PADUA – On Saturday, students assembled in Padua’s Palazzo Bo to mark one year since the Novi Sad tragedy in Northern Serbia. In an international campaign for recognition and accountability, this is just one amongst several silent protests organised by an informal network of diaspora citizens in several major Italian cities. 

 ROME – Italian tennis player, Jannik Sinner, reclaimed the number one spot in the world rankings after winning his first Paris Masters on Sunday.

 Sinner beat Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets 6-4, 7-6(4) to become the fourth player in history to win the Paris Masters without dropping a single set. The win marked Sinner’s fifth major title win of the year.

 The Italian had previously been world number one for 65 weeks but was dethroned by his close friend and rival Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz earlier this season in September.

PANJAKENT- Driving in the remote Seven Lakes region of Tajikistan in Central Asia, takes tremendous skill. The roads are in poor condition, and single lanes are used for two-way traffic. I found myself suspended on a cliff 20 meters high, driving around the first three lakes, wondering if another driver was coming around the corner. As I looked down at the water, I began to understand why Davish, my driver and guide, never buckled his seatbelt. His carefree attitude gave me some reassurance, but I was relieved when we arrived at the guesthouse at the fourth lake.

 ROME -- Finnish Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen and his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto officially have confirmed Italy’s participation in NATO’s Forward Land Forces (FLF) in Finland. The announcement strengthens the Alliance’s northern flank and represents a significant step in the strategy of deterrence and collective defence, defence ministry sources say.