The day began with the tragic Lisbon funicular derailment maintaining editorial prominence, with the confirmed death toll rising to 17, including a French national. Around midday, the passing of Italian fashion icon Giorgio Armani at 91 briefly dominated headlines across French media. However, the afternoon saw a significant reprioritization as President Macron announced that 26 allied countries had formally committed to deploy reassurance troops in Ukraine following a potential ceasefire, a development Zelensky hailed as a concrete advance. This new international commitment became the primary editorial focus, shifting from the fashion news. Concurrently, the domestic political crisis surrounding the Bayrou government's upcoming confidence vote persisted, with President Macron facing record unpopularity and Bayrou rejecting the idea of a dissolution amid ongoing discussions for post-Bayrou strategies.