From Italy and the World

CNN  —  Here’s a look at the life of Lucas Papademos, economist and former prime minister of Greece. Birth date: October 11, 1947 Birth place: Athens, Greece Birth name: Lucas Demetrios Papademos Marriage: Shanna (Ingram) Papademos Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S. in Physics, 1970; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S.…

Warsaw, Poland CNN  —  The front door to the Martynowska residence is a point of no return. Every week, as Karolina prepares to cross it, she steels herself. “Sometimes it’s exciting,” she says. “It’s a mind-bending exercise. But I always have to equip myself. With patience.” The Martynowskas – Stella,…

CNN  —  The UK, France, and Germany have all pledged to step up security measures amid fears of attacks against members of the Jewish community after videos emerged of people apparently celebrating deadly attacks launched by Hamas militants. The surprise attacks saw gunmen cross the border from Gaza into Israel…

CNN  —  Shani Louk, a German-Israeli national, was among festivalgoers who had gathered in farmland near the Gaza-Israel border for what was supposed to be an all-night dance party celebrating the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Instead, in the early hours of Saturday morning, it was swarmed by Hamas fighters who…

CNN  —  The German states of Bavaria and Hesse vote in regional elections on Sunday, in what is widely being seen as a test-case for Germany’s shifting political landscape. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is set to make gains in both states, although most other major parties have ruled…

CNN  —  How does the war in Ukraine end? Earlier this year, former President Donald Trump boasted that if he were re-elected, he’d “have that war settled in one day, 24 hours.” Russian President Vladimir Putin is making a slightly less ambitious forecast: If things go his way, the war…

CNN  —  At some point during any election campaign, virtually anywhere in the democratic world, voters can expect to be told that their country is at a crossroads. But rarely has the age-old electoral cliche been truer than right now in Poland. The European Union’s fifth-most populous nation will vote…

CNN  —  A 10-year-old boy who was killed by Russia’s strike on the city of Kharkiv on Friday was apparently asleep when missiles hit residential buildings, Ukrainian officials said. A picture purporting to show the boy’s body lying in the middle of the rubble was posted on social media by…

CNN  —  Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Friday that by arming Ukraine, the United States is pushing Russia toward using nuclear weapons. “I am getting the impression – I say again that it is my opinion – that Americans are pushing Russians toward using the most terrifying weapon. They arm…

Hroza CNN  —  Two women slowly approach a makeshift memorial in the village of Hroza. They pause for a moment, carefully laying a red rose each as tears stream down their face. “My neighbors, my neighbors,” cries Valentina Kozienko, her face puffed red in pure agony. “A lot of our…

CNN  —  Morocco and Algeria have introduced measures to limit the risk of bedbug infestation, as France reportedly grapples with a surge in numbers of the blood-sucking insect. The Moroccan health ministry “has taken all appropriate measures to limit the risk of introduction and spread of this insect on the…