Morning coverage focused on Ukraine's massive overnight drone attack on Russia, with 337 drones targeting Moscow and multiple regions, killing two or three people and shutting down airports. Von der Leyen's speech to the European Parliament declared "the time for illusions is over," calling for European rearmament against Russia.
Afternoon attention shifted to a major breakthrough in US-Ukraine talks in Jeddah, with Kyiv accepting a 30-day ceasefire proposal. The US subsequently lifted military aid restrictions. Trump announced plans to speak with Putin this week, expressing hope Russia would accept the truce.
Financial markets continued to struggle after Wall Street's trillion-dollar loss the previous day, with Trump escalating trade tensions by doubling Canadian steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%.
Italian judicial news saw the Garlasco murder case reopened after 18 years, with DNA evidence leading to new charges against Andrea Sempio.