Second half substitute Deniz Undav scored twice as Germany came from behind to beat Cote d'Ivoire 2-1 and advance to the knockout stages at the World Cup for the first time since they won the title in 2014.
France's cities produce millions of litres of urine every day. Most disappears into the sewer system. But some scientists are now saying what we flush away could help fertilise the country's fields – an eco-friendly way to reduce dependence on increasingly expensive and…
Paraguay's Miguel Almiron became the first player to fall foul of a new rule and be sent off for covering his mouth while speaking to an opponent during his side's 1-0 Group D win against Turkey at the 2026 World Cup.
A third of France is on maximum alert for extreme heat, as forecasters warned of a prolonged heatwave that could see temperatures in Paris soar above 40C for the first time on a June day.
Spanning venues in three countries, and welcoming a record number of teams, this year's World Cup will carry a massive carbon footprint – and see players exposed to potentially dangerous heat. Sports and sustainability expert Mael Besson tells RFI why organisers need to pay more…
Countries pushing for reparations for slavery have hailed a milestone after adopting a shared manifesto for reparatory justice at a global summit in Ghana. Participants said the conference had given new momentum to their fight on both sides of the Atlantic.
Israel carried out deadly strikes in south Lebanon on Saturday and Hezbollah maintained it had the right to respond, hours after the United States announced a renewed ceasefire in fighting that had strained a fledgling deal with Iran.
At the world's biggest arms fair in Paris this week, the future of warfare was laid out in the form of drones, robotics and artificial intelligence.
Lebanon is emerging as the newest flashpoint in the increasingly strained relations between Turkey and Israel, with the former's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issuing a stark warning that Turkish security begins in Beirut.
Morocco and Brazil overcame Scotland and Haiti respectively to take command of Group C – and a big step towards the knockout stages at the 2026 World Cup.
World Cup co-hosts United States overcame Australia 2-0 in Seattle on Friday to move into the knockout stages at the 2026 tournament.
When Scotland's finest footballers were last at the World Cup in 1998, David Moffat supported the side from his home in Inverness.
Ghana is seeking to turn growing international support for slavery reparations into concrete action. As a three-day summit in the country concludes on Friday, African and Caribbean leaders are due to adopt a declaration setting out the next steps.
The murder of a young girl has sparked a reckoning with France's failures to investigate and prosecute violence against children. A historian's take on bringing Charles de Gaulle to the big screen. And how France's legal recognition of animal sentience has yet to guarantee the…
The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda has claimed more than 200 lives in its first month, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. With hundreds more cases confirmed, it is the worst Ebola emergency in years – yet less than 10 percent of pledges…
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot says France will not agree to lift United Nations Security Council sanctions on Iran unless it is satisfied by the terms of a final accord on Tehran’s nuclear programme.
A French appeals court on Friday confirmed that Moroccan football star Achraf Hakimi will face trial over the alleged rape of a woman in 2023, an accusation the Paris Saint-Germain defender denies. The ruling came the same day the Morocco captain was due to lead his national…
West Africa's al-Qaeda affiliate, the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims, has claimed responsibility for an attack on Niger's main airport and a nearby military airbase in the capital Niamey, which the government said killed at least 11 soldiers and two civilians.
Co-hosts Mexico beat South Korea 1-0 on Thursday night to claim Group A at the 2026 World Cup – and set up a final round of games that could see South Africa, South Korea and the Czech Republic join them in the knockout stages.
Veteran UK Labour politician Andy Burnham emphatically won a crunch by-election on Friday, securing a parliamentary seat and clearing the way for a widely expected leadership challenge against beleaguered Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
European Union leaders will debate on Thursday whether the bloc needs stronger trade defences to curb a surge of Chinese exports that Brussels sees as a threat to European industry and jobs.
Switzerland announced Friday that planned talks following up on the deal to end the Middle East war had been postponed, hours after US Vice President JD Vance's departure for the Alpine country was cancelled.
