THE CHURCH AND WOKISMThe witch-hunt is over: the allegations of sexual assault against Cardinal Ouellet were nonsenseAfter four years of investigations and court proceedings, a Canadian judge has ordered the woman who accused Cardinal Marc Ouellet to pay the cardinal $100,000 in damages for ‘defamation and slander’byMatteo Matzuzzi2 SEP 26
Middle EastIsrael warns Washington: new Iranian plot to kill TrumpThe Wall Street Journal reveals intelligence shared by Tel Aviv with the Americans regarding Tehran’s intentions. Trump: “I’m on every list.” Relations with Netanyahu are increasingly strained over the future of the war, whilst the Strait of Hormuz is closed once againby Enrico Pitzianti11 JUL 26
PublishingOrfeo resigns from "La Repubblica". He is to become the new editorial director of "Qn"He had been editor-in-chief of the newspaper since 7 October 2024. The decision was taken following a number of misunderstandings with the new publisher9 JUL 26
The analysisTrump is causing confusion over the figures. Here’s how much the United States actually spends on NATOIt is true that, in terms of total military spending, the US spends roughly twice as much as Europe. However, in relation to GDP, Italy contributes eight times as much to the cost of the alliance. Data on fundingby Eva Massari8 JUL 26
the surveysAccording to the prosecutors, Valter Lavitola is believed to be the mastermind behind the attack on RanucciAccording to the Rome Public Prosecutor’s Office, the businessman, journalist and former publisher “is alleged to have instructed Clesio Tavares to identify individuals capable of obtaining explosives and detonating them outside the home” of the presenter of Report. Mobile phones and computers have been seized7 JUL 26
The analysisTrump is worse than a bully; he plays with the brutality of those who flout the rules. And for now, the memes are winningAnyone who values seriousness detests the American president’s behaviour. But it is not by clumsily calling for respect that one commands respect. Either one ignores him, taking refuge behind the impersonal nature of political relations between states and statesmen, or one gives him a taste of his own medicine at the appropriate momentby Enrico Pitzianti7 JUL 26
international intrigueThe body of the woman who caused the explosion in Monte Carlo has been found in UkraineOn 29 June, a backpack bomb exploded on Rue Révérend Père Louis Frolla, seriously injuring an oligarch of Ukrainian origin. The perpetrator of the attack was identified as Anastasiia Berezovska. Her body was found during the night between Monday and TuesdaybyGiovanni Battistuzzi7 JUL 26
after the concertUltimo e that age-old aversion on the part of the left towards self-made peopleNot rock ‘n’ roll enough, not intellectual enough, or not politically committed enough. It matters little that he (successfully) challenged an entire systembyAnnarita Digiorigio7 JUL 26
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DAILY - Every morningEurope, 7 amNews, analysis and interviews selected every morning, featuring a cartoon by Makkox.byDavid Carretta1 JUL 26
DAILY - Every morningHollyTwice a month, Antonio Pascale explores Italian innovation in agriculture through the people, stories and new frontiers of technologybyAntonio Pascale1 JUL 26
WEEKLY - Every Saturday morningThe SituationUnderstanding Italy through a fresh lens. Without getting bogged down in too much chatter, without wasting too much time and without taking ourselves too seriously. One story, five lines. And quick tidbits for university students. ‘Situa’, Claudio Cerasa’s weekly newsletter: so you don’t lose your bearings in a changing worldbyClaudio Cerasa30 JUN 26
TechnologyWhy the heatwave isn’t halting nuclear power (despite the French case)So what does the heatwave have to do with the operation of a nuclear power station?byGiuseppe Zollino26 JUN 26
With the blessingAI: an expression of a new (blessed) cognitive freedomMagnifica Humanitas focuses on the question of human fulfilment in the age of artificial intelligence. It is the question which, from Rerum novarum through Laborem exercens to Caritas in veritate, has run through over a century of the Church’s social teachingbyFabio Pammolli22 JUN 26
the sheet toWe’re not in the World Cup, but we’re not without a future. Changes in the national teamWatching the World Cup as Italians isn’t just about self-flagellation22 JUN 26
TerraceArchitect and gentleman. The life and works of Paul Rudolph, beloved by fashion designers and othersThe book "Dreams do not easily disappear. Writings 1948–1997", edited by Marco Falsetti, helps to reconstruct the intellectual profile of the American architect – a profile that would be difficult to grasp even for those who had the opportunity to admire his splendid, enormous drawings on display at the recent exhibition at the MET in New YorkbyManuel Orazi20 JUN 26
il foglio aiL’immigrazione si governa rendendo conveniente la legalitàCanada, Spagna, Portogallo, Colombia. Le politiche che funzionano meglio fanno due cose insieme20 JUN 26
the sheet toA brief (and fallible) guide to spotting an article written by AI. The overuse of semicolonsFrom stylistic quirks to perfectly balanced sentences, AI-generated writing is increasingly resembling conventional journalism. What are the tell-tale signs of AI? Perhaps they reveal, above all, our own laziness.20 JUN 26
the sheet to‘Remigration’ promises order but risks causing disorderA debate between those who see it as the only solution to the failure of integration and those who regard it as a dangerous shortcut 20 JUN 26
The portrait of CorriasI have added a second lineI had, of course, imagined that Corrias’s book would be ruthless towards Il Cavaliere, but not to this extent. It paints the picture of a full-time maverick. He spares nothing in his portrayal of a figure who has nonetheless shaken up the Italian political landscape in recent times.byGiampiero Mughini20 JUN 26
2026 World CupMarko Farji’s derby: an Iraqi from NorwayThe (rarely used) Venezia winger is making his World Cup debut for Iraq – his parents’ country of origin, though they are of Kurdish ethnicity – despite having been born and raised in Norway. In Italy, he has played just 21 minutes across two matches; at the World Cup, he is looking to make his mark in footballbyEnrico Veronese16 JUN 26
the decisionIn the first ruling on town planning in Milan, everyone was acquittedAll eight defendants have been fully acquitted of building regulations offences and unauthorised land subdivision in the first ruling to emerge following one of the many investigations launched by the Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office into town planning management – the case of the Torre Milano skyscraper on Via Stresa. Sala: “Disheartened by the verbal abuse from the prosecutors”byRedazione16 JUN 26
From Tokyo to RomeHugs and business: the Japanese Prime Minister’s Italian gambleTakaichi proposes to Meloni a joint reserve of rare earths to protect us from China. A new Navy mission in the Indo-Pacific in September.byGiulia Pompili16 JUN 26
World NightsSpain’s ‘cool’ image has spread to the 2026 World CupThe Cape Verde fairy tale is greatly exaggerated: if the match against the Spanish national team ended 0–0 – and by no means narrowly so – it is mainly down to the Spaniards’ superstar attitude, with too much drinking and too much vainglorybyGiovanni Battistuzzi16 JUN 26