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Six people have been arrested on suspicion of swindling the French state out of 12 million euros ($14.3 million) in COVID-19 unemployment benefits by using 3,600 shell companies to claim the payments, the Europol police body said on…

Robert Lewandowski's second-half equalizer denied Spain their first victory in the ongoing Euro 2020 competition after the game ended in a 1-1 draw on Saturday night. Alvaro Morata’s 26 minutes strike gave Luis Enrique’s side the lead…

President Emmanuel Macron gave one of France’s highest honours on Friday to Leon Gautier, last surviving member of the French commando unit that waded onshore on D-Day alongside allied troops to begin the liberation of Europe. Gautier, 98,…

Mats Hummel's own goal was enough to give world champions, France a 1-0 victory over a struggling Germany side in their opening Euro 2020 Group F first match encounter on Tuesday night. France took the lead in the 20th minute following a…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal are set to have the honor of a full house in the Hungarian capital,  the Puskas Arena remains the only one of the 11 venues at this European Championship where there are no Covid-19 limits on the number of fans…

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday France's operation battling militants in the West Africa’s Sahel region would come to an end with troops now operating as part of broader international efforts in the region. France, the…

American teenager Coco Gauff reached her first Grand Slam quarter-final with a crushing 6-3 6-1 defeat of Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in the fourth round of the French Open on Monday. The 17-year-old capitalised on a nervous start by Jabeur and…

Karim Benzema has been included in France's 26-man squad for Euro 2020 by coach Didier Deschamps, giving the Real Madrid striker a shock international recall after a six-year exile over his alleged role in a blackmailing scandal.…

President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for Paris, France to attend the African Finance Summit hosted by the French President, Emmanuel Macron. The aircraft conveying the President took off from the presidential wing of…

French President Emmanuel Macron's ruling party has barred a Muslim woman from running for as candidate on its ticket in a local election after she wore an Islamic headscarf for a photograph that appeared on a campaign flier. La Republique…