As Five Star Party Risks Implosion, Italy Fears the Fallout - The New York Times

One side of the Mediterranean.

Troubles at an Aging Steel Mill Mirror Italy’s Own - The New York Times

The world may be changing far more and more quickly than we realize.

Mediterranean diet tops U.S. News 2020 Best Diets | PhillyVoice

Yes!

Mario Balotelli’s Italian Homecoming - The New York Times

Hmm.

Erdogan Prepares a New Military Intervention, This Time in Libya - The New York Times

Not sure what to make of this.

Netanyahu Seeks Immunity From Israeli Corruption Charges - The New York Times

Why so much interest in this? Interesting, but important in the grand scheme of Mediterranean things?

Italy pot

I wonder how the rest of the Mediterranean is dealing with this issue.

Italian Soccer’s Anti-Racism Campaign Features Paintings of Monkeys - The New York Times

The stupidity of it all.

Anna Karina, luminous star of French New Wave films, dies at 79 - The Washington Post

I don't remember her very well. Need to brush up!

For African Migrants, Hope and a Home in a Vacant French School - The New York Times

This should not be.

France — Writeaways

Interesting idea. One of the key people in Chapel Hill?

They Came to Play Table Tennis. They Were Deported at Gunpoint in the Dark. - The New York Times

Want more of this story. Sounds awful.

Israel Heads to Record Third Election, Extending Deadlock - The New York Times

Why so much focus on just one Mediterranean country? Hmmm.

Inside Rawabi: A new West Bank city built by Bashar Masri for Palestinians - 60 Minutes - CBS News

I hope it flourishes!

Opinion | A Journalist’s Murder in Malta Puts Democracy on Trial - The New York Times

Tough times.

Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat resigns amid Daphne Caruana Galizia killing probe - The Washington Post

It's not over yet.

Turkey's Ilisu dam is about to flood Hasankeyf, one of the oldest continuously settled places on Earth - The Washington Post

Bad move.

Benjamin Netanyahu will be indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust - CNN

The inevitable meets the present.

Israel’s West Bank Settlements Do Not Violate International Law, U.S. to Say - The New York Times

Obnoxious move.

Holocaust Survivor Is Swept Up in Italy’s Storm of Vitriol - The New York Times

Discouraging to say the least.