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Road to 2026: Nigeria knuckle down as South Africa seek to claw back points

France, Oct. 10 -- Nigeria head coach Eric Chelle urged his squad to focus on beating Lesotho in their penultimate game in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, not on the permutations emerging from ... Read More


France's Mbappe urges team to focus on a win against Azerbaijan

France, Oct. 10 -- France skipper Kylian Mbappe urged his teammates to focus on victory over Azerbaijan - who have never qualified for the World Cup - in Friday's Group D qualifying match for the 2026... Read More


Zidane's son describes pride of playing for Algeria in quest for 2026 World Cup

France, Oct. 9 -- Luca Zidane, the son of France football legend Zinedine Zidane, spoke of his pride after he was selected for the Algeria squad for 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Somalia and Ugand... Read More


Outgoing Prime Minister Lecornu prepares for talks to unlock political gridlock

France, Oct. 7 -- France's outgoing Prime Minister Seebastien Lecornu is expected to meet a clutch of top politicians on Tuesday as part of a last-ditch effort to rally cross-party support for a cabin... Read More


Outgoing Prime Minister Lecornu prepares for talks to end political gridlock

France, Oct. 7 -- France's outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is expected to meet a clutch of top politicians on Tuesday as part of a last-ditch effort to rally cross-party support for a cabine... Read More


Nobel Physics Prize: Frenchman in trio hailed for work on quantum mechanics

France, Oct. 7 -- FrenchmanMichel H Devoret as well as his longtime American collaborator John M Martinis and the Briton John Clarke were on Tuesday awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their w... Read More


Activists welcome ICC conviction of Sudanese warlord for Darfur crimes

France, Oct. 7 -- Human rights activists on Tuesday hailed the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to convict a Sudanese militia chief for war crimes and crimes against hum... Read More


Lyon face holders Arsenal in first game in new-look women's Champions League

France, Oct. 7 -- Arsenal will launch the defence of their Champions League crown on Tuesday night with a game in the new-look format against eight-time winners Lyon. The north Londoners overcame Bar... Read More


How football mega tournaments became a lightning rod for Morocco protesters

France, Oct. 5 -- Two years on from Morocco's selection as one of the co-hosts for the 2030 football World Cup, the government's multi-billion-euro investment in the tournament has become a rallying c... Read More


French PM ditches parliamentary override in push for budget deal

France, Oct. 3 -- French Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu on Friday vowed to forgo an infamous article of the constitution that would have allowed him to steamroller a budget bill through parliament w... Read More