Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected on Monday to seal deals with France on a supply of air-defence capabilities, warplanes and missiles, seeking to bolster his army's long-term capacity to fight Russia's ongoing invasion.

Zelensky met France’s Macron near Paris as he sought a major air defence deal, including fighter jets, amid mounting pressure at home and on the battlefield.

France’s government on Sunday announced the release of a French-Chilean national who had been held for four months in Venezuela. The French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, posted on X that Camilo Castro was being flown back to France. He credited French diplomacy for having obtained Castro’s release from prison.

(Reuters) -French utility EDF and OpCore, a joint venture between telecoms group Iliad and InfraVia Capital Partners, have entered into exclusive negotiations to develop a hyperscale data centre, the companies said on Monday.

The French government will take legal action against British private equity group Greybull over the imminent collapse of most of the operations of steelmaker Novasco, which threatens hundreds of jobs in France.

Soccer players from France and Ukraine joined supporters in a minute’s silence before their match to end a poignant day of commemorations across the city for victims of the Paris terror attacks 10 years ago.

Companies have pledged to invest 9.2 billion euro ($10.7 billion) in France, the finance ministry said on Monday, as the government seeks to show the euro zone’s second-biggest economy remains a top business destination despite political turmoil.

Zinedine Zidane is poised to replace Dider Deschamps as France manager following the 2026 World Cup. The 53-year-old has been out of a job since leaving Real Madrid at the end of the 2020-21 season.�.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was on his ninth visit to Paris since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.

An Arizona man who fled the United States years ago while on probation for sex crime convictions was arrested earlier this month in France, where he was charged with sexually assaulting a child, authorities said.