The Latest Breaking News from France

Rugby evening headlines as Wales accused of making 'grave' selection mistake and players' comments wind up Gethin Jenkins

The latest rugby news stories today from Wales and the rest of the Six Nations

Wales Online · Mar 7, 2022

France narrows presidential field to 12 official candidates

France's top constitutional body published the official list on Monday of the 12 presidential candidates who have met the requirements to compete in the two-round election on April 10 and April 24.

France 24 · Mar 7, 2022

Gas and oil prices soar to all-time highs amid Russian supply fears

France’s economy minister has warned people will have to “pay more attention to consumption” after the price of natural gas in Europe jumped by 60 percent on Monday and oil is close to its record of 2008, in the wake of the crisis in Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 7, 2022

French President Macron says situation in Ukraine getting worse every day

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that the situation in Ukraine was getting worse every day, and that France will continue to put pressure on Russia through sanctions.

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

Man who remembers past life as WWI pilot travels to Wales to visit 'his own grave'

Steve Mulligan, from Manchester, unlocked the memories of being a pilot shot down over France in 1917 after a hypnosis session

Wales Online · Mar 7, 2022

More gold for France at Beijing Winter Paralympics, thanks to Bauchet, Hernandez

Skier Arthur Bauchet and snowboarder Cécile Hernandez emerged as the French champions on Monday at the Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 7, 2022

Hatem Ben Arfa at 35: Dazzling highs and irritating lows of remarkable 18-year career

Hatem Ben Arfa is back playing Champions League football in the twilight of a career which promised much more than it ultimately delivered, having been arguably the most talented French footballer of his generation

Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2022

Russia's invasion of Ukraine casts 'a very long shadow' over French presidential election

The war in Ukraine may be keeping Emmanuel Macron off the campaign trail, but the benefit to the French president has been clear: for the first time, a poll over the weekend saw him getting more than 30 percent of votes in the first round. The conflict has given Macron…

France 24 · Mar 7, 2022

Today's rugby headlines as Ellis Jenkins Wales axe shocks pundit and Rhys Webb doesn't mince his words

Here is your rugby news for Monday March 7, just four days out from Wales versus France

Wales Online · Mar 7, 2022

War in Ukraine: 'We might pray for the Russian people but not for those who are directing this war'

In the Eastern Orthodox Christian calendar, Sunday was the 'Day of Forgiveness'. But Ukrainians suffering the consequences of Russia’s invasion say that this year they cannnot forgive. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from Lviv, the Western Ukrainian city teeming with those who have escaped the fighting further east.

France 24 · Mar 7, 2022