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Venice Premiere of Gaza AI Documentary Draws 25-Minute Ovation
Al Jazeera reports the festival's longest reception this year for a film examining Israel's use of AI systems in Gaza
A documentary on Israel's use of AI systems in Gaza received a 25-minute ovation at its Venice premiere, according to Al Jazeera.
Tommaso Veronese · CULTURE
Hamilton Says Ferrari Clash With Leclerc Is 'Squashed'
The seven-time champion confirms there are still no written rules of engagement at Maranello after the Italian Grand Prix flashpoint
Lewis Hamilton says he and Charles Leclerc have settled their Monza disagreement, while confirming Ferrari still has no written rules of engagement between its drivers.
Tobia Marenghi · SPORT
World Rugby Floats Six Nations Fixture in the United States
Ireland against Italy is the proposed match, with England effectively ruling itself out to protect its Twickenham revenue
World Rugby is offering financial incentives to stage a Six Nations match in the US, with Ireland versus Italy floated, but England has effectively declined to take part.
Tobia Marenghi · SPORT
Italy Holds Its Ground in OECD School Survey as Others Slide
The Local Italy reports Italian pupils above average in maths, reading and science — but a wide gap persists between Italian and non-Italian students
Italy's students ranked above average in the OECD's latest Pisa survey while many other countries declined, though foreign-background pupils remain far behind.
Elena Marcheggiani · NATIONAL
Regional dispatches
As England Weighs a Tourist Tax, the Guardian Counts Italy's Take
Foreign coverage of the nightly levy turns to Italy's cash-strapped municipalities, where the charge is long established
The Guardian reports that nightly tourist taxes are familiar across Europe and have proved a boon for Italy's municipalities, as England considers its first levy.
Camille Bréan
Milan's Mayor Signs Joint Heat-Crisis Op-Ed as Lombardy Swings From Storm to Heat
The Guardian publishes a three-city climate appeal from the mayors of Paris, Milan and Phoenix, days after a mini tornado hit Lombardy
A Guardian comment piece signed by the mayors of Paris, Milan and Phoenix argues that heat policy is public health policy — published as Lombardy's weather turns sharply.
Beatrice Comolli
Tourist Tax Becomes a Revenue Line Italy's Cities Already Bank On
As England prepares its first nightly levy, the Guardian notes Italy's hotspots have long treated the charge as a boon for strained municipal budgets
The Guardian reports that Italy's tourist tax has become a reliable earner for cash-strapped municipalities, as England moves toward its own nightly levy.
Beatrice Comolli
Foreign Press Reads Italy's Tourist Tax as a Municipal Lifeline
As England weighs its first nightly levy, the Guardian notes that Italian hotspots have long relied on the charge — with uneven results
The Guardian reports that tourist taxes are already routine across much of Europe, and have proven a useful revenue source for Italy's cash-strapped municipalities.
Klara Hofer
Italy Holds Above Average in OECD School Survey, but the Language Gap Persists
The Local reports Italian pupils outperformed many peers in maths, reading and science — while non-Italian students lag far behind
Italy posted relatively strong results in the latest OECD educational survey even as many countries declined, but a wide gap remains between Italian and non-Italian students.
Klara Hofer
Guardian Turns to Italy's Tourist Tax as England Weighs Its Own
Foreign coverage frames the nightly levy as a quiet lifeline for cash-strapped municipalities — and a lesson for London
As England debates its first nightly tourist levy, the Guardian looks to Italy, where the tax has become routine revenue for hard-pressed city halls.
Tommaso Veronese
Venice gives Servillo a ghost story, and the Guardian finds it dithering
Mario Martone's Scherzetto, with Toni Servillo as a haunted illustrator, is read abroad as part spooky, part sentimental
The Guardian's Venice review finds Toni Servillo bringing gravitas to a Neapolitan ghost story it judges an oddity rather than a triumph.
Costanza Bardi
Italy holds steady in Pisa as other school systems slide
The Local reports Italian pupils above average in maths, reading and science — with a persistent gap between Italian and non-Italian students
Italian students ranked above average in the OECD survey while many other countries declined, but the divide between Italian and non-Italian pupils persists.
Marina Doria
Italy Holds Its Ground in Global School Tests, but the Classroom Gap Widens
New OECD survey finds Italian pupils above average in maths, reading and science while many peers decline — and a persistent divide between Italian and non-Italian students
Italy's students ranked above average in the latest international survey of maths, reading and science, even as many other countries slid — but a wide gap remains between Italian and foreign pupils.
Giulia Benati
Europe's Tourist Tax Is Old News in Italy, and a Quiet Earner for Its Cities
As England prepares its first nightly levy, the Guardian notes that Italian municipalities have long relied on the tax — including the region's art cities
England's first tourist tax is unfamiliar territory there, but the Guardian reports that much of Europe already levies one — and that in Italy it has proved a steady earner for cash-strapped municipalities.
Giulia Benati
Tourist tax debate reaches Umbria's hill towns as Europe watches
The Guardian reports Italy's visitor levies have become a lifeline for cash-strapped municipalities
A Guardian survey of tourist taxes across Europe finds Italy's nightly levies a quiet mainstay of municipal budgets, as England prepares its first.
Niccolò Mariani
Italy holds steady in international school survey as language gap persists
The Local Italy reports above-average results in maths, reading and science, but a wide divide between Italian and non-Italian pupils
New OECD survey results place Italy above average in maths, reading and science while many countries slide, but the gap between Italian and foreign pupils remains wide.
Niccolò Mariani
Foreign Press Reads Rome's Tourist Tax as Europe's Quiet Revenue Model
As England debates its first nightly levy, the Guardian points to Italy's cash-strapped municipalities and the money they already raise from visitors.
The Guardian reports that tourist taxes are already routine across much of Europe, and a proven earner for Italy's municipal budgets, as England weighs its first levy.
Davide Ruspoli
Venice Premiere of Gaza AI Documentary Draws 25-Minute Ovation
Al Jazeera reports the festival honoured NAZA, an exposé on Israel's use of AI systems in Gaza, as the Lido's political programme dominates the closing days.
Al Jazeera reports that an Israeli documentary on AI systems used in Gaza received a 25-minute ovation at its Venice premiere, underscoring the festival's role as a stage for contested political work.
Davide Ruspoli
Italy's Pisa scores hold above average, but the gap inside the classroom widens
The Local reports Italian pupils outperformed many peers in the OECD survey — while a persistent divide between Italian and non-Italian students remains
Foreign coverage of the new Pisa poll notes Italy's relatively strong results, and the divide the national average conceals.
Antonio Petrella
Europe's tourist tax is old news in Italy, where the Guardian finds a municipal lifeline
As England debates its first nightly levy, the Guardian reports that Italian hotspots have long relied on the charge to shore up strained town budgets
The Guardian's survey of European tourist taxes finds Italy's cash-strapped municipalities have been collecting them for years.
Antonio Petrella
Naples and the tourist tax: what Europe's levy debate means for the South
The Guardian reports that nightly tourist taxes have proved a boon for Italy's cash-strapped municipalities as England weighs its first levy
As England considers a nightly tourist tax, the Guardian notes that much of Europe already levies one — and that it has been a quiet earner for Italy's strained city halls.
Rosaria Esposito
Tourist tax, a quiet earner for Italy's cash-strapped south
The Guardian reports Europe's visitor levies as England debates its first; Puglia's coastal towns already count on them
Foreign coverage of Europe's tourist taxes puts Italy's municipal levies in focus, and Puglia's summer economy sits squarely inside that system.
Francesca Lazzari
Italy holds its ground in Pisa as other school systems slide
The Local Italy reports Italian maths, reading and science scores above average — with a persistent gap for non-Italian pupils
New OECD survey results place Italian students above average in maths, reading and science, but the divide between Italian and non-Italian pupils remains wide.
Francesca Lazzari
Guardian: tourist tax is 'a nice little earner' — and Basilicata is watching
As England debates its first nightly levy, the foreign press reads Italy's municipal tourist tax as a model for cash-strapped small towns
The Guardian reports that nightly tourist taxes have proved a boon for Italy's cash-strapped municipalities, as England considers its first levy.
Pietro Lasorsa
Italy holds its ground in OECD school survey as peers slide
The Local Italy reports above-average results in maths, reading and science — with a persistent gap between Italian and non-Italian pupils
Italian students ranked above average in the latest OECD survey even as many countries declined, but a large gap remains between Italian and non-Italian pupils.
Pietro Lasorsa
Italy Holds Its Ground in Pisa Test as Other Countries Slide
Foreign coverage reads the OECD survey as a rare piece of good news — and a persistent gap between Italian and non-Italian pupils
Italy's students ranked above average in maths, reading and science in the latest OECD survey, but a wide gap remains between Italian and foreign-born pupils.
Saverio Gallo
Europe's tourist tax, and what Italy's cash-strapped towns take from it
As England weighs its first nightly levy, the Guardian notes the impost has long been a quiet earner for Italian municipalities
The Guardian reports that tourist taxes are already common across Europe, and have proved a boon for Italy's cash-strapped municipal budgets.
Concetta Vassallo
Italy holds steady in Pisa rankings as a gap persists for foreign pupils
The Local Italy reports above-average results in maths, reading and science, but a wide divide between Italian and non-Italian students
Italy's pupils rank above average in the OECD survey while many other countries slide — but the gap between Italian and non-Italian students remains wide.
Gavino Sanna
Italy Holds Above Average in New Pisa Survey as Global Scores Slide
The OECD survey shows Italian pupils steady in maths, reading and science, but a wide divide persists between Italian and non-Italian students
Italian students ranked above average in the latest OECD Pisa survey while many other countries declined, though the gap between Italian and non-Italian pupils remains wide.
Adriana Sole
Venice Gives 25-Minute Ovation to Documentary on AI Systems in Gaza
Al Jazeera reports the festival honoured NAZA, an expose on Israel's use of artificial intelligence, with one of the longest receptions of the edition
A documentary examining Israel's use of AI systems in Gaza received a 25-minute ovation at its Venice Film Festival premiere, according to Al Jazeera.
Adriana Sole
Italy Holds Above Average in Pisa as the Gap With Foreign Pupils Persists
The OECD survey shows Italian results weathering a worldwide decline, but the distance between Italian and non-Italian students remains wide
Italy's maths, reading and science results sit above the international average in the new Pisa survey, even as the schools that serve its emptying mountain interior face the sharpest demographic pressure.
Marco Di Sante
Tourist tax: a 'nice little earner' for Italy's cash-strapped councils
The Guardian reports that much of Europe already levies a nightly levy, and that Italian municipalities have learned to lean on it
As England weighs its first tourist tax, the Guardian notes that Italy has been collecting one for years — and that coastal and island councils count on it.
Gavino Sanna
New Pisa survey finds Italian students above average, but a gap persists
The Local Italy reports Italy held its ground in maths, reading and science while other countries declined — with foreign-origin pupils trailing well behind
Italy's students ranked above the OECD average in the latest Pisa poll, but a wide gap separates Italian and non-Italian pupils, according to The Local Italy.
Lorenzo Ferraris
Europe's tourist taxes: the Guardian reads Italy's levies as a municipal lifeline
As England plans its first nightly visitor levy, the Guardian notes that Italian cities have long relied on the charge to shore up strained budgets
Much of Europe already charges a tourist tax, and the Guardian reports it has proved a useful revenue stream for Italy's cash-strapped municipalities.
Lorenzo Ferraris
Opinion
The Season Turns: Storms, Falling Temperatures, and a Country Braced
As foreign forecasters report a sharp end to the Italian summer, we consider what the annual turn of the season reveals about how the world reads this country.
Editorial Board
Venice in September: The Festival, the Regatta, and the City Behind Them
Foreign coverage this week gave us Venice as red carpet, regatta and revenue; we ask what the world's Venice leaves out.
Editorial Board