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Hundreds of supermarkets across France have been targeted in an unprecedented cyberattack that remotely altered the temperatures of fridges and freezers, causing large quantities of fresh and frozen food to spoil. Major retailers, including Carrefour, Monoprix, E.Leclerc and Coopérative U, were affected, with the Les Mousquetaires group reporting around 300 impacted stores. Losses could reach several million euros. The refrigeration systems involved used outdated software that no longer received security updates. Some fires were also reported, and French authorities have launched an investigation to identify those responsible.

Major French supermarket chains on Monday said they were hit by a cyberattack that caused their refrigerators to shoot up in temperature in hundreds of stores, forcing spoiled food to be thrown away and raising concerns about food security. FRANCE 24's Selina Sykes reports.

Zelensky has blamed Kiev officials for failing to protect energy infrastructure as Mayor Vitaly Klitschko urges residents to leave the city Read Full Article at RT.com

The Israeli government's forced displacement of the entire populations of three West Bank refugee camps in January 2025 could amount to crimes against humanity, a UN report warned Friday. More than 33,000 Palestinians forced out of the Jenin, Nur Shams and Tulkarm camps have not been permitted to return home. Israel slammed the report for "spreading misinformation".

Are great-power politics back, at the expense of smaller countries? In an age of strongmen, is multilateralism in retreat? Not according to Jozef Sikela. The EU Commissioner in charge of International Partnerships insists that traditional multilateralism is alive and well, especially in the EU's approach to Africa and to the Arctic. We sat down with him for an interview at the European Commission in Brussels.

China stands ready to work with Russia to follow through on the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and further expand practical cooperation in investment, Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang said on Thursday.

The conflict between Ukrainian security agencies HUR and SBU that erupted into gunfights this week is escalating with new mutual accusations Read Full Article at RT.com

African leaders, policymakers and development partners on Wednesday called for urgent action, increased investment and stronger public-private partnerships to transform the continent’s agri-food systems and tackle hunger, poverty and unemployment.

Li Chenggang, China's international trade representative with the Ministry of Commerce and vice minister of commerce, met with a delegation of the Board of Directors of the US-China Business Council on Wednesday.

Kyiv was hit by Russian strikes on Sunday, killing at least four people and injuring six, while a popular outdoor book market was destroyed. Vendors rushed to the scene to assess the damage, with some saying they had lost their shops and their livelihoods.

A week after Israeli settlers began besieging Palestinian homes in the West Bank village of Qusra, human rights activist Netanael Hanadaro joined FRANCE 24 to recount what he witnessed there. He said he and other NGO members reached the isolated homes on foot and left food outside for the trapped residents, with the Israeli army saying it would deliver the supplies. Hanadaro described an extraordinary situation in which the homes, located on the outskirts of the village, have been surrounded by settlers while the army works to prevent clashes between the settlers and activists.

A solar eclipse seen across parts of Europe, ongoing search-and-rescue efforts in Colombia after a devastating earthquake killed at least 300 people and left hundreds missing, and escalating violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, condemned by the US ambassador to Israel as "acts of terror": FRANCE 24 takes a look at the week's most striking images. 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused Western governments of using the term ‘shadow fleet’ to disguise “piracy” Read Full Article at RT.com

Zhipu AI, the creator of large language model GLM-5.2, is among the 33 Chinese companies added to the MSCI China Index. The company is also known as Z.ai.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the attacks by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, including arson attacks on two mosques, his deputy spokesperson said on Tuesday.

While the focus still remains containing the forest fires blazing through the Gironde department, the challenge of rebuilding and replanting has already begun. And it is likely to be a costly one coming in, according to the government, at between 5 and 10 thousand euros a hectare.

Mexico adopts new trade strategy amid Trump tariffs

Nomi Bar-Yaacov, renowned international negotiator, arbitrator and mediator, is our guest.

UNESCO added a major archaeological site in the West Bank and a group of historic castles in southern Lebanon to its World Heritage List, defying Israeli objections and reigniting a long-running dispute over the intersection of cultural heritage and politics in the region.

Grieving family members on Saturday buried four Palestinian men killed during a clash with Israeli settlers a day earlier in the occupied West Bank. Palestinians reported a series of violent settler attacks on other villages in the Palestinian territory late Friday following the deadly confrontation, with local officials saying Israelis had set fire to olive groves in Farata and opened fire on people trying to extinguish the blaze.