French prosecutors have asked for prison time and a five-year ban from politics for far-right leader Marine Le Pen, potentially derailing her bid to become president in 2027.

French far-right leader and member of parliament Marine Le Pen, President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party parliamentary group, delivers a speech during a debate session on the first part of the 2025 budget bill (PLF) at the National Assembly in Paris,

Paris prosecutors have requested a 2-year prison sentence against France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen and an additional 5-year period of ineligibility to run for office

The atmosphere at the stadium was clearly tense on Thursday, with reports of a brief altercation between a small number of fans in the stands early in the game.

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said "we will not give in to anti-Semitism" ahead of Israel's Nations League football match against France in Paris later Thursday (Nov 14). Speaking to broadcaster BFMTV a few hours before the high-risk match,

Some football fans attending the European Nations League match in Paris between France and Israel whistled and booed as the Israeli anthem played at the start of the game. Thursday's match was played in front of scant crowds and heavy security a week after violence in Amsterdam between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and visiting Israeli fans.