Organisers have shortened stage 19 of the Tour de France in order to avoid a herd of diseased cattle on the Col des Saisies. The route has been cut from 130km to 95km, with two of the five planned categorised climbs dropped.

Australian Ben O'Connor of the Jayco AlUla team won the 18th stage of the Tour de France, a 171.5-km mountain trek between Vif and the Col de la Loze on Thursday.

France's first couple plans to seek "substantial" damages from U.S. influencer Candace Owens if she continues claiming that President Emmanuel Macron's wife, Brigitte, is a man.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, filed a defamation lawsuit in the U.S. against right-wing influencer and podcaster Candace Owens, centered on her claim that France's first lady is male.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte have filed a US defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens, a rightwing influencer and podcaster who has said France’s first lady “is in fact a man”.