AI image (Picture credit: Google Gemini) A fresh wave of flight cancellations has hit the Middle East as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran raise fears of a wider military confrontation, forcing major international carriers to suspend or scale back operations across the region.Air France, KLM, Lufthansa and several other airlines cancelled flights […]
Representative image (Picture credit: AP) Singapore-based online retailer Shein is not to be subject to a ban in France during a probe into the sale of illegal items, France’s government announced on Friday.“The government has succeeded in getting Shein to remove all illegal products that were being sold on its platform,” Paris said in a […]
France has successfully integrated 68mm laser-guided rockets onto its Rafale fighter jet, adding a lower-cost weapon designed to counter the growing threat from drones. The move comes as air forces increasingly look for affordable alternatives to expensive air-to-air missiles amid the rapid proliferation of unmanned aerial threats.The program is known as Lutte anti-drone sur avion […]
Kylian Mbappe became the first player in history to score 20 World Cup goals before turning 30.© AFP France captain Kylian Mbappe netted his eighth goal of the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2026, breaking the deadlock in the second half of their quarter-final clash against Morocco in Boston. The goal not only tied […]
Paraguay senator Celeste Amarilla has demanded a public apology from France captain Kylian Mbappe and warned she could pursue legal action after the footballer called her “a despicable woman” in response to racist remarks she made following Paraguay’s FIFA World Cup exit. In a lengthy statement, Amarilla said she had deleted her offensive post after […]
Kylian Mbappe’s penalty proved the difference as France edged Paraguay 1-0. Les Bleus advance to the quarter-finals, where Morocco await them next. France are chasing another World Cup final appearance under Didier Deschamps. Mbappe’s goal was France’s 150th World Cup goal. They became only the 4th nation to reach that landmark. Brazil, Germany and Argentina […]
Paris, July 4: French President Emmanuel Macron announced on social media platform X that the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is returning to its home port in Toulon from the Middle East. According to news agency Xinhua, the aircraft carrier was deployed to the region to prepare for a proposed multinational maritime security mission […]
