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France Rallies Late to Beat Belgium 4-1 — 6dFrance scored all four goals in the final 13 minutes to beat Belgium 4-1 in the Nations League after trailing to Dodi Lukebakio's first-half strike.

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Nicole Hardy Zidane's late changes turned the game completely, those four goals in 14 minutes were ruthless.

French School Protests Disrupt Hundreds; Teen Loses Hand — 6dA 15-year-old lost a hand in Lens on Oct. 5 when a police stun grenade detonated during France school protests that closed 400-500 high schools.

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FIFA Gives Two Former Chiefs Lifetime Bans — Sep 11, 2026FIFA handed life bans to Bassam Adeel Jaleel, the former Maldives federation president, for misusing COVID-19 relief funds and fined him one million Swiss francs, with Maldives’ former finance chief Mohamed Ageel also banned for 10 years and fined 100,000 Swiss francs. The sanctions extended to Montserrat’s Vincent Cassell, also awarded a life ban and a one-million Swiss franc fine, while his former secretary Tandica Hughes received a 15-year ban and a 150,000 Swiss franc fine for improper transactions.

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Marcus Bell Banning the finance chief for 10 years alongside the others shows they're going after the whole group involved.

France Inflation Rises to 2.4% in August Driven by Energy — Sep 15, 2026France posted 2.4% year-on-year inflation in August 2026, led by a sharp energy-price jump with the harmonised rate at 2.6% and a 0.7% monthly rise, while Spanish inflation accelerated, with the EU-harmonised rate at 4.6% and core inflation easing to 2.9% as national inflation reached 4.3%.

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Nicole Hardy Spain's sharper rise to 4.6% makes me wonder why core prices there aren't cooling as fast as in France.

Burna Boy to Headline NFL’s First Paris Game — Sep 17, 2026Burna Boy headlines halftime at the NFL’s first Paris game Oct. 25, 2026, returning to Stade de France where he drew over 80,000 as the first African solo headliner.

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Marcus Bell It's smart for the NFL to feature Burna Boy at their first Paris event since he's already proven he can fill that stadium.

AP Top 25 College Football TeamsRankingCollege football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.

France Bans Pro-Palestinian Rallies After Hamas’ Attack – Warns Violators Could Be DeportedReporting — Oct 12, 2023France is trying to put an end to pro-Palestinian demonstrations in the wake of Hamas’ brutal attack in Israel. On Thursday, the BBC reported France’s Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin banned rallies in support of…

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Kamala Harris Accused of Using Fake French Accent During Trip to FranceReporting — Nov 10, 2021Vice President Kamala Harris is being accused of using a fake accent during her trip to France. On Wednesday, the vice president toured the Pasteur Institute in Paris. While speaking to scientists, Harris appeared to…

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Miss France Winner Responds to Outrage Over Her ‘Woke’ HairstyleReporting — Dec 20, 2023Miss France 2024 pageant winner Eva Gilles fired back at critics after being the first woman to win the competition with a short hairstyle. In an interview with The Independent , Gilles, 20, from Nord-Pas-de-Calais in…

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Biden Admits Sub Deal That Sparked Rift With France Was ‘Clumsy’Reporting — Oct 29, 2021President Joe Biden called the handling of a submarine deal with Australia that led to a diplomatic rift with France “clumsy.” During his first face-to-face meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron since the deal…

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‘Would Come To An End’: France’s Liberal Darling President May Have A Real Problem On His Hands — Jul 5, 2024French President Emmanuel Macron’s government may be in for trouble in the country’s last round of parliamentary elections this coming Sunday. France is going into its second round of snap elections on Sunday to…

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Climate Activists Set to Ruin Tour de France, But Furious Spectators Handle It Before Cops Could Even ArriveReporting — Jul 24, 2022Climate change activists tried to block the Tour de France on Saturday, but were hauled off the road by spectators even before the police could respond. The annual spectacle has drawn protests earlier this month that…

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Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

France August inflation rises to 2.4% (prelim)Finance — Aug 28, 2026France's August inflation quickened to 2.7% year-on-year in the harmonized measure, driven by higher energy costs, especially petroleum products. Monthly CPI rose around 0.7% to 0.8%, and the euro-area HICP also advanced to 2.7% from 2.4%, with services and manufactured goods showing mixed movements.

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To Lam confirms Russia and France visit, US trip unclear — Sep 4, 2026Vietnamese President To Lam is slated to visit Russia, France, the United States and Canada this month to deepen strategic partnerships and address trade uncertainties affecting its export-led economy, with discussions expected on energy, defence and security cooperation. The trip—including a Paris Space Summit/Conference—reflects Hanoi’s broader effort to diversify partnerships and bolster high-level ties with major powers.

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Jared Kim Vietnam playing all sides here - Russia, France, US in the same month. Smart diversification or just hedging bets on trade tariffs?

European stocks rise as French shares rebound — Aug 28, 2026European shares rose as French equities rebounded and investors weighed Fed Chair Warsh’s Jackson Hole remarks, with the STOXX 600 up about 0.5% and France’s CAC 40 near a 1% gain while banks and luxury names led the rally. Strong auto and luxury stock gains, along with hawkish talk on rates and France’s flat second-quarter GDP, underscored a cautious mood as ECB rate expectations firmed and sentiment looked to upcoming ratings reviews.

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SHOSHANA BRYEN: Look Europe In The Eye — Jul 29, 2025Are you repelled by Europe – Spain, France, the U.K., Ireland, and more? Outraged by the lies and distortions? Sick of them ignoring Hamas/UNRWA terrorism and war crimes, while endlessly moaning about things that are…

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Support Trump vs Support DemocratsYourlist — VS BattleEvery executive order, court fight, and agency purge just adds another tally mark to the same permanent scoreboard.

Messages in a Bottle from WWI Soldiers Found on Australian Beach After More Than a Century — Nov 3, 2025Two handwritten letters penned by Australian soldiers on their way to the battlefields of France during World War I have surfaced on a remote stretch of beach in Western Australia — more than a century after they were…

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Facebook Whistleblower Says ‘No One’ Holds Zuckerberg ‘Accountable’ Except ‘Himself’Reporting — Oct 5, 2021Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen says the company’s chairman and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg , has no one who holds him accountable for decisions — except himself. During testimony before the Senate, Haugen was asked by…

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Zuckerberg Rejects Claims Made by Facebook Whistleblower: ‘Don’t Make Any Sense’Reporting — Oct 6, 2021Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is arguing against claims made by a Facebook whistleblower. Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before the Senate on Tuesday, where she said, “Mark holds a very unique role in…

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Watch: France's Dignified Evacuation of Kabul Proves What a Disgrace Biden's Exit Strategy IsOpinion — Aug 21, 2021There is so much that is infuriating about President Joe Biden’s handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan. However, none perhaps is more galling than his unwillingness to allow U.S. forces to rescue American citizens…

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Passengers Stunned After Hardcore Porn Accidentally Airs on Ferry TV — Nov 13, 2025Passengers on a cross-channel ferry from France to Sussex got an unexpected and shocking surprise when a hardcore pornographic film suddenly began playing on a public lounge television — just moments after a Formula One…

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As US Border Crisis Rages On, Kamala Harris Is Headed to Europe to Discuss the Border Crisis ThereOpinion — Nov 9, 2021Vice President Kamala Harris wants to tackle the influx of illegal immigrants, but it’s not in the way Americans would hope. Harris is traveling to France this week to participate in the “Paris Conference on Libya”…

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Karoline Leavitt Fires Back at French Politician Wanting the Statue of Liberty Back — Mar 18, 2025Just because French politician says he wants the Statue of Liberty to be returned to France does not mean it is going to happen. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made it clear Monday the landmark is staying…

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Netanyahu Calls Out Three World Leaders By Name: ‘Mass Murderers, Rapists, Baby Killers And Kidnappers Thank You’ — May 23, 2025Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the liberal governments of France, the U.K. and Canada on Friday of siding with Hamas by threatening to intervene in the Gaza war. Netanyahu specifically named French…

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Tom Hanks’ Wife Issues Explanation After Cameras Appear to Show Actor Berating Red Carpet WorkerReporting — May 25, 2023Cameras often lie, and Tom Hanks’ wife, Rita Wilson, wanted the truth to be made clear after some images of the actor went viral. Hanks was attending the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on Tuesday for the…

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