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Eddie Howe backs Newcastle star Allan Saint-Maximin to earn France call-up

Everton boss Frank Lampard described the Frenchman as ‘pretty unplayable’ after Tuesday’s match

The Independent UK

American D-Day hero presented with France's Legion of Honour in New York

100-year-old African American Osceola Lewis Fletcher was awarded with the Legion d'Honneur on Thursday for his "utmost example of bravery and courage," following the D-Day invasions in Normandy during World War II.

Radio France Internationale

French lawyer attacks EU over poster featuring Muslim woman

Social media outburst puts France’s treatment of its minority Muslim population back in the spotlight.

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French police mobilised as "Freedom Convoys" converge on Paris

France mobilised thousands of police in and around Paris and set up checkpoints at toll stations on Friday to keep out convoys of motorists converging on the capital for a protest against government COVID-19 curbs.

Reuters

France vs Ireland UK kick-off time, TV channel, live stream and team news

France host Ireland in Paris on Saturday in the second round of Six Nations 2022 fixtures - here's the UK start time and how to watch

Bristol Post

EU threatens sanctions on Russia’s financial, energy sectors in event of Ukraine invasion

EU sanctions would target Russia’s financial and energy sectors if Moscow opts to invade Ukraine, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday. The UK, US and Estonia also urged their nationals to leave Ukraine as Russia prepared to hold fresh military exercises near the two countries’ border and…

France 24

Allan Saint-Maximin set Kylian Mbappe challenge as he's backed for World Cup call up

Newcastle United winger Allan Saint-Maximin is in great form and aiming to win a place in France's World Cup squad after being branded "unplayable at any level"

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France To Try Syria's War Criminals

France has made an important step in the fight against impunity for the perpetrators of international crimes committed in Syria and throughout the world. The National Assembly passed a bill to authorize the approval of the international judicial cooperation agreement between the French Government and the United Nations Organization, represented…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Andy Farrell urges Ireland to ‘be brave’ and play their own game against France

Saturday’s clash in Paris is likely to have a major bearing on the destination of the Six Nations title

The Independent UK

French Equality Minister backs the right for women to play football in veils

France's gender equality minister Elisabeth Moreno has thrown her support behind a group of Muslim women footballers known as 'Les Hijabeuses' who are seeking to overturn a ban on players wearing headscarves on the pitch.

Radio France Internationale

French Discoverer of HIV Virus Luc Montagnier Dies at 89

French researcher Luc Montagnier, who won a Nobel Prize in 2008 for discovering the HIV virus and more recently spread false claims about the coronavirus, has died at age 89, local government officials in France said. Montagnier died Tuesday at the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a western suburb…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia in four-way talks demanded Ukraine negotiate with separatists, France says

Russia agreed to further discussions with France, Germany and Ukraine over the conflict in eastern Ukraine, but said Ukraine must commit to negotiate with separatists in its east, which was a "red line", France's Elysee palace said on Friday.

Reuters

Macron announces plans to protect Antarctic at 'One Ocean' summit

French President Emmanuel Macron's department on Friday announced new plans by the United States and France to protect the environment, including an expansion of the protection of the French Antarctic territories, as France hosted the 'One Ocean' summit.

Reuters

Explainer: How does France's two-round presidential election work?

French voters will go to the polls to elect a new president – or re-elect incumbent centrist Emmanuel Macron – in two Sunday rounds on April 10 and 24. How does the two-round system work, how are campaigns financed and what restrictions are placed on media coverage? FRANCE 24 takes…

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The Independent UK

Ireland attacking orchestra face huge Six Nations test in France without their conductor

Round two of the 2022 Six Nations could be telling for the sides aiming for victory and even a grand slam this year

Radio France Internationale

France's Nobel winner for co-discovery of HIV virus dies aged 89

French scientist Luc Montagnier, who won the Nobel prize for medicine for his co-discovery of the HIV virus that causes AIDS, has died aged 89, the mayor of the Paris suburb where he was hospitalised said Thursday.

Belfast Live

Travel Northern Ireland: New advice issued for those going to France and Italy

The Department of Health has issued advice regarding Covid status for travel

Bristol Post

Six Nations news: Ireland dealt blow ahead of France match as teams named for Saturday's action

Friday morning's Six Nations news round-up from BristolLive

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Winter Olympics day seven: skeleton, ice hockey, curling and more – as it happened

Ayumu Hirano won snowboard halfpipe gold, Suzanne Schulting defended her 1,000m short track title and Christopher Grotheer won the skeleton

Salon

Why sex provocateur Breillat hates porn

The auteur spoke to Salon about "Romance," censorship & being a female filmmaker in "the most misogynistic country"

Al Jazeera

Indonesia to buy Rafale fighter jets, as US approves F-15 plan

Indonesia – an archipelago of 17,000 islands – is modernising its military amid increasing regional challenges.

France 24

For France’s ‘minor’ candidates, Élysée Palace run is a race against time

French presidential candidates must collect 500 signatures, known as parrainages, from elected officials in order to run for the Élysée Palace – a hurdle that is hard to overcome for lesser-known candidates. Three of them, Hélène Thouy, Anasse Kazib and Georges Kuzmanovic, tell FRANCE 24 about their difficulties.

Benzinga

Google Faces Scrutiny From French, Russian Regulators: All You Need To Know

France's watchdog CNIL alleged Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Analytics of giving U.S. intelligence services access to French website users' data, Reuters reports. The regulator alleged the U.S. tech giant lacking sufficient measures to guarantee data privacy rights under European Union regulation when transferring data between Europe and the U.S. The French website…

Reuters

France kills 10 Islamist militants in Burkina Faso

An air strike by the French "Operation Barkhane" battling Islamist militants in the Sahel has killed 10 members of a terrorist group in Burkina Faso during the night of Feb. 7 and Feb. 8, France's chief of staff said in a statement on Thursday.

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