Morning coverage focused on Donald Trump’s escalating threats against Iranian civilian infrastructure and his request for a $1.5 trillion defense budget. Domestic attention remained on the legal proceedings against MEP Rima Hassan and a major scandal in Paris after-school programs, where 78 staff members were suspended following allegations of sexual violence. By early afternoon, editorial priority shifted entirely to the military escalation in the Middle East, with reports that an American F-15 fighter jet had been shot down over Iranian territory. Outlets tracked the search-and-rescue operations for the crew amid conflicting claims of capture. In the evening, the crisis intensified as headlines reported a second U.S. aircraft falling in the Persian Gulf. These developments overshadowed secondary stories regarding France’s strategic electrification plans and the release of the 2026 national high school performance rankings.
