- 6h ago
Meloni says cyberattacks and bomb hoaxes show civilian infrastructure is under attack
Italy's prime minister links a cyberattack on a French blood service, sabotage of supermarket refrigeration and false bomb alerts on aircraft, while Moscow denies any role in the attacks.
- 8h ago
Mbappé returns to France squad as Pablo Pagis earns first call-up for Nations League
Zinédine Zidane's squad for the November Nations League matches brings back Kylian Mbappé and three other players and gives striker Pablo Pagis his first call-up. France top Group A1 on 10 points ahead of games in Milan and Bordeaux.
- 10h ago
Mélenchon's France Unbowed programme for 2027 pledges NATO exit and rejects the 5% defence target
The platform, published on Friday, 6 November 2026, lists 1,069 measures, 238 of them new, and will be presented at a rally at Le Bourget, near Paris, on Saturday, 7 November.
- 13h ago
Spain formally nominates Pablo Hernández de Cos to succeed Lagarde at the ECB
Economy minister Carlos Cuerpo sent the candidacy to Eurogroup president Kyriakos Pierrakakis on Friday, 6 November, in a succession race opened by Christine Lagarde's early departure.
- 14h ago
Van Bommel names Kongolo and Cuypers for first caps as De Winter declines Belgium call
Cuypers, 29, and Kongolo, 20, were named Friday in Tubize for Nations League matches in Turkey and against Italy. Koni De Winter, who has eight caps, did not make himself available.
- 14h ago
A69 motorway opens to drivers with a 20.40 euro round-trip toll, one of France's priciest
The A69 between Toulouse and Castres opened on Friday, 6 November, with a round-trip toll of 20.40 euros, up from the 17 euros announced in mid-October. Local officials who backed the project now call the price too high.
- 14h ago
SNCF puts its new double-deck TGV M into service between Paris and Marseille, two and a half years late
The SNCF began commercial service of its new-generation TGV on Friday, 6 November, with a run from Paris to Marseille. Production problems at manufacturer Alstom had delayed the train by two and a half years.
- 16h ago
Flooding in Corsica kills two after car is swept away near Porto-Vecchio
Floodwater swept a car off the road between Bonifacio and Porto-Vecchio overnight, killing two people, while orange rain-flood alerts stayed in force across Corsica on Friday, 6 November.
- 17h ago
French intercity bus crashes in Ain, killing a seven-year-old girl and an 18-year-old man
An intercity bus left the road near Lent in the Ain department on Friday, 6 November, and struck a tree in a ditch. Three of the injured are in serious condition, and the counts of people involved have varied between sources.
- yesterday
NATO launches online purchasing platform for anti-drone systems from five suppliers
Allies can now order anti-drone capabilities through the alliance, with 16 contracts signed with five defence firms and delivery promised within 90 to 100 days, against the 9 to 12 months a contract normally takes.
- yesterday
73% back youth protests as 82% say politics underserves young Germans
An ARD-Deutschlandtrend poll by infratest dimap, fielded 2 to 4 November among 1,297 eligible voters, puts understanding for the demonstrators at 73%. Young respondents trust the Linke and the AfD most to represent their interests.
- yesterday
Paris court orders Sotheby's to return Nazi-looted Pissarro painting to Flavian heirs
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the court also voided the 25 June 2024 London sale and ordered Sotheby's to name the buyer within two months, with a €1,000 daily fine for delay after that.
- yesterday
Archaeologists document 280 Paleolithic engravings in Catalonia's Font Major cave
Researchers from Iphes-Cerca and the Rovira i Virgili University have documented 280 graphic motifs in a Tarragona cave that visitors passed for more than six decades. The findings are published in the journal Antiquity.
- yesterday
EU court bars organic certification for CBD foods not yet authorized for sale
The ruling also covers CBD foods sold outside the EU and stems from a French dispute over INAO's refusal to certify such products. Hemp seeds and ordinary hemp seed oil remain eligible for organic certification.
- yesterday
Pablo Durán gives Celta Vigo a 1-0 lead over Union Saint-Gilloise in the Europa League
Celta Vigo led Union Saint-Gilloise 1-0 at Balaídos in matchday four of the Europa League league phase, with Pablo Durán's shot putting the hosts ahead. Union, sixth in the table with 7 points, had started the match on the front foot.
- yesterday
Migrant boat launched from Dutch territory in apparent first for the Netherlands
The Public Prosecution Service says the rubber boat found drifting off Cadzand on Saturday, 31 October, set out from Dutch territory. Its exact launch point has not been disclosed.
- yesterday
Mancini names 31-man Italy squad with four first-time call-ups for Nations League
Italy coach Roberto Mancini has picked 31 players for the Nations League games against France in Milan on 12 November and Belgium in Brussels on 15 November. Alphadjo Cisse, Mattia Liberali, Riccardo Cassano and Simone Lontani are all called up to the senior side for the first time.
- yesterday
Hooded group sets fire to high school near Toulouse during France's national strike
About thirty hooded people set fire to the school life office of a high school in Tournefeuille, near Toulouse, on Thursday, 5 November. No one was injured, and the school stayed closed for the day.
- yesterday
Kremlin denies role in supermarket fridge hacks across Europe, calling claims absurd
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the accusations absurd and unsupported by evidence, as cyberattacks on supermarket cooling systems have reached at least ten European countries. A cyberattack also hit cold rooms holding blood donation stocks in France.
- 2d ago
Germany agrees to buy 50% of tank maker KNDS from Wegmann families
The German government and KNDS's family shareholders have agreed that Berlin will take a 50 percent stake, matching France's holding. The reported price is below the 7.2 billion euros approved in June for 40 percent.
