Morning headlines centered on the death of Belgian actress Émilie Dequenne at 43 from a rare adrenal cancer, with the Dardenne brothers remembering how "the camera loved her immediately." Attention shifted to Trump's scheduled call with Putin, raising concerns about potential "sharing of assets" in Ukraine, as Moscow insisted on concrete security guarantees including Ukraine's non-NATO status.
On the fifth anniversary of France's first COVID lockdown, coverage reflected on the pandemic's legacy, from linguistic changes to youth integration struggles and long COVID mysteries.
By afternoon, two soldiers from the 41st Transmission Regiment died when their vehicle was struck by a train in Pas-de-Calais.
Evening news focused on diplomatic tensions with Algeria after Interior Minister Retailleau suspended visa exemptions for Algerian diplomatic passport holders following Algiers' rejection of France's deportation list. The White House meanwhile reported progress toward a Ukraine peace agreement.