France's sweltering 1-0 win over Paraguay was a masterclass in tournament control
Kylian Mbappe's 70th-minute penalty in 38C Philadelphia heat sent France into a World Cup quarter-final against Morocco — and proved they can win ugly.
Camille returns with a triple album on motherhood and grief
The French experimental singer frames her ambitious new record around motherhood, loss and the sense that the wider world is in pain.
France storm past Iraq after a two-hour weather delay as Mbappe marks 100th cap with a brace
A chaotic, thunderstorm-hit night in Philadelphia ended in a clear 3-0 win that sent France into the knockout stage, with Kylian Mbappe scoring twice and Ousmane Dembele adding his first major-tournament goal.
France confirms first Ebola case in doctor who worked in DR Congo
Health ministry says contacts are being traced and the risk to the European public is very low, as attention turns to hospital isolation procedures and cross-border readiness.
Europe tightens its returns rules as the UK-France pilot enters its decision phase
Brussels has agreed a sweeping new EU Returns Regulation just as the New Pact on Migration and Asylum takes effect — reshaping the legal landscape around the UK's 'one-in, one-out' arrangement with France.
France and Germany scrap flagship FCAS fighter jet after industrial deadlock
Europe's most ambitious defence programme, the sixth-generation Future Combat Air System, has been abandoned for its core jet after Airbus and Dassault failed to agree on who would lead the work.
G7 leaders gather in Évian with Iran fallout and China tensions topping agenda
France hosts the Group of Seven in the lakeside town of Évian, where the aftermath of the Iran war and economic friction with Beijing are set to dominate, alongside high-stakes sideline talks.
France pushes through 2026 budget with defence boost as pension reform is shelved
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu used special constitutional powers to adopt a delayed budget that lifts military spending sharply, while suspending the contested rise in the retirement age.
UK and France extend 'one-in, one-out' migrant returns scheme until October
The pilot, which swaps Channel arrivals for asylum seekers with UK ties, is extended and amended — but figures show it has so far affected only a fraction of crossings.