The heatwave remained the dominant story, escalating to a record 54 departments on red alert by afternoon. Coverage tracked school closures (over 1,300), train cancellations, and two children found dead in a car in Carpentras. Météo-France warned of historically hot nights. The Lyhanna affair widened, with an inspection report citing failures at all levels and 134 provisional detentions from reexamined child sexual abuse complaints. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned, drawing analysis of a cautious left's defeat. In the World Cup, France faced Iraq, with Mbappé scoring on his 100th cap, while Colombia's far-right won the presidency.