Anti-Trump protests spread across all 50 US states and European cities as global markets continued reeling from tariff impacts. Over 50 countries contacted the White House seeking trade negotiations, while the EU prepared targeted countermeasures. Von der Leyen told Starmer she was "ready to negotiate and defend our interests," as Meloni called for revising the EU Green Deal.
The League party congress saw Salvini re-elected as secretary until 2029, with Marine Le Pen comparing their struggle to Martin Luther King's. Vannacci received his membership card while Salvini expressed interest in returning to the Interior Ministry, though coalition partners balked with the FdI stance that "a winning team shouldn't change."
Pope Francis made a surprise appearance at St. Peter's Square for the Jubilee of the Sick, arriving in a wheelchair with oxygen support. In Rome, a 13-year-old boy was critically injured after accidentally shooting himself with his brother's service weapon.