Israel has barred Jean-Luc Melenchon and Mathilde Panot, leaders of France's left-wing La France Insoumise, from entering the country, the Foreign Ministry said on 12 Nov 2026. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar signed the decision, citing the party's extreme anti-Israel stance and statements the ministry called blood libels. The move followed France's denial of entry to Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council in the northern West Bank, a day earlier. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot called the decision demagogic and said France will keep pursuing a two-state solution.
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13 November 2026
9 November 2026
France says a cyber unit linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard remotely attacked refrigeration controllers at about 700 commercial sites on the night of 11-12 Oct. The government says units were heated by as much as 50 degrees Celsius, spoiling food and sparking at least 15 fires, with damage in the tens of millions. Affected chains include Intermarché, E. Leclerc, Carrefour, Monoprix and Coopérative U. Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has summoned Iran's ambassador and is seeking European sanctions. Iran denies responsibility and calls the accusations baseless. The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation and is seeking international arrest warrants.
Delegations from Ukraine, Russia and the United States met in Abu Dhabi on 10 Nov for their first US-brokered talks since February, lasting nearly four hours. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the meeting very productive, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called it constructive and substantive. The sessions covered security guarantees, territorial questions and a wider European security framework. Reports say no breakthroughs emerged, and a second day of talks was scheduled for 11 Nov. Russian forces hold about one fifth of Ukraine.
7 November 2026
Russian missile and air strikes hit energy facilities, a major Kyiv bridge and a kindergarten across Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said four of 36 ballistic missiles were intercepted, and authorities reported at least two killed and about a dozen wounded nationwide. In Dnipropetrovsk, about 600,000 people lost power on 9 Nov, according to Ukrainian authorities. Delegations from Ukraine, Russia and the United States begin US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, the first direct talks between Kyiv and Moscow since February. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow will not agree to an immediate ceasefire.