From universities to connected cars, three cases illustrate how Chinese espionage can infiltrate open systems. Whilst Italy continues to look the other way

For the Kremlin leader, there is no such thing as ‘hybrid’ warfare – there is simply war, and that is all. Intimidation, psychological pressure and sabotage are all part of a single arsenal

Twelve months ago, the US president kept repeating that he deserved recognition for having “put an end to eight conflicts”. But on 9 October, the Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce who will be travelling to Oslo this year to collect the prize. And it seems highly unlikely that it will be the occupant of the White House

The case of the 87-year-old woman evicted has become the pretext for Sánchez’s decrees, which freeze evictions and renew tenancy agreements until 2030. Economist Diego Sánchez de la Cruz tells Il Foglio: “A populist and manipulative campaign.” And he warns: rent controls risk exacerbating the Spanish housing crisis.

However, the new arrest appears to lend further credence to the theory that the incident may have been linked to the regime in Tehran. A second man, a 26-year-old British national, was questioned as a suspect but was not arrested