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Marine Le Pen, France and French presidency

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she will run for president of France after court lifts ban

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen will be able to run in France’s presidential election next year, though her involvement remained in doubt Tuesday after a Paris appeals court upheld her conviction for m...

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

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French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen cleared to run in 2027 election

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Politics latest: Farage triggers by-election and announces he will run - but Labour and Tories refuse

Nigel Farage has announced that he will stand down as an MP, triggering a by-election in his Clacton constituency - which he says he will stand in.

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Marine Le Pen to run for French presidency despite losing court appeal

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Politics latest: More than 'one or two things wrong with maternity services', says health secretary

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Politics latest: Farage to make statement on 'future in public life'

Meanwhile, Yvette Cooper has sat down for an interview with Beth Rigby.

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UK: Nigel Farage resigns as MP, to run again in by-election

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France's Le Pen to announce if running for president with ankle tag

Thousands Evacuated From Homes in Southwest France

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Wildfire in southern France forces evacuation of 10,000 people

A wildfire has forced the evacuation of thousands of people in southern France as the country grapples with the impacts of an early summer heatwave that scorched much of Europe.

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Wildfires Force Evacuation of Thousands in Southwest France

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Thousands Evacuated From Homes in Southwest France as Wildfire Burns

Pedersen wins Tour de France stage 4

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Tour de France 2026 Stage 5 preview: The first major opportunity for sprinters

Starting in the Hautes-Pyrénées village of Lannemezan for a sixth time, the Tour de France offers a straightforward affair across 158.3km to Pau for stage 5.

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Pedersen wins Tour de France stage 4; Traeen gets yellow jersey

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From beating cancer to wearing the Tour de France yellow jersey: The remarkable ride of Torstein Træen

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Traeen takes yellow, Pedersen wins Tour de France 4th stage

Norwegian Torstein Traeen claimed the coveted race leader's yellow jersey as Denmark's Mads Pedersen won the fourth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday.

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The remarkable cancer story behind the shock new Tour de France leader

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Pogacar wins Stage 3 and takes the Tour de France yellow jersey

Paraguay, France and Kylian Mbappé

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Paraguay senator on racist remarks targeting France captain Kylian Mbappé

Paraguay senator Celeste Amarilla on Tuesday said France had no basis to pursue a case against her, days after she posted allegedly racist comments online after soccer star Kylian Mbappé converted the...

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Paraguayan senator demands apology from Kylian Mbappé for his response to her racist posts

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Mbappe fires back at Paraguayan senator's racist attack after France victory

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Mbappé vs Paraguay Senator: Racism Storm After World Cup Clash

A racism controversy has erupted after France’s FIFA World Cup victory over Paraguay, with French captain Kylian Mbappé at the centre of a diplomatic row.

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Mbappe blasts Paraguayan lawmaker for racist abuse; Paraguay Govt rejects senator's 'abhorrent’ remark

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Kylian Mbappe calls out ‘racist’ Paraguayan senator

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"Dignity, Respect": France President Emmanuel Macron Praises Kylian Mbappe For Calling Out Paraguay Senator's Racist Remarks

"The Government of the Republic of Paraguay deplores and rejects the statements made by Senator Celeste Amarilla, directed at the captain of the French national football team, Kylian Mbappe.

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Paraguay senator demands apology from Kylian Mbappe despite her awful racist remarks

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Kylian Mbappe Blasts Paraguayan Senator For 'Racist' Attack: "A Despicable Woman"

France's Le Pen says she will run for president after court shortens ban on holding office - as it happened

The court upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for misusing EU funds but shortened her ban on running for elected office, potentially re-opening a path for the far-right leader to run in the 2027 presidential race.

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France records another ho-hum win, as it aims for a third-straight World Cup final

After France lost the 2022 World Cup Final, it would have been understandable if the team was dealing with an emotional hangover even four years later.

How France were spot on against robust Paraguay as tempers boiled over in World Cup’s hottest match

France and Paraguay are level in the opening half of their 2026 World Cup last-16 clash in Philadelphia. Near-record warmth is expected today and this is likely to be one of the hottest World Cup matches ever played.

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Experts release new France vs. Morocco predictions after Aurélien Tchouaméni injury update

Read this updated preview for Thursday's World Cup quarterfinal between France and Morocco. Explore the different Polymarket markets available for the game.

Man confesses from jail to killing wife, says he will reveal location of body in case that shocked France

Delphine Jubillar went missing in southern France in December 2020 at the height of the COVID pandemic and her body was never found.

France, the World Cup Favorite, Lives On—With a Little Love From Local Fans

American fans showed up in Philadelphia to support one of their nation’s earliest allies on Independence Day, and France survived Paraguay 1-0.

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Jordan Bardella: The 'blank canvas' who could be France's youngest president

Now president of National Rally, Bardella could become the party's candidate for next year's presidential election if Marine Le Pen is barred.

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Too ugly, too noisy, too… American? France’s great air con debate

As France enters another heatwave, high temperatures may prompt the same question asked repeatedly in June: why won’t France just turn on the air conditioning?