Finally, what will remain of Pope Francis’ funeral? Accidental diplomacy, with the Trump-Zelensky conversation secluded in the Basilica. Four more images of informal meetings passed into history.

25 April, the anniversary of the Liberation from Nazi-Fascism, has always been a symbolic and founding anniversary of the Italian Republic. But what happened this year in various cities – from Milan to Rome, from Turin to Trieste – calls for a deeper reflection: to whom does anti-fascism belong today? And, above all, who sets […]

Every year, like an automatic reflex, there is the usual partisan polemic about 25 April. This time the trigger was the government’s call for ‘sobriety’ in celebrating it, given the mourning over the death of Pope Francis. But one wonders: sobriety compared to what? It is not that 25 April is an out-of-control festival. It […]

Almost two years after the 7 October 2023 attack, the geopolitical balance in the Middle East looks like an updated re-run of ideological clashes that never subsided. What appeared to many as a normalising conflict has suddenly receded, bringing back to the surface fault lines buried under decades of diplomacy. The following article analyses the […]

On the occasion of 25 April, a reflection on the Italian Resistance and Ukraine’s struggle against the Russian invasion, in the words of T.K., a Ukrainian citizen. Freedom, memory and responsibility of those who today choose silence. Ever since high school, I have always celebrated 25 April here in Italy and listened passionately to stories […]

In the last few hours, a draft US proposal for peace in Ukraine has been leaked that, if confirmed, would represent a turning point – and not a positive one. Presented as the Trump administration’s ‘final offer’, the proposal consists of a one-page document that seems to almost entirely satisfy the Kremlin‘s demands, leaving Ukraine […]