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Teddy Riner, who has announced a run for the French presidency, distanced himself from President Emmanuel Macron after Macron said his entry could "only benefit the country".
France defeated South Africa 21-19 in the Nations Championship, according to BBC Sport and Le Monde.
Italy rallied from an early goal down to beat France 3-1 at San Siro in the Nations League, moving top of Group A1 and inflicting Zinedine Zidane's first defeat as France head coach.
A draft declaration seen by Reuters says about 40 countries are expected to state that any matter affecting European security should be decided with Europeans, as leaders meet in Dublin.
Russia's Foreign Ministry says it will ban four French nationals from entering Russia in response to France's July 2026 expulsion of former RT France head Xenia Fedorova.
French authorities, with British investigators present, searched three properties in Paris and Saint-Tropez in mid-October 2026 in an investigation linked to the late Mohamed Al Fayed, according to the Paris prosecutor's office.
Teddy Riner, a 37-year-old multiple Olympic judo champion, announced in a social media video on 9 November 2026 that he will run for president of France, describing himself as neither right-wing nor left-wing.
France's foreign minister attributed the October attacks on supermarket refrigeration to Iran's IRGC, and the Paris prosecutor opened an investigation into an IRGC-affiliated cyber unit.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu moved a planned 1.6% minimum wage increase from January to December after weeks of protests, while unions called the rise insufficient.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on 8 November 2026 that France will attend the Abu Dhabi talks on ending the war in Ukraine, after the Kremlin said there was no role for European powers.
Paris prosecutors are investigating false bomb threats against dozens of European flights this week, including any links to foreign powers; no explosives were found and no one has been identified as responsible.
Unions called a nationwide day of action on 5 November 2026, with turnout estimates ranging from about 600,000 from the interior ministry to 1.57 million from the CGT.
The French bank says it was hit by a cyberattack linked to about €100 million and, according to Reuters, cannot yet say how much it will recover.
Reuters reports that public workers are also expected to strike after weeks of unrest in France, five months before a presidential election.
An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome landed safely at a French airbase on 5 November 2026, as other flights landed in Bulgaria and Belgium amid reported bomb threats.
The French Blood Establishment reported no health impact or loss of blood products, while Credit Mutuel Arkea separately disclosed a cyberattack involving fraudulent transactions.
A cyberattack around 2 November targeted cooling at French blood-product storage sites without harming the products, as refrigeration problems were reported across Europe.
A petition on the French National Assembly website calling for the Bolloré-owned channel to be taken off the air passed 500,000 signatures after a racially motivated killing west of Paris, and CNews declined to comment on what it called a "political petition."
French authorities put Saturday's nationwide turnout below earlier weeks as police clashed with protesters in Paris and youth protests were reported in Germany and elsewhere in Europe.
Anadolu Agency and TASS report that French student unions have called for blockades of universities and schools starting Tuesday, 3 November 2026, but the reports give few details.