The day was dominated by the arrest of Valter Lavitola, accused of masterminding the October attack on journalist Sigfrido Ranucci. The story broke mid-morning and immediately led all outlets, with Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica, Libero Quotidiano, and Il Fatto Quotidiano giving it top billing. The charge included 'metodo mafioso,' and the search for intermediary Gomes Clesio Tavares intensified. By afternoon, chat messages emerged suggesting Lavitola orchestrated the attack to boost Ranucci's popularity and political prospects, a narrative the GIP confirmed. This overshadowed the ongoing Germany-Italy migrant dispute and Meloni's joint statement with the Danish premier. In the evening, a devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia claimed over 120 lives, briefly competing for attention, but the Lavitola arrest remained the central editorial focus throughout the day.