Watch: Marine Le Pen confirms run for French presidency
Leader of the French National Rally party Marine Le Pen has said she will run for the presidency in 2027. Le Pen also said she will attempt to appeal and embezzlement conviction that requires her to wear an electronic tag for a year. «I can’t…
'It seems like the politics are starting to drown out some of the excellent football'
Paris’ public prosecutor said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation into a Paraguayan lawmaker’s comments about France football captain Kylian Mbappe. Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen, Alexander Cooley is Claire Tow Professor of…
Marine Le Pen to run for French presidency and appeal conviction in top court
French hard-right leader Marine Le Pen has said she will run for the presidency in 2027, and appeal to the country’s highest court against an embezzlement conviction that requires her to wear an electronic tag for a year. «I can’t campaign…
Switzerland vs Colombia live: Manzambi out of World Cup last-16 tie in blow to Swiss
Home Sport Live Issued on: 07/07/2026 – 20:47Modified: 07/07/2026 – 21:01 Switzerland face Colombia in a battle of World Cup outsiders. © FMM Graphic Studio Switzerland take on World Cup dark horses Colombia in Vancouver in the round of 16,…
Ghana halts visit by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa amid row over anti-migrant protests
The row escalated last week when Ghana condemned the alleged killing of Bahiru Isak, a 40-year-old Ghanaian national living in the Khayelitsha suburb of Cape Town in South Africa. Ghanaian officials said he was killed during anti-immigration protests on…
What to know about the electronic monitor Marine Le Pen must wear
The electronic monitor that Marine Le Pen now must wear, even if she decides to run for the presidency, is a measure that’s common in France, in part to ease prison overcrowding. A Paris appeals court on Tuesday declared the far-right leader guilty of…
Behind the scenes: Marine Le Pen's appeal verdict
🇫🇷 ⚖️ #French far-right figurehead Marine #LePen was found guilty in a #Paris court ruling that upheld her embezzlement conviction but enabled her to run in the 2027 presidential race. FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris-Trent takes us behind the scenes…
At Nato summit, Trump berates European allies while pleasing Turkish host
The NATO summit has opened on July 7, with many topics to be discussed. Trump has opened the possibility of the US selling F35 fighter jets after Turkey was booted out of the programme in 2019 over Ankara’s purchase of a Russian system. Trump has…
French diplomatic force pull out of Burkina Faso after four years of souring ties
France has pulled all its diplomats from Burkina Faso, the foreign ministry has said, after the military-led African nation broke off diplomatic ties with its former colonial power. French authorities also demanded Burkinabese diplomatic staff leave the…
Marine Le Pen branding as ‘victim of judicial harassment’ would be ‘political stretch’
Marine Le Pen is set to give a crucial interview on French primetime television on July 7 following a sentence handed down by a court of appeal after she was found guilty of systemising the embezzlement of EU funds within her party, the National Rally.…