Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Friday in Damascus after meeting with Syrian administration leader Ahmad al-Sharaa that Europe would support a new Syria but "would not give money to new Islamist structures," while her French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot called for the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons.

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said Tuesday that French forces will withdraw from the West African nation, continuing the former colonial power's military withdrawal from the region.

Today, Monday, the Minister of Justice, Judge Badr Al-Ardah, discussed with the French Ambassador to Yemen, Catherine Qarm Kamoun, prospects for joint cooperation in the judicial field.

France took the lead in their group with a win over Italy, while Haaland led Norway to first place with a hat-trick against Kazakhstan in the UEFA Nations League in the sixth and final round, today, Sunday.

The Italian and French national teams secured their qualification to the final rounds of the UEFA Nations League, in the match that took place on Thursday evening, as part of the fifth round of the European Championship.

French President Emmanuel Macron will use the football match between his country and Israel to reenact the friendship between the two sides, Mediapart reported, noting that the tone may rise at regular intervals between Paris and Tel Aviv, but French diplomacy remains cautious so far.