Storm Caetano paralyzed northern France through morning, with 270,000 households losing power and thousands of trucks stranded on A36. A BlaBlaCar bus crash on icy A6B left five in critical condition among thirty injured. By afternoon, alerts reduced from 31 to 24 departments, with power restoration expected by Saturday.
The ICC warrants against Netanyahu and Hamas leaders generated unified Israeli rejection, with Biden calling them "scandalous" while France's Foreign Ministry took a measured "note" stance. The diplomatic divide deepened as Algeria's state media criticized "Macronian-Zionist France" following writer Boualem Sansal's arrest.
Putin confirmed Russia's experimental Orechnik missile use over Ukraine, announcing serial production plans. NATO called an emergency meeting while China urged "restraint." Evening coverage shifted to Les Bleus' rugby victory over Argentina, completing their autumn tour undefeated.