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October 8, 2026 1:13 PM

Spain stay atop FIFA rankings; Portugal rise to fifth

Spain have pulled further ahead of second-placed Argentina on the FIFA world ranking, while Portugal and Switzerland have jumped two places to fifth and 12th respectively. Australia, Canada, Cote d'Ivoire, Sweden, Greece, Mali and South Africa were also among the multiple-position risers on the latest edition of the global ladder. Spain replaced Argentina atop the world ranking in July, largely thanks to their 1-0 extra-time victory in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final. Luis de la Fuente’s side,...

September 22, 2026 12:27 PM

EAM Jaishankar discusses regional, global issues with foreign counterparts on margins of UNGA session

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed regional and global issues with his foreign counterparts as he held a series of bilateral meetings on the margins of the high-level UN General Assembly session. Jaishankar arrived in New York City on Sunday, leading the Indian delegation for the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. His engagements on Monday commenced with a meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. “Our regular meetings and telecons enable us to maintain the ...

September 21, 2026 11:56 PM

Jaishankar holds talks with French, Ecuadorian counterparts in New York

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held separate meetings with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Roberto Kury in New York ahead of major United Nations deliberations. In a post on X, Jaishankar said his regular meetings and teleconferences with Barrot help maintain the momentum of the India-France Special Global Strategic Partnership. The two ministers discussed regional and global developments, including the Ukraine and Gulf crises, besides...

September 9, 2026 10:18 AM

Israel to close British consulate in East Jerusalem after UK, France and Canada ban imports from settlements

Israel said on Tuesday it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem in response to plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Britain will also no longer participate in a U.S.-led coordination mission for Gaza and some British officials, including former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn, and other nationals will be banned from entering Israel, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said. "The British move is morally distorted, and cons...

July 31, 2026 10:29 AM

Climate change made ‘fire-prone’ weather conditions more likely in Spain and France, scientists say

Human-caused climate change made the extreme weather fuelling wildfires in southwestern France twice as likely, and made the conditions driving blazes in central Spain 20 times more likely, scientists said on Friday. Ongoing wildfires in Spain and France have forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate and scorched huge swathes of land. The World Weather Attribution group of scientists used historical weather observations to assess how "fire-prone" hot, dry and windy conditions, which i...

July 19, 2026 11:49 AM

France’s Kylian Mbappe becomes FIFA World Cup’s all-time top scorer

France striker Kylian Mbappe became the World Cup's all-time leading scorer with 22 goals when he netted twice in Les Bleus' 6-4 defeat by England in the third-place game on Saturday. The 27-year-old leapfrogged Argentina's Lionel Messi (21), who is due to play in Sunday's final against Spain, and although that will almost certainly be his rival's last World Cup game, Mbappe will probably play in at least one more global tournament. Mbappe finished his third World Cup campaign with 10 goals to...

July 8, 2026 10:15 AM

France’s Marine Le Pen says she will run for president in 2027, appeal her conviction

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen announced on Tuesday that she will run for president in 2027, after an appeals court shortened her ban on running for office, even as it upheld her conviction for embezzling EU funds to pay party staff. She also said she would appeal the conviction. Le Pen immediately launched her campaign website and urged voters to back her, creating an unprecedented situation in France, with a lead candidate heading to the ballot after a guilty verdict for a public-fund...

July 5, 2026 12:03 PM

FIFA World Cup 2026: Mbappe penalty sends France past Paraguay into quarter-finals

France arrived in Philadelphia with the swagger of World Cup heavyweights and left looking like they had spent the afternoon wrestling a cactus, grinding out a narrow victory over Paraguay in sweltering conditions. Their win was less a showcase of French elegance than a survival exercise, with Kylian Mbappe's penalty finally settling an ill-tempered contest that Paraguay had dragged into their preferred territory of physical confrontation and tactical disruption. Paraguay offered something Fra...

July 1, 2026 3:03 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman embarks on four-day France visit to deepen strategic economic partnership

Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday embarked on a four-day official visit to France to strengthen the India-France Strategic Partnership through a series of high-level engagements focused on economic cooperation, investment, technology and innovation. During the visit, Sitharaman will participate in bilateral meetings, interact with global business leaders and co-chair the India-France Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) with France's Minister of Econo...

June 28, 2026 4:07 PM

France records 1,000 excess deaths during record-breaking heatwave

France has recorded 1,000 excess deaths during the blistering heatwave sweeping Europe, the public health agency said on Sunday, warning that the true figure was likely to be higher. Detailing its preliminary count of excess deaths, Sante Publique said most of the fatalities involved older people and that it expected the mortality rate to rise as more information became available about deaths in residential care and homes. Europeans have been enduring blistering conditions during a heatwave th...