Trump has reopened a long-standing wound, but everyone – from the Foreign Secretary to the Italian Ambassador, right through to the influential economist who has advised several governments – has poured water on the fire smouldering beneath the ashes. And they have emphasised the shift that has now become necessary: more EU, less America. Report

Every book is an attempt to distil a library. Today, selecting information is easier, but knowing what to ignore still requires a great deal of reading. From the invention of the printing press to AI, an unresolved paradox and a question: what value does what we have discarded hold?

“The French are starting to get used to violence. For several years now, whenever there is an event that brings large numbers of people onto the streets, there is looting. Always.” So said the writer to the Spanish newspapers El País and ABC.

Being close to the Kremlin does not pay off; it does not win votes, in America any more than in other countries. Russia is in trouble, militarily and economically, and within its sphere of influence. Putinism not only fails to work but is anything but invincible. One simply has to be willing to understand this.

Eisenkot’s move and the future. Why the crisis of anti-Zionism will not be resolved by a change of government

It doesn’t even seem like a breach of the peace: hybrid warfare is the gangster-style variation on the use of force in relations between nations, the creeping prelude to the loss of sovereignty and freedom. Yet we still do not consider tackling it

The midterm results show that protectionism, tariffs, the trade war with Europe, leniency towards Putin, hostility towards Ukraine and isolationism have neither improved the lives of Americans nor rewarded those who advocate them

The redevelopment of Piazza Monteleone in Spoleto, in the Fleming district, will see the introduction of new trees, benches and pedestrian areas. However, some residents and shopkeepers are protesting against the loss of parking spaces and changes to the traffic layout. It’s a scenario we’ve seen before in many Roman neighbourhoods.  

The southern belt is attracting new investment in logistics, with major operators set to open new distribution centres. It is a growing sector, but one facing the risk of saturation of available sites and an increasingly congested road network. The regional government is exploring new transport links 

The three musicians’ new album tells the story of Italians in England who, at different times and with varying degrees of success, have ventured into the richest and most challenging league in the world

“If you do something that doesn’t fit into the mainstream or the authorial category, you become unclassifiable. To me, both labels seemed too restrictive.” Interview

The Republican defeat goes beyond the traditional rejection of the president’s party: voters have punished Trump and his administration, without necessarily endorsing the Democratic agenda. Now the winning party must unite moderates and progressives, whilst the Republicans must reflect on their future. Analysis by political scientists Hans Noel and Anthony Fowler

Amidst plundered temples, the Khmer Rouge and Western museums, Douglas Latchford turned the looting of Cambodian art into an empire. Reporter Matthew Campbell traces the rise and fall of an art dealer who wanted to be Malraux, yet failed to turn his plunder into literature or civic engagement

Mosé Bianchi’s painted fashion: an exceptional collection on display

Ilide Carmignani and Elena Battista have compiled a list of idioms which, by featuring animals, convey the joys, hardships, disappointments, enthusiasm or mistrust that we experience every day, whatever language we speak

A wide-ranging conversation with Stefano Beraldo, CEO of the OVS Group, which continues to enjoy double-digit growth; the group has just opened its largest store in the emirate and offers a preview of the guidelines for its new aeroponic production project (zero pesticides, environmental impact reduced to a minimum), currently being trialled in Piedmont 

From Perego to Sardone, from Majorino to Calabresi: every mayoral hopeful has a weakness to overcome. Between public profile, party politics, the stadium and stances on city issues, the race for Palazzo Marino is already a balancing act

Whereas once the focus was on Ignazio Marino (see Avs), agreements are now being struck with the outgoing Democratic Party mayor. And the Civic Ecologist Left is back on the scene ‘in support of Gualtieri’, whilst the M5S is showing a willingness to engage in dialogue

In Milan, a city of glittering shop windows and neglected greetings, all it takes is a dog to rediscover a little human warmth. Between ambushes on the lead and memories of lost companions, Winston unearths a sense of camaraderie that seemed to have vanished