France, Italy and Portugal lead the teams attempting to secure a place in the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals, while England's promotion hopes have been hit by a series of withdrawals. With European champions Spain and Germany already qualified for the last eight, six spots are still to be filled going into
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US, UK, France, Germany impose new sanctions on Iran
The measures include restrictions on national carrier Iran Air's ability to fly to the UK and Europe, and travel bans and asset freezes on a number of Iranians accused of facilitating military support for Russia. Visiting London, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Russians had been trained by Iranian forces
Leaders of France, Germany, and Britain support a Gaza cease-fire
Germany, France and Britain called early Monday for a Gaza cease-fire while Israel braced for a large-scale attack. “The fighting must end now, and all hostages still detained by Hamas must be released. The people of Gaza need urgent and unfettered delivery and distribution of aid,” the statement from the European
France aim to topple US basketball all-stars in Olympic final
France, led by the towering Victor Wembanyama, are aiming to dethrone the mighty USA in the Olympic basketball final on Saturday as track and field wraps up in Paris. The women's golf tournament comes to a close, with two-time medallist Lydia Ko and Switzerland's Morgane Metraux in pole position, while the
France win over Argentina sparks ugly scenes in Olympic grudge match
France's grudge match with Argentina ended in ugly scenes after Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal to put the hosts into the Olympic semi-finals on Friday with a 1-0 win, joining Spain, Morocco and Egypt. Tensions spilled over at full-time in Bordeaux with rival players and staff clashing on the pitch
France votes in snap polls as far-right eyes historic win
French people vote on Sunday in high-stakes snap parliamentary elections which could alter France's trajectory and see the far-right party of Marine Le Pen take power in a historic first. With Russia's war against Ukraine in its third year and energy and food prices much higher, support for the anti-immigration and
Dutch eyeing top spot in Euro 2024 group ahead of France
France to transfer Mirage-2000 fighter jets to Ukraine: Macron
France will transfer Mirage-2000 fighter jets to Ukraine and train their Ukrainian pilots as part of a new military cooperation with Kyiv as it fights the Russian invasion, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday. "Tomorrow we will launch a new cooperation and announce the transfer of Mirage 2000-5" fighter jets to
Teen hospitalised after savage attack in France
A 15-year-old teenager has been badly beaten in a town south of Paris and rushed to hospital following a cardiac arrest, in the latest incident of school violence in France. Thursday's attack came at a time of heightened tensions around French schools. Earlier this week a teenage girl was left temporarily comatose
