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France has banned the display of Israeli offensive weapons at the 2026 Eurosatory international defence and security exhibition, organisers said Monday. While the Israeli defence ministry denounced the "disgraceful decision", Eurosatory organisers said Israeli defence systems were authorised to participate, according to a French government decision...

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The banana forms a core part of a multimillion-dollar artwork by Italian visual artist Maurizio Cattelan...

Soccer Kylian Mbappe of France. Copyright: ImagoxVisionhausx The 2026 FIFA World Cup enters the quarter-final stage today, with France taking on Morocco at the Boston...

Forty people have drowned in France over recent days as they sought to cool down to escape record heat, the prime minister said on Tuesday, ​as a heatwave swept across much of Europe. Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Spain were also sweltering in extreme heat, with record temperatures in some regions disrupting schools and transport ‌networks.

France has emerged as the clear favorite to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to betting activity on Polymarket and Kalshi, two prediction market platforms that have processed billions of dollars in wagers on the tournament outcome. Key Takeaways France holds a 35.4% chance to win the World Cup on Polymarket’s $3.9 billion market.

PARIS (AP) — The artwork itself faced an unknown future in 1942, when it was acquired in Paris for Adolf Hitler, one of countless works swept up in the Nazi plunder of European Jews...

PAHO and France strengthen partnership to advance malaria elimination in the Guiana Shield Cristina Mitchell 6 May 2026...