West Bank: Professor arrested by Israel to return to Italy on the 5th. His sister: “He was subjected to violence” Donato Ferdori, 56, was taken away by the Israeli army following an attack by settlers, which took place whilst he was monitoring the olive harvest alongside a group of international observers. “He knows he did the right thing” by Alessia Candito e Viola Giannoli 03 November 2026
He hoisted a female traffic warden onto his shoulders: the Court of Review ruled it was sexual assault The incident took place last August in Bellaria-Igea Marina: the woman was directing traffic when a 55-year-old man took her by surprise and forced her to straddle him 03 November 2026
Gianluca Vacchi: his former right-hand man is suing him, but the judges have ruled he must pay 200,000 euros in compensation The Bologna Court of Appeal’s proposal for the early settlement of the case 03 November 2026
Garlasco murder case: Public Prosecutor’s Office seeks trial for Andrea Sempio: “He acted with cruelty and hatred” The prosecutors in Pavia accuse him of being Chiara Poggi’s murderer: the aggravating circumstances have been confirmed. He replied: “My innocence will be proven” by Massimo Pisa 03 November 2026
León in Latin America: a homecoming after his battle with cancer. In Peru and Argentina, a confrontation with the right The Pope leaves on Friday and returns on 17 November. No special health precautions are required following his surgery on 13 October. The new Prefect of Vatican Communications, Montse Alvarado, said: “He is doing very well” by Iacopo Scaramuzzi 03 November 2026
Cap on foreign pupils in schools: the EU says, “Treaties prohibit discrimination”. Valditara: “Let’s move forward” The Commission’s response to a question from the Pd (Democratic Party): “We are closely monitoring the development of Italian legislation.” Zingaretti: “Europe has rejected the government” by Viola Giannoli 03 November 2026
Major newspapers enter the classroom to tackle fake news and algorithms The international tech and media literacy project promoted by the Observatory for Independent Thinking was presented in Milan 03 November 2026
Piantedosi in Turin and Cirio offers the skyscraper to students: “50 block 17,000” Following the Security Committee meeting, the governor announced that, from tomorrow, the regional conference centre will host 500 university students. Around fifty protesters in Via Po: ‘True security is making ends meet’ by Federico Gottardo 03 November 2026
“The Ministry of Defence’s call for applications is discriminatory”; competition reopened to foreign nationals This was decided by the Court of Milan, which struck down the clause restricting participation in the selection process for assistants and technicians to Italian citizens only by Alessia Candito 03 November 2026
Fabriano: worker crushed to death by a press at a paper mill Despite immediate medical assistance, there was nothing that could be done. He was 57 years old. In the first 10 months, there have already been 1,266 fatalities – four a day 03 November 2026
The polar vortex is weakening, the expert said: “This is why it could bring the bitter cold” Partly due to the influence of El Niño, meteorologists are recording an unusual change at the North Pole. Expert Pierluigi Randi explains what might happen by Giacomo Talignani 03 November 2026
How supermarket fridges work and why they are so easy to hack Control is not manual; the control units are monitored remotely. But there are those who even forget to install the updates by Alessia Candito 03 November 2026
The funerals of the four soldiers killed in Bosnia. Crosetto: “The State is united here to pay its respects” Mattarella’s condolences to the victims’ families. Monsignor Saba: “Sowers of peace” by Romina Marceca 03 November 2026
Parma, carbon monoxide poisoning: after the parents died, the seven-month-old baby girl has also died The tragedy occurred in a house in Mezzani. The condition of the 14-year-old son is improving 03 November 2026
American cardiologists: “Energy drinks linked to some heart attacks in young people” A statistical analysis of 28,000 cases of heart attack and arrhythmia was presented at the Chicago conference. There is no proof of a cause-and-effect relationship. “But products containing caffeine or other stimulants should be subject to greater scrutiny” by Elena Dusi 03 November 2026
Fakir, his sister: “The video of his death is my nightmare. The government has already acquitted the officers” Khadija Fakir following the police officers’ bodycam footage and statements: “The apologies? False and hypocritical” by Alessandra Arini 03 November 2026
School cuts. “After years of fighting for a permanent teaching post, we on temporary contracts risk losing everything” From north to south, the stories of primary and secondary school teachers and school support staff who, due to the Government’s cuts, will no longer be employed, despite having passed their competitive examinations by Maria Novella De Luca, Salvo Intravaia 03 November 2026
Casarini: “We on the left We were completely wrong about God, “I met him at sea” It’s right to fight for equality and freedom, but we’ve forgotten about fraternity. Pope Francis saw my conversion coming by Francesco Bei 03 November 2026
Schools: unions set to strike It’s not just those on precarious contracts: who stands to lose out with the cut of 7,000 posts envisaged in the budget bill by Maria Novella De Luca, Salvo Intravaia 03 November 2026
Weather forecast: latest showers and strong winds on the Adriatic coast and in the south. Conditions to improve from Wednesday Light snowfall is expected on the highest peaks of the central-southern Apennines at altitudes above 1,500–1,600 metres 03 November 2026