Morning coverage focused on Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi's politically charged Palme d'Or win at Cannes for "Un simple accident," his first festival attendance after 15 years of travel restrictions. Meanwhile, PSG celebrated their French Cup victory over Reims.
By midday, attention shifted to the sabotage that caused Friday's power outage affecting 45,000 people in Nice. Two anarchist groups claimed responsibility, saying they aimed to "disrupt the Festival" and "shut down this deadly system." The security implications reverberated as officials indicated these weren't isolated incidents but part of a pattern of far-left sabotage in the region.
The Russia-Ukraine conflict remained prominent with the completion of their record prisoner exchange, with 303 additional prisoners swapped in the final phase of negotiations. Ukrainian President Zelensky called for "really strong pressure" on Russia following new deadly overnight attacks that killed at least twelve people.