Marine Le Pen's conviction and five-year ineligibility dominated Italian coverage, with the Paris court's decision removing her from the 2027 presidential race. The €2.9 million EU funds fraud case prompted immediate support from Putin, Orban, and right-wing leaders who called it "the execution of democracy."
Trump's escalating rhetoric toward Putin continued from yesterday, threatening increased oil sanctions if Russia doesn't accept a ceasefire, while the Kremlin suggested a phone call between them was possible. Global markets fell sharply as Trump's universal "reciprocal tariffs" loomed, with Milan dropping nearly 2% while gold reached record highs above $3,100.
By evening, Italian papers reported Putin signing Russia's largest military mobilization order in 14 years while news broke of a shocking murder in Messina, where a 22-year-old nursing intern was stabbed to death in the street.