Arera's 37.3% fourth-quarter rise for vulnerable electricity customers opened the day, paired with Eni's two-year 30% discount on light and gas and Enel's claim of 50% cuts since April, with Meloni urging other operators to follow.
Coverage then shifted to the FlyDubai Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, first reported as a hijacking after an alarm code scrambled Israeli jets. Reconstructions converged on a cockpit stabbing between a Russian pilot and Ukrainian — later identified as Omani — co-pilot, a 4,000-metre loss, emergency landing in Saudi Arabia and Israeli claims of an attempted 9/11-style crash under terrorism investigation, denied as a simple dispute by the airline.
By evening attention returned home as Meloni sought EU deficit flexibility over energy costs, the Interior Ministry extended Schengen suspension with Spain by 15 days, and inmates revolted in Pisa prison after finding bugs, broadcasting on TikTok.