by Stefano Vaccara

NEW YORK (USA) (ITALPRESS) – New York continues to become more and more secure. In the first nine months of 2026 the city recorded the lowest number of murders, shootings and people hit by firearms since the beginning of the survey.

To present the new data at One Police Plaza were mayor Zohran Mamdani and police commissioner Jessica Tisch, according to which the decline of crime continued during a particularly busy summer for the city. From January to September 203 murders were recorded, 50 less than the same period of 2025, a decrease close to 20%. The shooting victims were 594 versus 694 last year. Compared to 2021 there are even 846 less, a decline of almost 60%. Only in the third quarter the shooting decreased by 23% and the affected by 28%.

“We had the safest summer in New York history for shooting, shooting victims and murders,” said Mamdani. The mayor underlined that in the first eight months of the year five thousand crimes had already been reported less than 2025 and how the decline affected all five boroughs. The overall picture presented by NYPD indicates a decrease of almost 7% of the seven main crimes, with over 6 thousand complaints less than the same period last year. The Bronx leads the improvement with a drop of 12%, while Brooklyn and Manhattan both record a less 7%.

They disengage 12% of the robberies, almost 14% of thefts with dig and 12% of the car thefts. Large thefts decrease by almost 6%, while the shoplift has dropped by over 12%, almost 5 thousand episodes less. The police also seized more than 4,000 illegal weapons from the beginning of the year.

Mamdani has attributed the results to the joint work of police and violence prevention programs in communities. Tisch emphasised the NYPD’s “precision policing” strategy: analysis of data, concentration of agents in areas and at times most at risk, seizure of illegal weapons and gang operations. A more contrasted picture emerges in the subway. In August there were no rapes or shootings and the robberies were the lowest ever recorded in that month. In the entire 2026, however, major crimes in the transport system increased by 0.9%, especially for the increase of 11% of serious aggression. According to Tisch, almost half of these were committed by people with previous documented mental health problems.

Right on this point emerges one of the first indications of the Mamdani strategy. Asked about the possibility to further increase the agents in the subway during the winter, the mayor assured “full confidence” in NYPD, without excluding any measure, but insisted on the need to address the social causes of the problem, increasing the shelters to prevent the homeless being forced to seek shelter in the subway.

Tisch has specified that the program that finances 5 thousand additional hours per day of police overtime in the subway will continue and will not suffer cuts. Other negative signals remain. Severe assaults increased by 0.2% and rape reported by 4%, although a quarter of the complaints were reported in previous years. Above all, hate crimes have increased by 13% since the beginning of the year. 53% of confirmed episodes were targeting Jewish citizens. “We will not allow ourselves to become complacent,” said Mamdani. For the mayor, even with statistics at the lowest historians, “one crime in our city is already a crime of too much.”.

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ROMA (ITALPRESS) – “Italy and Oman are friendly nations, united for millennia of cultural exchanges and a common attitude to dialogue and building peace. Culture is one of the most fertile soils in the broad partnership between the two governments. The agreement signed today opens a new page in our cooperation and lays the ground for a series of initiatives that will enhance their cultural heritage.” The Minister of Culture, Alessandro Giuli, said this at the end of the cordial meeting he had today at the Roman College with the Minister of Cultural Heritage and Tourism of the Sultanate of Oman, Sayyid Ibrahim bin Said Al Busaidi.

On the occasion, the two Ministers signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the fields of cultural heritage and museums, which follows the auspices, expressed by His Majesty the Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and the President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni on the occasion of their meeting in Mascate on 14 January 2026, of a further development of bilateral cultural exchanges.

The understanding lays the foundations for new collaborations in the management, protection, restoration and valorisation of cultural heritage, also through exchanges of experts and training courses in the fields of archaeology, museumology and museumography. The two ministers also expressed appreciation for the fruitful collaboration already in place, testified, last but not least, by the success of the exhibition “Oman and Italy: Two millenniums of Dialogue between Civilization”, created by the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan in collaboration with the National Museum of Mascate.

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MOSCA (RUSSIA) (ITALPRESS) – Moscow raises the level of warning about NATO’s military reinforcement along the eastern flank, focusing attention on Kaliningrad and Lithuania. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at the end of the talks with the homologue of Timor-Leste Bendito dos Santos Freitas, said that Russia follows the indications on the new allied plans and “resta vigile”, while saying to look “philosophically” to news on NATO’s preparation for a possible conflict.

Lavrov recalled the recent words of Vladimir Putin, according to which an attack against Kaliningrad or any other Russian region would receive “one answer”. On the same line the spokesman of the Kremlin Dmitry Peskov, according to which the possible displacement in Lithuania of further NATO infrastructure and, above all, of nuclear weapons would constitute “another significant escalation of tensions” and would force Moscow to adopt “all the necessary measures to ensure its safety”.

The declarations come as the Alliance consolidates the Regional Defence Plans, the Forward Land Forces and Eastern Sentry activities along the eastern border, measures that NATO defines “defensive, proportionate and transparent”.

The “Theory of Victory”, the operational concept that Saceur, General Alexus Grynkewich, should present on 12 October in Poland and aims to integrate conventional forces, unmanned systems, artificial intelligence, stratified defences and targeting capabilities to stop any aggression.

Peskov finally dismissed as “totally unfounded” the German accusations about the so-called Russian “shade war” in Europe, claiming that they would serve to build “an ephemeral enemy” to justify the increase in military spending. The comparison thus returns two opposite readings of the same process: for Moscow the expansion of allied devices increases the risk of escalation; for NATO the strengthening of the East flank serves to make deterrence credible and to prevent a conflict from starting.

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PARIGI (FRANCIA) (ITALPRESS) – Tensions have exploded at the court of students in Paris, in the area of Place de la Nation. According to Le Parisien, people were seen to throw objects, stones and smokes against the police. The agents replicated with the launch of tear gas, always according to the French media. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, speaking at the National Assembly, said that from the beginning of student protests there are a thousand wounded throughout France, of which 215 students and 85 school workers.

According to Lecornu it is the “highest of the last decades” budget regarding the injured school staff. The prime minister then called “unacceptable” the violence that exploded in the demonstrations and arranged the closure of the high school in the weekend, to allow school leaders to have time for “internal democracy” of the institutes. Lecornu finally accused the radical left of fomenting the case in the country in a pre-electoral period.

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LUBIANA (SLOVENIA) (ITALPRESS) – La Nave Scuola Palinuro – the famous and prestigious Italian Navy sailor – will arrive in Slovenian waters tomorrow in the field of education 2026 and will be moored at the port of Capodistria from 7 to 9 October 2026.

Launched in the shipyards of Nantes in 1934 and acquired by the Italian Navy in 1950 as a school ship, for more than 70 years Nave Palinuro has sailed “with the favor of the winds” (as stated his motto, “Faventibus Ventis”) fulfilling an important role in the activities of the sub-office students, who carry out on it several weeks of navigation characterized by an intense specific training program. Nave Palinuro is a recognized traveling symbol of our country and its maritime vocation, and plays a appreciated role of naval diplomacy.

In this context the next stop of the majestic sailing boat in the port of Capodistria comes as an additional and welcome signal of the intensity of the solid relationships of friendship and collaboration that bind Italy and Slovenia.

During the stay in port the crew of Nave Palinuro, led by Commander Francesco Carriero, will be engaged in a series of institutional and protocol activities, including the visit of the Ambassador of Italy in Slovenia, Giuseppe Cavagna, of the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Republic of Slovenia Anze Rodem and the Consul General of Italy in Capodistria, Simona Ciuffoni.

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TBILISI (GEORGIA) (ITALPRESS) – The celebrations of the Week of Italian cuisine in the world continued in Georgia with a special event, organized by the Italian Embassy in Tbilisi at “Republic”, one of the best restaurants in the Georgian capital.

According to a note, more than 150 guests, including representatives of the Georgian Government, the Diplomatic Corps, the entrepreneurial world and that of culture, have had a unique opportunity to taste a menu, proposed by the chef Ottavio Giulio Surico and inspired by the Apulian tradition that tells the land of Puglia through simple and genuine ingredients. Undisputed protagonist of the evening was the Italian taste in its many interpreters and facets.

“Even this evening is part of the important promotional event of the Apulia Region in Georgia, conceived and successfully realized by the Italian Embassy. To celebrate the eleventh edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine, recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, we brought in Georgia the cuisine of Puglia, a region rich in traditions and delicious products, which boasts an extraordinary variety of true and intense flavors, linked to land and the sea,” said Ambassador Massimiliano D’Antuono, “The Apulian cuisine is a balance between tradition and innovation.”.

The event was enriched by the most beautiful Italian songs performed by talented singer Natia Svanadze and guitarist Giorgi Tsintsadze.

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ROMA (ITALPRESS) – The Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso, is meeting the leaders of the sovereign fund of the country, the Kuwait Investment Authority, on new investment hypotheses in Italy, starting from the industrial presence of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation in Milazzo, Sicily, and from the participation, through Q8, to the project with Eni for the new biorefinery in the Versalis site of Priolo.

It will follow a meeting with the board of the Union of Investment Companies, the association that represents the investment companies and financial services of Kuwait, to which the Minister will illustrate the new opportunities of investment and industrial and technological partnerships in Italy, with focus on the fields of energy, critical raw materials, AI and data centers, manufacturing Made in Italy, pharmaceutical, robotics and aerospace. With the minister also representatives of the Italian public and private system of finance and investments.

URSO “APRIRE NUOVA FASE PARTNERSHIP NEI SETTORI STRATEGICI”

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MADRID (SPAGNA) (ITALPRESS) – The Spanish Government today approved two decrees for the housing sector containing 21 measures. The measures will now have to pass to the evaluation of the Permanent Diputation, the body that makes the veins of the Chambers, once these have been dissolved, for the disbrigo of current affairs. According to El Pais, decrees are composed almost entirely of the same elements as those rejected by Congress last Friday.

The first decree focuses on blocking the evictions of vulnerable people without alternative accommodation, along with a new package of guarantees from 680 million euros. This package includes incentives for the industrialized construction of buildings and aids to promote development by social housing authorities. It also includes a €10 billion loan line to facilitate the purchase of the first home, which will be managed by the Ico (Official Credit Institute).

The second decree proposes the automatic renewal of lease contracts at their expiry for the same duration for which they were stipulated.

“These two decrees retain the essence of the two decayed royal decrees,” said Sanchez according to El Pais. “We did this because the circumstances that led to their emanation have not changed in the last days,” he continued. Sanchez also announced the restoration of the social security network that prevents the eviction of vulnerable persons without alternative accommodation, as well as tax relief for both smallholders and tenants on income tax derived from rents.

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ROMA (ITALPRESS) – The communication agency Burson has published its 2026 Sports City ranking, which sees New York at the top of the world. Paris slips in second place after driving the chart for three consecutive years, while Los Angeles takes third place. London remains stable in fourth place and Madrid completes the Top 5.

The annual Burson ranking identifies the top 100 cities in the world with the strongest link to sport. Now in its 15th edition, it is based on both perception and an in-depth quantitative analysis, which includes contributions from international sports leaders, sports media representatives and industry experts, as well as insights from social media and media coverage.

Overall, these indicators return a complete view of how cities develop visibility and influence through sports. The 2026 Sports City Classifies highlights four key dynamics, which show how today cities build and consolidate their sports reputation.

Co-hospitality generates new winners: the reputational advantages of great events are increasingly distributed among the host cities. Milan has earned two positions in the last year and 20 from 2024, conquering the 7th place after the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, but some of the major advances in the standings have been recorded by lesser known destinations.

Interesting the rise of Cortina d’Ampezzo, which reached the 37th place, climbing 10 positions compared to last year and 45 compared to 2024. The cities that hosted the FIFA World Cup 2026, including Vancouver (35a, +14), Atlanta (28a, +12), San Francisco (33a, +12) and Houston (32a, +9), have also made significant progress on last year’s ranking, demonstrating how global events can value cities beyond traditional sports capitals.

Few cities combine visibility and influence: the ranking shows an increasingly marked gap between visibility and influence. Cities such as Washington (11a, +1), Miami (12a, -4) and Mexico City (18a, stable) benefit from strong visibility at the general public, while Lausanne (8a, +3) and Monaco (25a, +5) owe much of their position to recognition by federations, experts and specialized media.

The results show that visibility can be achieved thanks to peaks of attention, but the influence is built over time and tends to last. Female sports and emerging disciplines create new opportunities: the ranking shows that cities no longer need a mega-event to strengthen their sports reputation.

The evolution of the sports-trained scene from the growth of women’s sports, the emergence of new public, the development of emerging disciplines and the spread of innovative formats for events – offers cities new opportunities to build visibility, differentiate and obtain international recognition. Zurich (49a, +21) and Geneva (67a, new entry) benefited from the momentum generated by UEFA Women’s EURO 2025, while Innsbruck (42a, +18) owes its rise to sports climbing and Shanghai (41a, +22) to an annual eSport and emerging sports calendar.

The reputation is based on an ecosystem: the ranking shows that the world’s leading sports cities are rarely defined by a single event. On the contrary, their position is supported by the presence of clubs rooted in the territory, by recurring international competitions and by a constant dialogue with the global sports community. Madrid (5th, stable), Barcelona (6th, stable) and Manchester (10th, stable) have maintained their respective positions this year, demonstrating the value of building a lasting sports ecosystem, able to remain relevant between a great event and another.

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PRISTINA (KOSOVO) (ITALPRESS) – The political iron arm in Kosovo has arrived on the last day for the election of the new president. The constitutional deadline expires today, 6 October, at midnight: if Parliament fails to elect the head of the state, the Assembly will be dissolved and the country will have to return to the polls for early parliamentary elections, to be held within 45 days. The 60-day expiration dates from August 8, date fixed by the Constitutional Court, and ends today.

The stall is intertwined with another institutional crisis. Albulena Haxhiu, President of the Assembly and current interim president, asked the Constitutional Court to clarify who can exercise presidential powers if Parliament does not elect the new Head of State. The question arises from the expiry of the six-month limit for the exercise of the interim chairmanship by the President of the Assembly. Haxhiu submitted the request to the Court on 5 October, asking in particular how and from those who can be exercised the necessary presidential powers after the end of this period, in the absence of a new president.

It should therefore be distinguished the expiry of the six months of interim from that of the 60 days to elect the president: Haxhiu assumed the interim post after the end of the mandate of Vjosa Osmani and the six-month limit expired on 4 October; the term for the election of the new president, instead, arrives today, 6 October. The Constitution does not expressly clarify what happens when the two terms overlap, hence the appeal to the Court. To further complicate the situation there is an explosion in front of Parliament. Hundreds of protesters, including Uck veterans (the Kosovo Liberation Movement born with the 1990s conflict), call for the approval of amendments to the Kosovo Specialized Chambers Act, the Hague-based court which judges the alleged war crimes committed during the war. The protest was nourished by the recent convictions of four former Uck commanders, including former President Hashim Thaci. Parliament approved the first reading measure yesterday but failed to complete the second passage. And it is precisely this law that has become part of the Presidency’s negotiation.

The Pdk, the main opposition party, has tied its 22 votes for the election of the president to the definitive approval of the changes: among the proposals there are a 15-year roof to the penis, the possibility of serving the sentences in Kosovo and the recourse to the Kosovo Supreme Court. The party of Albin Kurti, while having supported the first reading, insists on the election of the president. The times are also very tight for procedural reasons: between first and second reading of the law are normally expected 72 hours. If an agreement is not reached by midnight, then the failure of the presidential election will open the way to a new parliamentary vote, adding another electoral round to the long institutional crisis of Kosovo.

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