US Republican Thomas Massie moved Monday, November 9, to force a vote to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, pressing his fellow Republicans to remove one of the Trump administration's most prominent figures following sweeping election losses blamed in part on fallout from the war in Iran. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Washington Fraser Jackson has more.
Russian and Ukrainian officials met on Tuesday, November 10, for their first US-brokered talks since February, after US President Donald Trump suggested last week that a broad deal was possible on ending the war in Ukraine and guaranteeing security in Europe. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Kyiv Emmanuelle Chaze and FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Rochelle Ferguson have more.
One of Europe's biggest annual tech events, the Web Summit, kicked off in the Portuguese capital this week with the biggest ever delegation of Chinese business leaders and policymakers. FRANCE 24's Charles Pellegrin talks to Dr. Dan Wang, China Director at Eurasia Group, about EU-China tech relations, the climate of suspicion created by the spying scandal at Nvidia, and what the EU's quest for tech sovereignty could mean for China.
As part of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, 200,000 free tickets will be distributed to schools and community organisations. The aim is to give as many young people as possible the chance to experience the Games. FRANCE 24’s team on the ground reports.
In Uganda, a former military intelligence officer accused the army of secretly detaining and torturing opponents in clandestine houses. In late September, Lieutenant Herbert Matanda Mabonga released videos that sparked an outcry in the country and were widely shared on social media. FRANCE 24 correspondent in the region spoke with him from his place of exile.
The French Trade Minister says he wants to carry on the trade relationship with the US in the spirit of the Turnberry agreement, the EU-US trade framework agreed with President Trump in 2025. He also argued that France remains attractive, despite images of violent protests going around the world in recent weeks. Nicolas Forissier spoke exclusively with Bloomberg’s Anna Edwards, Tom Mackenzie and Guy Johnson from Paris on Bloomberg's "The Opening Trade." (Source: Bloomberg)
European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane said the ECB shouldn’t adjust the run-off of its bond holdings or deploy its crisis tool to help France with its budget problems. “Where this needs to be fixed is in Paris,” Lane said in an interview with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua. (Source: Bloomberg)
France will seek Europeans actions against Iran in response to cyberattacks on hundreds of supermarket fridges, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Tuesday, after accusing Tehran's Revolutionary Guards of orchestrating the October sabotage.
Teddy Riner has announced his candidacy for the 2027 French presidential elections, against a backdrop of political tension across France.
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The French government has blamed an Iranian military hacking unit for cyberattacks that disrupted refrigeration systems at roughly 700 grocery stores and other retail locations last month, causing food losses and at least 15 fires. Why it matters: The attacks underscore how Iranian government hackers are moving beyond stealing data and disrupting websites to manipulating the physical equipment that keeps essential services running. Driving the news: France's Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs attributed the Oct. 11–12 attacks to Iran on Monday, calling them the country's first cyberattack campaign conducted purely for sabotage on French territory. The government's Cyber Crisis Coordination Center specifically attributed the attacks to Shahid Kaveh, a hacking unit within Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Hackers manipulated refrigeration equipment to raise temperatures, causing tens of millions of euros in food losses and at least 15 fires, according to French officials. The same operation also targeted equipment at small hydroelectric facilities in France, with limited effects, according to an intelligence report. Yes, but: The French government has not publicly attributed a separate wave of refrigeration attacks that occurred last week to the same hackers. Zoom in: French intelligence linked Shahid Kaveh to several online hacktivist personas, including CyberAveng3rs and Soldiers of Solomon, that publicly claim responsibility for the unit's operations. Investigators found that infrastructure used in the refrigeration attacks was also used to scan industrial equipment using techniques previously associated with Shahid Kaveh. They also found traces of Farsi in the attack infrastructure and identified a propaganda outlet linked to the unit that publicized the attack. The big picture: Iran has a history of targeting industrial equipment in cyber operations, including American water systems and Israeli refrigeration equipment. French intelligence linked Shah
French judo superstar Teddy Riner, a five-time Olympic gold medalist and multiple world champion, has announced that he is running for president of France in 2027 in a fiery speech posted on social media. The athlete, who has never held political office but is one of France’s most recognizable and popular sporting figures, portrayed himself […]
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has blamed the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for the cyberattack.
France has blamed Iran for a cyberattack on supermarket fridges last month
A Republican lawmaker moved Monday to impeach US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the war in Iran, setting up a potentially explosive vote in Congress days after President Donald Trump's party suffered a crushing midterm defeat. Kentucky congressman Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment accusing Hegseth of illegally waging war without congressional authorization and abusing his powers as Pentagon chief. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson reports from Washington.
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of being behind a recent cyberattack on French supermarket fridges, saying there would be consequences for the country.
France says Iranian military hackers took over refrigeration controllers at around 700 different retail sites last month, turning up temperatures in the middle of the night and spoiling millions of dollars' worth of food.
Nvidia and Chief Executive Jensen Huang were sued on Monday in a proposed class action accusing them of defrauding shareholders by concealing Huang's ties with a suspected Chinese spy. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Steve Tsang, Director of the SOAS China Institute, says that the affair "can also be about effectively lobbying Jensen Huang to lobby the US government, because he is a very powerful figure, particularly during the Trump administration, and he, for whatever reason, has been taking a position that is beneficial to Chinese development and advancement of its AI capacity".
The US-created Board of Peace warned on Monday of an “immediate humanitarian emergency” in the Gaza Strip following severe seasonal flooding, and blamed both Israel and Hamas for failing to honor commitments as part of a stalled peace process.
France's multiple Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner announced on Monday he would run in next year's presidential election, after expressing concern about the "rise of the far right". "My name is Teddy Riner and today, I am telling you face to face: I am a candidate in the 2027 presidential election," the 37-year-old said in a surprise announcement on social media. Riner, one of the greatest judokas in history, said in the two-minute-37-second video that he feared France could soon become deeply divided, appearing to cast himself as a candidate for voters unwilling to choose between two political extremes -- the far right and the hard left. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Yves Sintomer, Professor of Political Science at Université Paris VIII.
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Riner, a 12-time world champion and one of the greatest judokas in the world, said that he hopes to 'bring people together' with his candidacy.
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang sits at the center of the artificial intelligence boom, and the spy scandal that erupted over the weekend threatens to shake the company at a time when confidence in the AI investment frenzy is already fragile. Taiwan-born Huang is regarded as the godfather of the AI economy, the executive every player in the industry must turn to because the technology depends on the graphics processing units (GPUs) that his company designs. FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet reports from Los Angeles.
The Paris prosecutor said she had opened an investigation into Shahid Kaveh, a shadowy cyber unit of the IRGC, the Islamic republic's ideological army, over the 'unprecedented' cyberattacks targeting French supermarkets' fridges in October. Little is known about the Shahid Kaveh unit, although analysts have long observed that the IRGC, which has a vast network of operations, had actively branched out into cyber warfare in recent years. FRANCE 24's Reza Sayah reports from Tehran.
Preserved in amber for about 53 million years, a beetle has been described as a new species by researchers in Spain and France. Named Cnopus twentyonepilotorum, it is the first puppet beetle (family Aderidae) to be formally described from the Oise amber of northern France. The findings are published in the journal ZooKeys.
British comedian and TV star Russell Brand was Monday jailed for more than 10 years for a string of sex offences including rape, as the judge told him he had been a "sexual predator" whose fame had protected him. Brand, 51, showed no emotion as judge Joel Bennathan said he had acted with "staggering arrogance" and shown "contempt" for his victims, who had suffered significant and lasting harm. FRANCE 24's Carys Garland reports.
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In an interview with FRANCE 24, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said he believed Iran and the United States wanted to negotiate, but called for a "concrete deal" to prevent another escalation. He also said Cairo was still "counting" on US President Donald Trump to "move forward" with the stalled Gaza peace plan and was "confident" US military aid to Egypt would continue.
France on Monday said Iran's Revolutionary Guards were behind "unprecedented" cyberattacks on supermarket fridges in the country last month, vowing sanctions on a European level against Tehran. Swathes of French supermarkets were hit in the October 11 and 12 cyberattacks, which raised the temperatures in their refrigerators, in some cases forcing them to throw away entire inventories of perishable food.
France's foreign minister blamed Iran for launching at least two waves of cyberattacks targeting industrial refrigerated and freezer units across France and wider Europe.
How can the nation of haute couture and high speed rail have an affordability issue? On paper, France boasts the planet’s seventh largest economy. Its top diplomat started the week hosting a Group of Seven Industrialized Nations foreign ministers meeting inside the regal setting of its landmark Left Bank ministry.
French authorities on Monday accused hackers aligned with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of carrying out the cyberattack that disabled refrigeration systems at 700 French grocery stores in early October. The Paris prosecutor’s office is seeking international arrest warrants for the leader and two deputies of Shahid Kaveh — an IRGC-aligned organized cybercrime group. Paris ...
The French foreign minister said he had summoned the Iranian ambassador to France after a cyberattack on hundreds of supermarkets last month. Iran did not immediately respond.
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France’s foreign minister accused Iran of orchestrating the attack on 700 supermarkets.
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France has blamed Iran for a cyberattack on supermarket fridges last month
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Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Shaina Low, Communication Adviser for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Thirteen months into what she describes as a "so-called ceasefire," the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to deepen, exposing the profound gap between diplomatic commitments and the lived realities of Palestinian civilians. In an interview with France 24, Shayna Low, communications adviser in Palestine for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), describes a population confronting winter flooding, repeated displacement, deteriorating shelter conditions and persistent restrictions on humanitarian assistance. "Life in Gaza is simply miserable." Low urges Israel to "open all the crossings, lift the restrictions, let aid in."
The Paris prosecutor's office says investigators have determined that a cyberattack on grocery store chains was "carried out to serve a foreign power — in this case, Iran."
French foreign minister vows European sanctions against Tehran over ‘unprecedented’ hacks last month Europe live – latest updates France has said Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were behind “unprecedented” cyber-attacks on supermarket fridges in the country last month, vowing European sanctions against Tehran. “I can confirm that this attack was carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, said on Monday of the hacks on 11 and 12 October. Continue reading...
Annette Young is pleased to welcome Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics ECARES at Lancaster University. France's 1.6% minimum-wage increase, in response to the countrywide protests, may offer a temporary reprieve from social unrest, but it does little to resolve the deeper political and institutional crisis confronting the country. According to Foucart, the central problem extends beyond declining purchasing power, fiscal constraints and the limitations of a minority government. It concerns a growing loss of faith in politics itself. “They are in the street because they don't believe politics can achieve anything,” Foucart argues, suggesting that the persistence of mass demonstrations ahead of the presidential election reflects profound disillusionment with the political system's capacity to deliver meaningful change.
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Monday, November 9, he was bringing forward a planned hike in the minimum wage to December from January, as he sought to defuse a cost-of-living crisis that has sparked some of France's worst civil unrest in years. Unions swiftly dismissed the offer as "crumbs".
The cyber-attack last month saw fridges and freezers in hundreds of supermarkets across France heated up.
The recent cyberattack on supermarkets in France was organized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has said, describing the hacking as "unprecedented."
Paris prosecutors said they suspect Iran was behind the cyberattacks that crippled refrigeration systems last month and affected around 700 supermarkets throughout France, causing food losses and starting fires.
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