Russian forces shell residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, killing at least three people, injuring twelve others, and causing widespread fires. (Reuters)
French author Annie Ernaux is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory". (Reuters)
Iran's IRIB broadcasts purported confessions from two French citizens accused of espionage. This broadcast comes in the context of the Mahsa Amini protests which began in September as well as the claim by the Iranian government that the protests are an attempt by France and other countries such as the United States and Israel to overthrow the current Iranian Islamic government. (The Washington Post)