At 7.48 pm, the news was released to journalists: the procedure had been successfully completed “on schedule and as planned”. Leo XIV had been admitted to the Gemelli Hospital at lunchtime, waving to the crowd. On the German Church’s website: “This is the fragility of the Papacy”

Out of 722 manuscripts published in a GitHub repository, Sam Altman’s company withdrew three due to a sign error. As long as OpenAI continues to produce theorems faster than the world can read them, the word ‘proven’ should be taken with a pinch of salt, even when it is a computer that certifies it.

Who wrote to the editor-in-chief, Claudio Cerasa

France and Germany are close to reaching an agreement to (further) relax the much-discussed ban on internal combustion engine cars and to boost car production within the EU, thereby strengthening the sector against looming competition from China. Corrections and U-turns

Tajani, Occhiuto, Renzi and Giorgetti are pursuing more or less the same idea as Portugal’s Irs Jovem. But for the Fund, the incentives do not affect the key factors driving emigration

The Napolitano Foundation, in collaboration with Luiss, has brought together academics and key figures from Europe’s decades-long journey for two days of debate, opened by President Walter Veltroni. The past and future of the Union are on the agenda. 

From France, we are seeing mainly images of attacks on schools. From Spain, on the other hand, there are the ‘acampadas’, although those tents are there because of the housing crisis. But what does it matter? The spark has been lit. The obvious planning is hard to miss, capitalising on the international media hype and the political calendar, which sees elections taking place everywhere  

A map of politicians, from the League to the Five Star Movement, who maintain contact with the Russian ambassador to Italy

Former mayor of Messina, mayor of Taormina, once nicknamed “Masaniello” during his clash with former minister Lamorgese, De Luca is giving hope to the anti-Vannacchia camp (but he wants a free hand in Sicily).

A review of Leila Guerriero’s book, published by Sur, 142 pp., €12.50

A review of the book by Giacomo Tansini and Andrea Bernardini, published by Comunica Books Edizioni, 240 pp., 18 euros

A review of the book by Ioannis Spiteris, published by Pazzini, 222 pp., 17 euros

A review of Jim Harrison’s book, published by Edizioni Settecolori, 290 pp., 23 euros

A review of the book by Alessandro Gazzoli, published by Nottetempo, 204 pp., 18 euros

The government is asking Brussels for more flexibility but is not making use of the flexibility it already has. Italy has chosen to pay more interest on its debt by using only 8 billion out of 15 of the EU defence funds

Anna’s mother asks Alberto to persuade her to resume her alcohol treatment. Meanwhile, Gian Luca is still in a coma and Luca knows nothing about it. Greta tells Roberto about the attempted assault by Mori, who is threatening Marina; Ferri instructs Michele to investigate the radio station’s financial backers.

Two cargo ships have been struck by drones in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone; this is the fourth such incident in the past week. The Bulgarian Prime Minister has summoned the Russian ambassador, who denies Moscow’s responsibility. Meanwhile, Britain’s MI5 has raised the alarm over the Russian threat.