Country: France
Political, economic, social, cultural, diplomatic, and technological news from France. A section focused on this key EU nation with strong global influence and deep ties with Africa.
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France: a new album by Céline Dion is taking shape with an unreleased track written by Ycare.
An unpublished title by Céline Dion, titled “Bonjour pardon merci,” has been submitted to Sacem, with Ycare writing and Renaud Rebillaud composing. No official release date has been… -
World Cup 2026: Paul Pogba opens up about his absence from the French National Team
Present in the United States as an Adidas ambassador on the sidelines of the 2026 World Cup, Paul Pogba acknowledged that he had never really envisioned participating in… -
France: Didier Deschamps tries to put an end to the Betclic affair before the World Cup.
Didier Deschamps tried to calm the controversy surrounding the image rights of the Blues before the French team’s departure for the 2026 World Cup. While Mbappé, Cherki, Dembélé,… -
France: in Saint-Denis, Jean-Luc Mélenchon launches his fourth campaign for the Élysée.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon launched his first major campaign meeting for the 2027 presidential election in Saint-Denis, in front of several thousand expected supporters. For this fourth attempt at the… -
Two years suspended prison sentence for former LREM deputy Jean-Jacques Bridey for embezzlement of public funds.
Former Renaissance MP Jean-Jacques Bridey has been sentenced to two years in prison suspended by the Paris judicial court for embezzlement of public funds and corruption. The case… -
France: rapper Booba sentenced to 3 months in prison after his attacks on a journalist
The rapper Booba was sentenced by the Paris correctional court to three months in prison with a suspended sentence and a €30,000 fine for cyberbullying and racist insults… -
France: Pesquet and Prost will go to space in 2027 for a world first.
Emmanuel Macron announced at the Choose France summit two commercial space missions planned for 2027 with French astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Arnaud Prost. Pesquet is set to join… -
PSG European Champion: celebrations turned violent with 780 arrests
The celebrations of PSG’s second European title were marked by violent disturbances in France, with 780 arrests and 219 injuries reported after the final win against Arsenal. In… -
Atlético Madrid: Antoine Griezmann closes in on Orlando City
At 34, Antoine Griezmann is about to turn a major page in his career: the Atlético Madrid striker would have found an agreement with Orlando City SC and… -
France national team: Didier Deschamps’ squad list featuring Kylian Mbappé and Rayan Cherki.
The France national team head coach Didier Deschamps announced on Thursday his squad for the March gathering. Kylian Mbappé and Rayan Cherki are in the group. Didier Deschamps’… -
UCL, PSG: Ousmane Dembélé promises to unleash hell on Chelsea
A comfortable winner in the away leg, Paris Saint-Germain does not intend to sit back against Chelsea FC. Ousmane Dembélé promises an attacking approach to secure qualification for… -
Real Madrid: Kylian Mbappé back in training
Out with a knee injury for several weeks, Real Madrid’s French forward Kylian Mbappé has resumed training at Valdebebas. Images posted on his social media hint at an… -
Real Madrid: Ferland Mendy suffers a new injury
Struck on the thigh during the collision with Manchester City, Real Madrid’s French left-back Ferland Mendy is suffering a muscle injury to his right leg. The Madrid club… -
France: the Beninese diaspora launches the Diaspora BUS platform to support the Wadagni-Talata duo.
Gathered on Saturday, March 7, 2026, in the Paris region, several university and political figures officially launched BUS Diaspora. An initiative aimed at mobilizing Beninese abroad behind the… -
France: 525 students found with a knife hidden in their bag in less than a year.
Between March and December 2025, French authorities highlighted a concerning situation in the country’s schools: 525 students were found in possession of a knife hidden in their bag,… -
Rennes: Habib Beye sacked
After another defeat at Lens, Stade Rennais has decided to part ways with its coach Habib Beye. A dismissal that marks the failure of a transition and illustrates… -
Kylian Mbappé reacts to the death of Jean-Louis Gasset.
Like his compatriots, Kylian Mbappé also reacted to the death of Jean-Louis Gasset. And the Real Madrid forward paid a heartfelt tribute to the French coach. At 72,… -
PSG – Mbappé case: Paris club heavily sanctioned
French justice on Tuesday ordered PSG to pay nearly €61 million to its former forward, Kylian Mbappé, after a long legal battle. The legal saga between Paris Saint-Germain… -
Bygmalion affair: Nicolas Sarkozy definitively convicted by the Court of Cassation
The Paris Court of Appeal had sentenced Nicolas Sarkozy, on 14 February 2024, to one year of imprisonment, including six months of unconditional imprisonment, for illegally exceeding the… -
73% of French people would support introducing a voluntary military service.
A majority of French people are willing to support the introduction of a voluntary military service, which the country’s president Emmanuel Macron is due to announce soon. That’s… -
France-Algeria: Paris proposes restarting talks despite tensions
France announced on Sunday, October 19, 2025, its intention to reopen a dialogue with Algeria, while relations between the two countries have remained frozen for over a year.… -
France: the Lecornu II government narrowly escapes censure
The French government led by Sébastien Lecornu survived two motions of no confidence filed in the National Assembly on Thursday, October 16, 2025, by La France insoumise (LFI)… -
France: Emmanuel Macron reappoints Sébastien Lecornu to Matignon
Just four days after his resignation, Sébastien Lecornu returns to Matignon. President Emmanuel Macron reappointed him on Friday evening as Prime Minister, the Élysée announced in a laconic… -
World Cup 2026 (Qualifiers): France’s squad for the matches against Azerbaijan and Iceland
Eight months before the 2026 World Cup, France’s coach, Didier Deschamps, revealed his squad to face Azerbaijan and Iceland in qualification. A group marked by the return of… -
Libyan financing: Nicolas Sarkozy found guilty of criminal conspiracy
The Paris criminal court delivered its verdict on 25 September 2025 in the case of Libyan financing of Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential campaign. The former French president was… -
Libyan funding: Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to five years in prison, with custody deferred
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced on Thursday, September 25, 2025, to five years in prison by the Paris criminal court in the case of the alleged… -
France faces a “dark day” marked by massive mobilization
France was shaken on Thursday, September 18, by an unprecedented mobilization against the austerity measures announced this summer. September 18 will be remembered as a “black day” for… -
Diplomacy: France suspends its counterterrorism cooperation with Mali and expels two diplomats
France announced on Friday the suspension of its counterterrorism cooperation with Mali, in response to the August arrest of a French diplomatic official in the Malian capital. Alongside… -
In financial difficulty, France threatened with international budgetary supervision
Once relegated to the realm of economic fiction, the idea of international oversight of French finances is becoming increasingly confirmed. The persistent deterioration of the public deficit, coupled… -
Brigitte Macron née “man”: the man behind the fake news breaks the silence
Since 2021, a rumor as grotesque as it is persistent has circulated: Brigitte Macron was supposedly born a man, under the identity of Jean-Michel Trogneux. This baseless theory,…