South Korean President Yoon's arrest dominated morning coverage, as military police detained him following December's failed auto-coup attempt. By midday, attention shifted to Meloni's energy diplomacy in Abu Dhabi, securing a €1 billion trilateral agreement with Albania and UAE.
The afternoon saw intensifying railway disruptions, with Ferrovie dello Stato filing formal complaints suggesting systematic sabotage. Opposition figures accused Transport Minister Salvini of incompetence, while he blamed previous left-wing administrations.
Evening headlines concentrated on the Gaza breakthrough, as Qatar mediated a complex hostage-prisoner exchange agreement. Trump's premature victory announcement created momentary confusion, until Biden and Qatar's confirmation of a Sunday ceasefire. The deal involves releasing 33 Israeli hostages for over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, marking the conflict's most significant diplomatic progress since October.