Following the opening weekend of the 2024 Six Nations, Planet Rugby’s James While sat down with former Ireland hooker Bernard Jackman to pick out five things we learnt from round one. We caught up with Jackman ahead of the opening weekend of the Championship, during which the popular analyst backed Joe McCarthy to shine for … Read more
The 4 new events coming to the 2024 Paris Olympics Updated: 11:36 AM EST Feb 6, 2024 The 2024 Olympics are coming to Paris this summer, and there is a growing excitement for the four new events that will join the games in France.These events are youth-focused and hope to expand the game’s audiences and … Read more
Ireland produced a magnificent display in Marseille as they registered a first Six Nations win in France since 2018 Ireland began life in the post-Johnny Sexton era in ideal fashion, as a terrific Six Nations performance saw them to a bonus-point 38-17 victory over France in Marseille. Scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park, lock Tadhg Beirne, wing Calvin … Read more
PARIS (AP) — France’s two major farmers unions announced they would lift country-wide blockades Thursday, shortly after the prime minister introduced new measures aimed at protecting their livelihoods that they described as “tangible progress.” However, farmer activists who have snarled traffic along major highways around Paris said they would stay put at least another day … Read more
French farming unions are taking aim at the European Union’s free-trade agreements, which they say open the door to unfair competition from products arriving from overseas. At a time when the EU is urging farmers to adopt more sustainable – and sometimes more costly – agricultural practices, unions say these trade deals are making it … Read more
Macron’s comments come as European nations grapple with the looming consequences of Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House, with the NATO-skeptic ex-president on track to win the Republican nomination. In the U.S., further military aid for Ukraine is also stalled in Congress, with Republican lawmakers reluctant to continue funding Kyiv. Ukraine has been … Read more
PARIS (AP) — France’s interior ministry on Sunday ordered a large deployment of security forces around Paris as angry farmers threatened to head toward the capital, hours after climate activists hurled soup at the glass protecting the “Mona Lisa” painting at the Louvre Museum. French farmers are putting pressure on the government to respond to … Read more
India and France have signed an ambitious and unprecedented Defence Space Agreement that could see the two countries launch military satellites with both offensive and defensive capabilities, people familiar with the matter said. The deal, not publicised or spoken of, was quietly signed by French Defence Minister Sebastien Locornu and India’s National Security Advisor Ajit … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron (Photo Credits: X/@leandro_ptbr) French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday assured India that the hosts of the 2024 Olympics will back them to organize the multi-sport event in the country in the near future. At the outset of his address during a banquet hosted by President Droupadi Murmu, Macron expressed that he … Read more
France – The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are just six months away and the countdown is on to get everything ready in time, from logistics and security to transport and construction. But will the French capital be ready? FRANCE 24’s Katrine Lyngsø went to find out. Issued on: 26/01/2024 – 17:11Modified: 26/01/2024 – 17:17 2 … Read more