Since Italy became a country in 1861, there has been a surefire way to know who is and isn’t an Italian citizen: look at their parents. The first page of the civil code, published in 1865 as the rulebook to Europe’s newest country, declared that a child born to an Italian citizen was an Italian citizen. This founding tenet of the Bel Paese now looks set to change — ending diaspora dreams of returning to the mother country, and meaning that Italians who move abroad risk denying citizenship to their descendants. On Thursday the Constitutional Court said it would rule…
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During the first two weeks of the latest war in the Middle East, as US and Israeli strikes rained down on military and energy facilities across Iran, one site went conspicuously untouched. Despite its tiny size, Kharg Island is an economic lifeline for Iran, handling roughly 90% of the country’s crude exports – meaning any assault on it risks major escalation. But on Friday the US hit military facilities on the island. Sites related to the oil trade were not hit, according to US officials and Iranian state media. But Trump has threatened to strike those too, if Iran continues…
North Korea on Saturday fired about 10 ballistic missiles toward the eastern sea, South Korea’s military said, staging its own show of force as the rival South conducts a joint military exercise with the United States. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were fired from an area in Sunan, the site of Pyongyang’s international airport, and flew about 350 kilometers (220 miles). Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the weapons landed outside the country’s exclusive economic zone and that there were no reports of damage to planes or ships. The South’s Joint Chiefs said the military has…
Walk into any storeroom where products have stopped selling, and you can usually tell within a few seconds what is going on. The energy feels different from a space where goods are moving. The boxes are stacked a little too neatly, the labels are still super clean, and someone has clearly decided that if they just wait a bit longer, the right buyer will swoop in and clear everything at full price. This is the moment many business owners find themselves in when a product line stalls or a business begins winding down. It’s also the moment when instinct and…
When it comes to creating a professional video, many people wonder about the cost involved. The process may look simple, but video production requires a lot of planning, creativity, and skill. Just think about how many elements come together to make a video truly stand out. From the initial concept to the final edit, various factors influence the overall cost of a project. Understanding these elements can help you appreciate the hard work and resources that go into professional video production. The Importance of Creativity in Video Production Creativity is at the heart of every successful video project. It drives…
The FBI added Samuel Ramirez Jr to its Top Ten Most Wanted list on Tuesday morning and less than two hours later he was in handcuffs, an arrest of record-breaking speed. After authorities captured Ramirez “without incident” in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico, on 10 March, he was deported from Mexico to Washington state where he now faces murder charges, the US justice department said in a press release. A warrant for Ramirez’s arrest was issued in 2023 over the murder of two female victims at the Stars Bar and Grill in Federal Way, Washington, on 21 May. His capture also came…
A US judge blocked a Department of Justice investigation of the Federal Reserve in a closely watched case that has raised concerns about political pressure on the central bank and complicated White House efforts to install a new person to lead it. In his Friday ruling, Judge James Boasberg said federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro had presented “no evidence” to justify her demands for information from the Federal Reserve. It is a victory for the Fed, which did not respond to a request for comment. Pirro said she would appeal the decision, which she said had “neutered” her ability to investigate…
The Court of Appeal temporarily stopped the implementation of a High Court judgment that declared the creation of several advisory positions in the Office of the President unconstitutional. In a ruling delivered on Friday afternoon, the Appellate court granted an order staying the execution of the judgment pending the hearing and determination of an intended appeal filed by the government. The judges noted that it was not disputed that the intended appeal raises arguable issues that deserve consideration by the court. The key question for determination, they said, was whether failure to grant a stay would render the appeal nugatory…
Tension gripped parts of Nyatike Sub County on Friday after a peaceful protest over a robbery incident turned violent, leaving at least 22 police officers injured and property destroyed at Macalder Police Station. The group was protesting against a surge in crime in the area, police said. Police said the demonstration began peacefully at around 9:00 a.m. but later turned chaotic when a group of rowdy youths stormed the police station and the office of the Deputy County Commissioner in the area. The protest was sparked by anger among residents following a robbery with violence incident in which a man…
Experience-based businesses have always had a marketing problem that product businesses don’t. If you sell a physical product, you can photograph it, describe its features, show it in use, and let people make an informed decision. If you sell an experience — an escape room, a laser tag arena, a climbing gym, a rage room, a virtual reality arcade — you’re asking people to pay for something they can’t fully understand until they’re already inside it. The product is the feeling, and feelings are hard to convey in a static image and a paragraph of text. This is why video…
All six members of a US military refuelling aircraft’s crew have now been confirmed dead after it crashed in western Iraq, US Central Command (Centcom) has said. The US initially said it had located four of the deceased crew. It said neither hostile nor friendly fire were involved in the loss of the KC-135 aircraft on Thursday. The tanker had been involved in ongoing US operations against Iran and was one of two aircraft involved in the incident. The second landed safely. The Boeing-manufactured aircraft are capable of refuelling planes midair and play a major role in US military operations.…
Cuba will release 51 prisoners in the coming days as a demonstration of “goodwill” following talks with the Vatican, Havana’s government has said. It did not specify whether they included political prisoners, but it said they had all “served a significant portion of their sentences and have maintained good conduct while in prison”. The release comes as Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said that US and Cuban officials were holding talks to find solutions to the two countries’ differences. He said no fuel had entered Cuba in three months. US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Cuba was in “deep…
India’s top court has rejected a petition seeking menstrual leave for working women and female students with the judges saying if they were to make such a law, “no-one will hire women”. The two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant said mandatory leave would make young women think they were “not at par” with their male colleagues and would be “harmful for their growth”. The subject of menstrual leave has long polarised Indian society – while many agree with the justices’ views, others argue that a day or two off can help women deal with painful periods. Some states…
The bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in a torpedo attack by a US submarine last week in the Indian Ocean are due to be flown home on Friday, Sri Lanka’s defence ministry has said. The seamen were among 130 thought to be aboard the Iranian warship, the Iris Dena, when it was sunk on 4 March about 40km (25 miles) from Sri Lanka’s southern coastline. A police escort transferred bodies to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport on Friday morning for the repatriation to Iran, after they were stored in two freezers at Galle National Hospital. Sri Lanka said 32 sailors…
Four of six members of a US military refuelling aircraft’s crew have been confirmed dead after it crashed in western Iraq, US Central Command (Centcom) says. Rescue efforts continue after the loss of the KC-135, it said, having earlier said neither hostile nor friendly fire were involved in the downing of the aircraft. The tanker had been involved in ongoing US operations against Iran and was one of two aircraft involved in the incident. The second landed safely. The Boeing-manufactured aircraft are capable of refuelling planes midair and typically play a major role in US military operations. They were used…