France
2026 June
2026-06-08 Citizens of France accosted Pete Hegseth after a Normandy memorial speech in which he called immigration into Europe to a modern “invasion.” France called out the remarks for being toxic and cited Hegseth of “trying to interfere” with their democracy.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/fact-check-residents-french-village-194200410.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c802e7jk458o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLiP8iwDYU8&list=WL&index=3&t=23s
2026 July
2026-07-17 France blocked access to Polymarket.
https://www.theverge.com/policy/967756/polymarket-is-being-blocked-in-france
2026-07-22 France banned social media for kids under 15.
2026-07-28 The US walked out of a UN Security Council meeting in protest after French ambassador remarks blasting the US for voting against extending Volker Turk’s term for high commissioner of human rights. After the vote France ONU Geneve wrote, “The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali & Russia, isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.”
https://time.com/article/2026/07/28/us-walks-out-protest-france-united-nations-address-europe-rift/
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5993955-us-diplomats-unsc-walkout/