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Manchester United's Raphael Varane retires from international football with France

Man Utd's Raphael Varane has enjoyed great success with France but he's now stepping away from international football.

Manchester Evening News

Raphael Varane retires from France duty at just 29 to focus on Man Utd

Raphael Varane has retired from international duty with France, aged 29, to focus his career on playing for Manchester United, after playing in two World Cup finals

Daily Mirror

Six Nations 2023 predictions: our writers on who will win and why

France and Ireland are the teams to beat, but a Gatland-inspired Wales could spring a surprise

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France a step closer to adding abortion rights to constitution

The French Senate has voted to include the right to abortion in the constitution, allowing the process to continue, though the path to a constitutional amendment is long.

Radio France Internationale

Mikel Arteta has already confirmed Arsenal plan for Folarin Balogun as starlet topples Mbappe

Arsenal news: Folarin Balogun has impressed on loan at Reims in France and the young striker netted a hat-trick on Wednesday to shoot to the top of the Ligue 1 scoring charts

Football London

French FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Are Working with Saudi Arabia to Support Regional Stability

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said in remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat on Thursday that strengthening France’s relations with both Saudi Arabia and the UAE can be considered as a way to respond to chronic and escalating instability in the Middle East. The minister pointed to Iran adopting systemic escalation in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mbappe Misses Penalty, Comes off Injured in PSG Win

Paris Saint-Germain extended their lead at the top of Ligue 1 with a 3-1 win at Montpellier on Wednesday but their evening was overshadowed by an injury to Kylian Mbappe, who had earlier missed a penalty. The France superstar had an eighth-minute spot-kick saved by Montpellier's Benjamin Lecomte and then…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Strikes over the past 50 years have barely made a dent in the French economy

In France, more than 1.2 million people (2.8 million, according to trade unions) took to the streets against proposed pension reform on Tuesday, exceeding crowds galvanised by the first national day of strike on 19 January.

The Conversation

French Forces Seize Iranian-Supplied Weapons Bound for Yemen

The French naval special forces, along with their US and British counterparts, are now involved in combating the smuggling of Iranian weapons to the Houthi militias in Yemen, an indication of a noticeable change in France’s policy. Paris announced that its Elite special forces seized a boatload of Iranian-supplied weapons…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France seizes Iran assault rifles, missiles heading to Yemen

French naval forces have seized thousands of assault rifles, machine guns and anti-tank missiles earlier this month in the Gulf of Oman coming from Iran heading to Yemen’s Houthi rebels

The Independent UK

French, Israeli leaders meet in Paris as violence spikes in Gaza, West Bank

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected in Paris on Thursday for what will be his first visit to France since returning to power a month ago. The meeting comes against a background of escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians that has triggered an international outcry.

Radio France Internationale

Kylian Mbappe misses a penalty and goes off injured in PSG win at Montpellier

The France forward had an evening to forget.

The Independent UK

Couple charters $100,000 private jet to fly pet dogs to Europe: ‘Important for them to see more than backyard’

‘The dogs might not know where they are, but they love exploring new places,’ couple says

The Independent UK

Evan Ferguson's prospects of featuring against France are improving

Brighton have yet to make an official statement on the nature of the injury suffered by Evan Ferguson on Sunday, but reports suggest that things aren't as serious as first feared.

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France 24

Taking it to the streets: UK faces biggest wave of strikes in decades

Why are they taking it to the streets in Paris and London? This 21st century tale of two cities is not about revolution like in the Dickens classic, but about saving Europe's beloved welfare state. In France, unions say millions turned out on Tuesday for round two of the biggest…

The Guardian - UK

Codebreakers could hold the key as league exiles plot Six Nations glory

England’s new defence coach Kevin Sinfield is merely the latest former rugby league man to have a coaching influence in union

Wales Online

Tonight's rugby news as Johnny Sexton reveals hurt over Gatland decision and Shaun Edwards warns players about Wales

The latest rugby headlines and news bulletins from Wales and beyond

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Hails French Gift of Radar as ‘Cherry on the Cake’

Ukraine's defense minister said Wednesday that Ukrainian lives will be saved by a sophisticated air-defense radar that France is supplying and which is powerful enough to spot incoming missiles and exploding drones in the skies over all of Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region.

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The Independent UK

Ukraine hails French gift of radar as 'cherry on the cake'

Ukraine’s defense minister says Ukrainian lives will be saved by a sophisticated air-defense radar that France is supplying

France 24

Film show: A touching tale of exile in 'Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo'

Syrian filmmaker Marya Zarif joins us in the studio, as her first feature-length animation hits screens here in France. "Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo" blends the magic of childhood with the tragic reality of life in a war-torn country; Marya tells us more about the process of making the…

The Independent UK

France’s LFP governing body blocks deal for Chelsea’s Hakim Ziyech to join PSG

A loan between the clubs had been agreed before Tuesday’s deadline.

InsideEVs

Ford Not Planning Tesla-Style Mustang Mach-E Price Cuts In Europe

A Ford France spokesperson said the Mustang Mach-E price cuts are "specific to the North American market," adding that there's nothing to announce at this time.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UAE-France Program to Accelerate Clean Energy Development

The UAE and France agreed to launch a bilateral program that combines French and Emirati expertise to develop commercial and investable opportunities that accelerate clean energy development, notably in the decarbonization of hard-to-abate (HTA) industries, including clean hydrogen solutions for mobility. The program's operations will be officially launched during COP28,…

France 24

A new winter of discontent? UK sees mass strike action amid cost-of-living crisis

The United Kingdom is experiencing a wave of strikes on a scale not seen since the 1980s under then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. With double-digit inflation, the spiralling cost-of-living crisis means that those on stagnating and low salaries, especially public sector workers, are struggling to make ends meet. This Wednesday, half…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran ‘Recently’ Traded Dollars that Iraq Received from the US

The Iraqi government tried establishing a European lobby to pressure the US to ease its restrictions on dollar sales in Iraq, but Baghdad's diplomatic channels failed in those efforts, according to reliable Iraqi sources. The sources confirmed that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani tried to establish a lobby during his…

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