France has banned Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country over his support for West Bank annexations and settlement expansion.

Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill says his side will have to "probably be badly-behaved guests" at France's World Cup send off in Lille on Monday.

William Saliba has passed fit to play for France at the World Cup and should start in their last friendly before the tournament against Northern Ireland in Lille.

LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday announced a package of sanctions targeting what the government said were networks involved in financing, enabling and carrying out settler violence in the occupied West Bank.

Mounting criticism of France's justice system following the murder of a schoolgirl has revived debate over judicial resources. With judges in short supply, how does Europe compare? View on euronews

After a first international hat-trick against Northern Ireland, former France striker Louis Saha believes Michael Olise can move into Ballon d'Or contention.

By Julien Pretot and Vincent Daheron PARIS, June 10 (Reuters) - A floodlight at Stade Gabriel Peri has been broken for weeks, leaving a corner of the pitch in darkness, yet the Under-17 players of ES Nanterre train on through a chilly June evening.

Lockheed Martin has formally offered its HIMARS artillery system to France, with company officials pledging an 18-month delivery time if Paris puts them on contract, acc