18:40⇢US Rejects Zero Tariff Proposal As Meloni Prepares For Trump Meeting
⌨The newspapers extensively report on the US rejection of EU proposals for zero tariffs on industrial goods and automobiles (ANSA, Corriere, La Repubblica, La Stampa, Il Sole 24 Ore, Sky TG24). Prime Minister Meloni describes this as a "difficult moment" as she prepares for her Thursday meeting with Trump in the Oval Office, promising Italy will "do our best" in negotiations (Adnkronos, Il Giornale, La Repubblica). Separately, Harvard University is emerging as a center of resistance to Trump administration pressures, with university president Alan Garber refusing to compromise academic independence, gaining support from Obama while facing new threats from the White House (HuffPost).