05:00⇢Severe Storms Ravage Southwestern France
⌨The newspapers report on severe weather conditions in southwestern France with thunderstorms, hail, and flooding causing significant damage, including railway collapse, evacuated schools, and a stranded TGV train, with only Var department remaining under orange alert (BFMTV). Coverage continues of the Trump-Putin relationship, with Trump apparently distancing himself from Netanyahu to improve relations with Gulf countries (Le Figaro) and having a call with Putin that yielded no tangible results regarding Ukraine (Le Monde). The Cannes Film Festival features Julia Ducournau's new film "Alpha" (Libération), while France approaches a parliamentary vote on end-of-life legislation scheduled for May 27 (France TV Info).