Thirty years after the ‘Great-Great War’, the planet lies devastated and is dominated by two totalitarian superpowers, rivals yet united in their determination to erase every trace of the past from the public consciousness. The narrative debut of the university lecturer

Although the president is imploring citizens to vote “as if I were on the ballot paper”, the Republican candidates are doing everything they can to distance themselves from a president whose popularity is steadily declining, currently standing at just over 30 per cent. The Democrats, on the other hand, constantly mention him, making him the negative focal point of their messages 

Low wages, inadequate schools and a stalled social ladder are real problems. But many protests also target the market, NATO, collective defence and Western democracies. It is up to the institutions to ensure the law is upheld. Parents have the less visible but crucial task of explaining why the world their children are protesting against also offers solutions to their problems.

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On social media, footage of the violence, looting and destruction that struck several French cities over the weekend has been widely shared and commented on within the American extremist sphere. This has fuelled a narrative linking public disorder to France’s progressive migration policies

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Politics cannot alter court rulings, but it could reinstate the method used to date for calculating magistrates’ salaries. Here’s how 

There is no clear motive. However, the suspect’s profile does not match that of a typical hacker: investigators are seeking a legal expert well-versed in Italian debate and with access to the magistrate’s smartphone. It almost seems to be him

Reclaiming the city with pragmatism and a touch of pride is a theme that transcends all political perspectives. The contrast with the popular mobilisation of eleven years ago, after the city was devastated by the Black Bloc, is stark. It may be that the people of Milan have become more distracted or fearful, and years of guilt-inducing narratives about Milan have taken their toll. But it is above all the absence of politics that is striking

Feltrinelli tells us: “If it had been a political act, they would have targeted Mondadori. This is a widespread phenomenon that needs to be understood, and no books were stolen.”

The Ukrainian president meets the U.S. envoy following a week of diplomatic turmoil. Despite the bitter disappointment and shock, Zelensky and his office have sought ways to resume dialogue with the Americans, who now wish to engage more with Moscow than with Kyiv.  

From the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates to Baniyas in Syria. This is how Iranian attacks in the Strait and Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have reshaped oil strategies in the Gulf.

Following the violence in Milan, the security decree strikes a balance between the hardline stance of Salvini and Crosetto and the Quirinale’s restrictions: new criminal offences and pre-trial detention, but no police powers for the army. The right wanted more uniformed officers; the left looks to Jericho. And the Colle draws the line

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has put forward a proposal to establish a European Security Council and an emergency security protocol to deal with the possibility of an attack resulting in casualties – a scenario that is bound to become a reality sooner or later, given Russia’s increasingly brazen attacks. EU Member States are discussing how to manage the escalation. This is good news. However, Europe must confront three harsh truths 

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