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France triples drug user fines during Marseille trafficking crackdown

French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to wage "war" against drug trafficking during a visit to Marseille, tripling fines for drug users to €500 and promising to pursue criminal network leaders blamed for deadly violence in France's second-largest city.

Radio France Internationale

Macron demands 'robust security guarantees' before any Ukraine territorial talks

Talks on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine have intensified, with France and other European powers stressing the need for robust security guarantees for Kyiv before any discussion of territorial concessions. While negotiators report progress on Western-backed assurances, deep differences remain over land occupied by Russia.

Radio France Internationale

Macron to relaunch New Caledonia talks in January as Bougival agreement falters

France’s efforts to steer New Caledonia towards a new institutional settlement are entering a sensitive new phase. With the Bougival agreement facing delays, political pushback and lingering doubts over consensus, President Emmanuel Macron is seeking to relaunch talks with local leaders in the new year.

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'We forged solidarity from steely determination and hot tarmac' – how three brothers came together again on a bike trip all the way across France

Decades after growing apart, Simon Fellows and his brothers reunited to breathe new life into old bonds on a 1,000-mile ride across France

Cycling Weekly

2025 The Best FIFA Football Awards: Full List of Winners

The best men’s and women’s players, coaches and goalkeepers were crowned at a ceremony in Qatar.

Sports Illustrated

'I have a feeling it will be a super good year for me' says Pauline Ferrand-Prévot as she aims for season-long success in 2026

Tour de France Femmes champion says 'I learned so much last year' as she outlines three main goals

Cycling News

EU likely to delay free-trade deal with South America as French farmers block roads

French farmers are driving opposition to a massive trade deal between the Mercosur bloc and the European Union

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FIFA Best Awards 2025 winners confirmed as Ousmane Dembele wins top prize

FIFA awards mirrored the Ballon d’Or winners

Evening Standard

I will be booking Interrail tickets tomorrow – here’s why you should too

Train Talk: How to make the most of the latest Interrail promotion

The Independent UK

Two children dead and 13 people injured in apartment building gas explosion in France

The powerful blast in Trévoux is reported to have been heard up to five kilometres away

The Independent UK

Brigitte Macron defends 'clumsy' sexist slur against feminist protesters

France's first lady has defended her use of a sexist slur against feminist protesters

The Independent UK

Brigitte Macron half-apologises after calling French feminists 'stupid b****es'

France’s First Lady said she was sorry if her words "hurt victims" but insisted that her remarks were private.

Euronews

'I think I've taken a big step, and there are still others to take' – Lenny Martinez confirms 2026 schedule following breakthrough season

Having scored three WorldTour stage wins in 2025, Frenchman targets Tour de France next summer

Cycling News

'The Tour de France throws a match into the box of fireworks and lets the whole lot go off at once' – Dr Hutch on the madness of cycling's biggest race

The Doc hails the dizzying insanity of sport's most dazzling spectacle

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Evening Standard

FIFA Best Awards: What are they? Who is nominated? How are winners decided?

Top awards to be handed out tonight

Sports Illustrated

How Does The Best FIFA Football Awards Voting Work? Nominees, Format Explained

Fans from across the globe had the chance to vote for the Best FIFA Football Awards.

Radio France Internationale

France urges delay as EU pushes ahead with Mercosur trade deal

France has called on the European Union to pause its plans to sign a long-awaited free-trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc, setting the stage for a tense week in Brussels as EU leaders seek to push the landmark deal over the line.

Euronews

European Commission turns up pressure on France over Mercosur deal

France wants to delay member states’ vote on the agreement amid mounting farmer anger. But the EU executive says a shifting global geoeconomic landscape makes the deal urgent.

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'We are all devastated': French victim of Bondi Beach attack described as 'bursting with talent'

Dan Elkayam, a 27-year-old French engineer, was among 15 people killed in the antisemitic attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday. His former engineering school in Paris described him as talented and kind, while France opened a terrorism investigation and increased security at Jewish sites.

Cycling News

'It was a snowball effect' – Oscar Onley's rapid transformation into an in-demand Tour de France contender

'Now I feel like I have a leg to stand on and I can put myself forward and say that I want to podium at a Grand Tour and ultimately win one in the coming years'

The Independent UK

Farmers and politics threaten to put EU's free-trade deal with South America on ice

France is creating a last-minute hurdle for a major trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc

The Conversation

Pandas, pingpong and ancient canals: President Xi’s hosting style says a lot about Chinese diplomacy

When French President Emmanuel Macron traveled to China in early December for his fourth state visit, the itinerary began with the expected formalities. There was a red carpet reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing and high-level talks with President Xi Jinping on trade, technology and Ukraine.

Evening Standard

How many migrants crossed the Channel yesterday? Total for 2025 passes 40k as small boat crossings resume

There is understood to be a backlog of migrants in France waiting to make the perilous journey after 28 days without Channel crossings

Radio France Internationale

Mother of jailed French journalist asks Algerian president for pardon

The mother of jailed French journalist Christophe Gleizes wrote a letter to Algeria's president requesting he pardon her son from his seven-year sentence on terror-related charges.

Radio France Internationale

Pont Neuf rewrapped: how Paris's oldest bridge became new again

Artist JR will take over Pont Neuf, the French capital’s oldest surviving bridge, for a vast installation next summer, the City of Paris has announced. The project is inspired by another intervention 40 years earlier, which shifted the boundaries of what artists could do with France’s monuments.

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