Italy — news through its media
Stories followed in this country, with their framing set against the rest of the world.
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Belfast ablaze: after a knife attack, nights of anti-immigration riots and a 'hunt for foreigners'
A viral video, a Sudanese suspect, and masked men going door to door to burn out foreigners: Northern Ireland is replaying its old demons on a new face.
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2026 World Cup under high tension: Somali referee denied entry, Mexico protests, Iranian tribute
Two days before kickoff of the 2026 World Cup, geopolitical incidents pile up. Somali referee Omar Artan was turned away at the US border. Thousands of protesters — a teachers' strike — blocked the Mexico City stadium. Iranian players paid tribute to victims of US strikes. Morocco and Algeria have no guaranteed visas. The White House defends all visa decisions.
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Trump Promises Total Victory Over Iran in Two Weeks — Netanyahu Keeps Striking Despite Presidential Order
As Israel-Iran exchanges shattered two months of ceasefire on June 7-8, 2026, Donald Trump ordered both sides to stop shooting and promised total victory within two weeks — but Netanyahu ignored the directive and continued strikes, exposing a public command fracture between Washington and Tel Aviv.
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Zverev Wins Roland Garros : His First Grand Slam in a Five-Set Marathon Against Cobolli
German Alexander Zverev defeated Italian Flavio Cobolli in the Roland Garros final on June 7, 2026, claiming his first Grand Slam title at 29 after three lost finals. His triumph is clouded by domestic abuse allegations that French and Italian press refuses to ignore, while Berlin, New York, Lisbon and Buenos Aires celebrate the redemption narrative.
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Pope Leo XIV in Madrid : One Million Faithful, a Historic Parliamentary Address and Fractures Over Abortion and Abuse
Pope Leo XIV drew over one million people to Madrid and delivered the first-ever papal address to the Spanish Parliament, calling for action against polarization, welcoming migrants and repairing clergy abuse survivors — while condemning abortion and euthanasia, igniting sharp political divisions across Europe and Latin America.
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Double Armenia-Kosovo vote: Pashinyan and Kurti claim victory, Moscow fumes, Brussels waits
Two countries of less than four million inhabitants voted on the same Sunday to decide whether to swing toward the EU or stay in Russia's orbit — and both times, the pro-European option wins without an absolute majority.
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Day 100 of the Iran-USA war: Iranian missiles on Bahrain and Kuwait, U.S. drones in Hormuz, the April ceasefire in tatters
Seven Iranian ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain, two drones shot down in Hormuz by the U.S. Navy, the Fifth Fleet targeted: the April 8 ceasefire holds only on paper.
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Marjane Satrapi Dies at 56: Persepolis Becomes a State Affair in Paris, an Awkward Silence in Tehran
The author of Persepolis, who refused France's Legion of Honor in 2025 to denounce Paris's "hypocritical" Iran policy, died "of sadness" a year after her husband — and the Islamic Republic is pretending nothing happened.
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Zelensky writes to Putin, the Kremlin replies "come to Moscow" — the truce held hostage by the St. Petersburg forum
An open letter, a mocking invitation to Moscow, a Ukrainian drone on a Russian oil terminal: Ukrainian diplomacy walks straight into Putin's "Russian Davos".
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Roland-Garros: World #1 Sabalenka Collapses to a 'Neutral' Russian, Italy Owns the Semifinal, and Ukraine's Kostyuk Dedicates Her Win to Kyiv
The first all-Italian semifinal of the Open era, a Polish qualifier returning from depression, and a guaranteed first-time Grand Slam champion on the women's side — Roland-Garros is being played on two courts at once: Philippe-Chatrier and the map of Europe.
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Iran Hits Kuwait Airport: 13 Missiles, 17 Drones, One Killed, 63 Injured as April Truce Cracks Open
A civilian terminal pulverized in Kuwait City, two Iranian diplomats expelled within 24 hours, oil pushing toward $97 a barrel, and Tehran warning: 'let this be a lesson'.
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