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The Latest Breaking News from Bastille Day

Plans revealed for massive military parade on Trump’s 79th birthday

President has desired lavish Armed Forces spectacular in Washington ever since being impressed by France’s Bastille Day parade in Paris in July 2017

The Independent UK

Army may be gearing up Trump birthday military parade with 6,600 soldiers: report

Trump was smitten by France’s military parade in Paris on Bastille Day that he saw in 2017

The Independent UK

France Celebrates National Day As Political Crisis Rumbles On

France does not know where its government is headed and on Sunday the armed forces will also take an unusual detour at the start of their annual Bastille Day march.

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France's Bastille Day parade meets the Olympic torch relay in an exceptional year

Paris is hosting an extra-special guest for France’s national holiday Sunday

The Independent UK

Meet the Bastille Day cast: who's who in the crime thriller

Here's who you'll recognize from Bastille Day, a crime thriller on Netflix with several big names in it.

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Forgotten Idris Elba movie storms onto Netflix top 10 list

Idris Elba, Richard Madden and Kelly Reilly star in Bastille day, a movie which is seeing a second life on Netflix.

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India, France promise 'ground-breaking' military projects as Modi’s presides over Bastille Day

India and France promised “ground-breaking” joint military projects as Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up a state visit that was rich both in symbolism and promises.

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Tom Pidcock's Tour de France GC bid still intact after Grand Colombier

'Bastille Day should be renamed Ineos Day' says Pidcock after British team repeat mountain victory with Kwiatkowski

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‘Building bridges’ in a Parisian suburb amid unrest fears

A team of social workers tasked with preventing public disorder in the Paris suburb of Malakoff did the rounds ahead of Bastille Day after weeks of rioting. On a sunny weekend evening, the modus operandi of engaging with the community appeared to have worked.

France 24

Indian contingent marches in Paris to Sare Jahan Se Accha

Indian military contingents with connections to France dating back over a century to both World Wars, marched in the Bastille Day parade, while IAF Rafale jets took part in the flypast

The Hindu

African cadets 'proud' to march alongside French counterparts on Bastille Day

For the first time, students from military academies on the African continent were invited to take part in France's 14 July Bastille Day parade. RFI met them on the eve of the big day, as they were putting the final touches to their steps and calming their nerves.

Radio France Internationale

France celebrates Bastille Day with a tribute to India amid tight security

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was guest of honour during France's Bastille Day celebrations on Friday, which are taking place under tight security two weeks after riots swept the country.

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Tour de France stage 13 AS IT HAPPENED: Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne to Grand Colombier

Live updates from the thirteenth stage of the 2023 Tour de France on Bastille day

Cycling Weekly

As it happened: Kwiatkowski solos to victory on Tour de France stage 13

A punchy 137km from Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne to Grand Colombier on Bastille day

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India’s Modi guest of honour at France’s Bastille Day parade

Indian leader also awarded the French government’s highest honour in a visit marked by high-profile defence deals.

France 24

African cadets march with French counterparts on Bastille Day

It's the first time African military students have been invited to take part in France's Bastille Day festivities. Cadets from army academies from six African countries participated in Friday's march side by side with their French counterparts as French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked on.…

The Independent UK

France celebrates Bastille Day with pomp, a tribute to India and extra police to prevent new unrest

France is celebrating its national holiday Friday with whizzing warplanes and a grand Bastille Day parade in Paris

Radio France Internationale

Arms deals overshadow rights concerns as France welcomes India's PM Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be guest of honour as France celebrates its national Bastille Day holiday – a tribute to the country's historic commitment to human rights. Despite the symbolism, the French government is expected to overlook concerns about Modi's anti-democratic tendencies in favour of securing lucrative defence…

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Modi honoured for France's Bastille Day amid tightened security

French fighter jets trailed red-white-and-blue smoke over Paris monuments, families held picnics and firefighters hosted holiday balls around France to celebrate Bastille Day on Friday, a moment of much-needed festivity after mass protests, riots and political divisions that have riven the country this year.

The Independent UK

India's Modi is guest of honor at Paris Bastille Day parade as Macron rebuffs human rights critics

France is staging a seduction campaign for visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, guest of honor at the annual Bastille Day parade Friday, as it looks to further strengthen cooperation on an array of topics ranging from climate to military sales and the strategic Indo-Pacific region

Radio France Internationale

France steps up security for Bastille Day holiday to prevent resurgence of recent street violence

Recent riots have cast a shadow over France's Bastille Day national holiday, with an "exceptionnal" large-scale security operation planned for 13 and 14 July. In total, some 130,000 law enforcement officers will be mobilised over the weekend.

France 24

Bastille Day: A brief history of France’s July 14 national holiday

France celebrates its fête nationale every year with fireworks, concerts and an extravagant military parade down the Champs-Élysées in the presence of the president, a bevy of politicians and often a foreign head of state as an honoured guest. The July 14 date of the fête commemorates two important events…

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India’s Modi heads for France to renew ties, preside over Bastille Day parade

Indian soldiers are in France ahead of the Bastille Day celebrations as India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to preside over the national celebration in Paris and open a new chapter in bilateral ties.

France 24

Arms, not democratic values, on parade as Macron hosts India’s Modi on Bastille Day

French President Emmanuel Macron rolls out the red carpet for Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Indian leader picked as guest of honour at this year’s July 14 Bastille Day military parade. But critics warn that by overlooking rights violations and democratic backsliding under Modi’s reign, France is sending the…

France 24

Modi gets a Bastille Day red carpet, but China can rain on the geostrategic parade

India’s promise as a counterweight to China in the Indo-Pacific led French President Emmanuel Macron to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi as guest of honour at the July 14 Bastille Day military parade. But does India have the will and means to deliver?

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