- 3d ago
Gessime Yassine scores twice as Strasbourg beat Lens 2-1 in Ligue 1
A second-half brace from winger Gessime Yassine cancelled out Florian Thauvin's milestone penalty to secure a 2-1 home victory for Strasbourg at Stade de la Meinau.
- 5d ago
Fenerbahçe defeat Lyon 2-1 to secure Champions League league phase spot
Fenerbahçe earned a 2-1 second-leg victory at Groupama Stadium to eliminate Lyon 3-2 on aggregate and qualify for the Champions League league phase.
- Aug 24
Tornado damages 300 houses in Pomas as recovery begins in southern France
A brief tornado packing winds of up to 117 km/h damaged 300 homes in Pomas in the Aude department on Monday, leaving around 100 properties uninhabitable and injuring dozens.
- Aug 23
Rodez beats FC Nantes 5-2 at La Beaujoire to leave hosts bottom of Ligue 2
Rodez AF scored four second-half goals to defeat FC Nantes 5-2 on Saturday, condemning the hosts to a third consecutive defeat at the start of the Ligue 2 season.
- Aug 22
De Bruyne leads Napoli to 2-0 win at Genoa after Inter Milan beat Monza 4-1
Kevin De Bruyne recorded a goal and an assist as a substitute in Napoli's 2-0 win over Genoa, following Inter Milan's 4-1 victory against Monza on the opening day of Serie A.
- Aug 22
French Greens debate 2027 presidential unity at Grenoble summer gathering
Around 1,000 members of Les Écologistes gathered in Grenoble to debate their 2027 presidential strategy, balancing party leader Marine Tondelier's candidacy against calls for left-wing alliance.
- Aug 18
Sophie Adenot and Anil Menon replace ISS communication antenna during second spacewalk
French astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Anil Menon spent over six hours outside the International Space Station on 25 August 2026, successfully installing a replacement Space-to-Ground communications antenna.
- Aug 16
France closes European Athletics Championships with two bronze medals in Birmingham
Hilary Kpatcha and Baptiste Thiery earned bronze in long jump and pole vault on Sunday 16 August, bringing France's tally to 11 medals at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, with no gold titles.
- Aug 16
712 km of traffic jams recorded across France on 15 August crossover weekend
Bison Futé recorded 712 km of cumulative traffic jams outside Île-de-France shortly before noon on Saturday 15 August 2026, with the A7 between Lyon and Marseille the worst-affected route.
- Aug 15
Patrick Bruel's travel ban lifted six weeks after rape charges, Nanterre prosecutor appeals
French singer Patrick Bruel, charged with rape and sexual assault in four cases, had his travel ban lifted on July 21. The Nanterre prosecutor appealed, calling the decision unjustified and excessive.
- Aug 13
Total solar eclipse darkens Spain and Iceland, draws millions of spectators across Europe
A rare total solar eclipse crossed the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain on 12 August 2026, plunging towns into darkness for up to two minutes and drawing millions of skywatchers, while France experienced a deep partial eclipse reaching 99.7% obscuration at Hendaye.
- Aug 12
Quadarella wins third gold at European swimming championships as Pilato and Ceccon lose by centiseconds in Paris
Simona Quadarella claimed her third gold of the European Swimming Championships in Paris on 16 August, while teammates Benedetta Pilato and Thomas Ceccon each took silver, losing their finals by a single centisecond.
- Aug 11
Two Toulouse municipal police officers stabbed by man shouting 'Allahu Akbar'
Two municipal police officers were stabbed on Rue d'Austerlitz in central Toulouse on 10 August by a man armed with several knives who shouted 'Allahu Akbar.' The attacker was quickly subdued and the prosecutor opened an attempted murder investigation.
- Aug 10
17-year-old unaccompanied minor dies after police scooter chase in Toulouse
A 17-year-old unaccompanied foreign minor died in Toulouse on Friday evening after a scooter chase with police that began when officers observed a suspected drug exchange. Two separate investigations have been opened by the local prosecutor's office.
- Aug 10
France drought: 63% of aquifers below normal, nearly 70% of country under water restrictions
France's groundwater crisis worsened through July 2026, the hottest month ever recorded in the country, with 63% of aquifers below seasonal normals by August 1 and nearly 70% of the territory under water usage restrictions as the government convened a crisis meeting for August 12.
- Aug 9
France: 28 departments on orange heatwave alert as temperatures retreat eastward
Météo-France maintained 28 French departments on orange heatwave vigilance for Sunday 16 August as temperatures retreat westward, while the southeast faces continued heat until mid-next week and severe storms threaten the southwest.
- Aug 8
Catania airport reopens after Etna ash forces week-long shutdown in peak tourist season
Flights resumed at Catania airport on Saturday, August 15, after authorities downgraded Etna's aviation alert from red to orange, ending about a week of cancellations that affected more than 100,000 travelers during Italy's peak Ferragosto holiday weekend.
- Aug 4
All-time leading points scorer Thomas Ramos to leave Toulouse for Racing 92 in 2027
The France fullback and record points scorer will end a 15-year association with Stade Toulousain after the 2027 Rugby World Cup, signing a three-year deal with the Parisian club.
- Aug 3
France faces double weather alert: 7 departments on orange storm watch, 20 still under heatwave warning
Météo-France placed seven southwestern departments under an orange storm alert starting Monday at 4 p.m., while 20 departments in the east and southeast remain on orange heatwave watch, with a wildfire still burning in the Var.
- Aug 1
PSG agree personal terms with Ajax's Mika Godts, but Dutch club demand €60m and resist sale
Paris Saint-Germain have reached an agreement in principle on personal terms with Ajax winger Mika Godts, but the Dutch club insists no formal offer has been made and wants to keep the 21-year-old for at least another season.
