Italian media heavily covered the definitive approval of the Strait of Messina Bridge project by the interministerial committee. This national infrastructure initiative, promoted by Deputy Prime Minister Salvini for its economic benefits and a projected 2032-2033 completion, became a central focus from late morning onwards, with proposals to name it after Silvio Berlusconi emerging later. Concurrently, the Almasri case remained a top domestic story. Legal requests against ministers continued, with judges asserting Almasri should have remained jailed. Prime Minister Meloni escalated the political rhetoric in the evening, alleging a "political design" by judges. Internationally, the meeting between US envoy Witkoff and Russian President Putin in Moscow gained prominence, evolving into reports of a possible aerial truce and President Trump's subsequent readiness to meet both Putin and Zelensky.