Morning coverage focused on escalating casualties from Russian strikes on Kharkiv, described as the most powerful since 2022's start. The Trump-Musk feud intensified, with Trump threatening "grave consequences" if Musk finances Democrats, following yesterday's $150 billion Tesla collapse.
Coco Gauff's Roland-Garros final dominated afternoon coverage, overcoming Aryna Sabalenka in three sets after trailing early. French media emphasized this as the first American women's champion since Serena Williams in 2015.
A deadly Reims apartment fire killed four people, caused by an electric scooter's thermal runaway - investigators described "toxic fumes" and scenes resembling "a war zone." France's pension advisory council recommended raising retirement age, drawing union criticism.
Evening brought Macron's unusual public criticism of his own government, calling the rollback of environmental measures like MaPrimeRénov subsidies a "historic error" while hosting the UN Ocean Conference in Nice.