The day was dominated by the first confirmed hantavirus case in France, a passenger repatriated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, whose condition deteriorated overnight. By morning, 22 contact cases were identified, and the government published a decree mandating strict isolation measures. Coverage evolved from the initial positive test to the patient's intensive care status and the identification of a probable patient zero, an ornithologist. In the afternoon, a Spanish passenger also tested positive, and the ship departed Tenerife for Rotterdam. Meanwhile, a shooting in Nice linked to drug trafficking left two dead, and a criminal fire near Lyon killed three. The Sarkozy Libya financing trial saw prosecutors demand a guilty verdict for criminal conspiracy. Iran-US tensions escalated as Trump called the ceasefire 'on life support' and Iran vowed retaliation.