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PADERBORN, Germany - France captain Kylian Mbappé is getting used to wearing his new protective mask ahead of a possible return to play at Euro 2024 against Poland on Tuesday, his teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni said. Mbappé sat out France's 0-0 draw with the Netherlands on Friday after breaking his nose in the team's…

French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call a snap election later this month has awakened investors to his nation’s chronic financial problems, raising alarms that a new free-spending French government will only make matters worse.Markets were rattled by Macron’s election gamble, which followed an unexpectedly strong showing by the…

Kylian Mbappe leaves France game covered in blood as fans shower forward with whistlesFrance take on Netherlands in their second Euro 2024 fixture today and face an anxious wait on the fitness of talisman Kylian Mbappe.Mbappe broke his nose during France’s opening win over Austria on Monday night but the superstar forward returned to training on…

Leipzig (Germany) (AFP) – France coach Didier Deschamps is hopeful that Kylian Mbappe will be able to play in Friday's Euro 2024 clash with the Netherlands as he said the striker was making good progress in his recovery from a broken nose. Issued on: 20/06/2024 - 19:13Modified: 20/06/2024 - 20:14…

Add an entry to the list of troubles facing President Emmanuel Macron of France less than two weeks before pivotal legislative elections: potential financial penalties by the European Union for failure to rein in the nation’s ballooning deficit and debt. The reprimand, announced Wednesday in Brussels, highlighted France’s fragile finances at a…

“We’re very happy about the ruling because it sends a message to every country that thinks along those lines, saying boycotts are not the way to go,” said Assaf Roet, the chairman and owner of Draco Group, an Israeli company that was supposed to attend Eurosatory.But Mr. Roet, whose company took part in the legal case brought by the…

Kylian Mbappé urges young people to vote, warns against 'extremes' ahead of French electionsFrance get their Euro 2024 campaign underway in Group D with a tantilising match versus Austria. Les Bleus are hotly tipped as one of the favourites to win this tournament having finished second in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with a very similar squad at…

France was on Sunday bracing for a frenetic fortnight of election campaigning for snap polls called by President Emmanuel Macron to combat the far right, as star footballer Kylian Mbappe waded into the febrile environment with a warning not to vote for extremes.Candidates had until 1600 GMT to register for the 577 seats in the lower house…

As some 500,000 Left-wingers marched in France’s cities yesterday, shouting anti-Fascist slogans, never had Lenin’s phrase seemed more apposite: “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.”Upended by Emmanuel Macron’s decision last week to call a snap election after the…

PARIS (Reuters) - A Paris court ruled on Friday to overturn an earlier decision by France's conservative Republicans party to expel Eric Ciotti as the party chief, said Ciotti, in a move that could boost the far-right National Rally party ahead of parliament elections."The Paris court tribunal has suspended the move to expel me from the…