Russian missiles struck Kyiv early morning, killing at least nine people and wounding 63 others, prompting Zelensky to cut short his South Africa visit and demand attacks "cease immediately without conditions." Trump continued pressuring Ukraine, claiming to have "an agreement with Russia" and aligning with Putin on Crimea.
By noon, media focus shifted to a knife attack at a lycée in Nantes, where a 15-year-old student killed one classmate and injured three others. The suspect, identified as Justin P., had reportedly sent a manifesto against "global ecocide" to students before the attack. He was later hospitalized after psychiatric examination. Education Minister Bayrou called for "intensified controls" at schools, while Interior Minister Retailleau described it as "not a news item but a societal issue."
Other stories included a significant anti-drug trafficking operation in Marseille with 21 arrests of "high-level" traffickers.