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EU, France hail Bangladesh’s role in UN peacekeeping

The European Union and France on Thursday praised the dedication and professionalism of Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving in United Nations peacekeeping missions across the globe, as the world is observing the International Day of UN Peacekeepers.

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France, Indonesia call for Israeli-Palestinian progress

France and Indonesia called Wednesday for progress on ‘mutual recognition’ between Israel and the Palestinians at a key meeting next month as Emmanuel Macron visited Jakarta, bringing the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation into his diplomatic efforts...

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Zidane 'can't wait' to take 'dream' France job

Zinedine Zidane, widely tipped in France to take over as national coach after the 2026 World Cup, said the job would be ‘a dream’ and that he was ‘looking forward’ to taking it.

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Acerbi makes Italy return

Francesco Acerbi was recalled to the Italy squad on Monday for upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Norway and Moldova...

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Napoleon’s sword sold at auction for 4.7m euros

A sword that belonged to Napoleon and was specially ordered for the personal use of the French emperor fetched almost 4.7 million euros at auction in Paris, many times the asking price and coming close to a new record price for a Napoleonic artefact, the auction house said.

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Yunus cancels France visit as bilateral talks request declined

Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus’s planned visit to France next month to join the United Nations Ocean Conference has been cancelled as Dhaka’s request for a bilateral meeting with French president Emmanuel Macron on the...

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Macron party backs banning hijab in public spaces for under 15

French president Emmanuel Macron’s political party wants to ban minors under 15 from wearing the Muslim headscarf in public, with the government set to review a report Wednesday on the spread of ‘political Islamism’ in France...

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France, EU take aim at Trump’s assault on science

French president Emmanuel Macron and European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen took aim at Donald Trump’s policies on science on Monday, as the European Union seeks to encourage disgruntled US researchers to relocate to Europe...

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France warns of sanctions on Iran if nuclear deal not reached

France, Germany, and the United Kingdom will not hesitate to reimpose sanctions against Tehran if European security is threatened by Iran’s nuclear programme, the French foreign minister said at the United Nations on Monday.

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France could recognise Palestinian state in June: Macron

France plans to recognise a Palestinian state within months and could make the move at a UN conference in New York in June on settling the Israel-Palestinian conflict, president Emmanuel Macron said in an interview broadcast Wednesday.

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Mbappe unveiled in London... in waxwork form

France superstar Kylian Mbappe received one of the greatest honours that England can bestow upon a sportsman from a rival nation on Friday -- a lifelike waxwork at London's Madame Tussauds museum.

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Germany, France, UK urge immediate Gaza ceasefire

The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Britain called late Friday for an ‘immediate return’ to a Gaza ceasefire, as Israel’s military pressed its renewed offensive in the Palestinian territory.

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French cave unveils secrets of prehistoric life, art

Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France, ancient humans who lived around 30,000 years ago carved horses, mammoths and rhinoceros into the walls, a fabulous prehistoric menagerie that has rarely been seen -- until now.

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France, Germany stall eurozone growth in Q4

Eurozone growth slowed to a halt in the fourth quarter last year, dragged by contractions in major powers Germany and France which were held back by economic headwinds and political instability...

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Macron in Lebanon to back new leadership

France’s president Emmanuel Macron was in Lebanon on Friday for a visit to meet his newly-elected counterpart and offer support to leaders seeking to open a new chapter in their country’s turbulent history.