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L'argomento di cui parliamo è una notizia importante.

L'argomento di cui parliamo è una notizia importante.
The topic we are talking about is important news.
From Lesson 127:Relative pronouns with prepositions (cui)·Italian

Questions & Answers about L'argomento di cui parliamo è una notizia importante.

Why does the sentence use di cui to mean "about which"?
In Italian, the relative pronoun cui (which/whom) is used after prepositions. We use the preposition di here because the verb is parlare di (to talk about). So, di cui parliamo literally translates to "of which we talk". Remember that Italian never leaves a preposition at the end of a sentence like English does!
Could I use che instead of cui here?
No, you cannot use che right after a preposition. Che is used for "who", "whom", or "which" when there is no preposition (for example, il libro che leggo - the book that I read). When a verb requires a preposition like di, a, in, or con, you must switch to cui.
Why does it say una notizia (a news)? Isn't "news" uncountable?
In English, "news" is an uncountable noun, so we can't say "a news". However, in Italian, notizia is a regular countable noun. One piece of news is una notizia, and multiple pieces of news are le notizie. Since this sentence refers to one specific item, it uses the singular.
Why is the adjective importante placed after notizia?
In Italian, most descriptive adjectives are placed after the noun they describe. While English says "important news", Italian switches the order to noun + adjective, giving us una notizia importante.

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