An employee mixes crushed chili peppers with a shovel in a grinder in Espelette, southwestern France on September 3, 2026. In the Basque Country, following a summer of intense heatwaves and a historic drought, even the iconic Espelette pepper is parched; producers believe that irrigation, previously prohibited, is the only solution. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows chili pepper in a box in Espelette, southwestern France on August 18, 2026. In the Basque Country, following a summer of intense heatwaves and a historic drought, even the iconic Espelette pepper is parched; producers believe that irrigation, previously prohibited, is the only solution. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)

An employee places nets over chili pepper plants in Espelette southwestern France, on June 17, 2026. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images). In the Basque Country, following a summer of intense heatwaves and a historic drought, even the iconic Espelette pepper is parched; producers believe that irrigation, previously prohibited, is the only solution. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP)

An employee plants chili pepper plants at the organic chili pepper producer Ramuntcho Lecuona's farm in Espelette, south-western France on June 2, 226. In the Basque Country, following a summer of intense heatwaves and a historic drought, even the iconic Espelette pepper is parched; producers believe that irrigation, previously prohibited, is the only solution. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows plastic crates full of chili peppers in a field in Espelette, southwestern France on August 18, 2026. In the Basque Country, following a summer of intense heatwaves and a historic drought, even the iconic Espelette pepper is parched; producers believe that irrigation, previously prohibited, is the only solution. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)

An employee sorts chili peppers in Espelette, southwestern France on October 16, 2026. In the Basque Country, following a summer of intense heatwaves and a historic drought, even the iconic Espelette pepper is parched; producers believe that irrigation, previously prohibited, is the only solution. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)

An employee selects chili peppers before grinding them in Espelette, southwestern France on September 3, 2026. In the Basque Country, following a summer of intense heatwaves and a historic drought, even the iconic Espelette pepper is parched; producers believe that irrigation, previously prohibited, is the only solution. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a budget speech for 2027 at the National Assembly in Seoul on November 2, 2026. South Korea will double spending on artificial intelligence and semiconductors in 2027 to a record high of $16 billion, President Lee Jae Myung said on November 2 in his annual budget speech to parliament. (Photo by Lee Jin-man / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)