England kick off their summer schedule with a warm up clash with France on Friday. The game will not be an official Test match and will be contested between two "XV" teams. It comes before both sides kick off their Nations Championship campaigns,

Landon Donovan said Les Bleus were approaching the game in an "arrogant" and "casual" manner. Thierry Henry did not agree.

France wants to play a role in talks dealing with Iran’s nuclear programme and will not approve the lifting of UN sanctions unless it is satisfied by the terms of a final accord, its foreign minister said on Friday.

While Kylian Mbappe grabbed the headlines by scoring a double to become France's all-time top scorer, it was Michael Olise who topped your player ratings in their World Cup opener against Senegal.

USA TODAY's soccer experts lock in their picks for France vs Senegal in Tuesday's World Cup matchup

By Leo Marchandon PARIS, June 16 (Reuters) - France's cybersecurity agency ANSSI said on Tuesday it would stop certifying security products that lack quantum-resistant encryption, a move that will force government bodies and critical operators to shift away from older systems.

Western Europe’s heat wave is forecast to intensify this weekend, putting France on track for record temperatures and testing power grids as demand for air conditioning surges.

More than half of France's population were dealing with scorching temperatures on Friday, according to AFP's calculations, with hundreds of schools adapting their timetables to keep students out of boiling classrooms.

PARIS, June 18 (Reuters) - French weather service Meteo-France said on Thursday it had extended its orange heatwave alert to cover 53 departments, or administrative districts, across France starting on Friday at noon.