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France suffers train delays after sabotage

Tens of thousands of rail passengers struggled through a second day of cancelled trains Saturday as investigators tracked saboteurs who paralysed the network just ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony...

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Olympic opening ceremony under way on River Seine

The opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics began Friday, an unprecedented and ambitious show with up to 7,000 athletes parading down the River Seine past the historic monuments of the French capital despite the risk of rain dampening spirits.

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Argentina apologises to France in football-chant row

Buenos Aires apologised to France after Argentina’s vice-president called the European country ‘colonialist’ and its people ‘hypocrites’ in an argument over alleged racist chants by Argentine footballers...

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France fire kills seven, arson suspected

An apartment building blaze early Thursday killed seven people in the southern French city of Nice and police were investigating the fire as a possible...

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French PM gets party backing for re-election

France’s prime minister on Saturday was elected leader of his party’s National Assembly lawmakers as politicians from all sides jockeyed for position to form the next government...

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Spain reach final the hard way

Spain’s jubilant celebrations in reaching the Euro 2024 final were understandable after taking the hardest road to get there and handling the hairpin bends with panache...

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Yamal comes of age with wonder goal

Lamine Yamal has dazzled at Euro 2024 but it was on Tuesday in Munich he came of age with a sensational strike against France to fire Spain into the final with a 2-1 victory...

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Could France’s exit mark end of era?

France boast an enviable record in major tournaments over the last decade under Didier Deschamps but the manner of their exit from Euro 2024, despite reaching the semi-finals, suggests a fresh start might be no bad thing for Les Bleus...

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We didn’t do enough: Mbappe

France captain Kylian Mbappe said his side ‘didn’t do enough’ in Tuesday’s 2-1 semi-final loss to Spain and admitted he was disappointed after underperforming at Euro 2024. ..

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French left defeats far right in election upset

France was faced with an unsettling political vacuum Monday after snap elections called by President  Emmanuel Macron to reshape the political landscape failed to clear...

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France hoping captain Kylian can deliver

France go into Tuesday’s Euro 2024 semi-final showdown against Spain hoping Kylian Mbappe can finally produce a performance worthy of his superstar status at a...

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Three key battles

With five Euros titles between them, Spain and France face off in Tuesday’s semi-finals in Munich hoping to extend their respective bids for another...

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Freewheeling Spain face austere French

The battle between the two most successful national sides of the new millennium, Tuesday’s Euro 2024 semi-final between France and Spain, also showcases two...

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Napoleon's pistols sold in France for $1.8m

Two pistols that Napoleon Bonaparte once intended to use to kill himself were sold in France on Sunday for 1.69 million euros or $1.8 million, the auction house said, with the government insisting that they stay in the country as national treasures.

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France votes as far right eyes power

France went to the polls on Sunday for the second round of a historic election that is expected to leave the far right as the biggest force in a deeply divided...

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Unity key to stopping Mbappe: Cucurella

Spain defender Marc Cucurella believes the key to stopping France striker Kylian Mbappe in their Euro 2024 semi-final clash is a unified approach.

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France votes in final round

France went to the polls on Sunday for the second round of a crunch election that is expected to leave the far right as the dominant force in the country’s a divided and paralysed parliament....

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Overseas territories kick off France vote

France on Saturday prepared for its most consequential legislative election of recent times, with residents of overseas territories opening voting for a poll expected to...