A devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, killing at least 144 people and causing extensive damage across the region. The military junta broke its international isolation by requesting aid as the disaster unfolded in a country already ravaged by civil war.
Israel shattered the four-month Lebanon ceasefire with strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, prompting Macron to condemn the "unacceptable violation." Netanyahu responded that Israel would strike "anywhere in Lebanon against threats."
The Émile investigation took a significant turn as the grandparents revealed during their custody their belief that the child died in a road accident. Earlier investigations had confirmed third-party violence through "facial trauma" on the child's remains.
Mounir Boutaa received a life sentence for burning his wife Chahinez Daoud alive in 2021. The verdict closed a high-profile femicide case that highlighted domestic violence and institutional failures in France.