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Iconic Sites Hosting Paris Olympics Events

The Paris Olympics have been designed to showcase the City of Light in all its splendour, with many events set to take place at some of its most iconic locations.

International Business Times

London weather: Hottest day of the year in UK as fire brigade issues heatwave swimming warning

London warmer than many of Europe’s top holiday destinations including Barcelona, Majorca and Marseille

Evening Standard

Overland from Margate to Marrakech: An art-filled journey across France and Spain

A flight-free adventure between the UK and North Africa offers the romance of slow travel alongside the opportunity to get to know some of Europe’s most famous artists, finds Diana Jarvis

The Independent UK

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Can Israel ignore the pressure? International condemnation swells after Rafah offensive

Can Israel ignore the pressure? Young people outraged by the graphic images of the Rafah tent fire that killed dozens of civilians are out in the streets of Paris and Marseille, this as Ireland, Norway and Spain recognise a Palestinian state and international courts mount cases over the war in…

France 24

Bruce Springsteen postpones European concerts due to ‘vocal issues’

The musician's concerts in Marseille, Prague, and Milan have been called off and he has been told not to perform for the next 10 days

The Independent UK

French prison break: violent scenes are a symptom of authorities’ struggle with organised crime

A manhunt is underway in France after armed men held up a prison van to break out convicted criminal Mohamed Amra, nicknamed “the fly” (La mouche). They killed two offers and injured several more in the process.

The Conversation

France prison van attack: All we know about the ambush and fugitive Amra

Armed men ambushed a prison van to free a prisoner killing two prison guards, triggering a major police manhunt.

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Chanel's Cruise 2025 Collection Taps into the No Pants Trend

The collection was first shown over in Marseille and is not heading to Hong Kong

Fashion Times

Prix Marc-Vivien Foé: Marseille's Aubameyang wins trophy for a second time

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang spoke of his pride at becoming only the second man to win the Prix Marc-Vivien Foé – the RFI/ France 24 award for the best performing African player in a Ligue 1 season.

Radio France Internationale

Crowds greet Olympic torch travelling through France under tight security

After landing in Marseille and being carried down the Cote d’Azur and Provence this weekend, the Olympic torch is going through the Aveyron and Herault departments Monday, surrounded by security that the Interior Minister says has already shut down two dozen “actions” that would have disrupted the flame's journey towards…

Radio France Internationale

Marseille art festival tells migrant stories with an Olympic twist

The Spring Contemporary Art Festival – also known as PAC – showcases emerging and well-known artists around dozens of venues in a three-week festival of creativity across south-east France. This year, with the Olympic Games on the horizon, sport has inspired the program, as well as Marseille's migrant-rich identity.

Radio France Internationale

Political stage? Eurovision song contest met with Israel-Gaza war protests

After the massive party in Marseille to welcome the arrival of the Olympic flame, it's time to turn our gaze north for what's also billed as another "it's a small world after all" feelgood celebration. Malmö, Sweden is host of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, that heart-shaped ode to kitsch…

France 24

Olympic Torch Relay In Marseille Offers 'Solidarity' With Ukraine

The Olympic torch relay began in Marseille on Thursday with the port city's football legend Basile Boli taking the flame in front of the iconic basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde before passing it on to a number of other celebrity sports stars including Ukrainian gymnast Mariia Vysochanska.

International Business Times

Olympic torch sets off on 78-day journey across France

The Olympic torch relay began in Marseille on Thursday with football legend Basile Boli taking the flame in front of the iconic basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde, a day after it made a spectacular entrance by sea.

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Olympic Torch Relay Sets Off In Marseille

The Hindu

Torchbearers in Marseille kick off the Paris Olympic flame's journey across the country

The Olympic torch embarks on an 11-week journey across France, with 10,000 bearers passing through 450 towns.

International Business Times

Olympic Flame Arrives On French Soil For Paris Games

The Olympic flame arrived on French soil on Wednesday at the port of Marseille on board a 19th century ship in front of 150,000 spectators for a ceremony that posed a first major test for organisers ahead of the 2024 Paris Games.

France 24

Olympic flame sails into Marseille port, marking milestone on path to Paris Games

Tens of thousands of people gathered on Wednesday in the southern French city of Marseille to welcome the Olympic torch and mark another milestone in the lead-up to the Summer Games in Paris.

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High security and fanfare welcome OIympic flame to port city of Marseille

The 19th century French sailing ship "Belem" on Wednesday sailed into the southern port of Marseille carrying the Olympic flame – after its 12-day, 12,000-kilometre voyage from Greece. Some 6,000 police were deployed for the ship's arrival, with a highly choreographed ceremony marking the first major security test for organisers…

International Business Times

Olympic Flame To Arrive In France Ahead Of Paris Olympics

The Olympic flame is set to arrive in the French port of Marseille on Wednesday in front of a crowd of up to 150,000 people in a first major test of the hugely ambitious plans for the Paris Games.

Radio France Internationale

Tony Parker among French stars to carry Olympic torch in Marseille

The first participants in the Olympic torch relay were announced on Monday, two days before the event kicks off in the southern French city of Marseille. Among them are players from the Olympique de Marseille football team, former NBA champion basketball player Tony Parker and French rap artist Soprano.

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Olympic Torch Relay Cauldron is lit by athletes ahead of Paris 2024

The Olympic Torch Relay Cauldron created by Mathieu Lehanneur for Paris 2024 was lit for the first time as the Torch Relay made its debut in Marseille on 9 May

France 24

The artistic treasures within Henri Matisse's 'Red Studio'

Painting his very own canvases into a vivid, red scene, Henri Matisse marked an important – and somewhat controversial – moment in his artistic journey with the 1911 piece "Red Studio". As the LVMH Foundation shows the painting in a new setting in Paris, we take a look at its…

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Highlights from the jet-setting Cruise 2025 shows

Our pick of the globe-trotting Cruise 2025 shows, from Dior’s takeover of Drummond Castle, Scotland to Max Mara’s season finale in Venice

The Guardian - UK

‘We need to take risks’: Chanel gets gritty with Marseille show

Luxury brand continues its strategy of engaging with diversity and real life – but the prices are less inclusive

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