World Cup 2026: France and Kylian Mbappé off to flying start
France beat Senegal in their opening World Cup match (3-1). With a brace, captain Kylian Mbappé is now the all-time leading goalscorer for France, with 58 goals.
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World Cup: France and Kylian Mbappé off to flying start in group L
France beat Senegal in their opening World Cup match (3-1). With a brace, Kylian Mbappé is now the sole all-time leading goalscorer for France (58).
Argentina’s Messi equals World Cup goalscoring record with hat-trick in defeat of Algeria
Middle East live: Details of US-Iran peace agreement begin to emerge
A $300 billion reconstruction fund financed by the Gulf states, waiving sanctions on Iranian oil and a 60-day ceasefire extension to discuss Iran’s nuclear programme are all reportedly part of the memorandum of understanding agreed upon by Washington and Tehran this week. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
Middle East live: Israel strikes southern Lebanon after Iran threatens ‘harsh response’
Israel targeted several areas in southern Lebanon with air strikes Wednesday, Lebanese state media reported, despite Tehran’s threat of a “harsh response” to Israeli attacks in Lebanon as the US and Iran head for peace talks in Switzerland Friday. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
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Middle East war live: Israel strikes southern Lebanon after Iran threatens ‘harsh response’
Israel hit southern Lebanon with air strikes again on Wednesday, Lebanese state media reported. Tehran on Tuesday had said that the tentative deal struck with the US to end the US-Israeli war on Iran would require Israel to pull its troops out of Lebanon, and threatened a “harsh response” to Israel’s ongoing military offensive in the country’s south. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates....
Middle East live: Two Iranian oil tankers cross US blockade zone
Iranian oil tankers have exited the zone in the Gulf blockaded by the US Navy, the TankerTrackers website said on Wednesday, calling it the country's "first crude oil exports in two months". Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.
Middle East live: US-Iran memorandum details to be released soon
Some details of the memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war between the United States and Iran began emerging on Tuesday, with US President Donald Trump describing it as a "fair deal." French President Emmanuel Macron said in a video posted on X that the agreement was "a good thing." Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.
UN chief Guterres visits Haiti as gang violence surges
UN Secretary General António Guterres visited Haiti on Tuesday as gang violence deepens a humanitarian crisis, with more than one in 10 Haitians displaced. The United Nations said 2,300 people have been killed and 100 kidnapped this year, while 1.5 million have been forced from their homes, including a senior defense ministry official abducted last week.
Macron invites Trump to Versailles dinner as G7 summit wraps up
The third and final day of the G7 summit will focus on AI and social media, with CEOs from OpenAI, Anthropic and European rival Mistral meeting leaders for lunch on Wednesday. French President Emmanuel Macron has invited his US counterpart Donald Trump to a private dinner at the lavish Palace of Versailles after the three-day summit wraps up.
Macron winds up G7 with AI, Trump dinner
G7 leaders will discuss on Wednesday the security risks posed by AI and social media on the last day of a summit dominated by Donald Trump, before host French President Emmanuel Macron dines with his US counterpart at the Palace of Versailles.
France midfielder Rabiot joins Vinicius in criticising World Cup final pitch
France midfielder Adrien Rabiot said the pitch "felt more like an artificial surface" after Les Bleus opened their World Cup campaign with a 3-1 victory over Senegal on Tuesday at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, which will host the final game of the tournament on July 19.
Brazil Supreme Court convicts Bolsonaro's son for courting US help during coup trial
Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced Eduardo Bolsonaro in absentia to four years and two months in prison for seeking US sanctions against Brazil during his father's coup trial. Prosecutors said he threatened judicial authorities by lobbying for sanctions if proceedings against former president Jair Bolsonaro did not favour him.
Brazil Supreme Court convicts Bolsonaro's son over US sanctions push
Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced Eduardo Bolsonaro in absentia to four years and two months in prison for seeking US sanctions against Brazil during his father's coup trial. Prosecutors said he threatened judicial authorities by lobbying for sanctions if proceedings against former president Jair Bolsonaro did not favor him.
Brazil Supreme Court convicts Eduardo Bolsonaro over US sanctions push
Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced Eduardo Bolsonaro in absentia to four years and two months in prison for seeking US sanctions against Brazil during his father's coup trial. Prosecutors said he threatened judicial authorities by lobbying for sanctions if proceedings against former president Jair Bolsonaro did not favor him.
Brazil Supreme Court Eduardo Bolsonaro over US sanctions push
Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced Eduardo Bolsonaro in absentia to four years and two months in prison for seeking US sanctions against Brazil during his father's coup trial. Prosecutors said he threatened judicial authorities by lobbying for sanctions if proceedings against former president Jair Bolsonaro did not favor him.
World Cup 2026: Kylian Mbappé becomes all-time leading scorer for Les Bleus
Kylian Mbappé broke Olivier Giroud's record for most goals scored on the French football national team on Tuesday. He scord his 57th and 58th goals against Senegal in Les Bleus' first match of the 2026 World Cup.
World Cup 2026: Haaland double powers Norway to winning start against Iraq
Erling Haaland scored twice on his World Cup debut as Norway got their campaign off to a flying start with a 4-1 over a valiant Iraqi side, who were playing on football's biggest stage for the first time in 40 years.
World Cup 2026: Haaland double gets Norway off to winning start against Iraq
Erling Haaland scored twice on his World Cup debut as Norway got their campaign off to a flying start with a 4-1 over a valiant Iraqi side, who were playing on football's biggest stage for the first time in half a century.
World Cup 2026: France supporters celebrate victory over Senegal
France defeated Senegal 3-1 in its first group stage match Tuesday. In Paris, fans are thrilled and already dreaming about what’s next in the tournament.
World Cup 2026: Ghana's Partey loses bid to overturn Canadian visa refusal over rape charges
Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey lost a court challenge on Tuesday that would have allowed him to enter Canada for his side's World Cup opener in Toronto. The former Arsenal player, who awaits trial on rape charges in Britain, will be eligible to play in Ghana's following two matches, both of them in the United States/
France puts 14 on trial over deadliest Channel migrant crossing disaster
Fourteen people will stand trial in France over the deaths of 31 migrants in the deadliest recorded small-boat disaster in the English Channel, prosecutors said on Tuesday. The defendants are accused of links to people-smuggling networks involved in the November 2021 sinking, which left four others missing.
World Cup 2026: French supporters go wild after victory against Senegal
After a slow and uninspired start, France finally managed to kick off their 2026 World Cup with a win, defeating Senegal 3-1. French supporters watching the game from the Paris fan zone went wild at Kylian Mbappe's two goals. The French football star is now the new all-time leading scorer for the French national team.
Mbappé becomes France's record scorer as Les Bleus down valiant Senegal
Favourites France overcame a wobbly start to defeat Group I rivals Senegal 3-1 in their World Cup opener on Tuesday, with captain Kylian Mbappé scoring twice to overtake Olivier Giroud as Les Bleus' all-time top scorer and move within two goals of Miroslav Klose's World Cup record. FRANCE 24's Selina Sykes reports from the MetLife stadium in New Jersey. FRANCE 24's Antonia Kerrigan reports from Pa...
FBI foils plot to attack White House UFC event using explosive drones, snipers
US law enforcement said on Tuesday it had foiled an alleged plot to attack the White House during a mixed martial arts event attended by President Donald Trump. Five men were charged after authorities disrupted plans to deploy explosive-laden drones and use snipers to target “high-value targets” amid an evacuation.
World Cup 2026: Who is Vozinha, heroic goalkeeper of Cape Verde?
Goalkeeper Vozinha was Cape Verde's hero in Monday's 0-0 draw against Spain, which marked his country's first-ever World Cup match. At age 40, he was playing in his first World Cup match and was named man of the match.
World Cup 2026: Senegal lose to France in second-half smasher
In tonight's edition: Senegal lose to two-time champions France at the World Cup as Les Bleus win 3-1 in their group stage clash. Also, Africa CDC warns the Ebola crisis in DR Congo has the potential to become the worst ever of its kind. Plus it's been 50 years since thousands of young South Africans from Soweto protested against apartheid's stranglehold on their education and the imposition of Af...
Senegal lose 3-1 to France in second-half smasher
In tonight's edition, Senegal faces two-time champions France in New Jersey in a kickoff for the group of death at the World Cup. Also, Africa CDC warns the Ebola crisis in Congo has the potential to become the worst ever of its kind. And 50 years ago, thousands of young south africans from Soweto protested against apartheid's stranglehold on their education and the imposition of Afrikaans as ...
Can Hormuz be bypassed? Past shows commercial viability may simply not be there, analyst says
On Tuesday, leaders at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains were seeking to identify alternative routes to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, which US President Donald Trump said would be "completely open" on Friday. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Maisoon H Kafafy, Senior Advisor to the Atlantic Council’s Middle East programme, says that in previous instances of oil supply disruptions "the commer...
Did Macron 'snub' Trump at the G7 summit? Viral video lacks context
With the G7 summit underway in France, social media users claimed that French leader Emmanuel Macron deliberately "humiliated" Donald Trump by not being there to greet him upon his arrival at the airport. Many posts shared a video showing Trump disembarking an aircraft and later appearing unsmiling during a handshake with Macron, suggesting the two events were linked. However, the viral footage om...