Morning headlines announced the death of Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate, at 89. Simultaneously, diplomatic tensions with Algeria escalated as Algiers ordered 12 French embassy agents to leave within 48 hours, prompting Paris to threaten "immediate retaliation."
The government's planned €40 billion austerity program dominated midday coverage, with both far-left LFI and far-right RN threatening no-confidence motions. Court of Accounts proposed €20 billion in health insurance savings.
Afternoon brought developments in missing jogger Agathe Hilairet's case, with prosecutors opening a formal investigation for kidnapping and detention.
Russian strikes on Soumy, Ukraine continued to draw attention as the death toll rose to 35. Moscow claimed it targeted a Ukrainian military meeting while using civilians as "human shields."
Evening reports covered a deadly nitrogen leak at a Paris gym that killed one employee and seriously injured a client.