One of the world’s most authoritative scientific organisations has retracted 1,417 articles in a single day, following an investigation into the market for the buying and selling of publications. This is merely the latest in a long series of scandals which, for over twenty years, have called into question the reliability of quality controls and the financial interests linked to the world of research  

A blow to Trumpism, but what does the US election really tell us? Comments by Matteo Matzuzzi, Giulio Meotti, Marco Bardazzi and Stefano Cingolani 

From NBC’s colossal interactive touchscreen to CNN’s massive 360-degree studio, right through to the results projected beneath the presenters’ feet. The US election (which rejected Trump) as covered by American television

The master of eroticism has died. His cinema was a choice of total and radical freedom. A libertarian, yet one of sound judgement, aware that there can be no personal freedom without respect for the freedom of others. And just one commandment: “Do not abuse your power!”

The tycoon is trying to dampen the spirits of the jubilant Democrats by posting a photo in which he appears sombre and aggressive. A few hours earlier, he had told the NYT: “We can’t wait to work with them.”

The Liberal Democratic Party splits: the secretary’s pro-opening stance (with a right-wing slant) prevails, rather than the more centrist approach of President Marcucci

Signatures have been collected from 25 out of 29 senators to force the group leader to step down. Who are the possible successors?

Trump’s decisions played a part in the Republicans’ defeat in the mid-term elections. From South Carolina to Texas, the candidates backed by the president lost crucial seats, paying the price for their inexperience, scandals and blind loyalty to the White House

I had predicted a Democratic victory in the House of Representatives and the Senate, correctly forecasting four decisive races. However, I underestimated the scale of the wave, incorrectly projecting Kansas and Iowa and failing to anticipate South Carolina. Fact-checking, with no leniency

A record margin of 47 points in the House of Representatives, up from 14 in 2024. Young men, white voters and those in rural areas – who voted for Trump two years ago – are also shifting their support. Only the over-65s favour the Republicans. Data from Voter Poll and Circle

Trump has lost the mid-term elections, and this defeat adds to a series of election results in recent months that have proved wrong those who claim democracies are on their last legs as soon as someone they dislike comes to power. The editor’s comments on Coffee Break on La7

In Italy, the centre-left is celebrating following the US election, whilst the governing coalition and its representatives remain silent, preferring to talk about National Unity Day. The Prime Minister: “Now it’s Armed Forces Day, on 4 November.”

The public prosecutor in Naples argues that the pay rise for judges is not actually a pay rise. He then attacks the politicians, who have, in contrast, cut their own allowances. Two fallacious arguments

Democrat Annie Andrews has won the Senate seat previously held by Lindsey Graham, defeating her sister Darline – who had been chosen by Trump following the senator’s death – by a four-point margin. However, in the same state, the Republicans have won the race for governor

In Austin, James Talarico’s victory came as a surprise even to the Democrats, who had not won in Texas for thirty years. The balance of power was also shifted by Republican voters disillusioned with Trump, his education policies and his crackdown on immigration 

“I had made the decision about my future within the first few minutes after the tragedy,” he said at the end of a four-hour hearing before the Standing Committee of the Spanish Congress of Deputies. The Prime Minister’s farewell: “He brings honour to our country”

Congress is shifting allegiances and preparing investigations into Trump. But for Europe, this may not necessarily be good news: a president weakened at home could take his frustrations out on other countries. From Ukraine to energy, what will change (and what won’t) according to Politico

After thirty years in Congress, the moderate senator from Maine has lost to Troy Jackson, a populist candidate whom not even the Democrats wanted. She had weathered Obama, Democratic majorities and Trump’s first term. This time, it was the US president himself who sealed her fate

The former teacher and seminarian won in this Republican stronghold: “We have just shown that a politics of division cannot compete with a politics of love. He entered the seat of power and overturned the tables of injustice.”

The Democrats have won everything they needed to (and more), overturning decades-long trends and snatching seats from the Republicans that they had controlled for decades, from Texas to Kansas. The verdict is a resounding rejection of Trump with no room for appeal.

The Democrats have taken control of the House of Representatives and the Senate, winning more seats than expected even in states where the president had won by large margins in 2024. From Kansas to Texas, right through to North Carolina. The map

The clashes in Kyiv highlight the growing tensions surrounding the mobilisation, amidst abuses, improvisation and a lack of transparency on the part of the state. But anger over conscription does not equate to a willingness to surrender to Moscow: denying the critical issues, warns the Kyiv Independent, means leaving the door open to Russian propaganda

He is a presenter on La7, conducts interviews, writes editorials and even makes documentaries. Such as the one on Gialappa’s, which has a tax credit application pending with the MIC for 850,000 euros (rejected in the first selection round). Yet hope on the left remains stubbornly united, even with an eye on the Quirinale. But whilst he is directing, Schlein is speaking with Gianni Cuperlo

From Roman Polanski’s account to that of his father Ryszard, the book "Non correte! Andate piano!" brings to life the memory of a childhood shattered by the Holocaust. Amidst hunger, deportations and escapes, the story also recalls the child who bartered his stamps for a clandestine film screening in the ghetto.

An archaeologist and art critic, he is to become the new Director-General of Museums at the Ministry of Culture. Aged 46, he is currently director of the Pantheon and Castel Sant’Angelo. He succeeds Massimo Osanna. The appointment is seen as a choice of ‘continuity’.