Israel-Settlement Sanctions: Britain, France and Canada moved to ban imports and services tied to Israeli West Bank settlements, warning the policy and settler violence threaten the two-state solution; Israel retaliated by ordering the UK to close its East Jerusalem consulate and expelling UK-linked personnel. Eiffel Tower Gender Row: The Eiffel Tower reopened after a protest and staff strike sparked by claims that female employees were sidelined during a private BAPS visit, turning a religious-diaspora dispute into a fresh French equality flashpoint. Renoir Museum Heist: Thieves broke into the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, cutting through a fence and stealing four works worth about €9m, with two later abandoned as police arrived. Channel Migrant Smuggling Trial: Fourteen men went on trial in Paris over a 2021 Channel disaster that killed more than 30 people, as prosecutors allege organised smuggling networks. Space Diplomacy: Armenia’s PM Nikol Pashinyan and Georgia’s PM Irakli Kobakhidze are among leaders heading to Macron’s International Space Summit in Paris, amid US company absences and focus on Europe’s strategic autonomy in space. Education Watch: French students posted record-low results in the OECD PISA assessment, deepening pressure on education policy. Champagne Crisis: France’s Champagne output forecast is set to plunge 48% as heat and shrinking yields collide with weaker demand. Defense Procurement: France’s DGA delivered the first two Falcon 2000LXS Albatros maritime surveillance aircraft to the Navy, starting AVSIMAR testing for a 12-aircraft fleet by 2031.