According to sources contacted by Agi, the European Commission is ready to approve Italy’s request. The decision will be made official at this week’s European Council meeting

From the Baltic states to the United Kingdom, governments across Europe are preparing citizens, infrastructure and institutions for a possible escalation with Russia. In Italy, the idea of “whole-of-society defence” remains politically taboo

The disasters faced by the Americans when dealing with toilets. And the aircraft carriers with broken toilets in Ukraine, from Vietnam to Afghanistan: the wars that were supposed to be short, the superpowers wearing themselves out, and biting off more than they can chew

MPs and senators will return from their summer recess on 9 September. The key issues when Parliament resumes will be the electoral law – with the issue of preferential votes – and the budget, with discontent even amongst some members of the ruling coalition over defence spending