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Italian center-left parties celebrate blue wave in the US elections

Italian center-left parties celebrate blue wave in the US elections

Italian center-left parties celebrate blue wave in the US elections ‘Trump paid the price for his high-handedness and his disasters in the midterm...

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Andrea Carugati

The Midwest is rebuilding the ‘blue wall’

The Midwest is rebuilding the ‘blue wall’

The Midwest is rebuilding the ‘blue wall’ Now the great challenge for the Democrats will be to keep their campaign promises, build an effective...

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Libero Vazzoler

In Germany, Gen Z protests against the ‘Merz doctrine’

In Germany, Gen Z protests against the ‘Merz doctrine’

In Germany, Gen Z protests against the ‘Merz doctrine’ Watching the hundreds of thousands of peaceful students march past, more than a few people...

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Sebastiano Canetta

Dockworkers strike against the war economy

Dockworkers strike against the war economy

Dockworkers strike against the war economy Over the past two years, Italian dockworkers have often protested against arms shipments transiting the...

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Alex Giuzio

Meloni's Trumpian attack on justice

Meloni's Trumpian attack on justice

Meloni's Trumpian attack on justice This is more than the usual squabble against a judiciary supposedly in cahoots with the left and bent on...

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Andrea Colombo

Mark Mazower: Antisemitism or anti-Zionism? The new litmus test

Mark Mazower: Antisemitism or anti-Zionism? The new litmus test "I see no incompatibility between protesting against what has happened in Gaza...

01.11.2026 90

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Bruno Montesano

France returns to the streets and challenges Macron’s bans

France returns to the streets and challenges Macron’s bans

France returns to the streets and challenges Macron’s bans “Macron said that ‘it is recommended not to demonstrate.’ There were more than...

29.10.2026 90

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Filippo Ortona

The distance from the Paris climate change goals keeps growing

The distance from the Paris climate change goals keeps growing On the current course, warming would reach 2.6 degrees by the end of the century and...

26.10.2026 150

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Andrea Capocci

Italy’s latest security met with criticism: ‘Yet another heavy-handed crackdown’

Italy’s latest security met with criticism: ‘Yet another heavy-handed crackdown’ For Meloni, what counts is the message – starting with the...

25.10.2026 150

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Michele Gambirasi

Dilan Kunt Ayan: A laboratory for peace in Kurdistan passes through Turin

Dilan Kunt Ayan: A laboratory for peace in Kurdistan passes through Turin After more than 40 years of bloody conflict between the Turkish state and...

18.10.2026 200

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Murat Cinar

Greenwashing and regulatory avoidance in the leather industry

Greenwashing and regulatory avoidance in the leather industry The trade associations manage their public image with the greatest care, and often...

17.10.2026 90

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Stefano Gallo

US torpedoed a conference against disinformation, and Europe went along with it

US torpedoed a conference against disinformation, and Europe went along with it While the EU claims the right to defend its own infosphere from...

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Andrea Valdambrini

In France, a protest against the ‘Great Divide’

In France, a protest against the ‘Great Divide’ These are not isolated “abuses” by radicalized police officers, but a deliberate policy....

17.10.2026 100

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Christian Laval

The IDF’s response to Naza ‘legalizes’ genocide

The IDF’s response to Naza ‘legalizes’ genocide For the IDF, Naza – which gives voice to Israeli soldiers who took part in that greatest of...

17.10.2026 200

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Nicola Perugini

The long line for Manifestival shows there’s an alternative

The long line for Manifestival shows there’s an alternative It’s now two hours before noon – the scheduled time for the screening of Naza –...

11.10.2026 150

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Mario di Vito

Bribes and ‘forced labor’ on the Naples-Bari high-speed line

Bribes and ‘forced labor’ on the Naples-Bari high-speed line Some of the managers of the firms working on the sites are alleged to have taken...

11.10.2026 150

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Fabrizio Geremicca

The rift between renters and landlords that overturns the right-wing agenda

The rift between renters and landlords that overturns the right-wing agenda Tenants and renters: the difference is obvious. But differences do not...

08.10.2026 100

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Iolanda Bianchi

Carabinieri arresting hemp farmers, as judges toss out their cases

Carabinieri arresting hemp farmers, as judges toss out their cases In the countryside between Rome and Aprilia, what should have been the start of an...

08.10.2026 100

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Francesca Lequaglie

‘Silent massacre’: A worker died repairing the lights at the Colosseum

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Luciana Cimino

Italian deficit uncontained, a blow to Meloni’s campaign plans

Italian deficit uncontained, a blow to Meloni’s campaign plans Her bad mood was visible most clearly in her jabs at ISTAT: ‘Now it tells us it is...

29.09.2026 90

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Andrea Colombo

Despite positive Berlin results, Merz contends with ‘a disaster’

Despite positive Berlin results, Merz contends with ‘a disaster’ “We cannot sugarcoat the result in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It is a...

23.09.2026 100

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Giorgio de Girolamo

Report: Mozambique soldiers used sexual extortion

Report: Mozambique soldiers used sexual extortion According to the UN report, Mozambican soldiers are allegedly responsible for rape, transactional...

10.08.2026 150

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Luca Manes

Florence transfigured by overtourism without public input

Florence transfigured by overtourism without public input Florence is not an unspoiled postcard – it is a contested city. The most striking example...

05.08.2026 150

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Eleonora Signorini

Kebab ban: Marche removes ethnic food from historic centers

Kebab ban: Marche removes ethnic food from historic centers ‘Do they want us to say it openly? Fine, we will say it: we do not want them. We do not...

27.07.2026 200

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Teresa Valiani

The new Silk Road is paved by AI

The new Silk Road is paved by AI While the original New Silk Road was built on investments in ports, railways, highways and energy, this new AI...

24.07.2026 200

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Lorenzo Lamperti

Highway company CEO sentenced to 12 years for Genoa bridge collapse

Highway company CEO sentenced to 12 years for Genoa bridge collapse Expert reports commissioned by prosecutors proved the tragedy could have been...

23.07.2026 150

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Alex Giuzio

The world booed Trump off the stage

The world booed Trump off the stage The final, which was designed to celebrate the triumph of the king, transformed into the specter of regicide. The...

23.07.2026 350

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Luca Pisapia

Print the propaganda: Trump’s new Red Scare

Print the propaganda: Trump’s new Red Scare In the Trumpian narrative, the world exists in an endless, ahistorical present where the script is...

22.07.2026 350

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Luca Celada

Mykhailo Podolyak’s advice for Zelensky: ‘Destroy every Russian oil refinery’

Mykhailo Podolyak’s advice for Zelensky: ‘Destroy every Russian oil refinery’ ‘The cost of the conflict for the Kremlin must become much...

16.07.2026 200

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Sabato Angieri

Leo admonishes Europe at Lampedusa: ‘Victims of decisions made and not made’

Leo admonishes Europe at Lampedusa: ‘Victims of decisions made and not made’ After a tour of the island in the same popemobile used by Jorge...

14.07.2026 200

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Luca Kocci

A California town celebrates America's birthday and wonders what's next

A California town celebrates America's birthday and wonders what's next John asks whether the Italian prime minister will end up coming back...

12.07.2026 200

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Silvia Veroli

Fossil fascism and glacial indifference

Fossil fascism and glacial indifference Climate indifference and the denialism currently in power in Washington are showing up in more diluted forms...

02.07.2026 200

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Roberto Ciccarelli

Germany was no match for the heat tsunami

Germany was no match for the heat tsunami Germany is physically incapable of withstanding the “record-breaking heat.” And the snow accumulated on...

01.07.2026 200

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Sebastiano Canetta

Faced with reform or death, Cuba opens the market

Faced with reform or death, Cuba opens the market With Law 117/2026, Cuban exiles will also be allowed to invest on the island. This is a historic...

30.06.2026 250

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Roberto Livi

What two referendums say about a divided Switzerland

What two referendums say about a divided Switzerland These percentages show that Swiss society is divided, crossed by separatist and xenophobic...

24.06.2026 200

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Eleonora Martini

Diaz-Canel tries reforms: ‘These are times in which we must change’

Diaz-Canel tries reforms: ‘These are times in which we must change’ Surveys, more or less independent, show that a large part of the population is...

21.06.2026 200

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Roberto Livi

The Flamingo Revolution against Ivanka Trump's resort

The Flamingo Revolution against Ivanka Trump's resort The Albanian movement is spontaneous and cuts across social categories. By taking to the...

20.06.2026 200

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Roberto Ferrucci

Rome against the black wave: ‘The world belongs to those who move’

Rome against the black wave: ‘The world belongs to those who move’ In the face of propaganda that describes anti-racists as disconnected from...

18.06.2026 200

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Giuliano Santoro

Afghanistan’s last resort sinks in the Strait of Hormuz

Afghanistan’s last resort sinks in the Strait of Hormuz It is paradoxical: a landlocked nation is now the victim of a naval blockade. As a result,...

17.06.2026 200

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Francesca Luci

Pashinyan and his ‘Real Armenia’ won, but the promise of peace faces uphill fight

Pashinyan and his ‘Real Armenia’ won, but the promise of peace faces uphill fight According to some, this is a “victory for democracy” and the...

11.06.2026 200

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Francesco Brusa

Invisible repression in Iran: Thousands arrested and 39 executed since US attack

Invisible repression in Iran: Thousands arrested and 39 executed since US attack ‘Everyone, Donald Trump included, talks about the status of women...

09.06.2026 200

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Alessia Manzi

EU accelerates migrant repatriations with ICE-style tactics

EU accelerates migrant repatriations with ICE-style tactics According to the European Commission, the law “encourages voluntary return,” but in...

08.06.2026 200

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Anna Maria Merlo

Names of Israeli soldiers are included in Italy’s Flotilla prosecution

Names of Israeli soldiers are included in Italy’s Flotilla prosecution The outcome remains to be seen. In the meantime, prosecutors already have a...

05.06.2026 200

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Mario di Vito

Israel tortured me: I write not because this is exceptional but because it’s ordinary

Israel tortured me: I write not because this is exceptional but because it’s ordinary Andrew Francisco, a US citizen, was captured by the Israeli...

04.06.2026 200

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Andrew francisco

Scorched earth in Cité Soleil: UN force will try to contain anarchy in Haiti

Scorched earth in Cité Soleil: UN force will try to contain anarchy in Haiti Since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, Haiti has...

01.06.2026 200

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Guglielmo rapino

Americans react to the indictment of Castro: Nobody wants a war with Cuba

Americans react to the indictment of Castro: Nobody wants a war with Cuba The indictment appears to be primarily a tool of diplomatic pressure. It...

26.05.2026 250

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Marina Catucci

France wants to expel Ramy Shaath for the ‘threat’ of supporting Palestine

France wants to expel Ramy Shaath for the ‘threat’ of supporting Palestine Céline Lebrun Shaath: ‘After two and a half years of failed attempts...

21.05.2026 250

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Patrick zaki

Nakba: An unbroken chain witnessed from the rubble of Gaza

Nakba: An unbroken chain witnessed from the rubble of Gaza “We left Al-Masmiyya carrying the keys to our homes, without ever imagining that the...

19.05.2026 250

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Lina Ghassan Abu Zayed

UN Committee Against Torture cracks down on Italy

UN Committee Against Torture cracks down on Italy The CAT expresses “serious concern” regarding the conditions in Italian prisons, ranging from...

18.05.2026 250

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Eleonora Martini

Flotilla activists Thiago Ávila and Saif Abu Keshek released from Israeli prison

Flotilla activists Thiago Ávila and Saif Abu Keshek released from Israeli prison The arrest of the Brazilian Ávila and the Spanish-Palestinian Abu...

13.05.2026 250

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Mario di Vito