Italian newspapers prominently covered Poland's downing of Russian drones over its airspace, which Warsaw labeled an "act of aggression" starting in the early morning. This rapidly escalated to Poland invoking NATO Article 4, prompting warnings from Polish PM Tusk about an unprecedented proximity to global conflict. President Mattarella later underscored the gravity, likening the situation to the precipice of 1914. While the US pledged defense and Italy engaged reconnaissance jets, Moscow consistently denied targeting Poland. In the evening, editorial focus significantly shifted to the United States, reporting the shooting and subsequent death of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah campus, leading to a manhunt for the attacker and drawing comments from Donald Trump.