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France's gambling regulator, the Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), ordered internet service providers to block Polymarket on July 16, treating the prediction market as an illegal gambling site

In a wild 10-goal thriller in Miami yesterday — France 4-6 England — on Saturday July 18 at Miami Stadium. It was the highest-scoring World Cup game since 1982 and it gives England third place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, their best finish since winning it in 1966.

The European Central Bank (ECB) has selected 36 payment service providers for a 12-month digital euro pilot due to begin in the second half of 2027

A senior European official says the situation in the Middle East has highlighted how exposed the interconnected global economy is to external shocks.

This is the latest effort by France to reduce its dependence on U.S. tech giants and use technology and cloud services originated within its borders, known as digital sovereignty

Russia has strengthened its diplomatic footprint in Niger after Ambassador Viktor Voropayev formally presented his credentials to General Abdourahamane Tiani

France's President Emmanuel Macron has previously acknowledged the colonisation of Algeria was a "crime against humanity" but has not offered an apology.