Rear Adm. Guillaume Pinget, Commander of the French Pacific Command, confirmed in an exclusive interview that France received advance notice of China's recent submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test in the South Pacific. He characterized the launch as a demonstration of nuclear deterrence credibility. Pinget reaffirmed France's commitment to its Indo-Pacific posture, including continued transits of the Taiwan Strait, and expressed concern over Russia-North Korea military cooperation. He also discussed expanding defense cooperation with Japan, including potential future port calls by the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.

The French Senate has imposed a rare 'censure with temporary exclusion' on Senator Christine Herzog (Union Centriste) for moral harassment of a staff member and misuse of public funds. The Senate voted unanimously to temporarily expel Herzog, banning her from the Senate for 15 sitting days, requiring her to undergo training, and cutting approximately €32,000 in allowances over six months. The disciplinary committee found that Herzog allowed her partner to exert de facto authority over staff and misuse Senate resources, including collecting endorsements for François Asselineau's presidential campaign, constituting a serious breach of dignity and probity.