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Raphael Varane to miss Ireland match after announcing retirement

The 2018 World Cup winner and Manchester United star won 93 caps for France but has called time on international football

Irish Mirror

A new arrival at the Musée d'Orsay: Gustave Caillebotte's 'Boating Party'

It was one of the last impressionist masterpieces still in private hands, but Gustave Caillebotte's painting "Boating Party" is now part of France's national collection. The purchase was made possible thanks to a €43 million donation from the luxury group LVMH. We report on its arrival at its new home,…

France 24

Italian mob suspect held in France after 16 years on the run

Interpol says police in southeastern France have arrested a convicted murderer linked to Italy’s most powerful organized crime group, the ’ndrangheta, who was on the run for 16 years

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Fantasy Six Nations tips with four must-have players for Round 1 including Bristol star

The Six Nations 2023 gets underway this weekend, with Wales vs Ireland followed by the Calcutta Cup clash between England & Scotland on Saturday and Italy vs France on Sunday,

Bristol Post

Rio Ferdinand’s one-word message to Manchester United ace Raphael Varane upon France retirement

The Man United defender exits the international stage a World Cup winner after France's 2018 triumph

Manchester Evening News

French Foreign Minister visits Mideast in bid to reinforce regional friendships

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna is in Riyadh this Thursday as part of a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in a bid to strengthen partnerships in the Middle East amid regional and international instability.

Radio France Internationale

Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate handed unexpected boost by Manchester United star

Manchester United defender Raphael Varane has confirmed his retirement from international football, which could bolster Ibrahima Konate's chances of playing regularly for France

Liverpool Echo

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Gen Z is taking to the streets in French protests to defend their work-life balance

In France, hundreds of thousands of young adults are protesting a plan to raise the retirement age, part of a broader revolt against overwork.

Fortune

Raphael Varane: France and Manchester United defender retires from international football

Varane made 93 appearances for France and won the World Cup in 2018

The Independent UK

Manchester United defender Raphael Varane calls time on France career

The 29-year-old represented his country 93 times and won the World Cup in 2018.

The Independent UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

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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

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

The Conversation

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.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

The Independent UK

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

Radio France Internationale

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.

The Independent UK

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

Irish Mirror

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.

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…

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