France equips Rafale with low-cost rockets to tackle Shahed-style drone threats
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 Rewrites FIFA World Cup Record Books With Never-Seen-Before Feat
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 […]
FIFA World Cup 2026: Paraguay senator Celeste Amarilla demands France captain Kylian Mbappe apology over gender based violence
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 beats Messi in Golden Boot race, scores from penalty in Paraguay vs France: FIFA World Cup 2026 stats
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 […]
France Withdraws Aircraft Carrier Amid US-Iran Agreement
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 […]
More than 1,200 hectares of land burnt! Firefighters battle southern France wildfires after deadly heatwave
Wildfires ripped through southern France on Thursday, scorching a combined area of 1,210 hectares of land as strong winds and tinder-dry conditions left by Europe’s recent heatwave fuelled rapidly spreading blazes.Hundreds of firefighters, supported by water-bomber aircraft and emergency vehicles, were deployed across the affected regions as authorities raced to contain the fires, Reuters reported.The […]
France Tanker Seizure: ‘International terrorism’: Russia slams France’s seizure of Russian-linked tanker, terms it ‘illegal’
Russia on Monday strongly condemned France’s detention of a Russian-linked oil tanker in the Atlantic Ocean, describing the action as illegal and warning that Moscow would take steps to safeguard its shipping operations.Reacting to France’s seizure of the tanker Tagor, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia considered the move unlawful, according to Reuters.“We consider such […]