Morning headlines focused on a deadly avalanche in Val Thorens that claimed one life, with Savoie under orange alert for additional snowslides. This followed yesterday's heavy snowfall that confined ski resorts.
Donald Trump dominated international coverage, threatening to "move on very soon" from Ukraine peace efforts if negotiations didn't yield quick results. The Russian announcement that its moratorium on energy infrastructure strikes had "expired" compounded concerns about Ukraine's position.
A shooting at a Subway restaurant in Rennes injured four people, with authorities promising "zero tolerance" in response. The nitrogen leak at a Paris gym claimed a second victim, initially reported as deceased but later clarified as brain dead.
Marine Le Pen was stripped of her departmental councilor position following her March conviction, while Le Monde reported extensively on the declining Western influence in global information battles against Chinese and Russian media expansion.