The morning of January 3rd began with a pivot from the Crans-Montana fire investigation toward a geopolitical explosion in South America. Early headlines reported overnight strikes at a Venezuelan military base, which rapidly escalated as President Donald Trump announced a large-scale military operation dubbed 'Midnight Hammer.' By mid-morning, Italian editors prioritized Trump’s claim that U.S. forces had captured Nicolas Maduro and his wife, marking a definitive break from the previous days' focus on Swiss forensic negligence. In the afternoon, the narrative shifted to the legal and political aftermath. Media outlets followed Maduro’s transit to New York for indictment on narcoterrorism charges, while highlighting Trump’s rejection of Maria Corina Machado as a successor and his intent to install American oil majors in Venezuela. By evening, coverage consolidated around images of a handcuffed Maduro arriving at a Brooklyn prison, while editors noted the suspension of international law and domestic alignment with the U.S. intervention.