World Cup 2026: France coach, Deschamps announces 26-man squad for tournament [Full list]
France national team coach, Didier Deschamps, has announced his nation’s 26-man roster for this summer’s World Cup. Real Madrid’s Kylian…
Mbappe and Dembele head up star-studded France World Cup squad
Kylian Mbappe will spearhead France at the World Cup as national team coach Didier Deschamps announces his 26-man squad.
Can Macron’s Kenya visit revive French influence in Africa?
France is facing deepening resentment in former African colonies where it once had political influence.
France confines over 1,700 passengers on cruise ship over gastroenteritis
The British ship docked in the southwestern French city of Bordeaux reports 49 suspected cases.
France-Nigeria economic partnership entering ‘execution phase’ – Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed the outcome of the 10th France-Nigeria Business Council Meeting held during the Africa Forward…
Cannes is a beautiful, gruelling circus. I wouldn’t quit it for anything | Agnès Poirier
The red carpet up to the stairs of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. Photograph: Antonin Thuillier/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in…
Cannes juror denounces Hollywood boycott of actors for Gaza war views
2026 Cannes Film Festival juror Paul Laverty denounced Hollywood for boycotting actors who’ve opposed the Gaza war.
Macron unveils $27 billion Africa investment, urges reset with Europe
French President Emmanuel Macron, in Kenya for the Africa Forward summit, called for a ‘fundamental reset’ in Africa.
Spain reports new hantavirus case in passenger evacuated from cruise ship
The infected man is one of more than 120 passengers and crew members evacuated from MV Hondius, the ministry says.