internal divisionsOn the French left, everyone is against Glucksmann when it comes to Ukraine and GazaIn the first debate between the five candidates in the Social Democratic bloc’s primaries, foreign policy is a major point of division. Royal does not condemn Putin, whilst the PP leader finds himself isolated on the Gaza Strip issuebyMauro Zanon25 SEP 26
off limitsThe ‘incidents’ preventing Machado from returning to VenezuelaSudden cancellations, mysterious U-turns by the United States itself and denied landing permits: an odyssey that the Nobel laureate has been enduring for months nowbyMaurizio Stefanini25 SEP 26
The tribe of protestThe important thing is to have someone to blame: news of the whingeingHughes was fighting against a ‘culture’; here we are dealing with newsworthiness as an end in itself. The real victim is the corpse of journalism, ravaged by decades of populism.byMaurizio Crippa25 SEP 26
The analysisMilei’s crisisPoverty is rising, GDP is stagnating and wages are suffering. The president’s approval ratings are falling and there will be an election next yearbyLuciano Capone25 SEP 26
defence and resistanceZelensky and Trump face off to the strains of VivaldiAmerican perceptions of Putin have been dramatically disproved, whilst the Ukrainian counter-offensive is proceeding successfully and with technological advancesbyPaola Peduzzi25 SEP 26
Alternative suggestions“Nova”, the M5S’s programme, is good old-fashioned deficit spendingThe budgetary policy outlined in the Five Star Movement’s document bears the hallmarks of the populist approach so dear to the Movement: laudable objectives that bring clear benefits, whilst the sacrifices required to fund them are far less clear.byRiccardo Trezzi25 SEP 26
“A terrible idea”Trump frightens the EU with the possibility of halting diesel exportsBrussels is terrified by the US President’s self-serving electoral agenda. Even the American oil industry is opposed: the benefits would be limited and short-livedbyDavid Carretta25 SEP 26
PRETTY GIRLS FOR NIXON‘Nixxonmaxxing’ and Trump, who has lowered standards on the rightConservatives on TikTok are now even re-evaluating Nixon, who for decades was the symbol of failure, of roguish mediocrity and of political paranoia. And there are those who are already trying to capitalise on this trend for their own ends ahead of 2028: the chameleon-like JD VancebyGiulio Silvano25 SEP 26
the Dreyfus on Via TeuladaRanucci, the first TV presenter in Italian television to be sentenced in absentiaThis morning, the court could award ‘Report’ back to the claimant. In the meantime, he is already spending his days at Rai and has even produced eight investigative reports (and 150 complaints).bySalvatore Merlo25 SEP 26
ideological frontThe wicked leader of the bassiji who turns a blind eye to realityHossein Taeb is an old-school revolutionary obsessed with repression, the only means he knows and uses to keep the Iranian regime firmly in powerbyTatiana Boutourline25 SEP 26
EditorialsThe Mecca Pact has become a memeThanks to Sharif, who speaks with everyone and sends hearts to Riyadh instead of interceptors.25 SEP 26
self-styled prophetsThe Ascension according to looksmaxxer Clavicular, who was arrested for rapeHammering one’s collarbone and pumping oneself full of steroids in a bid to imitate Christ and elevate oneself. Catholics obviously disapprove, whilst the more extreme elements of the American right are having a field day with it. byAntonio Gurrado25 SEP 26
Letters to the editorSchlein, Fratoianni, Conte. Three tales of hypocrisy surrounding the anti-Semitism billWho has written to the editor-in-chief, Claudio Cerasa25 SEP 26
his sonBanana skins, important documents and nocturnal outburstsEvery evening, the goddess of rubbish grabs me by the hair and whispers: ‘Throw it all away.’byAnnalena Benini25 SEP 26
editorialsItaly needs an ‘energy disarmament’The government is lagging behind, whilst the opposition is focusing on other issues. We need both renewables – which can be installed quickly – and nuclear power to ensure a continuous supply of decarbonised electricity.byRedazione25 SEP 26
the editor’s editorialUnderstanding Putin’s blackmail of EuropeDrones, threats, provocations. And a single objective: to push Europeans to reduce their support for Kyiv, to divide NATO and to frighten public opinion. We can react, without playing down the situation as we did in 2022. The words of Cavo DragonebyClaudio Cerasa25 SEP 26
EditorialsMistral versus the prophets of the AI apocalypseAccording to the CEO of the French start-up, American companies are exploiting fear to squeeze competitors out of the market.byRedazione25 SEP 26
The DataArianna Meloni loses her train of thought on the 3.1 per cent deficitThe head of FdI’s secretariat criticises Istat for failing to exit the infringement procedure, but his figures do not add upbyLuciano Capone25 SEP 26
failed diplomacyAfter Sudan, Tigray: yet another diplomatic fiasco for AmericaFighting has resumed in Ethiopia. These conflicts are intertwined with those in Sudan and the Red Sea. And they also affect ItalybyLuca Gambardella25 SEP 26
From ‘maeci’ to ‘maeccì’?She attempts to have her ministry’s name changed, but Urso opposes the move; Freni proves to be the decisive factor (and Barelli is absent). This is how the ‘Tajanata’ came about.We bring you the full story of how the Foreign Secretary’s grand dream came to an end – he wanted to include the word ‘trade’ in the name of his department (stepping on the toes of the FdI minister). The absence of his father-in-law also plays a part.byCarmelo Caruso25 SEP 26
the eventThe spirit of Pontida in Bossi’s collection of speechesThe book compiling the Senatùr’s speeches was presented in an emotional atmosphere. The League leader’s key associates spoke: Casini, Fini and Tremonti. Salvini was absent, as he was held up at a board meeting.byMarianna Rizzini25 SEP 26
the caseIn the trial against Baiardo (and the memory of ‘Il Cav.’), the prosecutor and judges are trampling on the right to a defence.The trial of the former ice-cream vendor, accused of slander against Giletti, has been transformed by the public prosecutor’s office into yet another Mafia trial against Berlusconi and Dell’Utri, and is becoming increasingly mysterious from the point of view of procedural regularity.byErmes Antonucci25 SEP 26
In the main bodyBoccia: “Two to three million people will vote in the primaries”. Conte presses Schlein on her manifestoThe former prime minister: “We are ready; we are waiting for our allies. We certainly cannot come together on our own.” And he sets the stage for a battle over the Budget Bill. The PD secretary convenes the executive committee and presses ahead with the primaries, whilst Bonaccini rules out the prospect of a second Democratic Party candidacy: “Disastrous”byRuggiero Montenegro25 SEP 26
After the meetingIt’s just a superficial bromance between Trump and XiBeneath the pleasantries, the two leaders are concealing the serious strategic tensions that remain between the United States and ChinabyGiulia Pompili25 SEP 26
the speechNetanyahu’s whirlwind visit to the UN: isolated and combativeAn isolated Israeli Prime Minister has harsh words for everyone at the UN, calling them “barbarians” and “hypocrites”. He also attacks Zohran Mamdani: “No Jew is any safer here in New York”byGiulio Meotti24 SEP 26