The murder of two Israeli embassy staff at Washington's Jewish Museum dominated morning coverage, with the suspect reportedly shouting "Free Palestine." Netanyahu characterized the attack as stemming from "rampant antisemitism," while an Israeli minister accused Macron and Starmer of "encouraging terror."
By midday, Italy's Constitutional Court delivered a landmark ruling allowing both mothers in lesbian couples to recognize children born through assisted reproduction, though maintaining the ban for single women. HuffPost described it as moving "Italy toward equality of people and families."
The afternoon saw reports of a private plane crash into San Diego homes with multiple fatalities, while President Mattarella blocked Infrastructure Minister Salvini's attempt to create anti-mafia derogations for the Strait of Messina Bridge project.
In the evening, Meloni revealed a recent call with Trump focused on Ukraine negotiations, as the Wall Street Journal reported a planned Russia-Ukraine Vatican summit in mid-June.