“A broad coalition in the Mamdani style is just as dangerous as Trump for Italy’s public finances and its international standing. At the moment, populism on the left is on the rise, though largely with less demagoguery thanks to Vannacci,” says the centrist courted by the ruling liberals

The errors, the delays, the conviction: the investigations into the murder of Chiara Poggi as a wake-up call for the Italian justice system. The Stasi case and the suspicion no one would want to harbour: what if it happened to us?

Crédit Agricole is proposing to merge its Italian bank with Banco Bpm: Castagna at the helm, listed on the Milan stock exchange, but the French would increase their stake to 45 per cent. A different approach to the MPS plan

Following a week of tampered fridges, data published on the dark web and false bomb alerts, the Defence Minister is calling on all branches of government to present a united front. He proposes shifting from defence to attack: “If we limit ourselves to defending ourselves, we have lost.” The Security Committee is due to meet tomorrow at the Ministry of the Interior.

To revitalise the country, the PD’s programme envisages increasing state intervention across all sectors, from energy to employment, and from industrial policy to welfare. However, a massive increase in public spending can only be achieved by flouting the European Stability Pact or by raising taxes

The Israeli general orchestrated the conflict in Gaza in which his son, Private Gal, was also killed. On the day of the funeral, he said: ‘We will look after the country you loved.’ The heart-wrenching sense of protection, caught between peace and war, the need to coexist and the endless rubble

The Constructors’ title returns to Brackley, whilst at Interlagos the Scuderia confirmed all its difficulties in wet conditions and the communication issues between the drivers and the pit wall. Since 2022, the Scuderia has failed to fulfil its commitment to win a World Championship: the figures are stark

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