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The Il Post front page features a mix of international and domestic news. Top international stories include a prolonged siege of Palestinian families in Qusra, a new YouTube policy on view counts, and election results in Zambia. Domestic Italian news covers the theft of Antonello da Messina…
Palestinian families in Qusra have been under siege by Israeli settlers for 10 days, receiving UN aid and facing a resident's return from the US to defend their homes; this is part of a broader tactic to displace Palestinians and seize their property.
YouTube will begin counting video views from the very first moment someone watches a video, a change from its previous methodology.
A small aircraft that departed from Sicily and was headed for Calabria has been missing since Sunday.
Zambia's incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema has been re-elected for a second term, but the election period has been marked by the arrest of several opposition figures.
The murder trial involving Luigi Mangione has been adjourned.
In Russia, the vice president of Yabloko, a party opposing the war in Ukraine, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.
In Prato, a police officer is being investigated for firing his weapon in a hospital emergency room at a suspect who was attempting to escape after being arrested.
The Palio di Siena has been postponed for a second time because of rain and is now scheduled for Tuesday, August 18th.
The NGO ship Life Support operated by Emergency rescued 57 migrants off the coast of Libya, but tragically, 7 individuals were already deceased.
The mayor of Pesaro announced that water service has been restored to homes after a three-day outage caused by damages to the aqueduct system.
The recent theft of Antonello da Messina artworks, highly valuable but difficult to resell, has raised questions about the motive behind the crime, which occurred despite security measures.
Matteo Salvini's August has been challenging, with internal party dynamics within the Lega party coming to the fore, including discussions about leadership changes and potential internal associations.
Vietnam is seeking to emulate South Korea's economic model by fostering large private enterprises, a significant shift for its communist regime.
